Teekay Couplings Opens German Operation
Leading UK specialist pipe coupling manufacturer Teekay Couplings Ltd has opened its recently launched German operation Teekay Rohrkupplungen GmbH in Ratingen, near Düsseldorf, Germany. The new German company is expected to achieve a turnover of 100,000 couplings in its first 12 months and will, according to joint Managing Director Ian Webb (left), meet the expanding business potential throughout Central Europe including Germany, Austria and Scandinavia; developing business in five key sectors: marine, water, civil engineering, building services and industrial.Headed by MD, Klaus Reimers (right), previously Sales Manager with a leading German stainless steel distributor, the new company includes sales and purchasing staff. It will also include a logistics team with nearby warehouse facilities offering rack, rebox and distribution services. The new company will stock 10,000 couplings with ‘top up’ deliveries twice a week. The complete product range (covered by 92 worldwide patents) will be available, including market leading products such as the Axilock-FP range which complies with IACS and VdS requirements.
The company was established in 1961 and began producing couplings in 1975. Today it produces more than 250,000 couplings a year. Recent orders include a major European cruise vessel builder is currently using 50,000 couplings per year. Teekay Couplings Ltd has also been selected by BAE Systems to supply Axilock-FP couplings for the Type 45 Anti Air Warfare Destroyer Project, the backbone of the UK Royal Navy’s future air defence capability. A major dry docks is fitting 800 couplings on two seismic survey vessels.