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EuroWire – September 2008 10
english corporate news
Wheelabrator marks 100 years
with Polish manufacturing centre
Scapa has launched a new Cable Solutions website.
In addition to offering a new categorised product search facility,
customers will be able to find more information on each of
the many products Scapa Cable Solutions has to offer, as well
as being able to download technical data sheets and view
up-to-date product literature.
Scapa’s Cable Solutions is a dedicated range of cable wrapping
tapes and components for the cable industry.
The Scapa Cable Solutions product ranges can be divided
into two core product groups – the extensive range of Cable
Wrapping Tapes supplied direct to cable manufacturers, and the
Cable Components range.
The new website can be found at:
Scapa Cable Solutions – UK
Fax: +44 161 301 7445
Email:
Website:
New website for cable
customers
Wheelabrator Group has marked 100
years of metallic surface preparation with
the opening a new manufacturing facility
in Poland.
Now formally open and operational, the
new €7million plant in Wrzesnia, near
Poznan, will manufacture a complete line
of surface preparation equipment and
components.
The 35,000m² site will produce air and
wheel blast equipment to meet local and
global demands. The new manufacturing
centre is key to supporting the company’s
aim of producing a range of machines
with a 6 – 12 week delivery time, as well
as supporting the company’s technology
centres in the manufacture of its
custom-built solutions.
Robert E. Joyce Jr, president and CEO of
Wheelabrator Group, said: “Wheelabrator
has three target growth areas: Asia,
India and Central Europe. We looked at
a number of the surrounding countries
before settling in Poland.
“The company already has a small plant
in Zagorow, near Konin, but we needed
a larger facility to fully support our
development strategies and our growing
order book. The investment in Wrzesnia
establishes a strong local presence in the
region, as we have been operating there
for over ten years now, and we are pleased
that this new investment coincides with
our centenary celebrations.”
“The Wrzesnia facility enables us to
commit to our customers’ long-term
growth plans,” Mr Joyce continued.
Wheelabrator Group worked with a
specialist in industrial buildings to
build the new facility. The centre has
been designed for a workforce of
250 people, spread across the
manufacturing, design, warehousing and
administration functions.
Wheelabrator Group – UK
Email:
Website:
The official opening of the latest Wheelabrator facility ▲ ▲
Prices for main raw materials such as recycled steel scrap
and pig iron produced from iron ore have risen more than
100% since the end of 2007.
Componenta is therefore adopting a price balancing system
that updates the effect of raw material prices on a monthly
basis instead of the earlier quarterly adjustments.
The raw material price compensation system introduced
by Componenta in 2004 with quarterly evaluation periods
has proven not to be able to follow the rapid changes
fast enough.
The new system will take care that there are no significant
differences between materials purchased and products
invoiced. Should the material prices go down, the new
system will also lead to faster compensation to customers.
The impact on Q2/2008 invoicing and operating profit is
estimated to be approximately 5%.
Componenta Corporation – Finland
Fax: +358 10 403 2721
Website:
Componenta changes
pricing cycle