Dr. Thomas Sippel, former Managing Director of the ECS Association, has been nominated as Director, Codes and Approvals, at Peikko Group Corporation starting 1st of August 2020. Dr. Sippel will represent Peikko in various technical committees and approval bodies. The standards, guidelines and approvals within the concrete connections industry are likely to evolve in the coming years, and Dr. Sippel will support Peikko to include and position its products and solutions within these new frameworks.

“Peikko had been very satisfied with the co-operation with Dr. Sippel in connection with the European Engineered Construction Systems Association e.V., ECS, whose operations were recently discontinued. It is a great pleasure for us to be able to employ Dr. Sippel and continue our positive co-operation in the future, too. We are excited about this opportunity and the possibilities it will give us”, states Topi Paananen, CEO of Peikko Group Corporation.

“To work for Peikko is a meaningful continuation of my long career within the concrete industry. Peikko genuinely brings new products and solutions to the industry, through solid investment.