October 2019

EnerMech, the global provider of integrated services, has made a key appointment as part of its next phase of growth, with Alex Goude joining the company as business development director for Europe. Goude’s focus will be on leveraging EnerMech’s engineering expertise to expand the company’s position in the energy and infrastructure markets across the region. Goude joins from award-winning engineering consultancy Hoare Lee where he was responsible for leading the firm’s strategy and business development activities. Prior to this, he spent over 15 years in the high-tech engineering and construction sector, holding director level positions with M + W Group and Costain. Goude brings with him a breadth of experience in business development, strategy, sales and marketing across the energy and utilities, advanced engineering and technology, infrastructure and maritime sectors. EnerMech’s regional director for Europe, Ross McHardy, said: “Alex has experience of working in European infrastructure and construction markets and his appointment is part of our push for growth and diversification into new industries and territories as we continue to evolve. Our objective is to significantly increase our presence in both the UK and European mainland markets. This will be in our core oil and gas markets as well as across the energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors we specialise in.” Goude added: “EnerMech has a global track record of successfully delivering integrated solutions for the most technically challenging projects. Whether operating to the exacting performance standards of the North Sea oil and gas market or providing smart engineering services for major infrastructure programmes in Australia, EnerMech’s proven capability is increasingly relevant across a range of industry sectors. Underpinning all of this is the company’s culture of ‘can-do responsiveness’ and I am looking forward to sharing this with new clients across the European region and beyond.” NEW FACES www.hpmag.co.uk HOF Hydraulic Solutions, a Bangkok-based manufacturer of high-quality vane pumps, motors, directional control valves and other system accessories, has appointed Paul Flintoff as its OEM sales manager. Flintoff joins the company from Linde Hydraulics, where he worked as a regional sales manager, covering the North of England and Scotland. Flintoff’s appointment underlines HOF Hydraulic Solutions’ commitment to push towards the next phase of growth, which has been the cornerstone of the company’s heritage for over 60 years. With a network of over 70 worldwide distributors and several large OEM customers, Flintoff, a well-known figure across many industry sectors, will be looking to increase HOF Hydraulic Solutions’ footprint within the many industries the product range can be utilised. Managing director, Pudit Chaivorarat, said of the appointment: “Paul is a great addition to the sales management team here at HOF Hydraulic Solutions and he has a proven track record of success across several of our core industry sectors. He has a fantastic background and we are delighted he has joined our team. He brings with him an abundance of technical knowledge as well as an in-depth market knowledge. We are confident he will be a valuable asset to our company.” Sales manager appointment at HOF Hydraulic Solutions EDC Air Compressors develops its business with new manager Augmenting the EDC Air Compressors team is Gary Miller, a veteran of valves and a consummate compressor professional. With over 25 years’ experience in the business, Miller joins EDC Air Compressors as business development manager for its SCR range of compressors. Having spent the past 12 years in air-related products, Miller has previously been territory and area sales manager for well-known compressor companies. However, his breadth of experience also encompasses pressure relief products, including pneumatic actuators, gained while working at Dawson Bowman and JE Cockayne. Miller commented: “I’ve looked after accounts ranging from the national to the hard- working one-man-band, which has given me experience of a fantastic – and eclectic – mix of customers, all with different expectations. At EDC I hope to not only meet but exceed these expectations.” Julian Mills, EDC AC’s general manager, added: “Gary’s knowledge is matched only by his enthusiasm. He’s a real team-player, interested in solving customers’ problems, not just selling to them. That’s the hallmark of a great BDM.” 58 HYDRAULICS & PNEUMATICS October 2019 New European business development director at EnerMech