Thorne & Derrick, the UK’s leading specialist distributor of electrical process & trace heating solutions, are delighted to announce they have entered into a strategic partnership with Eltherm UK Ltd, the subsidiary of the Eltherm Group, a world-class manufacturer of heat tracing cables & systems for the commercial, industrial and hazardous area industries.
Eltherm are a global engineering company with modern-technology production facilities, serving international markets and projects from 14 locations on 5 continents with their headquarters in Burbach, Germany.
Together, our combined experience and close co-operation will now deliver significant industry benefits including access to the UK’s largest stock holding of heat tracing cables – this agreement is supported by a record investment in stock levels with over 150 kilometres of cable ordered by Thorne & Derrick.
Since 1985, Thorne & Derrick have supplied over 3 million metres of trace heating cables – this includes design and delivery of complex multi-kilometre, major-project, process heating systems for explosive atmospheres to heat trace cable kits for frost protection of mechanical building services to prevent pipework bursts.
The in-house expertise of Thorne & Derrick’s application engineers comprehensively support clients in the specification, design and supply of reliable electrical heat tracing systems – we provide fit for purpose design & engineered solutions to maximise uptime and optimise revenue. We problem-solve to preserve industry processes and profits.
Terry McDonald (business development manager at Thorne & Derrick) commented, “We have a leadership role to further strengthen in the electric heat tracing market – the implementation of this agreement firmly embodies a customer-centric strategy. From concept to commissioning we expertly support our clients projects with custom design, competitive supply and installation support – our customers vary from international oil and gas EPC contractors to local thermal insulation installers. We look forward to introducing Eltherm to our existing and prospective clients.”
“Thorne & Derrick were voted Winners of the 2021 Award for ‘Best Customer Service’ and awarded the 2023 Delegates’ Award at the annual HazardEx Event – we are absolutely committed to excellence in customer service,” added Terry.
Mark Wood (managing director at Eltherm UK Ltd) added, “Thorne & Derrick will now stock and support the sales and marketing of Eltherm products in the UK; using their experienced trace heating team to further strengthen and develop relationships with many key accounts and drive new business and specification opportunities across our key industries.
“In addition, Eltherm UK Ltd will support this activity with our in-house knowledge, and consolidate and our develop their existing core accounts and our build on their successful projects and installation business across multiple market sectors.”
“Both businesses will align to bring synergies and added-value to all customers by working together to provide high quality heating products and solutions,” concluded Mark.
THE ELECTRICAL HEATING PACKAGE
Thorne & Derrick provide a complete portfolio of electric process & trace heating solutions for industrial, hazardous area & explosive atmospheres:
- Trace heating systems & cables
- Serial resistance trace heaters
- Parallel resistance trace heaters
- Self-regulating parallel trace heaters
- Mineral-insulated trace heaters
- Commercial | snow melting & ice clearance for ramps & roof gutters
- Industrial | explosive proof ATEX & IECEx certified for hazardous areas
Zone 1 & 2 (flammable gas) or Zone 21 & 22 (combustible dust) | Class I, division 1 & 2 - Process heating
- Air, immersion & line heaters
- Heated hoses – analytic & pressure
- Heating mats & jackets
- Drum, IBC & container heaters
For more information visit www.heatingandprocess.com
