EoW September 2012

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New European sales manager

H i g h - p e r f o r m a n c e lubricant specialist Metalube has expanded its sales team with the appointment of David Cole as sales manager. He brings to the company over 20 years of experience within the tube and wire drawing lubricants industry and is responsible for Metalube’s European sales. Commenting appointment, Douglas Hunt, commercial director, on the

▲ ▲ David Cole

said: “David will be a valuable addition to our team. Metalube is growing fast and high calibre specialists like David will help us to achieve our ambitious goals. David brings with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise and I am delighted to welcome him on-board.” Metalube continues to buck worldwide economic trends by enjoying significant growth. The company specialises in tube and wire drawing lubricants, protective greases for overhead conductors and metal cutting fluids. Lubricool™, Alumol™, Tubol™, OCG™ and Metacut™ are the high-performance industrial oils and greases for which it is renowned. Over 20 per cent of Metalube’s workforce is dedicated to science, ensuring technical excellence and innovation across its products and services. Metalube Ltd – UK Website : www.metalube.co.uk Cable for Beirut Nexans has completed a $1.6 million cable contract for Majid Al-Futtaim Properties to supply the power, communications and fire safety cables required for the construction of Beirut City Centre – a 158,000m 2 shopping mall, estimated to be costing $40 million. Designed by Samir Khairallah & Partners (SKP), an architectural, planning and engineering firm, Beirut City Centre will meet the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system – which aims to provide building owners and operators with a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions. Nexans, through its subsidiary, Liban cables, has manufactured and supplied 170km of power cable (low and medium voltage), 68km of fire resistant cable (to be used in lighting and elevators) and 15km of specialised communication cables for the building, which has already obtained the LEED Core Shell 2009 Silver Certificate. Nexans – France Website : www.nexans.com

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