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The Bradbury Group team ( Hofstetter in blue shirt .)
Expanded customer service
The Bradbury Group has announced the addition of Thomas Hofstetter to its North American customer service and sales support team . As a service technician for The Bradbury Group , he will focus on servicing Athader equipment and customers . Athader ( in Renteria , Spain ) is a company within The Bradbury Group and supplier of advanced , customised slitting and cut-to-length lines . With hundreds of coil processing lines operating on five continents , Athader has focused on customer productivity and coil processing operations for 30 years .
Hofstetter , working from The Bradbury Co ., Inc . in Moundridge , KS ( USA ), will assist Athader customers with equipment troubleshooting , technical instruction , remote service , spare parts , equipment upgrades and more . Along with his degree in welding technology , he brings five years of experience in Weapons Test and Assembly in the U . S . Navy and four years as a shipboard install subject matter expert for all naval aircraft carriers .
Hofstetter joins Athader ’ s North American service team working with Steve Baker ( Athader sales area manager ); Eduardo Maldonado ( Mexico sales manager ); Jim Sugars ( industry sales leader , coil processing lines ) and Jason Bartel ( technical sales engineer ). He will also work closely with Athader service in Spain and Bradbury service in the USA .
The Bradbury Co ., Inc ., in Moundridge , KS , is expanding its test and assembly facility by approximately 40 % to increase manufacturing capacity and provide additional space for testing custom-built production lines before shipping to customers ’ facilities . It has also been expanding its workforce since June 2021 . Bradbury ’ s multi-phase expansion process was expected to be complete by February 2022 .
Athader joined The Bradbury Group of companies in 2012 . Bradbury Group ’ s equipment consists of slitting lines ; cut-tolength lines ; stacking and packaging lines ; rotary shears ; slitting heads and levelling technology , including the patented e-drive ® leveller . n
Leading metal recycler , EMR , has confirmed two key appointments in the expansion of its UK Metal Recycling team .
Jonathan Bower , Commercial Director , joins EMR having spent almost 30 years at ELG Haniel Metals Ltd , most recently in the role of Chief Commercial Officer , EMEA . During his time with ELG , Jonathan carried out a wide range of roles , with a short spell in 2005 at Heppenstall Metal Company , before stepping up to the Chief Commercial role in 2012 .
Jonathan will work closely with EMR ’ s steelworks and foundry customers . He will also maintain and enhance EMR ’ s relationships with the steelmaking industry and continue the development of sustainable materials for these industries .
Matt Hunt , Regional General Manager , Non-Ferrous , formerly Vice President Operations , EMEA , for ELG Haniel Metals Ltd , has worked in a number of trading and commercial management roles during his time with ELG . This experience saw him step
SCANLAB GmbH , a leading OEM manufacturer of laser scanning solutions , is expanding its management team at the start of 2022 . To be better positioned to achieve its ambitious goals for its future and growth , it is expanding its operative management team . Long-standing head of finance , Dirk Thomas , and head of research & development , Christian Sonner , have been newly appointed to the management board .
Dirk Thomas has been part of the company ’ s workforce for more than 20 years . As a new managing director , he will be responsible for Administration , Controlling , Human Resources and the IT department . Currently , digital transformation is a core element of SCANLAB ’ s future strategy .
R & D director Christian Sonner has also been appointed to the Board of Managing Directors . He has been part of the SCANLAB family for nine years . In
Jonathan Bower . Matt Hunt .
into an Operational Director role in 2018 . His new role makes him responsible for EMR ’ s UK non-ferrous commercial activity and operations in the Northern Region .
Ian Sheppard , managing director of Metal Recycling at EMR , commented : “ I would like to welcome Jonathan and Matt into the EMR family . Both bring with them a wealth of experience in the metal recycling industry which will prove invaluable in the years to come . The ambitious commitments made in our sustainability strategy , which details our journey to becoming net-zero , can only be achieved with the support and dedication of the teams that they will join .” n
SCANLAB targets further growth
SCANLAB Management Team ( left to right ): CFO Dirk Thomas , CEO Georg Hofner and CTO Christian Sonner .
his new role , he will continue to drive the digitalisation of the company ’ s product portfolio and the development of highly integrated scan systems .
SCANLAB CEO , Georg Hofner , has worked for the company since 1995 . All three managing directors believe that a distinct focus on customers and partnerlike relationships with industry and scientific institutes are the company ’ s most important guiding principles .
The previous COO , Christian Huttenloher , has left the company to focus on new challenges . n
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