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News Release from: Wheelabrator Group
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 07 September 2006
Shanghai is home for Asia-Pacific
expansion
Booming business has led market leading surface preparation and equipment specialist Wheelabrator Group to strengthen its network by opening a new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, China.
Booming business has led market leading surface preparation and equipment specialist Wheelabrator Group to strengthen its network by opening a new Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, China The group also has offices in the Far East in Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei and Bangkok and has seen a more than 20 per cent rise in orders in the region in the first three quarters of the year compared with same period in 2005, including contracts from South Korea, China, Taiwan and ASEAN
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 22 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Vanessa Riding, Global Marketing Communications Manager at Wheelabrator Group, said: "The Asia-Pacific region is playing an increasing role in the development of our company and we're delighted to be strengthening our resources and reach in the area".
"This added support will help us attract and serve a wide range of customers and build on the great foundations we have laid since first moving to the region in 1998".
The new office is headed up by Steven Chew and has nine employees, responsible for sales, marketing, equipment installation and servicing.
This figure is set to grow to 13 by the end of the year.
Chew said: "China's growing economy and buoyant aerospace, steel mill and shipbuilding industries, combined with Shanghai's proximity to many large industrial centres, makes it the ideal location from which to prompt further growth in the region".
When fully integrated into Baoshan's new automated production facility, the machines will feature 10 blast wheels and process 300mm thick steel plates at a speed of 6m/min, to a cleanliness standard of Sa 2.5, SP10:NACE3.
Among the reasons for choosing Wheelabrator Group, Baoshan said, was its ability to write a control program for the whole system, including parts of the system manufactured locally. Request free introductory details about products from Wheelabrator Group ...
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