TPi May 2016

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Fine Tubes and Superior Tube awarded Airbus contracts

and zirconium alloys, for critical applications in the oil, gas, nuclear and power, aerospace, chemicals and medical equipment industries. Superior Tube’s products are used in a range of industries, from aerospace to power stations, and oil and gas extraction to medicine. Its manufacturing capabilities include seamless and welded tubes, straight lengths or coils, in stainless steel, nickel, titanium and zirconium.

marketing for both Fine Tubes and Superior Tube, added, “We’re delighted that Airbus has not only made the decision to extend the scope of its previous contract with Fine Tubes but also to award tubing business to Superior Tube for the first time. This confirms the fact that the partnership between Fine Tubes and Superior Tube can deliver real synergistic benefits to our customers.” With headquarters and production facilities in the UK, sales offices in Germany, France, India and the USA, and several agents around the world, Fine Tubes manufactures both seamless and welded tubes in a wide range of stainless steel, nickel, titanium

UK-based Fine Tubes and US-based Superior Tube, manufacturers and global suppliers of precision tubes for critical applications, have both been awarded contracts by airframe manufacturer Airbus, France. For Fine Tubes, the award represents not just an extension of its long- standing relationship with Airbus, but also a greater share of the aircraft manufacturer’s total tubing requirements, particularly hydraulic tubing. In addition to supplying both stainless steel and titanium tubing for the A320, A330, A350 XWB and A380 commercial aircraft models, Fine Tubes will produce tubes for Airbus Defence and Space as well as Airbus Helicopters, formerly Eurocopter. Over the course of the contract, Fine Tubes’ Plymouth facility will manufacture the tubing and ship it to Airbus sub- contractors worldwide. Wade Burchell, aerospace product manager, commented, “This is excellent news for Fine Tubes and reflects the reputation we have built up with Airbus as a reliable, quality partner, responsive to its total needs.” For Superior Tube, a long-term supplier to other major manufacturers in the aerospace industry, the contract is its first opportunity to supply Airbus with tubes manufactured at the company’s plant in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Brian Mercer, director, sales and

Fine Tubes – UK www.finetubes.com

Superior Tube – USA www.superiortube.com

Airbus has awarded contracts to both Fine Tubes and Superior Tube

Doosan Babcock includes Centravis in list Centravis, a global supplier of solutions in the seamless stainless steel tube and pipe segment, has been included in the list of suppliers for Doosan Babcock UK.

Having passed all necessary certifications, Centravis is in continued cooperation with key oil companies ADCO and ZADCO in the United Arab Emirates; America’s KBR, LyondellBasell, CB & I, and Koch Heat Transfer; Ztrong Partner AS in Norway; and Valmet in Finland.

“Centravis and its position in the global market as a whole and in the UK in particular is greatly strengthened thanks to its cooperation with Doosan Babcock UK,” said Alexander Ryabenkyy, Centravis head of sales in Western Europe. “Having worked with Doosan E & C since 2014, we have long since proved ourselves as a reliable supplier and continue to develop our relationship with the international company.”

As part of the international Doosan Group, Doosan Babcock UK specialises in engineering services, after-sales service, and systems modernisation in the industries of thermal energy, nuclear, oil and gas and petrochemical.

Centravis – Ukraine www.centravis.com

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