EoW July 2007

The International Magazine for the Wire and Cable Industries

Being brave and bold Change is a brave and bold thing. And change for the right reason is to be applauded. Please, in this case, be upstanding for theWire Association International – organisers of Interwire 2007. As an Interwire virgin I formed my own opinion of the proceedings. I did, however, take on- board the views of other, more experienced visitors I came into contact with during four days of trekking around the International Exhibition Centre in Cleveland, Ohio, in May. Inevitably there were some disgruntled undertones: those who were not happy with the move away from Atlanta, people who said that numbers – and consequently inquiries – were down. However, the majority of people I spoke to were full of praise for the organisation, facilities and the show overall. The proof, they say, is in the pudding. A 14% rise in the number of visitors is a sure-fire indicator that in two years time the show’s popularity will have grown even further. One exhibitor even toldme it was the best show for concrete inquiries they had ever attended! I single out the organisers, not only for the show they staged a few miles from the city centre, but also for instilling a ‘community’ feel to the whole event. That’s no mean feat when popular meeting places such as hotels, restaurants and bars are spread across a large area. The ‘sideshows’ of golf, 5k run and a host of other popular and enlightening events, all played a part in creating that feeling, and bringing it all together was the WAI and a sometimes-stressful looking Steve Fetteroll. He can, at least, be assured that his efforts were well worth it. I also have a thank you to make to three gentlemen who helped guide me round the charity golf tournament on the first Sunday. Whether it was my jet lag (good excuse) or just my inability to master even the basics of this fine sport, I don’t know. But thank you to Ray Martin (AMS Specialty Steel), Doug Thornton (Sanxin Wire Die) and Rene Mayer (Mossberg

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