TPI July 2011

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Unifit awarded ‘approved manufacturer’ status by Van Leeuwen

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market,” commented Okan Bozkurt, foreign trade manager of Burak Boru and Unifit Boru companies. In addition, sister company Burak Boru AS, Turkey’s largest seamless carbon

With Turkey now the world’s 11 th largest producer of raw steel, with an annual output of 25.8 million tons, Unifit AS, a manufacturer of seamless steel pipe fittings and flanges established in 2005, has an important part to play in country’s steel industry. Turkey’s leading seamless steel pipe stockist, Burak Boru Group, has announced that its group member Unifit AS has been included in the approved manufacturing list (AML) of the international industrial distributor Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group, following a successful external audit. To be listed in the AML of The Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group, one of the largest distributors of steel pipes and fittings with a diverse distribution network around the world, is a sign of the company’s attention to the quality policy. This approval is an important step for Unifit. Prestigious collaboration with one of the largest industrial pipe and fittings distributors is a good reference for the company and creates new collaboration opportunities. “Unifit, exporting mainly to Western Europe, Mid-East Europe, the Middle East, and Turkic Republics, belongs CE/PED, ISO 9001-2008 and AD2000 Merkblatt certificates and shows a difference in the domestic and foreign

steel pipe stockist, supplies all of Unifit’s product ranges and, despite unstable market periods and fluctuating prices, can provide the entire pipe range with highest quality. During the global crisis period at the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009, Unifit did well to convert the crisis situation into an advantage for increasing production capacity day by day. Bearing in mind necessities and demands of its clients, Unifit has added new lines to its production pool and increased its production capacity. With new semi/fully automatic induction machines for elbows, new oil pressure cold forming tees and reducer machines, and cap forming machines, production capacity has increased to 800 tons per month. The company is now implanting forging machines for the production of forged steel flanges. Once the test production finishes for all range for all standards (EN, DIN, ASTM) the company will start mass production.

With its state-of-the-art technology installed factory and experienced staff, the company manufactures its Unifit branded products with high quality standards. All Unifit products are manufactured in accordance with Directive PED/97/23/EC – Annex I, Chapter 4.3. In addition to this certification, Unifit products are approved by AD Merkblatt 2000. With new machines, the company already produces to the most common standards, such as EN, DIN and ASTM, with a wide product range that includes seamless and welded steel elbows, equal tees, reducing tees, conc. reducers and caps. Burak Boru and Unifit Fittings conduct activity on a 70,000m 2 area, of which 30,000m 2 is covered, close to highways and cargo ports, providing a logistical advantage. The companies are based in Turkey, which is a member of the European Custom Union and in negotiations for permanent membership of the European Union, and so benefits by fiscal procedures the same as European countries. Burak Boru, occupying a leading position in the sector of seamless steel pipes, trading with its stock and sales volume, has been supporting many industrial sectors including automotive, HVAC installations, construction, and naval architecture, with the experience of 27 years in the steel sector.

Burak Boru is a leading seamless steel pipe stockist

Unifit AS – Turkey info@unifit.com.tr www.unifit.com.tr

Burak Boru AS – Turkey info@burakboru.com.tr www.burakboru.com.tr

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