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AHT supporting Quicksilver
water-speed project
Alloy Heat Treatment (AHT) are delighted to be involved
in the Quicksilver World Water Speed Record project. The
project is a collaborative venture uniting highly-skilled people
and firms from across the broad span of British industry,
drawn together by the man who founded the project, author
Nigel M acknight.
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AHT Director, Ian Perks explained “We are extremely proud to sponsor the uicksilver
project in its aim to bring the World Water Speed Record back to Great Britain, and it
would be great to be a part of that. It is brilliant that there is a concentration of local
companies that are also supporting the project. AHT’s support of the uicksilver
project will be highlighted when they exhibit between 11-17th July at MAA stand 1/
B90 Hall 1, UK Pavilion at the Farnborough International Airshow.
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German Electronic
Component Distribution:
Remaining stable in Q2/2016
Kasto automated
warehouse forms core of
new distribution centre
Electronic Components Market Germany (FBDi e.V.)
in Million Euro
1.000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
CY10
The member companies of the German electronic
component distribution association FBDi e. . report sales
growth of 5.6% for the second quarter 016; revenues
totalled
16 million. In summary, the first six months of
the year recorded an increase in turn-over of 7.7%. Orders
did not rise as strongly, increasing by 3.3% to
09 Million
in the second quarter 016. The order increase across the
first half of the year was still 5. %.
CY11
CY12
CY13
Q1
Q2
Q3
CY14
CY15
CY16
Source: FBDi e.V., August 2016
Q4
Electronic Components Market Germany (FBDi e.V.)
in Million Euro
1,20
1.000
1,03
0,96
0,99
1,00
1,01
1,01
1,04
0,99
0,97
0,99
1,00
800
0,80
600
0,60
400
0,40
200
0,20
0
0,00
1Q14
2Q14
3Q14
4Q14
Billings
1Q15
2Q15
Bookings
3Q15
4Q15
1Q16
2Q16
Book-to-Bill-Ratio
Source: FBDi e.V., August 2016
The breakdown across the various technology fields remained stable. Semiconductors
accounted for 70% of sales, rising by 5.3% to
56 million. Next came passive
components, which achieved sales of
119 million, accounting for 15% of total
revenues. With a 9. % increase, passive components performed well above average.
Electromechanical component sales totalled
7 million, achieving a growth of
1. %. The power supply segment grew most strongly, increasing by 13. %. Its sales
revenues of
1.0 million represented .6% of the total.
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New lighting rental scheme
aids cash flow
Using LED lighting with the latest in lighting
management systems, it is now relatively easy
to achieve 50% to 0% energy savings on most
projects with these energy savings paying for the
systems and installation.
With this in mind, Aura Light has launched a Rent
Your Lighting’ scheme which eliminates investment
in equipment and reduces an organisation’s energy
costs from day one.
Simon Taylor, Aura Light UK’s Managing Director comments, “This is an
exciting development with big benefits for UK commerce and industry.
The concept is likely to appeal to all business directors and accountants
as the scheme aids cash flow keeping costs off the balance sheet and also
takes advantage of the tax benefits.
Email: [email protected] www.aura-light.co.uk
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www.alloyheat.co.uk
Pipe Center has opened a new distribution centre DC in Measham, Derbyshire, the
newest and most technologically advanced distribution operation in the supply chain
of parent company, Wolseley UK.
The 1 ,000 sq ft facility, which went live in December 01 , has given Pipe Center the
ability to provide next-day delivery across its entire network and has created over 50
new jobs. At its heart is a bespoke, 3,33 -location KASTOunicompact .0 automated
warehouse, built in Germany and supplied through KASTO Ltd, Milton Keynes. The
cassette-type tube storage system provides dynamic goods-to-man presentation for
efficient picking, which reduces the amount of manual handling required.
The KASTO system has reduced the distance warehouse operatives have to move
when picking, speeding the consolidation of orders. The warehouse design also
increases the height used for storage of Pipe Center’s SKUs stock keeping units . The
consequently reduced footprint represented significant cost savings.
Email: [email protected]
www.kasto.uk.com
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