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Newsletter - Autumn 2008
Welcome to the 4th newsletter of 2008.
Editors comment (or Syd's Ramblings)
Thank you everyone, for your comments on the new site
design.
All the replies were very positive.
I will be changing only a few pages at a time, on a month by
month basis so that the search engines have chance to pick up on
the redirects, so please bear with me.
As this is the last newsletter before Christmas, I have included quite a number of Christmas offers with some very welcome savings.
So all that's left, is to wish you a very happy Christmas.
On with the newsletter.
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Company Profile.
I frequently get asked "What is it you do".
So in this newsletter I will tell you. -
Latest sites: A few of the new sites added, well worth a look.
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Christmas offers and Gift Ideas: For late shoppers we have some excellent offers that have been made available only through the newsletter, but please note any offer end dates.
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Mainwaring Metals Ltd.
Mainwaring Metals Ltd. was set up in 1988 to supply aluminium ingot to the foundry industry.
Aluminium ingot is the bar that foundries melt to produce their castings and is supplied as different specifications dependent on the method of casting and physical properties required - pure aluminium is very ductile and low in strength, but by adding different alloying elements e.g copper, silicon, magnesium the physical properties can be altered.
The basic manufacture of secondry aluminium ingot involves melting scrap aluminium, adding the required alloying materials and then casting into ingots.
It is described as secondary, because the scrap has previously been used (Recycling). Primary ingot however is manufactured from pure aluminium obtained from the ore.
The scrap required comes from a number of sources, from
manufacturing residue to previously used parts e.g. aluminium car
wheels.
The scrap will contain a mixture of material that has been cast,
forged or machined from solid.
By blending these different materials, we can produce a melt
that will become a casting alloy.
The next stage is to analyse the molten metal using specroscopy
and make any final adjustments to the alloy before casting into
ingot.
Once cast, the ingots are stacked and painted - the colours identifying the specification.
We also make primary aluminium alloy ingot which uses pure aluminium with the neccessary alloying agents rather than from scrap.
The castings produced from our ingots are used in a number of sectors including marine, formula 1, leisure, protyping, construction and highways.
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New Sites
t-mac Technologies Ltd -
t-mac helps business conform to legislation and showcase its
commitment to the environment by providing businesses with an
online view of their sites energy consumption by monitoring site
conditions.
t-mac Technologies Ltd
Savile Rogue - cashmere football
scarves - Savile Rogue is the world's only brand of
cashmere football scarves. Made in Scotland in the finest
cashmere wool, in the colours of most English clubs, plus some
European and Scottish teams.
Savile
Rogue - cashmere football scarves
Oliver Strong Sculptures
- Oliver Strong is a talented British artist who creates
large ‘direct-metal’ sculptures of wildlife and
contemporary art forms in bronze and stainless steel.
http://www.britishproductsdirectory.co.uk/southwest/sw_sculpture.htm
Punkin Patch - Punkin
Patch is a new boutique specialising in baby and children's
furniture, bedding and accessories.
http://www.britishproductsdirectory.co.uk/southeast/se_nursery-furniture.htm
