EuroWire March 2021

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Editor ....................................................................................... David Bell 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 ......................................... Louise Jennings Subscriptions ......................................... Louise Jennings Publisher ................................................................ Caroline Sullens Founder .......................................................................... John C Hogg

Booming business in 2021

Business, it appears, goes from strength to strength for German machinery manufacturer EJP Maschinen, based near Aachen.

The company has acquired a large share in Polish company Italmec, which will complete its product range with wire drawingmachines for ferrous wires and will offer production lines from a single source for the entire process chain from wire rod to finished coil. Additionally, EJP – which is striving to provide complete solutions for the wire industry – has taken a shareholding in Italian company WWM Technology. The Padua-based business specialises in making a full range for the production of welding wires. Full story on page 8. Adapting its work processes is paying dividends for Swedish wire machinery manufacturer Lämneå Bruk. After a drop in sales in May and June last year, the company has bounced back and has a stable amount of orders moving forward. “It was definitely a very tough year,” said president Jonas Hagstedt, “but we have adapted our work processes quickly, offered increased online customer support, [and] could improve our production and delivery times; that is why I am confident that we can get out of this crisis even stronger.”Turn to page 10 for more details. The good news also spreads to the UK with Alloy Wire, a manufacturer of round, flat and profile wire, maximising a £3mn investment in material, new drawingmachines, spooling development and office/factory improvements, with the appointment of three new directors.

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The three will work with the current senior management at the company, which celebrates its 75 th anniversary this year. Read the whole story on page 12. ​

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