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News Release from: Prima Industrie UK
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Team on 05 March 2007
Laser cutting firm appoints sales
manager
Laser cutting machine company Prima Industrie UK has appointed Paul Downs as sales manager for the UK and Ireland and he brings 19 years' of sheet metal machine industry experience.
Coventry-based laser cutting and automation equipment specialist Prima Industrie UK has strengthened its senior sales and marketing team with the appointment of Paul Downs as sales manager for the UK and Ireland With a 19-year pedigree of sheet metal machine tool sales backed by a wealth of welding and fabrication experience gained within the automotive and manufacturing sectors, Paul joins Prima with key responsibilities for developing sales of the company's profiling and multi-axis laser cutting and automation solutions in the Midlands and Ireland
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 31 May 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Paul's appointment reflects our drive to increase company turnover by more than 30% within the next 18 months," said Prima UK's managing director Joe Attuoni.
"I am delighted to welcome him to our team, as he has first hand experience of providing engineering solutions in several of the key sectors we are targeting for growth." He said: "Paul's past record of success in sheet metal processing machine sales will be invaluable in establishing him as a principal point of contact for many customers.
His appointment allows us to capitalise on our core engineering and management strengths, to reinforce Prima's position as a leading developer and manufacturer of high capability, cost-effective laser cutting and automated work handling solutions." * About Paul Downs - born and educated in Coventry, Downs specialised in sheet metal and thin plate fabrication following the completion of his engineering apprenticeship in 1978.
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A highly skilled sheet metal worker, he took up his first sales role with Coventry-based machine tool company Eckold in 1988.
He subsequently held senior sales management roles with a variety of companies in the sheet metal punching, pressing, forming and profiling equipment sector, joining Prima from Italian machine tool manufacturer Salvagnini.
Married with two children and currently living in Rugby, Warwickshire, Downs is a life-long rugby football fan.
He is both an active player and coaches the Rugby Lions under 17 rugby football team in his spare time.
* About Prima Industrie UK - Coventry-based Prima Industrie UK draws on the established track record of its Italian parent organisation Prima Industrie, a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of laser cutting machines and automation solutions.
Prima UK provides sales, installation and servicing for a wide range of new and pre-owned 2D and 3D cutting machines that are used by customers in industries as diverse as aerospace, automotive, marine and electrical equipment manufacture. Request free introductory details about products from Prima Industrie UK ...
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