TPi July 2018

Valves, fittings, flanges & connectors

New video course on press-fitting system In recent years Eurotubi has recorded a large amount of video footage about technical training on its press- fitting system. All of the company’s knowledge and experience will now be made available through online videos that will explain and demonstrate use of the press-fitting system in heating and plumbing applications, covering everything from basic principles to more complex topics. for pressing the fittings on the pipe, to maintenance of pressing tools, to applications for special fluids. The video course will be divided into sections (in a YouTube playlist), starting with the basic techniques. The company states that the series of videos will raise awareness and spread the advantages of the press-fitting system to training distributors and installers around the world. Europa YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/ eurotubieuropa/playlists

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Via its newsletter, the company will present a new video each month, commenting on its major features. The first video discusses pressing diameters between 12 and 35mm, preparing the pipe, checking the fitting, and pressing for a complete joint. Eurotubi Europa Srl – Italy

The characteristics of the press-fitting system are easy to explain in videos. For this reason, Eurotubi decided to create video courses on the system, starting from simple basic instructions

Benefits of the press-fitting system include quicker installation compared to welding, threading and groove fitting, and enhanced reliability compared to

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New UK sales team to promote press plumbing fittings

The rest of the team includes regional technical sales managers Stephen Norgate (South of England), Andrea Vignola (also South of England), Scott Amass (South East), Andy Simms (North), Lee Nicholas (South Wales) and Spencer Martin (Midlands). Conex Bänninger – UK www.conexbanninger.com

Depth of experience in the building services sector was a key requirement in building the new UK sales team. The new national sales manager, Dan Ternent, has day-to-day responsibility for key accounts and for managing the team. The new technical sales manager for the Republic of Ireland is John Crofton, who has spent more than 40 years working in the country’s tubes and fittings sector.

Conex Bänninger has expanded its UK sales team in a bid to raise further awareness of its wide range of commercial, industrial and domestic plumbing fittings. The IBP Group company has recruited strongly over the past 12 months, adding expertise to the knowledgeable team. This includes the newly created role of national sales manager and, for the first time, a dedicated technical sales manager for the Republic of Ireland. Dan Wild, business unit director, UK and Ireland, said, “In making this investment we are demonstrating our commitment to bringing the right people into the business who will help drive the brand forward.” Marketing will focus on the flame- free >B< Press range, which has the advantage of a three-point press, providing a safe, secure and repeatable joint. As a flame-free jointing system it eliminates the need for a hot works permit. “Some in the industry have yet to change to press,” said Mr Wild. “Our objective will be to convert the market away from brazing, demonstrating that a three-point press has greater benefits.”

The newly recruited Conex Bänninger UK sales team headed by Dan Wild (fourth from right)

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