His responsibility will stretch to overseeing the growth of Altra’s industrial coupling activity in Europe which includes the TB Woods and Ameridrives brands.
TB Woods, Ameridrives, Bibby Turboflex and Huco Dynatork business units have each developed reputations as leaders in coupling technology, each specialising in a distinctive field of applications. They have now been brought together by Altra Industrial Motion, under the umbrella of Altra Couplings division, to provide customers with easier access to an unrivalled breadth of product and expertise.
Mr Lockett, who has a mechanical engineering degree and an MBA, has been employed at Huco for 14 years. Since 2002 he has been responsible for developing the company’s global business and promoting its industry leading product range. He now has responsibility for overseeing both manufacturing plants and the sales growth of Altra Coupling’s activity in Europe, he is relishing the challenge.