wiredinUSA August 2019

New MD

More moves to going green

Guido Hettich and Achim Carstanjen

German screw manufacturer HECO- Schrauben has appointed its new managing director. Achim Carstanjen took over his new role on 1 st July 2019. Carstanjen will work alongside Guido Hettich, the existing MD, while Hettich reduces his working hours and explores new projects. Achim Carstanjen has many years of experience in managing medium- sized companies in the automotive and construction supply industries. “Product quality and business ethics are paramount at HECO. … I am committed to ensuring that this culture continues to be fostered and strengthened as a basis for healthy business growth,” he commented. Guido Hettich joined the family business as second managing director in 2006. His brother Stefan switched from the management board to the advisory board in 2018. Guido Hettich will still be responsible for important projects and the production site in Romania until the end of 2020 and will then join the advisory board as the second representative of the Hettich family shareholders.

German power grid operator TenneT has received the final permit for the 380kV high voltage AC underground cable project Wahle-Mecklar. NKT has been selected as turnkey supplier for the project that supports Germany’s transition to renewable energy. The turnkey project comprises approximately 78km of 380kV AC XLPE high voltage underground cables, cable laying, electrical installation and testing. The cable will be locally manufactured in Germany at the NKT factory in Cologne and the order will be completed by late 2021. “I am pleased to continue our close collaboration with TenneT in the ongoing development of the German power grid to utilize the increasing production of renewable energy,” said Andreas Berthou, executive vice president and head of HV solutions for NKT. The Wahle-Mecklar connection is among the first projects based on the German EnLAG law, aiming to expand the country’s power grid with several 380kV high voltage power connections before 2024. The expansion is based on the need to strengthen the German power grid to support the target of 80 percent renewable energy supply by 2050. TenneT has received the final permit for the underground cable project Wahle-Mecklar

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wiredInUSA - August 2019