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english corporate news
wire Southeast Asia
is close to selling
out already
More than 90% of available space has
already been booked for this year’s wire
Southeast Asia and Tube Southeast Asia in
Bangkok from 16th-18th October.
Staged at the city’s BITEC centre, the
relocation of this event to Thailand from
Singapore has met with worldwide
approval.
IWCEA President Dr Horst Birkmann
said: “Southeast Asia is still an emerging
market and its growth is fuelled by Asia’s
incumbent super powers of India and
China.
“The Southeast Asian economies are free
from restrictions and we believe that
Bangkok is a good place to gain strong
access into the region. As it is, both
Thailand and Vietnam have tremendous
market potentials and will no doubt have
great impact in Southeast Asia.”
International Wire & Machinery
Association (IWMA) chairman Peter
Large remarked that the last exhibition
in Singapore ‘was an unqualified success
with a good attendance of quality visitors.’
“However, it was time for a change and
the International Wire & Machinery
Association was a leading advocate of
a move to Bangkok, at the heart of one
of the most dynamic economies in the
region.
“The new location is truly the gateway to
other important developing markets like
Vietnam as well as Malaysia and Indonesia
and the IWMA will have an excellent
opportunity to widen its membership
appeal,” he added.
Exhibitors are also lauding the move to
locate the show in Thailand. Commenting
on his company’s rationale for exhibiting
at wire Southeast ASIA, Brad Scherer,
Vice President, International Operations,
at Fort Wayne Wire Die, said: “The GDP
growth rate of the southeast Asian region
is among the highest in the world and
Thailand has historically been at the
forefront of this growth, partly because
of their regional leadership role in the
automotive industry.
“Additionally, Bangkok is geographically
located in the centre of the region and has
been rapidly improving its infrastructure
to handle such [major] events. Finally,
the wire industry is quite well established
in Thailand, with many foreign owned
companies having established manu-
facturing plants there to serve the local
market, complementing the many Thai-
owned wire production enterprises that
are also present. “
For more information, please visit
the respective trade fairs’ websites at
and www.
tube-southeastasia.com.
Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte Ltd
– Singapore
Fax: +65 6337 4633
Email:
Website :
Spring manufacturer Lesjöfors has continued its acquisition trail with the purchase
of UK business, European Springs and Pressing Ltd.
European Springs and Pressing manufactures springs and flat strip components,
primarily for the British market. The company, which has 130 employees, has
enjoyed high growth and good profitability for a number of years, boasting
operations in both London and Cornwall.
The acquisition marks the second in six months for Lesjöfors – having recently
acquired spring maker Harris Springs – and cements the company’s position as
one of the UK’s fastest growing spring manufacturers and supports its overall
strategy to grow within Europe through an increased local presence.
In the UK, European Springs and Pressing’s customer base will allow Lesjöfors
to increase its sales activities through offering its product range, especially gas
springs. In turn, European Springs and Pressing will have full access to Lesjöfors
companies in Latvia and China, to further strengthen its competitiveness.
European Springs and Pressing will continue to be managed by its current owners,
as Lesjöfors begins the process of enhancing co-operation between the company
and its existing operations in the UK.
Lesjöfors AB – Sweden Fax: +46 5421 0810
Email: Website :
lLesjöfors acquires European Springs and
lPressing Ltd
Move to Bangkok has earned worldwide approval ▲
Messe Düsseldorf
China on the move
Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd has moved its
Shanghai office to Units 307-308, Tower 1,
German Centre for Industry and Trade,
Shanghai, 88 Keyuan Road, Zhangjiang
Hi-Tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai 201203.
Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd – China
Fax: +86 21502 78128
Email:
Website :