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Frenzelit and DuPont plan cooperation F r e n z e l i t - W e r k e in B a d B e r n e c k , G e r m a n y , a n d D u P o n t h a v e a g r e e d to c o o p e r a t e in t h e m a r k e t i n g of F r e n z e l i t ' s n e w Novatec g a s k e t p r o d u c t r a n g e . D u P o n t will allow F r e n z e l i t to u s e t h e t r a d e n a m e 'Kevlar' in its p r o d u c t n a m e a n d will p r o v i d e f u r t h e r s u p p o r t w i t h a p a c k a g e of m a r k e t i n g activities. B o t h c o m p a n i e s h a v e a g r e e d to u s e t h e p r o d u c t n a m e 'Novatec E n g i n e e r e d G r a p h i t e w i t h Kevlar'. F r e n z e l i t h o p e s to u s e t h e s u p p o r t of D u P o n t to m a r k e t its p r o d u c t s to a h i g h e r d e g r e e on a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l scale. D u P o n t a g r e e d to t h e initiative after c a r e f u l l y c h e c k i n g t h e c a p a b i l i t i e s of t h e Novatec p r o d u c t family. C o n t a c t : F r e n z e l i t - W e r k e G m b H & Co. KG, PO B o x 1 1 4 0 , D - 9 5 4 5 6 Bad B e r n e c k . Tel: + 4 9 9 2 7 3 7 2 1 7 5 ; Fax: + 4 9 9 2 7 3 7 2 2 2 1 .
BHR Group wins £ 2 5 0 0 0 in DTI award BHR G r o u p h a s w o n a £ 2 5 0 0 0 s h a r e of t h e £ 5 0 0 000 prize in a D e p a r t m e n t of T r a d e a n d I n d u s t r y I n f o r m a t i o n S o c i e t y Initiative P r o g r a m m e for B u s i n e s s c h a l l e n g e . A l o n g w i t h 14 o t h e r o r g a n i s a t i o n s , BHR G r o u p d e m o n s t r a t e d to j u d g e s h o w t h e effective i m p l e m e n t a t i o n a n d i n n o v a t i v e u s e of i n f o r m a t i o n a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s t e c h n o l o g i e s over t h e n e x t y e a r c o u l d b e n e f i t its c l i e n t s a n d m e m b e r s . To win t h e R e s e a r c h a n d T e c h n o l o g y O r g a n i s a t i o n Network Challenge, BHR Group illustrated the b e n e f i t s of its ' M a k i n g t h e Web W o r k ' p r o j e c t will bring. T h e p r o j e c t will b u i l d on t h e l o w - c o s t a n d p e r m a n e n t a v a i l a b i l i t y of t h e p r e s e n t Web site to m a r k e t itself a n d m e m b e r s to t h e p l e t h o r a of n i c h e m a r k e t s to w h i c h t h e i r t e c h n o l o g y c a n b e a p p l i e d . T h e DTI's P r o g r a m m e for B u s i n e s s , p a r t of t h e G o v e r n m e n t ' s I n f o r m a t i o n S o c i e t y Initiative, is a p a r t n e r s h i p b e t w e e n i n d u s t r y a n d G o v e r n m e n t to h e l p B r i t i s h b u s i n e s s e s to c o m p e t e s u c c e s s f u l l y in t h e e m e r g i n g global i n f o r m a t i o n society. T h e specific a i m of t h e initiative is to p r o m o t e t h e u s e a n d d e v e l o p m e n t of i n f o r m a t i o n a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e c h n o l o g i e s , in o r d e r to give B r i t i s h i n d u s t r y c o m p e t i t i v e edge. BHR G r o u p will a d d i n t r o d u c t o r y p a g e s a i m e d a t specific i n d u s t r i a l s e c t o r s a n d reflecting t h e c o n c e r n s of t h o s e m a r k e t s . I n - d e p t h p a g e s i n c l u d i n g c a s e s t u d i e s a n d s o m e e x p l a n a t i o n of t h e p r i n c i p l e s
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u n d e r l y i n g t h e t e c h n o l o g y will b e d e v e l o p e d , a s well a s a ' G e t t i n g S t a r t e d ' a r e a giving a d v i c e for n e w u s e r s . C o n t a c t : BHR Group, C r a n f i e l d , B e d f o r d s h i r e M K 4 3 OAJ, UK. Tel: + 4 4 1 2 3 4 7 5 0 4 2 2 ; Fax: + 4 4 1234 750074.
Capacity upgraded at Hallite Seals Hallite S e a l s r e c e n t l y t o o k d e l i v e r y of its f o u r t h MIR rubber injection moulding machine. T h e m a c h i n e r e p r e s e n t s t h e l a t e s t s t a g e of a n i n v e s t m e n t p r o g r a m m e to u p g r a d e t h e r u b b e r m a n u f a c t u r i n g facilities a t its site a t H a m p t o n , UK. At a t o t a l c o s t of over £ 6 0 0 000, t h e n e w m a c h i n e s , w h i c h c a n m o u l d p r o d u c t s to a d i a m e t e r of 6 0 0 m m a n d above, c a n p r o d u c e s h o r t e r r u n s w i t h f a s t e r cycle t i m e s a n d p r o v i d e Hallite w i t h a d d i t i o n a l c a p a c i t y . Hallite believes t h e i n v e s t m e n t p r o g r a m m e e n a b l e s it to c o n t i n u e to i m p r o v e efficiencies a n d to p r o v i d e r f u r t h e r i m p r o v e m e n t s in c u s t o m e r service. As p a r t of t h e C o m p a n y ' s o n g o i n g c o m m i t m e n t to quality, in J u l y 1996 Hallite g a i n e d a p p r o v a l to ISO 9001. At t h e e n d of D e c e m b e r , t h e c o m p a n y u n d e r w e n t its t r i a n n u a l a s s e s s m e n t of d e s i g n a n d m a n u f a c t u r e q u a l i t y s y s t e m s c a r r i e d o u t b y LRQA. Hallite p a s s e d w i t h flying c o l o u r s . C o n t a c t : H a l l i t e S e a l s I n t e r n a t i o n a l Ltd, 1 3 0 O l d f i e l d Road, H a m p t o n , M i d d l e s e x T W 1 2 2HT, UK. Tel: + 4 4 1 8 1 9 4 1 2 2 4 4 ; Fax: + 4 4 1 8 1 7 8 3 1 6 6 9 .
Flexibox takes on bearing seal distribution rights Flexibox International and JM Clipper have recently s i g n e d a d i s t r i b u t o r a g r e e m e n t , w h i c h allows F l e x i b o x e x c l u s i v e w o r l d w i d e d i s t r i b u t i o n r i g h t s (with t h e e x c e p t i o n of t h e US, C a n a d a a n d specific r e g i o n a l a c c o u n t s w h e r e t h e y will h a v e n o n - e x c l u s i v e rights), for t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n of P r o t e c h b e a r i n g i s o l a t o r s e a l s . Effective i m m e d i a t e l y , all r e q u e s t s for q u o t a t i o n s a n d o r d e r s will go t h r o u g h t h e a p p r o p r i a t e F l e x i b o x location. J M C l i p p e r will c o n t i n u e to s u p p o r t all its c u s t o m e r s on t e c h n i c a l i s s u e s d u r i n g t h e t r a n s i t i o n and afterwards when necessary. Contact: Flexibox Limited, Nash Road, Trafford Park, M a n c h e s t e r M 1 7 1SS, UK. Tel: + 4 4 1 6 1 8 7 2 2 4 8 4 ; Fax: + 4 4 1 6 1 8 7 2 1 6 5 4 .
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