wiredInUSA June 2019

Cables for a good cause

Inaugural conference for the industry

A Ghanaian manufacturer of electrical cables, Tropical Cable and Conductors Ltd, has donated assorted electrical cables to the Kumasi central prison. The cables will be used to rewire the prison to end fire outbreaks in the cells. The rewiring exercise of four halls, with 24 cells each, is expected to take a month. Twenty-four other cells at the old and new segregation blocks will also benefit from an improved electricity supply following the rewiring. Thedeputydirector of theprison, Mr Samuel Owusu Amponsah, thanked Tropical Cable and Conductors for the donation, and appealed to other Ghanaians and corporate organizations to help the prison with security lights to further improve its operations. Mr Amponsah, who is the newly appointed regional commander of the Ghana prison service, pledged to make good use of the cables to merit the donation. Ms Salomey Oforiwaa Baah, a sales representative from Tropical Cable and Conductors, said the company was ready to support the prison to ensure that inmates underwent reformation and skills training under favorable conditions. A presentation to mark the donation of wires for the rewiring of Kumasi central prison

The inaugural Africa Wire, Cable and Tube conference, co-organised by CRU and the Southern African-German chamber of commerce and industry (AHK), will be held between 11 th and 13 th November 2019 in South Africa. wire and Tube Düsseldorf are lead sponsors of this important new conference in which the international wire, cable, tube and pipe supply chain can meet and make new trade partnerships with key African stakeholders. Discussions at the conference will explore the main trends impacting global steel, copper and aluminum wire, cable and tube products, and their implications for Africa. Delegates will also have the latest updates on expected consumption trends within the African mining, utilities, oil and gas, construction and infrastructure industries. In other sessions, industry experts will discuss the latest global technological advances in wire, cable, tube and pipe manufacturing, and how these can be applied to African operations. The Africa Wire, Cable and Tube conference will be held at the Emperors Palace, Johannesburg.

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wiredInUSA - June 2019