TPi July 2010

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Hydratight appoints new team members

global powergen leader. “His experience in wind energy will be invaluable as we develop our product range and market share in that sector.” Though he will be concerned principally with business opportunities in the EMEA region, Mr Schimohr will also work with Hydratight operations in the USA and Asia Pacific to develop opportunities.

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Paul Hughes

Global joint integrity specialist Hydratight has appointed a newmember to its product marketing team. Paul Hughes joins the company as connectors product manager, particularly responsible for the company’s Morgrip mechanical pipe connectors. In his new role, Mr Hughes will focus on managing the current Morgrip portfolio, analyse market opportunities and develop innovative new products to maximise those opportunities. “This is an exciting and challenging role,” said Mr Hughes. “I’ll be working closely with a strong and vastly experienced team to expand our presence in the market with the development of the next generation of connectors.” Mr Hughes has extensive engineering experience in the oil and gas industry, and his most recent role, in business development, has given him a thorough understanding of the market. “Paul’s combination of engineering expertise and business development experience will be invaluable as he takes our Morgrip business forward,” said Hydratight’s global marketing leader, Chris Mitchell. The company has also appointed Juergen Schimohr as account manager responsible for promoting the company’s wind product range. Mr Schimohr will be working with OEMs, contractors and service companies in the wind-energy industry to demonstrate Hydratight’s products and engineering expertise. Mr Schimohr has extensive experience in several engineering and sales disciplines, including 16 years in sales of earth- moving machines and other heavy plant and torque and tension equipment. He worked in the wind-energy industry for a decade before joining Hydratight, and before that was leader of the training centre of a German torque and tension company.

HIGH PRESSURE FITTINGS Forged-Carbon-Alloy-Stainless Steel, Threaded and Socket Weld PRODUCTS: 90°/45° elbow, tee, union, coupling, bushing, plug, cap, insert, pipe nipple & swage nipple . . .etc. MATERIALS: - Stainless Steel: ASTM A182, F304/304L, F316/316L, F304H/F316H, F317L - Carbon Steel: ASTM A105, SF440A & A181, A350 LF2 - Alloy Steel: ASTM A182 F11, F22 PRESSURE RATINGS: 2000, 3000, 6000 & 9000 lbs APPROVAL CERTIFICATES: ISO-9001 Quality Assurance, L/R, C/R, N/K & ABS register of shipping, PED (CE)

Manufacturer & Exporter BOTH-WELL STEEL FITTINGS CO., LTD. No. 303, Jen-Hsin Rd., Jen-Wu Hslang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan (814) Tel: +886 7 3711536, 3710497, 3720260 Fax: +886 7 3713864, 3713882 E-mail: box@mail.bothwell.com.tw http://www.bothwell.com.tw E-mail: export@mail.bothwell.com.tw ®

“Juergen is an important addition to our team,” said Gavin Coopey, Hydratight’s

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