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EuroWire – September 2007
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Nexans on the centre
court!
It’s normally a case of rain stopped play
at the Wimbledon tennis championships,
but this year it was Nexans which kept the
tournament running smoothly – despite the
best efforts of Britain’s wet summer weather.
For the company provided more than 5km
of Alsecure NXS pre-wired conduit cable at
the All England Club, which is in the middle
of a three-year expansion programme.
The halogen-free and flame retardant, with
minimal smoke emission, Alsecure NXS
cable is designed to protect people and
property from emissions of toxic gases and
deadly fumes in the event of a fire.
Installed over a two-month period, the
cable was used to power the legendary
tournament’s huge array of facilities,
including lighting, kitchens, hospitality
areas, commentary boxes and scoreboards.
The All England Lawn Tennis Club is
halfway through a three-year, £125m
project to build a new translucent,
retractable roof over Centre Court,
increase capacity from 13,800 to 15,000
seats and improve catering facilities.
Nexans – France
Fax: +33 15669 8484
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Anyone for tennis? Nexans made sure the Wimbledon tournament went smoothly ▲
Stuart Greatly, right, the Rexel Senate branch
manager, and Geoff Williams, from contractor Pace
Electrical, inspect the cabling on the courts
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May was
a fruitful
month for many
companies, with
many doing a
brisk trade at
both InterWire
and wire Russia.
Rosendahl and Nextrom gives us a
hands-on review of both.
Safety is
the name
of the game for
FS Cables, the
official distributor
of the Draka
Firetuf range of
data and coax cables, which have
passed the requirements of LUL
standard 2-01001-002.
english corporate news
Sumitomo Electric Industries of Yokohama, Japan, has
selected Reelex to provide equipment and technical
assistance to package its line of fibre optic cables.
Tom Copp, president of Reelex, said: “We are pleased
that Sumitomo has chosen Reelex as the preferred
package for their line of fibre optic cables.
“We have long believed the fibre optic cable industry
would benefit from Reelex in the same way the
LAN and Coaxial cable segments have. This is the
culmination of a long development effort undertaken
with Sumitomo.
“They are the first fibre optic manufacturer to purchase
Reelex equipment to be used exclusively for fibre optic
cables.”
Reelex Packaging Solutions Inc – USA Fax: +1 845 878 7884
Email : Website:
Fibre optic cable in Reelex coil ▲
lJapanese company chooses Reelex for l
technical assistance