WCA January 2008

Industry news

New Dubai office for Niehoff

Maschinenfabrik officially opened its new sales and service centre in Dubai in July. The office, headed by Michael Dalal, is called Niehoff of the Middle East (NME). Niehoff has long maintained good and close relationships with wire and cable manufacturers in the countries of the Middle East. Prior to the forming of NME, customer service was provided from the headquarters in Schwabach, Germany. Hans-Joachim Melcher, who is responsible for this area, will retire next year. His successor is Michael Dalal, who will be working directly in the office as the managing director of NME. Mr Dalal worked as a manufacturing engineer for power cable manufacturer The Okonite Company between 1988 and 1996, and joined Niehoff in 1996 as a regional sales manager. Born in Lebanon, he is highly familiar with the language and customs of the Arab world. He is married with three children. Niehoff of the Middle East (NME) is responsible for the following countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. It is also planned for a service engineer to become part of NME. Niehoff Dirk Albertus Kotze has been appointed as chief financial officer and director for technology development company, MicroFuze International Plc. South African-born Mr Kotze has extensive experience in a number of industries including banking, manufacturing and the resources sector. He is a qualified chartered accountant in South Africa and holds a Masters Degree in Business Leadership. His expertise covers financial manage- ment, operational and performance management, corporate strategy and organisational restructuring. Most recently, he has concentrated on corporate restructuring projects using business intelligence models to co-ordinate planning, performance, financial and strategic goals. He is a part-time lecturer in Advanced Project Management at the University of Pretoria. Microfuze International Plc – UK Email : info@microfuze.com Website : www.microfuze.com New director for MicroFuze

NME managing director Michael Dalal in his new office (the picture in the background is Walter Niehoff, the founder of Maschinenfabrik Niehoff) m

Maschinenfabrik Niehoff GmbH & Co KG – Germany Fax : +49 9122 977 155 Email : info@niehoff.de Website : www.niehoff.de

Niehoff of the Middle East (NME) – Dubai Fax : +971 4 2045154 Email : m.dalal@niehoff.de Website : www.niehoff.de

Zao Kyshtym Electrolytic Copper Plant of Ekaterinburg, Russia, has started up a single-strand copper rod mill supplied by Morgan Construction Company. This is the second SCR system purchased by Russian Copper Company, the parent company of Kyshtym. The first system is operated by NMZ at Velíky Novgorod, Russia. In announcing the start up, John T Buell, manager, non-ferrous sales, noted the SCR 2000 copper system is being supplied to Kyshtym by the Southwire Company of Carrollton, GA, USA. Morgan supervised the installation and start up of the mill. Under the terms of contract, Morgan supplied the mill with an entry shear, a 12-inch stand, eight 8-inch stands, a pickling line, turndown, pinch roll, coiler, and a five-station conveyor. The mill is designed to produce 8mm to 16mm copper rod at 12 metric tons per hour. Buell added that the mill shipped December 2006 and start up was achieved in August 2007. Start up for Zao Kyshtym’s l Russian copper rod mill

Morgan Construction Company – USA Fax : +1 508 755 6111 Email : sales@morganco.com

Website : www.morganco.com

Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2008