Aflex Hose, a division of Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS), will now provide direct sales and technical support in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
The Hungary office - located in Budapest - already provides direct support to other parts of the Group. The office will take over responsibility for all Aflex sales activities in the region which means Aflex customers, will benefit from even greater levels of service, support and applications expertise.
Aflex is a market leader in the design and manufacture of PTFE-lined flexible hose for the pharmaceutical, food and chemical process industries. The Company’s patented hose is deployed in applications all over the world and is known to outperform other PTFE and standard hose types, to the highest levels of resistance, superior flexibility and sterility.
Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, are known to have a strong biopharmaceutical sector, and is seen as key area for the Aflex brand. Commenting on the move to provide direct sales support Attila Pal, General Manager of Watson-Marlow Hungary says:
"I am delighted to be able to bring direct sales support to our Aflex customers. This approach of ‘local support, local solutions’ allows us to add value to customers through new ideas and world-class technology, delivered by our committed and experienced team. In terms of growth opportunities, these are exciting times in our part of the world and we’re ready and waiting to work with end-users and partners to reach their full potential.”
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions has a global network of operations including ten factories and 42 direct sales offices. The Company is part of the Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc Group and is headquartered in Falmouth, UK.