EuroWire November 2020

Editor ....................................................................................... David Bell Features Editor – USA ............................................. Gill Watson Editorial Assistant .......................................... Christian Bradley Design & Production ............................................... Lisa Wright Advertising/Marketing ........................................ Jason Smith UK, Italy, ROW, USA & Canada Linda Li 中国 Advertisement Coordinator .............................. Liz Hughes Accounts Manager ...................................................... Karen Low Subscriptions ....................................................Karen Low Publisher ................................................................ Caroline Sullens Founder .......................................................................... John C Hogg

Innovation leads the way at wire Change is something we have all had to contend with over the last year. Our industries thrive on the many exhibitions worldwide, which have been curtailed. However, the successful staging of wire China in September reflects recovery that is slowly, but surely, spreading worldwide. In accommodating more than 36,500 visitors, wire China acted as a barometer in Asia for recovery. Travel restrictions may have meant there were decreased numbers of foreign visitors in Shanghai, but the optimism spreading throughout the halls, which saw 725 exhibitors occupy 581,000ft 2 of exhibition space, was a sign that the world is ready to do business once again. This has been echoed by industry associations and companies from the wire and cable world as the leading international exhibition – wire – prepares to stage a delayed week-long fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. “Our industry is synonymous with innovation, sustainability and a long-term orientation,“ said Ralf Kappertz, CEO of Maschinenfabrik Niehoff and president of the IWCEA. “We will now be doing our utmost to also make this wire and Tube – despite being held under special circumstances – what they have always been: the communication and business platforms of the wire, cable and tube industries.” These sentiments were also echoed by other association leaders. “We are confident that personal conversation and live demonstrations of machinery offered by a trade fair cannot be replaced by video conferences,” said Dr Uwe-Peter Weigmann, CEO of WAFIOS and president of VDKM.

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This issue of EuroWire looks forward to the staging of wire 2020 in Düsseldorf on page 62. A number of companies’ editorials can also be found throughout the Corporate News section, with amended stand numbers.

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