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Metsec valuable asset says Duple director
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A WELCOME and logical development is how Duple (Metsec) man aging director Richard West described its acquisition of Metsec.
Speaking in London this week, he said that the export ekd kit body manufacturers link with Duple is a marriage of similar disciplines now geared for development.
Export experience backed by enthusiasm and the money to make it feasible will revitalise operations and offer up new opportunities, said Mr West.
Duple (Metsec) has forty years of experience of ekd productior which will complement tilt range of completely built buset constructed by fellow Duple In ternational Group Company Duple Coachbuilders, o Blackpool.
Duple (Metsec) already plant to offer the Duple range in corn plete form overseas and is cur rently building double body kit; forJakarta and Hong Kong.
Steel frame single deckers art also .being assembled in Pakis tan and Jamaica.
Duple International chairmar C. D. Hay added that against tht background of the current eco nomic climate, it would be fool ish to make any preductions to the future but with the introduc tion of Duple (Metsec) the grour was better geared to meet corn petition both at home anc abroad.
Duple (Metsec) was acquire( earlier this year from the Tub, Investments Group. It suppliel export only bus bodies in ckc form for fitting to chassis frorr major manufacturers includinc. Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Leylanc and Dennis..
Duple International include! Duple Coachbuilders and Bifor Engineering at Blackpool an( with the addition of Metsec wil become one of Britain's larges bus body manufacturers.