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Fishponds Close
Wokingham
Berkshire
UK
RG41 2QA

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+44 (0)118 989 6000
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Cole & Swallow Merger

Cole Tubes Limited and Swallow Metals & Components Limited merged at the end of March 2005 and will trade as Cole & Swallow Materials Limited. The name recognises the history of both companies, each respected in their own fields of expertise, but signals a new start. Both old and new visitors to the website are encouraged to review our product range which has been significantly extended.

 

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Swallow Metals Relocated

In May 2004 we relocated a sister company, Swallow Metals & Components, onto the Wokingham site from their base in Theale. Swallow offer a wide range of tube and other metal & ceramic products as well as having some fabrication capability. Swallow also have a long history of materials & inventory management services and the new team will be supporting Cole & Swallow' stockholding capabilities.

In order to reduce confusion we will be renaming ourselves Cole & Swallow and you will start to see this name on faxes and letterheads during the rest of this year.

 

Continuing Development


Alloy 400/ UNS N04400/ NA13/ Monel 400

Cole & Swallow has developed processes for the manufacture alloy 400 and offers quick lead times on small quantities or in sizes not usually held in stock. The size range may be limitied initially but we are always ready to expand if the market requires it. Tube up to 19.05 mm and down as small as 2 mm will be offered in a number of wall thickness options.Alloy 400 is a widely used and specificed alloy for corrosion resistant environments but still retains ductility compared to high chromium alloys. For this reason the alloy has great user friendliness for fabricators and welders.

Monel is a trademark of Special Metals


Bimetallic Tube Capabilities Enhanced

When complex working environments mean that copper alloys on their own cannot provide a heat exchange or engineering solution, it may be possible to use a bimetallic tube. Combined tubes can be produced with copper alloy, aluminium, titanium, carbon or stainless steel combinations. These give combined properties of heat exchange, strength and corrosion resistance that single tubes cannot provide. A special version of this product is the high heat transfer Leak Detector Tube which can also be offered in a number of material combinations. This product is employed in coolers that cannot fail without warning - for example on critical oil coolers on pumps or generators. The inclusion of flow galleries between the inner and outer tube allows inner tube failure to be discovered before full unit failure. This allows maintenance to be done in preventative rather than rescue mode. End options include machining back the outer tube to allow fitting and ferrules. Ferrules are made in the same material as the inner tube and are fitted to ensure the "wetted" ends are all of one material type.

For further information go to "Bimetallic Tubing" in Product Guide.

 

Continuation Of Key Agencies


We are pleased to advise that two of our key agency relationships have been re-established:

Italy   China & Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

Piemmegi Metalli srl, Milano
Tel +39 02 67 382 335
Fax +39 02 67 382 208

Key contacts Aldo Pozzi
and Donatella Greggio

 

Li Sheng Marine, Penang, Malaysia
Tel +60 464 41731
Fax +60 464 43063

Key Contact Goh Kee Hoo

Both companies have long experience in special tube products and have an established relationship with Cole & Swallow going back over many years. They will be pleased to assist in any way possible.

Both these agencies are for all products manufactured at Cole & Swallow: including Naval Engineering Specification (NES) and Mil. Spec. tube, heat exchanger tube and other high integrity products for engineering use. For full details see the capability overview table.

 

 

 
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