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[June 2006]
Top Technical References Lead to Major Orders for Dragon&TCKilns
Following the company's participation in Ceramitec 2006, Dragon&TCKilns said it was delighted to announce that towards the end of an extremely busy week in Munich, it signed a new kiln order agreement on the stand.The order was placed by Foseco PLC, a world leader in products and solutions for improving foundry and steelmill performance and one of the best known names in the international steel refractories business.
This particular contract was gained following on from the successful completion of a total kiln plant installation carried out by Dragon&TCKilns for Foseco in China.
The unit ordered was a 48 cubic metre specialist oven and in a fast turnround project is scheduled to be installed in August 2006. It will be commissioned at Foseco Steel UK’s Bonnybridge site in Stirlingshire, Scotland.
Adam Slater, Director of Dragon&TCKilns, said after the contract signing: "This is our first time as an exhibitor at Ceramitec and we are delighted to have secured such a prestigious order after only two days. It already justifies our faith in the event and is obviously a ringing endorsement of our existing references in this field".
Also confirmed as a result of negotiations undertaken at the exhibition has been an order valued at just under US$300,000 from Kütahya Porselen in Turkey for a fast fire decorating kiln for on-glaze and in-glaze porcelain. Kütahya employs over 1,300 people these days and is recognised as one of the leading mainstream producers of quality porcelain tableware.
The company has continually sought to improve and expand its production facilities and works with the most advanced porcelain technology available in the world today. Dragon&TCKilns reports that this particular contract was the subject of fierce competition from European suppliers, but one thing that Kütahya knew it could rely on was a good partner relationship and strong kiln performance – based on its previous experience over the past two years during which time Dragon&TCKilns has installed four kilns at the company.
"These two repeat orders from existing customers tell their own story," said Adam Slater. "Exhibitions such as Ceramitec always result in a swirl of really tough bidding, but in the end the long-term relationships we are forging and the reliability and cost effectiveness of our systems pay dividends. The inevitable comparisons are made and Dragon&TCKilns and its technical support are viewed favourably – this has proven to be the case once again in Munich."
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