EuroWire March 2024

40 th anniversary celebrations and Düsseldorf

Editor ....................................................................................... David Bell

Editorial Assistant .......................................... Christian Bradley

Design & Production ............................................... Lisa Wright

Advertising/Marketing ........................................ Jason Smith UK, Italy, USA, Canada, India & ROW Linda Li Asia 亚洲

Issue after issue of EuroWire, we celebrate the fact that companies reach milestone anniversaries. Whether this is 10, 20 or 100 years or even more, it is something to be justifiably proud of.

Advertisement Coordinator .............................. Liz Hughes

Accounts Manager ......................................... Louise Jennings

Subscriptions .............................................Louise Jennings

And in this issue, we are taking a little space to highlight the 40 th anniversary of Intras – publishers of EuroWire .

Web Design/Developer ...........................Andrew Barnes

Social Media Administrator ....................Milly Harrison

We take great pride in being ‘here to serve the industries we helped to shape’. Good news, bad news, celebrations, corporate mergers, the latest technological developments all feature in our magazine, which caters to the needs of the industry in general, and our readers and advertisers. The challenges remain, as with every business, in a fast-paced and ever-changing world, but we stand by our message in serving industries that are at the forefront of development and growth worldwide. There is a brief history of our company, starting on page 84. It is fitting that we celebrate this anniversary in the year of the staging of wire and Tube Düsseldorf. Our founder, John Hogg, played an instrumental role in setting up international wire and cable shows, including the founding of ‘wire’ – the leading international wire and cable exhibition, now organised by Messe Düsseldorf, and to which most of our readers and advertisers will be heading in a few short weeks. More than 1,400 wire exhibitors will occupy The Fairgrounds site on the side of the River Rhine from 15 to 19 April for the week-long exhibition, which attracts thousands of visitors from all corners of the world. It is a coming together of old friends, the meeting of new ones and all related to the wire and cable industries. New advancements in technology, ideas and changes will all be the centre of attention as companies announce new products and launches.

Founder .......................................................................... John C Hogg

Europe

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US copies only : EuroWire (ISSN 1463-2483, USPS No: 022-738) is published six times a year, January, March, May, July, September and November by Intras Ltd and distributed in the USA by Asendia USA, 701 Ashland Ave, Folcroft PA. Periodicals postage paid at Philadelphia, PA and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER : Send address changes to EuroWire, Intras Ltd, C/O 701 Ashland Ave, Folcroft PA 19032. This publication and its full contents of layout, text, images, and graphics is copyright protected. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or any other storage or retrieval system without the publisher’s written permission. The publisher, owners, agents, printers, editors and contributors cannot be held responsible for and hereby exclude all liability whatsoever for errors, omissions or the accuracy and claims printed or inferred in the editorial or advertisements published in this, previous or subsequent editions or for any damages, costs or losses caused thereby. EuroWire reserves the right to edit, reword and subedit all editorial submissions in accordance with editorial policy. EuroWire expressed graphically or by text is a registered name and style trademark of Intras Ltd, UK. All matters relating to this Disclaimer are governed by the laws of England. EuroWire is published six times per year and incorporates the title and publishing rights only of the former series of publications known as ‘ Transfil Europe ’. EuroWire is circulated to engineers, managers and personnel in the wire, cable, fibre optic and wire product industries upon receipt of a completed subscription form. An annual subscription is available from Intras Ltd, UK, at Euros 140.00, £120.00, US$195.00.

Please feel free to stop by our stand 11E63 and collect your free copy of EuroWire , and sister publication Wire & Cable ASIA .

Our coverage of the exhibition starts on page 86.

David Bell Editor

Front cover courtesy of

ASMAG Group showing innovation for the steel and non-ferrous metal industry

For more details: Tel: +43 7616 88010 email: sales@asmag.at

HALL 6 / A1

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