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HSP appoints David Smith as new sales manager for Aberdeen

Newbury, Berkshire 15 August 2013: H.S. Pipequipment (HSP), an Edgen Murray company, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Smith as sales manager for Aberdeen.

Smith brings more than 20 years’ experience working with valves and actuated valves to the role and has previously worked with both the petrochemical and oil and gas markets.

At HSP Aberdeen he heads up a team of 11 sales and operations staff. The firm holds approximately £2m-worth of world-class valves at the Aberdeen site, serving the oil, gas, and petrochemical industry across Scotland.

Smith’s current priority is to grow sales and build on the substantial growth HSP has accomplished in the region, which is now worth £8m. To achieve this, Smith will build on the strong relationships HSP has with all of the major local contractors.

“It’s a great pleasure to lead HSP’s sales and operations team here at Aberdeen,” he says. “Over the years they have established fantastic relationships with customers and are always fully committed to delivering the best possible service.”

HSP Managing Director, Peter Everett, added: “David’s drive, determination and solid experience of the market made him the ideal candidate for the new sales director role,” he says. “His extensive knowledge, focus and commitment in building the business will undoubtedly go a long way in fostering ongoing growth and success for HSP in Scotland.”

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Note to editors:

H.S. Pipequipment (HSP) is a leading supplier of valves to the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, providing manual and actuated valves to end users, contractors, equipment manufacturers and distributors. The company has been operating for more than 30 years and represents many of the world’s leading valve manufacturers including Bonney Forge and Larsen & Toubro. HS Pipequipment’s headquarters is in Newbury, with further branches of the company in Teesside and Aberdeen. HSP specialises in the fulfilment of complex orders and can deliver multimillion-pound packages of valves and actuated valves.

About Edgen Murray

Edgen Murray, an Edgen Group company, is a leading global distributor of specialised products for worldwide energy and infrastructure markets. Edgen Murray delivers high performance pipe, plate, valves and related components to upstream, midstream, downstream, power, civil construction and mining customers from more than 35 global locations spanning the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Edgen Murray supports every step of a project’s lifecycle and ensures all commercial needs, technical requirements and project schedules are met with precision, anywhere in the world. This is achieved through global scale, long-standing mill & manufacturing relationships, a focus on quality, strategically-located inventory and experienced staff. For more information, visit www.edgenmurray.com.

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