EuroWire September 2014

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Expansion at CommScope Ireland site

approximately 180 people, is one of the largest manufacturers of Systimax® enterprise solutions for CommScope. It occupies over 130,000ft 2 and is also home to the sales, engineering, marketing and finance support organisations for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. It facility also features a 1,800ft 2 Technology Innovation Centre that incorporates a research and development laboratory and solution demonstration area.“ CommScope Inc – USA Website : www.commscope.com

by CommScope’s engineering teams. Approximately 50 per cent of the Bray staff is trained on manufacturing of the high-speed cabling solutions. “Our Bray facility becomes the first fibre cabling manufacturer in Ireland,” said Gilmore. “This is a tremendous step in expanding our reach in supplying end-to-end connectivity solutions for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.” Bray is a significant hub in CommScope’s global manufacturing and distribution network. The facility, which employs

To answer the growing demand for fibre optic solutions for business enterprise networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, CommScope Inc has added production capabilities for its line of high-speed fibre optic connectivity solutions to its Bray, Ireland, facility. “With the growing demand on data centres and telecommunications networks around the region, CommScope is responding by strengthening our ability to manufacture and supply fibre-optic cabling technology,” said David Gilmore, vice president, global operations, enterprise, CommScope. “The multi-million euro investment to the product manufacturing line at the Bray facility is a significant investment in the European region to enable even quicker response times to customer needs for high-speed copper, fibre and intelligent infrastructure solutions.” The expansion of fibre cabling production in Ireland includes considerable capital investment, manufacturing equipment installation and employee training with processes designed and specified

Acquisition secured UK fastener manufacturing group Trifast has acquired Viterie Italia Centrale at a cost of €27 million, and plans to continue on the acquisition trail. The company’s annual statement said: “Whilst pleased with this year’s organic growth results, we have openly expressed our objective to accelerate expansion by strategic acquisitions. We have also committed to applying strict criteria to the structure and current/potential performance of selected targets.”

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