EuroWire March 2015

New plants, new jobs, new awards...it’s all in the March issue of EuroWire – as well as a section on the wire and cable industry’s largest American exhibition, Interwire. Mario Frigerio has consolidated its operations in Molteno, Italy, with a new 30,000m 2 plant housing engineering, manufacturing, assembly, machinery sales, after sales and service and administration. You can catch up with all the details of this on page 13. UK lubricant manufacturer Metalube has another reason to be celebrating. The company, with plants in China, India and Brazil, has scooped its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise, this time with an innovation award. Read all about it on page 14. There are a number of new job appointments in this issue, and UK Steel – the trade body for the sector – has appointed Gareth Stace as its new director. The full story is on page 29. Also worthy of mention is Sket manufacturing the world’s largest machine for armouring of o shore power cables. The machine – an impressive 150m long – has been delivered to a Scandinavian cable producer for the armouring of o shore power cables up to 350mm diameter. Turn to page 34. Interwire is staged in Atlanta, USA, at the end of April and our coverage in this issue starts on page 60. This well-respected exposition is a must-visit event that attracts both exhibitors and visitors alike from around the world. If you are attending the show, please feel free to stop by Booth 132 to say hello and collect yout free copy of our magazine. See you there! Interwire is looming on the horizon

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