A B O U T E P D A
The Members
EPDA members manufacture and distribute plastic-oriented products: plastic semis and/or plastic pipe, valves and fittings. These products come in a wide range of shapes, colours, forms and materials. The main shapes include sheets, blocks, rods, profiles, tubes, pipes, valves and fittings. The successful integration of these materials into the marketplace is a common concern among the members of EPDA.
EPDA members maintain large inventories, and most offer sophisticated cutting services and stock auxiliary products, such as welding equipment and cements or plastic fittings and valves. It is not only the immediate availability of a large variety of plastic semis that characterises the activities of the members of EPDA. The day-to-day contact with the major players in the industry provides EPDA members with access to the most up-to-date information. This detailed and thorough knowledge of materials and their applications is available to fellow members and to all fabricators, whatever the activity.
Aim and Objectives
| EPDA Objectives |
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To
ensure that cross-fertilisation of ideas are shared. |
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To
increase the prestige of the plastics distribution industry. |
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To
promote EPDA members as superior sources of distribution. |
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To
establish a communications network between distributor and manufacturer
members. |
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To
establish working groups and committees to address specific areas
of concern to the membership. |
The
aim of the EPDA is to safeguard and improve the level of distribution
of those companies who stock and wholesale plastic-oriented products,
such as sheet, rod, tube, film, pipe, valves, fittings, etc. This objective
is achieved through collection, production and dissemination of information,
and by providing meaningful business and social interaction. Regular formal
and informal events are considered essential so that cross-fertilisation
of ideas and information can take place.
Issues which are under constant review include economic and environmental
issues and quality distribution. EPDA members monitor and discuss the
economic and environmental issues facing the plastics industry. This provides
a unique opportunity to obtain a European-wide forum for in-depth discussion.
In addition, there are increasingly high demands from customers for a
fast, efficient, quality-assured supply route, encompassing BS5750 and
ISO 9000. This requires increasingly professional skills in distribution
to ensure an effective and rapid route to the market. The association
provides opportunities for members to update themselves on current academic
knowledge and practical experience.
EPDA
Leadership
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| BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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| President | Bryan Heath | Robert Horne Sign & Display |
| Vice President | Giovanni Vesco | Angst + Pfister Group |
| Board Member | Antonella Annunziata | Madreperla Spa |
| Board Member | Frans Blok | IBG |
| Board Member | Fred Arnulf Busen | Polytron Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG |
| COMMITTEES AND NETWORKING GROUPS |
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| Communications Committee | ||
| Chair | Hans Winterleitner | Zell-Metall GmbH |
| Vice Chair | Paolo Cattaneo | Gevacril Germany |
| Distributor/Manufacturer Relations Group |
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| Co-chair | Fred Arnulf Busen | Polytron Kunststofftechnik |
| Co-chair | Martin Baras | ENSINGER GmbH |
| Plastic Stock Shapes Group | ||
| Chair | David Williams | Amari Plastics Plc |
| Vice Chair | Aviv Oren | Scope Metal Trading & Technical Services |
| PVF Group | ||
| Chair | Frans Blok | IBG |
| Vice Chair | António Goncalves Ferreira | Goncalves Ferreira, LDA |
| Membership Committee | ||
| Chair | Karin Dusil | Centroplast Engineering Plastics GmbH |
| UK Division | ||
| Chair | Calvin Hussey | Righton Ltd. |
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