EoW July 2008

english corporate news

EuroBLECH prepares to open its doors The metalworking technology show EuroBLECH was first held in 1969 at London’s Olympia Exhibition Centre. Forty years and several location moves later, EuroBLECH is celebrating its 20 th anniversary. From October 21 st to 25 th , at the exhibition centre in Hanover, organisers expect to exceed the success of 2006 – when over 1,400 exhibitors from 40 countries welcomed 64,000 visitors from 73 countries to the 130,000m 2 hall space. The event attracts industry professionals from across all metal working sectors. Specialists at all management levels, from SMEs as well as large and blue chip companies, will be making the trip to see the latest technologies, tools and systems on offer. Potential exhibitors are advised to book their space as soon as possible, as floor allocation is almost complete. Visitors to EuroBLECH can order a copy of the visitor leaflet. This will give all the important details of the exhibition, together with accommodation and travel information. It will be published in 12 languages and can be ordered online. Solving a reel issue Although some cable manufacturing companies provide limited schemes to recycle the large cable drums used for long length cables, the majority of cable reels are simply added to the waste disposal system. Ventcroft is believed to be the first cable manufacturing company to offer a scheme to collect and reuse empty standard 100m cable reels. Each year Ventcroft uses over 250,000 plastic reels to supply fire performance cable to users. Now both installers who use the cable, and wholesalers who distribute the cable, can take advantage of a scheme to help the environment and save money. The plastic cable reels overcome the difficulty of disposing of cardboard and plywood reels, but it is the ability to recycle and reuse the reels which provides the greatest environmental benefit. Plastic reels are more robust than cardboard or plywood, do not suffer from adverse weather and are moisture resistant. Over 95% of plastic reels can be reused and the remainder can be recycled. Ventcroft Ltd – UK Fax : +44 1 928 581099 Website : www.protectingpeople.co.uk Mack Brooks Exhibitions – UK Fax : +44 1727 814401 Email : info@euroblech.com Website : www.euroblech.com

Newmeasurement catalogue for 2008 Cropico has published a new, 48-page full colour brochure.

The details the company’s essential specifications of all products in its range of measurement instrumen- tation. Cropico’s range includes digital microhmmeters, resistance decade boxes, test standards and temperature measure- ment solutions used for high accuracy resistance, temperature brochure

measurement and calibration applications in the aerospace, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, pharmaceuticals, railway, automotive and utilities sectors.

Cropico – UK Fax : +44 191 586 3511 Email : sales@cropico.com Website : www.cropico.co.uk

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EuroWire – July 2008