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SELLERS ENGINEERS LIMITED - NEW BOARD DIRECTOR

TONY SHACKLETON

We are pleased to announce that Tony Shackleton was appointed to the Company Board on 25th April 2008 as Director of Marketing and Far East.

Tony joined Sellers Engineers in May 1994 and has travelled extensively since that time on sales of our Carpet Finishing Machinery. He has played the leading role in developing our business in the Far East and in particular China.

He previously spent 20 years with James Mackie of Belfast on technical sales of Extrusion and Spinning Machinery, followed by a short period with William Tatham’s of Rochdale on Non-Woven equipment.

SELLERS ENGINEERS LTD

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D. U. Armitage

ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 – SHANGHAI – 27th – 31st JULY 2008

To-date we have a total of 22 British exhibitors, 16 of which are supported members of BTMA, this represents 37% of the members of the Association. The total area covered by the UK exhibitors is almost 700 sq metres

BTMA TURKEY SYMPOSIUM - ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS

Four companies with a total of seven speakers who took part were again extremely pleased with the outcome of the symposia, which were held in Istanbul, Denizli and Gaziantep.

Companies who participated were:-

• James H. Heal & Co Limited (2 speakers)
• Roaches International Limited
• SDL Atlas Limited (3 speakers)
• Verivide Limited

The symposia were arranged in conjunction with the UK Trade and Investment Office at the British Consulate General in Istanbul.

Presentations were given to specially invited audience

s via a simultaneous translation system following which a net working session was held. further symposia are now being planned.

TEXMAC 2007 EXHIBITION - NEW DELHI

BTMA organised a British Pavilion at the TEXMAC 2007 Exhibition held in New Delhi from the 17th - 20th January 2007.

Six member companies exhibited in the British Pavilion:

• James H Heal & Co Ltd
• Richard Hough Ltd
• Roaches International Ltd
• SDC Enterprises Ltd
• SDL Atlas Ltd
• Verivide Ltd

ITMA 2007 - MUNICH 13-20th SEPTEMBER 2007

A total of 56 British exhibitors participated in the exhibition, 39 of which were supported members of the BTMA (this represents 89% of the membership).

British Companies covered a total area of 2632 square metres, this being an average of 47 square metres per exhibitor. At ITMA 2003 in Birmingham the average was only 32 square metres per exhibitor.

BTMA participated in the new concept Research and Education Area, where a cheque for Euros 5000 was presented to Leeds University for their work on developing Multi-Media Education and Development programme for the Textile Industry.

BTMA INDIA SYMPOSIUM

Following on from the success of the recent BTMA Symposia held in Pakistan and Turkey, 5 member companies participated in the series of symposia which commenced on the 10th January 2007.

Presentations will be given to invited audiences in Mumbai, Tirapur and New Delhi by:-

• James H. Heal & Co Ltd
• Roaches International Ltd
• SDC Enterprises Ltd
• SDL Atlas Ltd
• Verivide Ltd

The final symposia in the series was held in New Delhi immediately prior to the TEXMAC 07 Exhibition.

BTMA PAKISTAN SYMPOSIUM - 14-21st JANUARY 2006 - A GREAT SUCCESS

All seven companies who took part in this the first BTMA Symposium were extremely pleased with the attendance at each of the symposia which were held in Karachi, Faisalabad and Lahore

Companies who participated were

• Crosrol (UK) Limited
• James H. Heal & Co Limited
• Richard Hough Limited
• Roaches International Limited
• SDC Enterprises Limited
• SDL Atlas Limited
• Verivide Limited

The symposia were arranged in conjunction with the UK Trade and Investment Office at the British Deputy High Commission in Karachi. Presentations were given to specially invited audiences following which a networking session was held which gave the participating companies the opportunity of making valuable contacts.

ITM 2006 - ISTANBUL BTMA INFORMATION BOOTH

Sixteen member companies exhibited at the ITM 2006 Exhibition held in Istanbul, Turkey from 27th June to 2nd July 2006.

Despite lower than expected attendance figures the quality of visitor was reported to be good with high levels of enquiries.

Large groups of visitors attended from Iran, Syria and Egypt with the largest group obviously from the Turkish regions.

BTMA were present in a prime area of the foyer where information from all the member companies was on display, together with interpretation, secretarial and communication services for those members present.

BRITISH PAVILION AT CITME 2006 - BEIJING

BTMA organised a British pavilion at the CITME 2006 exhibition held in Beijing 17th - 21st October 2006. It followed the same striking and image enhancing design as used previously in Shanghai.

Eleven member companies exhibited in the British Pavilion.

• Fibreguide Ltd
• Focus Label Machinery Ltd
• James Holdsworth & Bros Ltd
• Richard Hough Ltd
• Roaches International Ltd
• SDC Enterprises Ltd
• Sellers Engineers Ltd
• Slack & Parr Ltd
• Strayfield Ltd
• Texkimp Ltd
• Verivide Ltd

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