EoW September 2013

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They really are the record breakers!

It has been a record-breaking third quarter for leading wire and cable lubricant manufacturer Metalube, which is 33 per cent ahead of its previous record quarter and overall sales are 25 per cent ahead of last year. This continues a trend of growth over the past three years that has seen sales double. Coinciding with this good news and as part of the UK Government’s Export Growth Week, the company recently welcomed Clive Drinkwater, director UK Trade & Investment (Northwest) to its factory in Manchester. “We export nearly all of our products and it is very encouraging that the UKTI are supporting our industry. Clive Drinkwater discussed with us in depth the many opportunities and challenges that we face as a successful exporter,” said Douglas Hunt, commercial director. The company plans to celebrate its year-end (August) with the presentation of its well-earned Renewable energy companies Vattenfall, RES, SSE and ScottishPower Renewables will join Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), RSPB Scotland and the Scottish government in a research project to investigate the impact of wind farms on bird populations. The new programme of research will be carried out under the aegis of the newly launched Scottish Windfarm Bird Steering Group (SWBSG). The research will examine collision risk, displacement and cumulative impacts as well as reviewing habitat management schemes implemented by wind farm operators in Scotland. The results of the research will help inform the Scottish government and Scottish Natural Heritage on how future monitoring should be conducted, and what guidance should be offered to wind farm developers.

New UK sales manager CommScope Inc has appointed James Leyland as UK sales manager.

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▲ ▲ Pictured from left, Clive Drinkwater, director UKTI (Northwest); Douglas Hunt, Metalube commercial director; Peter Thompson, UKTI; and Robert Brown, Metalube chairman

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and highly prestigious Queen’s Awards. The Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester will present the accolade on Thursday, 5 th September 2013 with employees, families and local dignitaries. “The presentation day will coincide with our annual sales training week, when many of our international team from

India, China, Malaysia and Brazil will join us in Manchester,” added Mr Hunt. “It will give us the opportunity to thank all our employees for their hard work. Success like this doesn’t happen on its own and we are privileged to work with such a fantastic team.” Metalube Ltd – UK Website : www.metalube.co.uk

Mr Leyland will leverage his ten years’ experience providing IT solutions in the property and telecoms industries to drive new business development. Based in London, Curran, managing director, Enterprise, Northern Europe. $450m Brazil deal Subsea 7 SA has signed a contract worth around $450 million with Petrobras for the operation of the pipe lay support vessel (PLSV) Seven Phoenix on a day-rate basis for five years, with operations starting in the third quarter of this year. he will report directly to Jim

Wind farm research – strictly for the birds

▲ ▲ Joining forces to investigate the impact of wind farms on birds. Photograph courtesy of RSPB

government, SNH and RSPB to deliver this important initiative over the coming four years, which will help develop a clearer understanding of how to maintain bird populations alongside wind farms.” Scottish Natural Heritage – Scotland Website : www.snh.gov.uk

Professor Colin Galbraith, SNH director of policy, said: “This new research programme is vital to help us understand the interactions between windfarms and birds across Scotland. “It is particularly important, and significant, that the industry is working with the Scottish

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Construction and civil engineering company Costain has completed tunnelling work on an 8km stretch of underground route for the UK National Grid’s underground electricity superhighway project, London Power Tunnels (LPT). Costain – UK Website : www.costain.com Going underground

several years and is currently under contract with this client.

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