WCA November 2012

Industry news

Creating links is important. And who knows it better than a web portal? Expowire.net, known as wiredrawing.net, can announce the onset of various collaborations. One of the most significant ones to be established is with ACIMAF, the Italian wire machinery manufacturers’ association, founded in 1987 to promote the image of Italian technology in the field of machines and products for wire and cable manufacturing. ACIMAF now has its own online showcase on Expowire.net, which already hosted many ACIMAF members. This partnership is in line with the portal’s intent to cooperate with all the international trade associations of the wire, cable, fasteners and metal working field. Companies on Expowire.net can also now get a ten per cent discount on both the shell scheme and space only option at the Wire & Cable Expo in Tianjin, China, from 25 th -27 th June 2013. Expowire.net is also involved in the organisation of Made in Steel 2013, the event that gathers producers, distributors, users and the whole world that lives “off” and “for” steel. The conference and exhibition will take place in Milan, Italy, from 3 rd -5 th April 2013. Members of Expowire.net are entitled to a special five per cent discount on the exhibition fees. But Expowire.net is working not only on building partnerships and offering further advantages to its members. The site, already translated into English, German, French, Spanish and Italian, will soon be available in Russian and Chinese. The wire and cable industry goes digital

Expowire.net – Italy Website : www.expowire.net

Investment pays for UK company

UK manufacturer JDR Cables has been selected by WindMW GmbH to supply subsea cables for the Meerwind Sud/Ost Offshore Wind Farm. The project, based 13 miles north of the island of Heligoland, will use 80 wind turbines to generate 288MW of electricity. Andrew Norman, CEO of JDR, said: “This is JDR’s first wind energy project in Germany and we are very pleased to have been selected by WindMW as a partner for this very important project. Our investment of £30 million in our manufacturing facilities in Hartlepool has created over 130 additional skilled jobs in the UK and we believe the opportunity to participate in the Meerwind offshore wind farm is just the beginning of a significant period of growth for JDR and the offshore wind industry.”

JDR Cables – UK Website : www.jdrcables.com

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