WCA November 2024

Industry News

New managing director at Rautomead

Rautomead, a UK manufacturer of equipment for processing non-ferrous metals and alloys, has appointed Stephen Hall as managing director, succeeding Brian Frame, who is retiring after 15 years in the role. Mr Hall, a Glasgow-born electronics graduate from the University of West of Scotland, joins the company following 18 years with FLEXcon Europe, where he held several positions including European operations director, managing director Asia and managing director Europe. “Having built a reputation for producing the best copper alloys in the world, I’m committed to taking the company to the next level,” said Mr Hall.

Stephen Hall

Photo credit: Dylan Drummond – Son of the Sea Photography

Through research and development work, combined with in house trials, Rautomead invests nearly £1mn annually, allowing the company to explore and develop new products, processes and materials. Rautomead Ltd www.rautomead.com

“I’ll be driving the business to innovate, identify and explore new niche export markets where, collectively, we can make an even greater impact while contributing to the UK’s strategy towards Net Zero.”

Top positions announced by PPI power and communications division

The elected Christian Herrild of Teel Plastics (Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA) to division chair, and Jennifer Reeves of Petroflex North America (Gainesville, Texas, USA) to vice chair. The new volunteer positions took effect on 1 June, with terms running from 2024 to 2026. PCD has

The division of the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc (PPI) that assists the power and communications cabling industry has announced changes to its volunteer management committee. The power and communications division (PCD) of the PPI focuses on high-density polyethylene (HDPE) conduit for power and communication cabling applications.

Jennifer Reeves, having been presented with the member of the year award by PPI president David M Fink

Christian Herrild

Mr Herrild, who will also represent the division on the PPI’s board of directors for the next two years, is the director of growth strategies for Teel, a manufacturer of products including conduit and industrial piping. He has been actively involved in many PPI committees and task groups for more than ten years, and is now leading the PCD R&D project to establish requirements for using recycled HDPE in conduit, among other division projects. For his contributions, Mr Herrild was voted PPI PCD member of the year for 2022. Ms Reeves is the logistics manager for Petroflex, an extruder of HDPE conduit and pre-installed cable-in-conduit. In addition to now serving as vice-chair for the power and communications division, she is active in the PPI’s education and communications committees, plus other PCD project groups. She was voted member of the year for 2023 by the PCD. Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc www.plasticpipe.org

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