wiredinUSA May 2014

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Feedback from wire 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany, last month
has been exceptional with the exhibition living up to its billing
as the most important one in the wire and cable industry
calendar. You can get the views from a number of US
companies in our round-up, starting on page 42.
And while many companies will still be going through their
paperwork and leads from the five-day extravaganza, they
will also be turning their attention to Wire Expo in Indianapolis,
which is being staged from 6th to 7th May at the Indiana
Convention Center. Our coverage of the Wire Association
International's biennial event begins on page 46.
If you are heading to Wire Expo, please feel free to stop by our
booth 108 and collect your free copy of wiredInUSA and sister
publications EuroWire and Wire & Cable ASIA.
Our lead stories in this issue involve PG&E offering a $250,000
reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction
of criminals responsible for a power grid attack in Silicon
Valley nearly a year ago. The attack, in which a sniper put 17
transformers out of action, and AT&T fibre optic lines were cut,
led to millions of people in Santa Clara county being asked to
conserve energy. You can find this on page 9.
You can also keep up with the latest expansion news as
WireCo acquires the majority of the assets from Edenburg BV
(Gouda), a Netherlands-based company founded in 1855.
This is on page 21
David Bell
Editor
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EDITOR
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