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SSC Laser expands its team with three senior appointments


senior appointments to support recent business growth.


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The company, which has recently announced a record year for profit and growth in 2017, has appointed two business development managers and a tube sales manager (north) to join their growing team. With a background in tube bending and section manipulation, Merill Readett joins the company as business development manager and is tasked with developing and maintaining relationships with new and existing customers across Scotland.


SC Laser Cutting, one of the UK’s leading providers of laser cutting services, has announced three


Merill said: “Due to my technical background, I’m able to help customers when it comes to more technical aspects of engineering and identify key areas where SSC is able to support them.


“I’m really excited to have been brought on board and look forward to assisting with the development of SSC’s offering in Scotland.” Carl Swift has joined SSC Laser as business development manager for the North West region following a seven year career history within the industry.


He commented: “As business development manager, you must be able to deal with people in all job roles and areas of expertise and I’m really looking forward to building


relationships with both new and existing customers of SSC across the North West region.”


Mark Preston has also joined the company as tube sales manager and is responsible for the management of the tube laser department for the Northern regions, covering the West Midlands, North East, North West and Scotland.


Mark stated: “I’m passionate about what I do and committed to making sure both myself and my team are hitting targets each and every month. I will endeavour to ensure the whole team demonstrates drive, enthusiasm and hard work in order to perform to the highest possible standards.” Andy Evans, managing director at


SSC, added: “Merill, Carl and Mark each bring a wealth of knowledge of the industry and experience in building customer relationships, and have already made great progress within the organisation. “We are confident that they will be fantastic brand ambassadors for SSC across the company and will assist with our aggressive plans for continued growth.” SSC Laser Cutting operates from offices and manufacturing sites across England and Scotland, offering specialised services in flat cutting, tube cutting and production of precision-engineered laser cut parts. For more information about SSC Laser Cutting, please visit www. ssclaser.co.uk or call 01889 270241.


Merill Readett, business development manager - Scotland


Carl Swift, business development manager - North West


Mark Preston, tube sales manager - North


MMK’s Mill 2000 produces its ten millionth tonne of rolled metal


Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works’ (MMK) cold-rolling mill 2000 has produced 10 million tonnes of finished products. Launched in 2011, the unit is one of MMK’s most modern and high- tech facilities.


Mill 2000 has a production capacity of 2,100,000 tonnes per year and is a key element of PJSC MMK’s new cold-rolling complex


at sheet rolling facility No. 11. The main purpose of the complex is to produce high-quality cold-rolled and galvanised steel to be used as internal and external cars parts, as well as in the construction industry and by manufacturers of household appliances.


According to President Vladimir Putin, who took part in the launch of the complex, the unit has


not just great regional but also national value. “This really is a major event, not just for MMK but for all Russian metallurgy and the country’s automotive industry,” emphasized Vladimir Putin. The complex was commissioned in two stages, the first stage included Mill 2000 and the continuous pickling line, which went into operation in 2011. A


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year later the second stage of the complex was completed, it included a continuous hot-dip galvanizing unit and combined hot- dip galvanizing and annealing unit. In the years following the launch, the complex’s products have been rated highly by the country’s car manufactures; both the traditional domestic companies - AvtoVAZ, GAZ, UAZ and KAMAZ, as well as foreign car manufactures who have localized their production in Russia, such as Ford, Volkswagen, Renault, and Nissan.


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