11 Jul 2007
Cogent SSC has appointed Tony Pringle as Skills Director for the polymers industry. Tony has spent over 35 years in the plastics industry and has extensive knowledge and experience in “turn-key” plastics processing projects in East, Central and West Africa as well as the United Kingdom.
He is a
time-served apprentice in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (HND
equivalent), and served his apprenticeship in Kenya, where he grew up. His plastics experience covers technical
applications in blow and injection moulding as well as extrusion of pipes in
both HDPE and uPVC and also film extrusion. During his time
in Africa he was responsible for the representation of many of Europe’s leading plastics machinery manufacturers in the
African Union area and has extensive experience with Governments and National
agencies.
In 1988 after leaving
Africa Tony joined Blowspeed Ltd (now Flambeau
EuroPlast Ltd), as General Manager of its factory in Rushden, Northamptonshire. He was appointed a Director of Blowspeed in
1992, and became the Managing Director of Flambeau EuroPlast Ltd in May 2001.
Commenting on his
appointment, Tony said: “The UK
polymer industry makes a tremendous contribution. It is a sector in transition
and increasingly needs higher level skills to compete and innovate.
“I will support
Cogent’s work with polymer companies to help them collectively address the
skills challenges they face. This includes
the development of careers opportunities, reducing skills shortages and closing
skills gaps to help polymer employers compete in the global knowledge and
skills-based economy.”
Tony is a Senior
Member of the Society of Plastics Engineers, and the Institute
of Directors, and was also a member of
the Plastics and Rubber Institute and the then Institute of Materials.
He currently sits on the UK
and Ireland
committee of the Society of Plastics Engineers.
Tony is married
to Veronica and has three adult children.
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