Rail Engineers Rowe Hankins Announce Top Level Changes
The pending retirement of founder Toni Hankins has prompted a change in roles at rail safety systems engineers Rowe Hankins. Moving from managing director to chairman, Toni is assuming a more strategic role. Amanda Jones, former operations director, steps into the role of managing director where she is aided by Michael Hankins as assistant MD and company secretary. Chartered Engineer Steve Stone completes one year on the board as technical director. As non-executive director Malcolm Farrar brings further experience to the management team.
Bury, Greater Manchester (PRWeb UK/PRWEB ) March 24, 2009 -- Rail engineers Rowe Hankins announce top level changes.
The pending retirement of founder Toni Hankins has prompted a change in roles at rail safety systems engineers Rowe Hankins. Moving from managing director to chairman, Toni is assuming a more strategic role. Amanda Jones, former operations director, steps into the role of managing director where she is aided by Michael Hankins as assistant MD and company secretary. Chartered Engineer Steve Stone completes one year on the board as technical director. As non-executive director Malcolm Farrar brings further experience to the management team.
Michael Hankins has relinquished his role as sales manager of the rail systems business to head up Cudis, Rowe Hankins' rapidly expanding electrical components business. Tim Allard steps into Michael's shoes as sales manager for rail systems.
"Having created two successful, stable and profitable businesses, and given most of my working life to the enterprise, I am now taking a back seat role," commented Toni, adding, "I have a very strong and experienced management team who I am confident have the ability and vision to take the businesses forward."
Commenting on the other management changes Amanda Jones explained, "Both Rowe Hankins and Cudis have grown rapidly in the last five years and both have plans in place to maintain the growth momentum. We have a talented research and development team along with an excellent manufacturing and service capability. These are the right ingredients to increase market share of our existing products and for developing innovative products that will expand our market coverage."
More Information
Toni Hankins, Tel. +44 (0)161 765 3000 Fax. +44 (0)161 763 1421
E-mail: sales@rowehankins.com Web: www.rowehankins.com
Rowe Hankins Ltd, Power House, Parker Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0RJ, UK
High/low resolution images are on the web at: www.ainsmag.co.uk/rh109/4671rh1a_rowe_hankins.htm
Background Notes
Rowe Hankins is a rail systems house, providing electro-mechanical systems. The company has extensive in house research, development and manufacturing capabilities. The three branches of the business are:
- factored systems - hydraulic magnetic circuit breakers and OTMR's (on-train monitoring and recording).
- manufactured products - Hall-effect speed and distance probes and sensors and wheel flange lubrication.
- workshop services - remanufacture of contactors and circuit breakers to extend their working life.
Cudis is a designer and distributor of domestic and light commercial electrical components such as circuit breakers, consumer units and switches. Some of these products are factored in from reputable world-class suppliers. Others, such as the CPN range of circuit breakers and accessories, are manufactured under stringent quality control in China to design and specifications from the UK.
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