Fine Tubes in the United Kingdom and Superior Tube in the United States are Awarded Contracts by Airbus
PLYMOUTH, UK - UK-based Fine Tubes and US-based Superior Tube, leading manufacturers and global suppliers of precision tubes for critical applications, have both been awarded contracts by leading airframe manufacturer, Airbus, Toulouse, France.
For Fine Tubes, the award represents not just an extension of its long-standing relationship with Airbus, but also a greater share of the aircraft manufacturer’s total tubing requirements, particularly hydraulic tubing. In addition to supplying both stainless steel and titanium tubing for the A320, A330, A350 XWB and A380 commercial aircraft models, Fine Tubes also will produce tubes for Airbus Defence and Space as well as Airbus Helicopters, formerly Eurocopter.
Over the course of the contract, Fine Tubes’ Plymouth facility will manufacture the tubing and ship it to Airbus sub-contractors worldwide.
Wade Burchell, Aerospace Product Manager commented: “This is excellent news for Fine Tubes and reflects the reputation we have built up with Airbus as a reliable, quality partner, responsive to its total needs.”
For Superior Tube, a long-term supplier to other major manufacturers in the aerospace industry, the contract is its first opportunity to supply Airbus with tubes manufactured at the company’s plant in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.
Brian Mercer, Director, Sales and Marketing for both Fine Tubes and Superior Tube, added: “We’re delighted that Airbus has not only made the decision to extend the scope of its previous contract with Fine Tubes but also to award tubing business to Superior Tube for the first time. This confirms the fact that the partnership between Fine Tubes and Superior Tube can deliver real synergistic benefits to our customers”.
About Fine Tubes
www.finetubes.com
 @FineTubes
• Established 70 years ago, Fine Tubes is a leading metal tubing manufacturer with its headquarters and production facilities in Plymouth, UK, and sales offices in Germany (Meerbusch), France (Orleans), India (Mumbai) and the US (Collegeville) as well as several agents across the globe.
• The company manufactures both seamless and welded tubes, in a wide range of stainless steel, nickel, titanium and zirconium alloys, for critical applications in the oil, gas, nuclear and power, aerospace, chemicals and medical equipment industries.
• Fine Tubes currently employs around 380 permanent staff and exports its products to over 35 countries worldwide, including Russia, India, China and the United States.
• Recent projects for which Fines Tubes has supplied specialist tubing include the Airbus A380 and A350 series, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, the Gemasolar power station, and CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.
About Superior Tube
www.superiortube.com
 @SuperiorTube
• Superior Tube is a global leader in the manufacture of precision tubing. From aerospace to power stations, and oil and gas extraction to medicine, its products are used in a range of industries.
• Based in Collegeville, PA, the company’s manufacturing capabilities include seamless and welded tubes, straight lengths or coils, in stainless steel, nickel, titanium and zirconium.
• Fine Tubes and Superior Tube are a unit of AMETEK Specialty Metal Products, a division of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.
For more information, contact Fine Tubes, Plymbridge Rd., Plymouth, Devon PL6 7LG, United Kingdom. Telephone: +44 (0) 1752 735851. Fax: +44 (0) 1752 73301. E-mail: press.finetubes@ametek.com. Website: www.finetubes.com
Superior Tube, 3900 Germantown Pike, Collegeville, PA 19426-3112, USA. Telephone : +1 610-489-5200. Fax: +1 610-489-5252. Email: press.superiortube@ametek.com - Website: www.superiortube.com
