Halifax Rack and Screw Cutting Company (HRS), with company offices in the UK and US, and manufacturing facilities in Brighouse, England, has announced the receipt of FPAL Registration to further expand their growing supply of parts to the offshore oil and gas drilling industry. FPAL is an industry based organization which works to identify, qualify, evaluate and monitor suppliers on behalf of its purchasing members.
Dale Norman, the company’s European Sales Manager, stated “HRS has invested more than one million pounds in new state-of-the-art equipment over the past couple of years at our Brighouse production facility with further continued investment planned for 2012. This investment ensures our continued ability to supply the highest quality gear rack, pinion, lead screw and power nut products at competitive pricing to the oil and gas industry. It also allows us to continue building our growing North American and Scandinavian offshore business. FPAL review and approval of our registration request is a further step in our recognition as a quality supplier to this industry.”
Halifax Rack and Screw Cutting Co. is a world-wide leader in gear rack design and manufacturing. HRS provides rack and pinions for some of the toughest applications around the world; oil and gas, lifts and elevators, marine, power generation, cranes, irrigation and sewage, power transmission, and indexing drives. The company provided nearly five miles of rack utilized in the recent construction of the world’s tallest building- the Burj Tower in Dubai.
Gearing products include helical rack in stock and custom materials. Stock and custom pinions are available in industry standard or custom specified materials. In addition to gear products, HRS manufactures all types of lead screws, power screws and nuts. All HRS screws are cut (not rolled) from performance guaranteed materials.
For additional information, visit www.halifaxrs.com. In Europe, contact Dale Norman at +44 (0) 1484 714667 or dale.norman@hrs-ccl.co.uk to request data sheets or other technical information. For information in North America contact Rich Easley at 513-679-0313 or reasley@halifaxrs.com.
FPAL Registration/Supplier #10052570
