Person

Menzel, Stanley William Otto (1926 - 2001)

Born: 9 July 1926
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died: January 2001
Occupation: Manufacturer

Summary

Stanley Menzel was co-founder of Iplex Plastic Industries Ltd Adelaide 1949-1969 and has been Chairman of Rib Loc Group Limited since 1985. He was a prolific inventor of more than 40 patents relating to plastic piping and irrigation concepts.

Details

Born 9 July 1926. Died Adelaide, January 2001. OBE 1983, AO 1988. Educated South Australian Institute of Technology. Co-Founder Iplex Plastic Industries Ltd Adelaide 1949-69, Director, Reed Consolidated Industries Ltd 1969-78, Managing Director, Reed Irrigation Systems, Reed Building Products, Iplex Plastics Industries 1969-78, Chief Executive Officer, Rib Loc Group Ltd 1980-94, chairman since 1985. Board member, South Australian Research and Development Institute 1993-, member, South Australian Premier's Export Advisory Council 1990-, chairman, Plastic Pipe and Fittings Manufacturers Association 1967-69.

Published resources

Resources

'Menzel, Bill (19260709-20010131)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-541695. Details

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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 2 March 2018

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