WCA May/July 2020

Industry news

Supermac awarded business leader award

Supermac Industries, a global solutions provider in extrusion and process technology, has been presented with the ET Now Business Leader of the Year 2020 award in the machinery manufacturing sector. The awards ceremony was held at Taj Lands End in Mumbai, India, in February. The award was received by Supermac managing director Jasvinder Singh and director Vivek Kohli. Supermac Industries (India) Ltd www.supermacindia.com ❍ Managing director Jasvinder Singh (with framed certificate) and director Vivek Kohli (holding the award)

Metalube appoints commercial manager

IWG sells Trenton facility

International Wire Group, Inc (IWG), a manufacturer of copper wire products for a range of industries such as aerospace, defence and energy, has completed the sale of its business unit IWG High Performance Conductors, Inc (HPC) to Teleflex Medical OEM LLC. HPC (Trenton, Georgia, USA) produces highly engineered, minimally invasive medical solutions, which will expand Teleflex’s portfolio of medical technologies. Following the transaction, IWG will continue to focus on its core product offerings through its Bare Wire Division (BWD) and its Engineered Products Division, based in Camden, New York, in addition to the plated copper wire products offered by its affiliate High Performance Conductors LLC, based in Inman, South Carolina. “We are very pleased to have found this ideal new home for the medical devices business with Teleflex and are sure the Trenton associates’ capabilities will be an asset to their team,” said IWG president and chief executive officer Greg Smith. “This sale enables IWG to focus on continued growth in our core North American and European businesses.” International Wire Group, Inc www.internationalwiregroup.com

❍ Matt Buffin

performance chain oils division as well as running Bishopdale’s own label company, United Oil Products (UOP). Commercial director Douglas Hunt said, “Matt is incredibly capable and knowledgeable, and I am thrilled to promote him as my number two in the commercial team. We have big plans for the business and Matt is the ideal man to help us achieve them.” Metalube Ltd www.metalube.co.uk

Lubricant manufacturer Metalube Ltd, part of the Bishopdale Group, has promoted Matt Buffin to commercial manager. He is now managing a team of global product managers responsible for overseeing the company’s sales worldwide. Mr Buffin has been with Metalube for two years as a global product manager, developing international business for the company’s high-

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