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Current edition: Engineering &
Technical Support
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- Copely Developments Ltd. win British
Midland Airways Export Award
- New Test Laboratory
- TÜV Approval for Copely
- Exhibitions
- New Technology Agreement signed
for South Africa
- Capital Investment
- New Appointment
- Saudi Oil Approval
- British Airways New Approval
- Copely New Corporate Catalogue
- 25 Years Old!
- Category 1 Supplier Award from
ARCO
- Safestrip PVC Insulation screens
- Overseas Sales
- New Compact Series
- Training
- Did you know...?
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 Copely
Developments Ltd. win British Midland
Airways Export Award |
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Out
of 7 regional finalists, Copely Developments
emerged as overall winner of this
prestigious award, based on Export
success over the last 2 years. Sir
Michael Bishop said at the presentation
ceremony: "We have been very
impressed with both the number and
standard of entries in the first year
of the initiative. The winners act
as an example of best practice for
similar companies planning to export
and show that any market and regulatory
obstacles can, through proven experience,
be overcome." In addition to
complimentary Business Class flights
throughout Europe during 1997, a Copely
Developments company profile was published
in the April edition of British Midland
'Voyager' in-flight magazine.
The British Midland Airways
National Export Award was
run in conjunction with the
DTI Business in Europe, the
Sunday Times and
The Institute of Export.
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| New
Test Laboratory |
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| Our new test
facility is now fully operational
and is equipped with the latest
'state of the art' apparatus to
conduct pressure testing, tensile
testing and many other Quality
Assurance requirements. Much of
the equipment was designed and
built by our Engineering Department
under the supervision of Mr Fred
Allinson - Engineering Manager,
due to the special nature of tests
required on certain products.
This department is supervised
by Mr Robert Brooks - Chief Inspector
reporting to Mr Alan Jones - Quality
Manager. |
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| TÜV
Approval for Copely |
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| Following extensive
testing at the TÜV Institute
for plastics laboratories in Munich,
Germany, Copely reinforced hoses
exceeded the test requirements
in all respects to receive the
prestigious approval on product.
This approval was followed by
an intensive assessment of our
Leicester manufacturing plant
which also proved successful.
TÜV, unlike BS EN ISO 9002
assessment, are more focused on
the manufactured product and test
against international standards
and also venfy manufacturers technical
claims. Whilst TÜV are a
German based organization testing
everything from motor cars to
washing machines, they have several
thousand engineers worldwide and
are highly respected by industry.
Our certification allows us to
use the TÜV logo on our products
as a symbol of quality. |
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| Exhibitions |
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| Plans are well
in hand for the forthcoming K98
exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany,
in November. We understand that
this will be the world's largest
plastics show ever. We will be
exhibiting our full range of products,
with a number of new items. Other
exhibitions are planned in conjunction
with our major distributors, such
as G Mex 98, 16th-17th September
1998. |
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| New
Technology Agreement signed for
South Africa |
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| Our long association
with Mega Plastics of South Africa
has been placed on a more formal
footing with a new technology
agreement signed recently. Megaflex,
now known as MI Megaflex, are
a division of Main industries
(PTY) Ltd.; and the largest plastics
company in South Africa.
MI Megaflex have the benefit
of Copely South African patents
and will either manufacture
or act as agent for a large
range of industrial hose, tube
and PVC sheet. This agreement
extends to the following markets
in addition to South Africa:
Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe,
Angola, Swaziland, Mauritius,
Reunion, Zambia, Malawi and
Botswana.
MI Megaflex and Copely will,
in addition, pool resources
for research and development
of new speciality products.
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| Capital
Investment |
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| During
the past twelve months capital
expenditure exceeded £125,000.
This investment in both
extruders and downstream
equipment will enable us
to both increase production
efficiency and maintain
our competitive market position.
Further major investment
is planned during the coming
months.
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| New
Appointment |
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| We welcome
Mr Gareth Walker, who joined
the company as Southern
Area Manager on 5th January
1998. Mr Walker brings with
him more than fifteen years
tube and hose selling experience,
having previously been sales
manager for Cedo Co. Ltd.
in the south of England.
Gareth joins Allan Wood,
Northern Area Sales Manager
and Chris Hodson, Midlands
Area Sales Manager. |
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| Saudi
Oil Approval |
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| Saudi Arabian
Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) Have
approved Copely Developments
Ltd. as vendors of hose
and hose assemblies. Aramco
are one of the largest oil
producers in the world and
as such are one of the largest
consumers of industrial
products in the Kingdom.
We are therefore confident
of developing substantial
business in this particular
market sector in the future. |
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| British
Airways New Approval |
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| British
Airways renewed their quality
registration for a further
year commencing 1st November
1997. The certification
from their Quality Standards
and Design executive covers
the supply of flexible hose
of Copely design under authority
reference MQ/S 1450. |
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| Copely
New Corporate Catalogue |
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| Our new
corporate catalogue is currently
going to press and will
contain a wealth of information
on our products. Special
attention has been paid
to the technical aspects
and chemical resistance
information is fully listed.
This publication is designed
to be 'user friendly' and
we expect this to become
extremely popular with both
distributors and consumers
alike.
Many major companies
have fully endorsed this
new brochure, including
the following:-
British Airways
Atlas Copco
Kidde Thorn
Norsen
SMC Pneumatics
PCL
Fireater Ltd
British Oxygen - Ohmeda
Medical |
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| 25
Years Old! |
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In March
this year we celebrate
our 25th anniversary.
Whilst this is the 25th
year since the formation
of Copely Developments
Ltd. the Copely family
also celebrate their 40th
year in the plastics industry.
During this period we
have seen major developments
in the industry and arc
proud to have made some
contribution During this
very exciting period. |
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| Category
1 Supplier Award from ARCO |
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| The UK's
Leading Distributor, ARCO
Ltd., with over 18 branches
countrywide has awarded
Copely Developments Ltd.
with Category 1 supplier
status for the second year
running. All ARCO suppliers
are assessed each year by
each branch and by head
office; this assessment
covers all aspects of trading,
from product quality and
delivery, to technical and
sales support. ARCO Ltd.
have been a valued customer
with a special trading relationship
since 1973. |
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| Safestrip
PVC Insulation screens |
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| Safestrip
PVC strip with improved
clarity has been available
during 1997. This is the
culmination of joint development
work between our suppliers
EVC (European Vinyls Corporation)
and ourselves. This improved
food quality grade of material,
with a very low odour level,
has resulted in increased
sales both at home and overseas.
Safestrip is widely used
in factories and warehouses,
at airports and in hospitals
and cold stores, for both
heat and cold insulation
and noise barriers.
Special colours are supplied
to certain overseas customers
which are claimed to repel
flying insects such as
mosquitoes!
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| Overseas
Sales |
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| 1997 has
been a most difficult year
due to the high value of
sterling in overseas markets.
In spite of this we have
gained new customers in
a number of areas including
the far east and south America.
Several visits have been
made to both new and existing
customers and our far eastern
representative Mr Dick Lovett
visits the region every
two months. |
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| New
Compact Series |
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| Copely
are pleased to announce
the forthcoming launch of
their new range of industrial
airline coils. This will
take the form of Eurolon
Compact Series, a balanced
range of type 12 nylon preformed
coils complemented by the
Codeflex Polyurethane Compact
series which we believe
will offer a comprehensive
range to satisfy most applications
where space is at a premium.
We have designed the Compact
series to be ergonomically
effective in use offering
flexibility, good retention
and swivel couplings in
a bid to eradicate entanglement.
For further information
please contact our Sales
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| Training |
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| Congratulations
to: Robert Brooks and Cathie
Leeland who recently attended
a B.S.I. Internal Auditors
course which they both completed
successfully. There new
skills are being fully utilised.
Priti Patel is currently
attending an evening class
for intermediate Business
Training and has already
passed her RSA 1 in Computer
Studies.
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| Did
you know...? |
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| Denise
Ross is the icing on our
cake. By day she slaves
happily over a hot switchboard
and by night she slaves
over a hot oven baking a
range of exquisitely decorated
celebration cakes - as Copely
continue to expand!
Phillip Marsham takes
your orders and progresses
your enquiries effectively
during the week. At the
Weekend he can be found
giving orders of a more
colourful nature in support
of a not so effective
Leicester City F.C.!
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Copely Developments Ltd - Thurmaston
Lane - Leicester - LE4 7HU -
England
Phone: 44 116 276 5881 - Fax:
44 116 246 0117
Email: sales@copely.com |
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