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Steady sales boost tube
and pipe manufacturers
MST Seamless Tube & Pipe, based in South Lyon, Michigan, has
increased its workforce to near-record levels after a three-month
period of strong sales. The manufacturer of seamless cold-drawn
pipe and tube has had a recent hiring surge that brings its total
number of hourly and salaried employees up to 250, near where it
was before the state’s economic downturn.
A decrease in sales volume nearly two years ago necessitated
a slight downsizing. As South Lyon’s largest non-governmental
employer, the downsizing weighed heavily on MST’s executive
management, who immediately went to work to minimise the impact.
“Because of the decreased sales, we have worked diligently over
the past year to manage costs, and we’ve been successful keeping
profits in check,” said Les Whitver, vice president of operations.
In 2010, MST experienced a 36% increase in tonnage booked
and has seen a marked increase in distributor and OEM sales
of mechanical tubing. Boiler and pressure tube sales have been
steady, with notable increases in pipe sales. MST’s recent addition
of a UV coating line has positioned the manufacturer to sell pipe into
the distribution market.
Current demand for pipe and tube from MST is so strong, lead
times for products have been moved from four weeks to seven or
longer. The company is still able to maintain a steady 98%+ on-time
shipping performance each month.
“The overall economic recovery has helped fuel MST’s
increased business levels, but I believe a lot of the credit is owed
to our dedicated and determined sales group,” said Ted Fairley,
vice president of sales and marketing. “They stay on top of every
opportunity and provide stellar service. Their efforts are backed by
the best operational group in the industry, and together they ensure
our quality products are delivered on time and every customer is
completely satisfied.”
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Ghana pipe lay contract
TECHNIP has been awarded by GNPC (Ghana National Petroleum
Company) a lump sum contract for phase 1 of the Natural Gas
Transportation and Processing project, 60km offshore Ghana. The
contract covers the engineering, welding and installation of a 14km-
long rigid steel flowline, as well as the engineering, fabrication
and installation of one PLET (pipeline end termination, a subsea
structure to connect rigid flowline and flexible riser).
The flowline will constitute the deep water section of a pipeline
which will be used to pipe natural gas from the Jubilee field to the
future onshore processing plant. The contract will be executed by
the group’s operating centre in Paris, France. The flowline will be
welded at Technip’s spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama. Installation
operations were scheduled to start at the end of 2010, and will be
carried out by Apache II, Technip’s new pipelay vessel.
Technip – France
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