ALBA GASKETS - Key Persons


Dr Gavin Smith

Job Titles:
  • Technical Consultant
Dr Gavin Smith has had a long and successful career in the gasket industry, having worked as technical manager for 2 large global manufacturers before his involvement with both the Phoenix Group and Alba. A specialist in leak prevention, Gavin has been involved in developing several innovative product lines designed to tackle corrosion's costly effect in the field. Gavin is on hand to assist with any technical query and can be contacted on

Gavin Sim - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Gavin started his career in gaskets in 1997 and has a long track record in technically supporting clients. He has a special interest in corrosion mitigation and has been involved in the development and testing of a number of innovative products which have been adopted by the Oil and Gas Sector. Gavin has also sat on various industry working group commitees such as the Oil and Gas UKs Revision of ‘Guidelines for the Management of Bolted Joints in Pressurised Systems' to 3rd Ed. Gavin is on hand to support your needs on the phone or face to face, wherever in the world you may be.

Sigfrid Ruz

Job Titles:
  • Technical and Operations Director
Sigfrid is our Technical and Operations director and is a senior Operations Professional with over 20 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing and gaskets. Sigfrid contributes his uniquely specialized expertise in the fields of operations management and mechanical/process engineering to both the Alba team and our client base and has been responsible for a number of new product innovations and enhancements. Sigfrid can be contacted on sigfrid@albagaskets.co.uk