TPT January 2011

I ndustry N ews

MK Products announces new president

WELDING and manufacturer MK Products has appointed Chris Westlake as its new president. Mr Westlake will be the third generation to assume leadership of the family owned and operated business that was founded in 1966 by Mike Kensrue. “Chris has been a key factor in MK’s success,” said newly appointed CEO Doug Kensrue. “His strong track record in operational efficiency combined with his knowledge and experience of the manu- facturing process will be the driving force that continues our company’s success.” Mr Westlake joined MK Products in 1994 as director of engineering before assuming equipment design suitable protection systems that can add years of life to a plant. “Concluding an agency agreement with such a go-ahead company as ConveyorTek is an exciting development for Kingfisher, and is consistent with our strategy of becoming a leading service provider for the protection of process plant worldwide,” said Julian Brindley, sales and marketing director of Kingfisher Industrial. “Given that the senior management team of ConveyorTek have a combined industry experience of over fifty years within the materials handling industry, I believe that they will add valuable benefits to our organisation, in terms of their knowledge and support for our customers in Ireland.” Commenting upon the new agreement, Phil Trimble, a director of ConveyorTek,

the role of vice president of operations – a post he held for ten years. He succeeds Doug Kensrue who, after more than a decade as president of MK Products, will now be serving as CEO. MK Products is the original inventor of Cobramatic ® push-pull wire feed technology, and is an expert in aluminium welding systems. The company also manufactures orbital tube welding systems for everyday and exotic alloys, and Aircrafter™ table-top rotary positioners. said, “ConveyorTek is looking forward to building a strong partnership with Kingfisher Industrial throughout Ireland. As we planned for the expansion of our business, into specialist wear lining solutions for pipes, conveyor chutes and hoppers, we identified a tremendous synergy between both companies; especially when it comes to solving problems and adding value for our customers. In view of our aim to offer a full range of wear protection solutions, it was essential for us to ensure that we could rely on having world-class products and the highest levels of technical support, both of which we are sure Kingfisher can provide.” Kingfisher Industrial Ltd – UK Fax: +44 1384 410877 Email: enquiries@kingfisher-industrial.co.uk Website: www.kingfisher-industrial.com ConveyorTek – Northern Ireland Fax: +44 28 92 652555 MK Products – USA Fax: +1 800 373 3329 Website: www.mkproducts.com

MK Products president Chris Westlake

Expanded wear protection service for process plants in Ireland

KINGFISHER Industrial has concluded an agency agreement with ConveyorTek Ltd for the Northern Irish company to provide Kingfisher’s wear protection solutions for process plant across the Irish mainland. ConveyorTek designs, services and supplies conveyor systems and components to process industries in both the UK and Ireland. Kingfisher Industrial provides wear solutions for process plant used to convey, process or store bulk solid materials, in either dry or hydraulic states. Such plant often suffers premature wear due to handling large quantities of materials at velocity in a constant operational cycle. With its range of ceramic, metallic and polymer protection systems, Kingfisher can overcome wear problems, engineering

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