EoW May 2013

We’re coming up to a hectic time of year for both exhibitors and show attendees alike. Hot on the heels of Interwire in America, held at the end of April, is wire Russia from 25 th to 28 th June, and our special feature on the exhibition can be found on page 72. After that attention will turn swiftly to wire SouthEast Asia. That will be featured heavily in our September issue, and in sister publication Wire & Cable ASIA . Also in the September issue of EuroWire will be a more in-depth look at the South American market as a prelude to wire South America in São Paulo, Brazil, from 1 st to 3 rd October. Make sure to let us have your editorials for all the shows well in advance. In this issue it’s very much a case of credit where credit is due, and it would be wrong of us not to applaud the e orts of the sta and directors of Metalube. The Manchester, UK-based company has just won a Queen’s Award for International Trade. The full story can be found on page nine. For those of you on the move – and we know that’s a lot of you – you can also keep right up-to-date with all the news from the wire and cable industry by accessing our website at www.read-eurowire.com Every issue of our magazine is there for you to read, and we have now introduced a new mobile system which recognises your smartphone’s operating system and tailors your browser to make it even easier to access On the move for exhibitions and news

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