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MEGA Marks Jubilee and Olympics

17 February 2012

MEGA Marks The Diamond Jubilee at the London Olympics

Magnesium Elektron Graphic Arts (MEGA) have supplied the materials used to make plaques for the two big UK events this year, the London Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Photocast, based in Liverpool, England, who are one of MEGA’s oldest customers, are using MEGA’s graphic arts materials to make special plaques to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and plaques that will be sunk into the walk-way en route to London’s new Olympic Stadium.

The plaques are made from aluminium or bronze using magnesium impression dies for sand-cast moulds.

The photograh shows MEGA's General Manager, Rob Brown withPauline Hill and Tony McCullagh, Directors of Photocast Products.

Magnesium Elektron Graphic Arts is part of the Magnesium Elektron division of Luxfer Group, the global materials technology company.

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