Maunsell grants ACCS license to Strongwell

industry

Maunsell grants ACCS license to Strongwell UK BASED engineering tancy

group

consul-

Maunsell,

oper of composite

.

applrcations

a devel-

materials

in

North

historically,

for

infrastructure

has announced

a license

ment

US

with

agree:

pultruder

license

Strongwell

to and

Advanced

manufacture, sell

Maunsell’s

System

building

Con-

(ACCS)

applications the name

system, number

fibre

reinforced

structural

for

plastic

is designed

enclosures

the

and

to be marketed

as

in the USA,

and Canada.

and exciting

for Maunsell

the ACC footin:

with

support

along through

technica 11

the worldwid’ e

sive agreement

many we

structural

impor-

for greatly increas-

ing the use of the ACCS in the

plan

Maunsel says

Keith

chief

oper

system

ir

to which pultrudec

components

and fab

The addition

new opportunities

o

consider

range

will brinl

operating

Vetrotex

as a senior

for the distribution

Northeastern

and

Atlantic

states,

Maine,

New

Connecticut this

was

New

Ver-

New

IN A US$55

York.

based

Corp, a distributor

of Vetrotex

reinforcements.

Ashland’s

restructure chemical

70

REINFORCEDplastics

divisions.

president

Co and Inc

Duquin of Ashland

Chemicals

vice president

of

of Ashland A.

Co and

of Ashland

Inc.

to D’Antoni.

Edward J. Davis, chief

interests of

as group

May

financial osite

advisor

structures

Wyma-Garson his position.

I 999

for

for glass fibre

says

the

uses.

it now

first quarter range

ex-

sales to be of

US$305-

315 million.

acquires

Welna

comp-

US

manufacturing president

which, the

based

Welna

NV

the firm says, will create

world’s

fibre

largest

reinforced

products

plastic

(FRP)

composite

corrosion

assume

per

and

systems,

installs

will and

two

FRP pipe

have

related

Germany,

and

Welna

dous

core

creates

calendar

Denali believes to be accreative year

2000

According executive Welna

to Welna’s

officer,

brings

tion

in the

European

and

good

USA, France, Thailand of Denali

a tremen-

of engineering

and

through

Kroes,

to the combina-

new

access

rounding

chief

Henk

The

the

and

beyond.”

competitive

and the UK. “The combination

in

Asia

Besides being

tion a strong

manufacturing

Netherlands,

the transaction

they are

Europe,

cor-

approxi-

in Venezuela,

America,

strategic,

and

to our cus-

high

in annual

locations Poland,

solutions

in North

and Denali

complete

tomer’s needs, whether

manu-

and

$250 million

revenues

efficient

more

highly

requiring

company

will allow

and

resistance.

mately

technologies

and scope

markets

share

through

vessels

equipment

products,

or South America.

approximately

executive

officer. “The diversity of our

buy

Welna designs,

factures

chief

to

set

of the company’s

Operating

rosion

resistant

is

for e37

prod-

capabilities,” de Boer, Denali’s

and

to provide

Inc, a manufacturer

for

debt.

engineered

company.

Denali

manufacturer Co has resigned

deal

Netherlands

divisions

has been

president

Both will report of

has seen the appointment David J. D’Antoni

James

and

is

of

in the

for electronics

Hexcel

transfer

1999 out-

the effects

market

says Edward

El 1.5 million

and spe-

Distribution

Specialty

firm

Mahogany The

Ashland

becomes

a representative

responsible

Peter M. Bokach as

materials

million

of engineered

chemicals

vice president

appointment

Jersey

officer

named

Hampshire, and

to

Neher for

including

Massachusetts,

mont, Prior

Mid-

ciality

global

Quebec,

CMC

the

assur-

conditions

firm Denali Inc is set to acquire

will has joined the

Vezine

Inc,

Denali

and help u

grow overall sales.”

Kurt L. Neher

for

Yvon

Quebec.

ES

poten

Welna

representative

competitive

the Composites

equipment,

sales

strategic

Enterprises

ucts

America

ed its first quarter look to include

with

sectors

product

its

Jo Bird

Hexcel Corp has updat-

in

ACCS to our already able

ST

Plastics business.

Following growth

Filled

St Jerome,

supply

systems.

Ferro’s

glass reinforced

moulder

ance certification.

the first technological

ACCS

market already

with

in

Co Ltd has been awarded

into this exclu

America,”

the

Com-

privatized

BS EN IS0 9001 quality

pects

ating officer. for

the

Materials Centre (CMC) of

and pleasec

Liskey, Strongwell’s

tial

The

has acquired

offices of Maunsell.”

ricated

development

g

Reinforced

of supply

elastomers.

be

UK based plastic

will become Polymer

to

Quebec.

unit and will be inte-

S

can be assurec 1

“We see significant

for bridge

“It is a particularly

also puts

pounds grated

where customers

pultrusion

ACCS by Strongwell

Performance

“Thi S

centre

Com-

performance

thermoplastic

Europeal 1

international

for North

pro-

and footbridges,

will continue

a

(FRP)

components

process,

an

high

acquisition

executive.

to have entered

of

of interlocking

by

on

pe r

acquired

Co (APC), a sup-

of

says Pete r

Maunsell’s chief

S

plier

has

Polymer

pounding

time

composites

Europe,”

Corp

Advanced

which

ten

“We are excited

Composolite’“.

duced

tant

than

Head,

globally

consisting

small

Mexico

advanced

regional

allow

Composites

struction under

will

market

uses

agreement

The

The

more capita

Strongwell.

market

American

Ferro

area, its

to

posimarket

the

sur-

particularly

subsidiaries

in

France and the UK. The transaction approval

is subject

by Welan

holders

and other

ditions

and

completed fiscal quarter

to

NV shareclosing

is expected in August, of 2000.

conto be

the first