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News Release from: APT Leicester (Automatic Precision Turning)
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 July 2006
Precision turned parts maker
restructures
As part of an ongoing drive to strengthen and improve its service to customers, APT Leicester has restructured its senior management team, promoting Barry Debenham to production director.
As part of an ongoing drive to strengthen and improve its service to customers, APT Leicester, UK, has restructured its senior management team, promoting Barry Debenham to production director after 51 years with the precision turning specialist company Debenham brings more than 30 years' experience in engineering to the post, including 18 years in machine tool sales/applications
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Apr 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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After a four-year apprenticeship with Glacier Metals in Alperton (Wembley) West London, he joined William Watts at Watford.
Following his appointment as applications engineering manager for Traub in Brackley, he held the position of sales manager at Star Micronics for two years before joining APT Leicester.
"With a customer base which demands the best in terms of quality and reliability, Barry's extensive engineering background makes him well qualified to help us take the company forward," said APT's managing director David Bailey.
"This appointment reflects our commitment to providing customers with one of the most comprehensive and cost-effective precision turning services in the UK." Born and educated in Harrow, Debenham is married with four children and lives in Deddington, Oxon.
He enjoys watching rugby in his spare time.
* About APT Leicester - established in Groby, Leicester more than 50 years ago, APT Leicester is a leading supplier of precision turned components from 1mm to 42mm diameter in materials ranging from aluminium, brass and steel, to plastics, stainless and high temperature alloys.
The company's products are backed by certification to ISO quality standards and include components used in lock making, aerospace, dentistry, confectionery production, reprographics, home entertainment, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment manufacture.
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