Rockwool鈥檚 鈥榞lobal centre of excellence for fire-stopping鈥� at Hams Hall will manufacture a new range of fire-stopping products, including coated batts, sealants, collars, wraps, pillows and socket boxes.
Rockwool is also planning to open a training centre at the Hams Hall site later this year to give customers product demonstrations.
To manage what it is calling its centre of excellence, as well as to drive the company鈥檚 strategy across its聽 portfolio of products and services, Rockwool has hired Ben Peach, a former managing director of competitor FSI Promat. Peach has taken up the role of product and technical solutions director at Rockwool.
He said: 鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to have joined Rockwool at this critical time for fire safety in the UK. During my career, I have had the pleasure of working alongside the company and have seen first-hand the expertise and dedication across the team. Building on this with our new centre of excellence will support fire safety in the UK and further enhance Rockwool鈥檚 ability to innovate and develop best-in-class products.鈥�
This latest investment follows Rockwool鈥檚 recent announcement of a land purchase in Peddimore, northeast of Birmingham, to build an additional UK stone wool insulation production site.
Nick Wilson, managing director of Rockwool UK and Ireland, said: 鈥淥ur new global centre of excellence heralds an exciting phase for Rockwool. As well as furthering our ongoing commitment to industry best practice in fire safety, we are excited to be creating highly skilled jobs in this important sector.
"During the past 45 years, we have built a strong foundation at our site in South Wales, where we continue to manufacture and invest for the long-term, and we鈥檙e excited about what the future holds as we expand and invest into the West Midlands.鈥�
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