Hydratight, an engineering leader in providing asset integrity for the oil and gas, power generation and aerospace industries, announced on Thursday that Jan de Koning, a veteran to Actuant Corporation and most recently a member of the Electrical Segment Leadership Team, has been named its Business Leader with effect from 1st September 2010.

Hydratight has signed an exclusive agreement with St Petersburg-based IntraTool to act as Hydratight's agent in Russia.

Hydratight’s growth in recent years has meant the company is always on the lookout for top-class staff – despite the general recession and gloomy economic forecasts for the industry.

“We are weathering the economic slump very well indeed,” says global business leader Phil Maxted. “But not by sitting around, hoping for the best.”

Hydratight has taken another step to confirm its position as world leader in joint integrity.

The remarkable Biach SCT tensioner from Hydratight brings greater safety, reduced manpower and shorter downtime to a critical task.

Hydratight experts travelled to Qatar to demonstrate the company’s unique Morgrip weld-free pipe connection technology.

Global joint integrity specialist Hydratight has significantly expanded its presence in the world power generation sector following the acquisition, by parent company Actuant, of engineering specialists Biach Industries.

Global joint integrity specialist Hydratight has appointed a new member to its product marketing team.

Paul Hughes joins the company as connectors product manager, particularly responsible for the company’s highly-respected Morgrip mechanical pipe connectors.