Metalube Partners with
Blachford in North America
Leading international lubricant manufacturers, Metalube
and H.L. Blachford Ltd have announced a North American
partnership at Interwire 2019 in Atlanta.
The two companies exhibited together from
Booth 505, from the 14th – 16th May 2019.
The partnership between H.L Blachford Ltd
and Metalube will initially focus on selling
Metalube’s high quality, non-ferrous copper
and aluminium wire drawing lubricants across
United States, Canada and Mexico.
Mike Cundari, the President of H.L. Blachford Ltd
says: “This is a very exciting time for us. We have
been working to develop our relationship with
Metalube for some years now and we are delighted
with the exceptional quality of the non-ferrous
lubricants they produce. We look forward to a long
and fruitful joint venture.”
H.L. BLACHFORD LTD is a privately owned company,
founded in 1921, with production facilities in Canada,
the United States, and England. Blachford’s ferrous
and non-ferrous wire drawing products are sold
under the trade name Chemdraw®.
Douglas Hunt, the Commercial Director of Metalube
adds: “This partnership is also excellent news
for Metalube. Blachford has a highly established
presence in North America and like us are a privately-
owned family business with a similar ethos. They
have superb relationships with all of the key non-
ferrous wire drawing producers in the region and we
are highly confident that our products will be very
well received here.”
METALUBE is part of the Bishopdale Group, a
private holding company for a group of industrial
lubricants brands – Metalube, Molyslip and UOP. The
company exports 95% of its production to over 90
countries worldwide and has offices in Manchester,
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Dubai, Mumbai, São Paulo and Shanghai. From its
headquarters in Irlam, Manchester the company has
a fully integrated lubricant manufacturing facility,
including new state-of-the-art laboratories. Research
and development are key to the business and it is
constantly investing in the METALUBE® Technology
Centre to ensure technical excellence and innovation
across its entire range of products and services.
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www.metalube.co.uk