EuroWire July 2019

Future-proofing business and growth

Growthhas allowedone company to future-proof its business and expand its site to more than three times its original size. Sikora has recently put its new production, logistics and development building at its HQ in Bremen, Germany, into full operation after nearly one-and-a-half years of construction. This investment in the future is the answer to the company’s strong growth and diversi cation into newmarkets, and also provides further space to expand in the future. The full story can be found on page 9. Wire and cable companies looking for a potentially new market will be heartened by the announcement of a new conference being staged in South Africa. Africa Wire, Cable & Tube Conference, co-organised by CRU and the South African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will be staged at the Emperors Palace in Johannesburg from 11 th to 13 th November this year.

bring together the international wire, cable, tube and pipe supply chain and key African stakeholders. More details can be found on page 11. A new look combined with solutions on the exhibition oor and educational programmes saw more than 3,500 wire and cable industry professionals attend Interwire in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Attendees from 47 countries headed to the three-day exhibition, which also saw the staging of the Global Continuous Casting Forum, the Fundamentals of Wire Manufacturing course, and the International Fastener

Manufacturing Exposition. See our round-up on pages 21, 22 and 23.

David Bell Editor

wire and Tube Düsseldorf, the world’s largest trade shows in the eld, are the lead sponsors of the event, which will

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