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News Release from: Kemppi (UK)
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Team on 20 July 2004
Formula One welding at British Grand
Prix
Kemppi (UK) was on the starting grid at the 2004 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with the Kemppi brand on both Jordan Ford EJ14 F1 cars at this year's race.
Kemppi (UK) was on the starting grid at the 2004 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with the Kemppi brand on both Jordan Ford EJ14 F1 cars at this year's race Kemppi has a 6-year relationship with the Jordan team as one of its official suppliers
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 14 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The team has a Mastertig 2500W AC/DC, which is taken to all European races in case any last-minute modifications necessitating welding are required.
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During the close season the equipment is used at the team's workshops at Silverstone.
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John Frost, Director Sales and Marketing said: "We have been able to support the Jordan team over 6 years, not only through the supply of equipment, but by service and welding support".
"We were once phoned from trackside at the Hungarian Grand Prix and we helped the team set up the equipment to weld modifications to one of their gearboxes".
"This is the first time that we have taken advantage of our relationship through Kemppi branding on their cars at a F1 race".
"This relationship bends both ways, Jordan has always been very supportive at Kemppi events, including the annual 'Kemppi Karting Challenge' held at Silverstone in May and won this year by the Jordan Karting team from their marketing and technical department".
"We are proud of the relationship we have and were more than pleased to lend our support and encouragement to the team at this year's British Grand Prix".
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