A STOCKTON firm has won a £2.5m contract to build six stove burners for a French company.
VAI Industries (UK) announced yesterday that its blast furnace technology division in Stockton will build the stoves at Sollac, Fos sur Mer in Southern France. This is the first contract awarded by the French steelmaker to Stockton. One of the key elements for the technical people at Sollac is that it is seen as a partnership to solve the problems of burner degradation.
Poole-based VAI acquired the Stockton operations from Kvaerner Metals Equipment last year. The Stockton location employs more than 150 people and has a healthy order book.
Ken Taylor, director of ironmaking, said: "Efficient hot blast stoves are critical for the operation of a modern blast furnace ands we are very pleased to add Sollac Fos to our list of recent successes with SSAB in Sweden and USS Gary in the US.
"This further endorses VAI UK's reputation as a world leader in hot blast stove technology."
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