Lorch Smart Welding

Lorch Schweißtechnik GmbH announces the establishment of the new subsidiary Lorch South Pacific Pty. Ltd. and appoints David Wilton as Managing Director.

Lorch Schweißtechnik has had a long and successful history of welding equipment sales in the South Pacific region (Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands) under private branding arrangements. The establishment of the new subsidiary, Lorch South Pacific Pty. Ltd. is in line with the company’s strategic geographic expansion plans. The subsidiary opens up the region to the full Lorch product portfolio and establishes a long-term commitment to distribution partners and end-user customers.

David Wilton from Global Welding Technologies LLC, a co-owner with an extensive knowledge and history of the region has been appointed Managing Director.

“I have a long history in the South Pacific region where I started my career in the welding industry and began my association with Lorch; they are an outstanding company with some of the best engineering talent in the world. Lorch is a technology and innovation leader focused on developing smart welding solutions that drive customer productivity, backed with exceptional service and support. Advanced and ready for the next great industrial revolution 4.0, meeting the demand for intelligent, digitalised systems and networking solutions.

Lorch has leading welding solutions for South Pacific major industry sectors including mining, general fabrication, structural steel and ship building. I am delighted to be partnering with Lorch and looking forward to bringing quality, cutting edge German welding technology to the South Pacific market” says David Wilton.

Lorch Schweißtechnik GmbH is a leading manufacturer of electric arc welding systems for industrial applications, metalworking, partially automated solutions and robot automation systems. For more than 60 years, Lorch’s premium quality systems have been manufactured in Germany at one of the world’s most cutting-edge manufacturing plants for welding equipment and exported to more than 60 countries. The welding equipment engineered by Lorch merges first-rate suitability for real-world applications with superior ease of use and outstanding efficiency, setting new technological standards in the marketplace.

For further information please contact David Wilton: LSP@lorch.eu