Distrupol PIC is a winner

Curtis Hansford, of Concept Cables in Blandford Forum, Dorset, has won the Distrupol PIC (Product Information Centre) prize draw and is the lucky recipient of two tickets to New York. He received his prize from John Brenchley of Distrupol at the Concept Cables offices on 4 October 2007. Curtis’ name was picked during late September by John Whitehead, deputy editor at Plastics & Rubber Weekly, from the hundreds of new registrants to Distrupol’s PIC on-line materials selection database since March 2007.

Concept Cables Limited, founded in 2003, is an independent insulated wire and cable manufacturer with extensive experience in providing cabling solutions for harsh environments and non-standard applications. From the outset, it has viewed Distrupol as a key supplier, particularly in terms of the distributor’s ability to advise on a wide range of polymer issues. The PIC has been especially useful in this context, providing rapid access to data sheets for grades currently in use and those considered as potential solutions.

Curtis Hansford, a cable design engineer who has been with Concept Cables from its foundation, says: “I always use the PIC to get our data sheets. I like that I can compare different data sheets side by side, even if they're not the same type of material or from different suppliers.” Concept Cables is currently increasing its manufacturing capability for sub-sea and pipeline inspection cables. According to John Kewley, the company’s managing director: “Working with Distrupol will be vital to the future growth of the company.”

Since its launch in April 2005, the PIC has attracted over 2,500 registered users. It was created specifically to help designers and processors in “fit for purpose” polymer selection, providing them with access to a searchable technical database with thousands of polymer grades in Distrupol’s portfolio. Of key importance, the PIC allows the user to compare grades and even polymer types presented in the same format, side by side on-screen, giving a considerable improvement over paper-based and many other screen-based systems. “The high number of registered users goes to show that, by providing customers with a unique and user-responsive polymer database, which can make a positive contribution to their competitiveness, everyone can be a winner with PIC,” commented John Brenchley.

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About Distrupol

Distrupol provides plastics processors with the most comprehensive link to the world’s leading polymers. Underpinning its customer-centric, Europe-wide materials distribution business is a full range of technical and application development assistance to supplement customers’ own resources. Adapted to individual needs and local conditions, Distrupol’s services give the support that delivers optimised technical and commercial solutions.

A daughter company of Univar NV, Distrupol is a major polymer industry distribution and service supplier in Europe where it already leads the market in the UK, Ireland and the Nordic region. Headquartered in the UK, Distrupol has a network of offices and logistics centres in Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, as well as the in UK. For further information please visit: www.distrupol.com .

About Univar

Univar NV is a chemical distribution leader in North America and Europe, with annual sales of approximately 6 billion euro. The company serves customers in key industry sectors from a broad-based product offering sourced from the world’s foremost chemical producers. Customer sectors include food, pharmaceuticals, personal care, natural resources, cleaning products and coatings, and they are supported through an extensive network of 163 centres located throughout the USA, Canada and 18 European countries. For more information: www.univarcorp.com .