New teams for Pryor Marking Technology

Charlie Plain-Jones, an expert in Data Matrix technology and, until recently, European sales manager for Absolute Vision, a Pryor subsidiary, has been named Pryor's traceability solutions manager. Working out of Sheffield with both Pryor and Absolute Vision staff, he will found and develop a new specialist traceability team to serve all Group companies and distributors worldwide. Shaun Doohan and Nick Murphy joined Pryor in October as technical sales managers, working alongside David Copeland in a newly established Design-to-Order team covering the whole of the United Kingdom in three autonomous areas, the South, North and East. They will provide a key point of access for customers of Pryor's computer-controlled marking technology, supported by the Group's specialists in design and software development. Shaun Doohan (pictured) joins Pryor after a career in the UK, Canada and the US, in the development and sales of laser technology, and specific project management for laser applications in the automotive industry. Most recently, he has been looking at the use of laser with CADCAM in aerospace and automotive applications. Nick Murphy's background is within the power tool industry, supplying blue-chip companies in the automotive and aerospace industries. He is experienced in logistical supply agreements and development of supplier chain platforms. John Kidder, commercial operations manager, Pryor Marking Technology commented: "Since the acquisition of Absolute Vision in 2003, we have been spending more and more time working on joint projects led initially by marking requirements that now encompass code reading and verification solutions. Traceability is a key part of our corporate development. "The flexibility of our manufacturing capability lends itself well to design-to-order projects that meet customers' individual requirements and alleviate some of the hiccups that might be involved in adapting an off-the-shelf marking or vision solution."