BOC HELPS UK TV SHOW GO WITH A BANG

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BOC HELPS UK TV SHOW GO WITH A BANG
12 August 2002 - BOC Gases

BOC has lent its expertise to Channel 5’s evening show, Combat Cars, that crashes onto our screens this month.

The show, described as Gladiators meets Robot Wars, will see 24 teams of ‘petrol-heads’ transforming their everyday family saloon or estate into radio-controlled fighting machines.

Each of the teams started out with only the shell of a car. With the help of BOC Industrial products from Northampton and Corby, they then welded, grinded and soldered to create monster fighting machines using equipment ranging from welding machines and angle grinders to sledgehammers and socket sets.

The programme’s only rule is there are no rules, and the results are explosive as two tons of motoring madness clash. All the vehicles are equipped with weapons, anything from knives and spikes to strange lifting and digging devices. The teams will battle it out throughout the month with the overall winner walking away with the Combat Cars trophy.

Sarah Maliphant, market manager, BOC Industrial, said: "We are delighted to be part of Combat Cars. The work and enthusiasm displayed by these really needs to be seen to be believed.

"Not surprisingly with such vehicles, there were plenty of running repairs needed. Luckily BOC’s equipment and protective clothing was always on hand to make sure that battle could recommence."

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About: BOC Gases
Through its PGS line of business, BOC supplies gas and related solutions to the chemicals, petroleum, glass, water services, electronic packaging, fibre optics, hydrogen energy, metals and food industries. BOC helps meet customer needs in a variety of ways, from the supply of a single gas or application through to designing, constructing and operating fully integrated gas and utilities schemes.

The BOC Group, which serves two million customers in more than 50 countries, is one of the largest and most global of the world's leading gases companies. It employs some 44,500 people worldwide and had annual sales of over £4.3 billion in 2003. Further information about The BOC Group may be obtained on the Internet at www.boc.com

The BOC Group has an international portfolio of companies grouped for management control and reporting into three lines of business: Process Gas Solutions, Industrial and Special Products, and BOC Edwards. It also has a specialist logistics business, Gist.

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