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EuroWire – January 2008 23
english corporate news
New‘green’ HQ for Panduit
Panduit, a global supplier of network and cabling
infrastructure, has bought a site in Tinley Park, Illinois, USA, for
its new corporate headquarters.
The facility will be constructed on an intelligent building
design and will showcase the Panduit Connected Building
Solution, which enables the convergence of a building’s
facility systems onto a single network for improved control,
communication, and management.
As part of the commitment Panduit has to the environment
and sustainability, the company intends to achieve Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification
with the new building.
The LEED Gold standard will be an independent guarantee
that Panduit will reduce construction pollution and deliver
significant energy savings.
The new location is approximately six kilometres from the
existing headquarters on Ridgeland Avenue in Tinley Park.
The planned development includes a 23,000m² (250,000ft²)
facility, in a 21 hectare (52 acre) campus environment.
Foundation laying of the new corporate headquarters is
targeted to begin in spring 2008 and occupancy of the
building in the summer 2009.
Panduit Europe Ltd – UK Fax: +44 208 601 7220
Email:
Website:
Wafios becomes major
shareholder
Wafios took over the major shareholding in Swiss
company Mewag Maschinenfabrik AG in January.
The merging of the two leading technical manufacturers
of tube and profile bending machines will strengthen the
quality and leadership of both companies.
The production of special high-quality machines will
continue in both plants in Germany and Switzerland.
Customers of both companies will benefit as future
common sales activities and hand-in-hand cooperation in
development, purchasing and production, set the course
for ideal, high-tech tube and profile bending solutions.
The deal will also mean a considerable jump in sales for
Wafios, especially of large-diameter tube benders.
Further information is available at or
Wafios AG – Germany Fax: +49 7121 491209
Email: Website:
Mewag Maschinenfabrik AG – Switzerland
Fax: +41 34 437 7576
Email: Website: