TPi January 2013

business & market news

Supplying the demand In the final quarter of 2012, Qualitube Ltd embarked on a successful enterprise with a selected few approved mills in India manufacturing heat exchanger tubes and, having considered the suggested market demand in Europe, has increased its sales of heat exchanger tubes to France and Belgium.

The company provides such industries as heat exchanger manufacturing, automotive, oil and gas, and construction, and works with a number of reliable stockists in Europe and the USA. The company is keen to apply itself to future development projects and gain exposure to a number of prospective industries. Qualitube Ltd is in constant search for wider opportunities and eager to develop its trade. Having formed a strong client base, the company is strategically well placed to represent other interested tube and pipe producers.

support of and long standing relationship with a number of prominent tube and pipe manufacturers. The company offers a wide range of products for a variety of applications from some of the leading mills in Eastern Europe (predominantly Russia, Ukraine and Poland) and India. Qualitube also has exclusive rights to sell the produce of the Nikopol Steel Pipe plant Yutist in Ukraine. Products offered by Qualitube fall into two major categories: heat exchangers (stainless seamless, stainless welded, carbon seamless, cupronickel and finned tubes); and carbon seamless (precision, mechanical, hydraulic, structural tubes and line pipes). Since 2012 the company has added to its list the supply of OCTG casing and tubing.

Qualitube identified a number of reliable and reputable Indian manufacturers whose price, quality and delivery terms have proved competitive on the European market and to the satisfaction of the company’s clients. Qualitube, a London-based tube and pipe trading company, has been successfully supplying its clients for nearly four years, and has the strong

Qualitube Ltd – UK www.qualitube.co.uk

Guangzhou industry exhibition The 14 th Guangzhou International Tube & Pipe Industry Exhibition will take place from 16 to 18 June 2013, at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, China. The second On-spot Purchasing Conference will be held during the exhibition. Large-scale companies of the industry will be invited to attend the conference with detailed purchase orders. Visitors with detailed orders will also be arranged to attend the meeting, allowing purchasers to place orders directly with the exhibitors. Guangzhou Julang Exhibition Design Co, Ltd – China www.julang.com.cn Marmon/Keystone Canada announces 2013 leadership change With a history of 13 years, the event covers tube and pipe materials, products, equipment and technology. The scope of the exhibition will include steel pipe products, steel pipe equipment, fitting products, pipe equipment, flanges and pipe accessories.

has completed the Strategic Metals Management programme.

Lou Germano, current executive vice president, has been chosen as the next president of Marmon/Keystone Canada. “After 30 years with the company, Lou’s experience will be invaluable as Marmon/Keystone Canada continues to grow and prosper,” Mr Gottschalk noted. Over the course of his career, Mr Germano has served as an outside sales person, sales manager, regional manager, director of purchasing, vice president of purchasing and executive vice president. He majored in finance at the University of Toronto and

Marmon/Keystone Canada Inc president David Rombough has announced plans to retire effective 31 January. Mr Rombough has dedicated 34 years of service to the company, starting in outside sales and progressing to regional manager, group vice president, executive vice president and president. “Over the past eight years, Dave’s expert leadership as president of Marmon/ Keystone Canada has led to continued growth and success in the Canadian pipe, tube, fitting and flange business,” said Norman E Gottschalk Jr, president of Marmon Distribution Services, Inc.

Marmon/Keystone Canada Inc, an affiliate of Marmon/Keystone LLC of Butler, Pennsylvania, is a major distributor of tubular products, with more than 8,300 sizes and grades of carbon, stainless and aluminium tubular and bar products. Service centres and sales offices are located throughout Canadawith corporate offices in Burlington, Ontario. Marmon/Keystone Canada Inc – Canada www.mkcanada.com

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