PRELOK Seals Partnership with Hillebrand

PRELOK, a leading European processor of locking & sealing products applied on to thread components, has agreed a partnership in Germany with Hillebrand, one of Germany’s leading providers of corrosion protection plating and coating finishes.

This new relationship will enable both companies to offer the German fastener market a “Complete Fastener Finishing Solution”, PRELOK (Europe) managing director, Ian Vickerstaff told this magazine. With both companies having over 50 years experience, the strategic aim of this exciting partnership will be to work closely together, in a mutually beneficial co-operation, drastically reducing lead-times and logistic costs and sharing these benefits with the customer.

Hillebrand offers an extensive range of corrosion protection surface treatments, with a daily capacity in excess of 600 tonnes, between their production sites in Wickede (Ruhr) and Langenfeld, near Dusseldorf. In addition to the corrosion protection processing, Hillebrand also offer added value services such as component inspection, small part assembly, packing and distribution of the finished products.

With processing plants situated in Germany, Spain and the UK, PRELOK applies a wide range of locking and sealing products, as well as a recently launched range of sealants designed to seal under the head of a fastener or threaded component. Since 2005 PRELOK has been a member of the Melrose group of companies, the UK PLC engineering turnaround specialists.

In the photograph Ian Vickerstaff and Ernst-Walter Hillebrand, company owner, are seen sealing the partnership agreement with a handshake. Also present at the signing were Harry Kowalski (general manager of PRELOK in Germany), Alistair Peart (Melrose PLC group operations controller), Dr. Martin Kurpjoweit (managing director of Hillebrand Group) and Klaus Plumper (sales director at Hillebrand Group).