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Westwood Wins South West Water Contract
Westwood Pipelines ltd are proud to announce they have successfully secured a framework contract to supply the SLA Barrier Pipe system to South West Water for three years, further details to follow shortly.
Westwood Wins Yorkshire Water Contract
Westwood Pipelines Ltd are celebrating a large contract win with a household name thanks to their Safety Line Aluminum (SLA) water Barrier Pipes.
The company will supply its SLA Barrier pipe, a plastic drinking water pipe for transport drinking water through contaminated soil, to Yorkshire Water after beating off stiff competition for the contract.
Steve Brewer, managing director, Westwood Pipelines Ltd said: “We are obviously delighted to be working with Yorkshire Water to supply our pipes which incorporate a diffusion-resistant barrier layer that prevents the ingress of pollutants in the surrounding soil”.
“We are the only UK supplier that can supply this pipe up to 630mm and our expertise have won us the Yorkshire Water Barrier Pipe Framework for three years with an option to extend for a further two years.”
“The contract is for the supply of pipe sizes 25mm up to 180mm diameter, with Yorkshire Water and Westwood Pipelines Limited working together and investigating the opportunities of installing larger diameter SLA Barrier Pipes up to the 630mm on future projects”.
“Winning the barrier contract with Yorkshire Water was a great achievement for Westwood Pipelines Ltd. It has been the culmination of a lot of hard work and perseverance by the team. However, I feel that this is only the beginning, and that we should see this as an opportunity to build upon our success with the SLA Barrier Pipe in the UK market. “
Since formation in 2002, award wining Westwood Pipelines Ltd have gone from strength to strength, becoming a dominate player in the UK market. Due to recent successes Westwood Pipelines Ltd have been rapidly expanding over the last six months, increasing their sales team by four at the head office in Doncaster, servicing the UK market.
“Yorkshire Water are delighted to be the first UK Water Authority to award Westwood Pipelines Limited with our Barrier Pipe contract due to their innovative and flexible approach to our market, and we are looking forward to developing our working relationship with in the coming years” commented, Malcolm Sykes, Yorkshire Water Procurement Team.
IWEX (International Water & Effluent) Exhibition
Come and see us at IWEX 2007 - the UK's most comprehensive event to network, debate and learn all about the latest legislation and technologies in the water and waste water sectors. It runs from May 1st to 3rd at the Birmingham NEC.
For further details please contact us or go to the IWEX website.
Fittings Price Increases
As of the 1st March 2007 Westwood Pipelines will be implementing an 6% price increase on all of the Georg Fischer fittings and fabricated fittings.
We are currently putting together a new 2007 price list that will for the first time incorporate the Georg Fischer range along with the Westwood Pipelines Fabricated fittings range. The new price lists will be available from March 2007.
Steven Jones Promoted to Sales Director
From the 1st January 2007 Steven Jones will become the new Sales & Marketing Director for Westwood Pipelines Ltd.
In the short time that Steven has been with the company he has already become an integral part of the team and has secured several major new contracts for the company.
His new role will allow him to continue developing further business for the company and also allow him the chance to look towards expanding our sale team both internally and externally during 2007.
Success at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards
In only its 4th year of trading Westwood Pipelines Ltd scooped second place in the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards. The award was in recognition of the company's continued growth and success within the polyethylene pipelines market. It was not just the rapid and sustained growth that were commended but also its support for the local community with sponsorships for two local football teams.
ISO9001 accreditation
Westwood Pipelines were awarded full ISO9001 accreditation in June 2006. This has been adopted by the company to help further their high standards of quality and service. It also enables the company to continue its move into the higher profile schemes and its continued growth into the UK utilities markets.
Much of the hard work to achieve this was done by Simon Deere (Works Manager/Quality Control Manager) and Jonathan Haller (Works Supervisor/Quality Auditor).
Egeplast factory visit in Germany
To further our relations with Egeplast Steven Jones and Steve Brewer visited the Egeplast head office in Greven, Germany. They met the Managing Director of Egeplast, Ansgar Strumann. They received a warm welcome and were extremely impressed with the production plant. Their pipe manufacturing processes were far beyond anything you would see in the UK and altogether they have a very efficient and high quality operation.
Both companies agreed to build upon the success within the UK market and agreed to continue to work towards our common goals. There will be opportunities in the future to take Westwood Pipelines customers to visit the factory.
