ETG expands expertise with fabrication appointment

The Engineering Technology Group (ETG) has appointed Andrew Smith Hughes as the product manager for its new fabrication division.

The new division will incorporate a wide range of products and bespoke services with the VLB Group, to be presented as the first brand under the umbrella of the ETG Fabrication Division.

Heading up the new ETG Fabrication Division, Mr Smith Hughes started his career in the military, studying mechanical and electrical engineering in the Royal Navy. Upon leaving the Navy, Mr Smith Hughes spent a decade as a service and then sales engineer for a leading tube bending machine tool manufacturer.

Subsequently, Mr Smith Hughes evolved his career with roles as a key account manager and then director, responsible for the growth of a number of prestigious businesses in the sheetmetal, tube manufacturing and fabrication sector. This expertise will now be married to the growth ambitions and innovation of ETG.

As the new product manager for fabrication at ETG, Mr Smith Hughes will spearhead the integration of the new division into the ETG business structure and deliver the solutions to the industry. Commenting upon joining ETG, he said: “The ethos of ETG to deliver turnkey projects is a business model that has been overlooked in the fabrication market until now. This huge market gap provides a major opportunity for ETG to service the fabrication industry to levels never before seen – this makes the new ETG enterprise a remarkably exciting opportunity for the industry.”

Specialist in tube bending and cold roll forming, the VLB Group will be present at MACH 2024 from 15-19 April at the NEC, Birmingham.

Mr Smith Hughes will be at the event to present the new ETG business division and discuss the latest VLB Group product lines and solutions available to UK manufacturers. If you want to learn more about how ETG can support sheet, tube and fabrication requirements, visit Mr Smith Hughes at MACH.

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