wiredinUSA March 2014

Norway’s power supply network will be reinforced by a major new 420kV connection between Mongstad and Kollsnes. Crossing two fjords, Hjeltefjorden and Lurefjorden, Nexans will install what is believed to be the world’s longest and deepest deployment of XLPE insulated submarine cables in a contract for the utility BKK Nett AS, worth around €78million. BKK Nett AS is building the new connection to reinforce the power grid in the west of the country. The new power line is essential to ensure security of supply for the forecast growth in consumption by residents, businesses and industrial consumers in the Bergen region, which is an important growth area. It will also provide additional capacity for the grid connection of new generation resources. The total length of the new 420kV Mongstad to Kollsnes connection will be around 30km. On land, overhead lines will carry the power, but the majority of the route will demand submarine cables. Reinforcing Norway’s network

KTS gets Swedish parent

UK’s Yorkshire-based KTS Wire has been acquired by a supplier of advanced spring wire products. The Morley-based company’s management team, led by managing director Steve Longbottom, will remain in place following the company’s sale to Sweden’s Suzuki Garphyttan AB, part of the Suzuki Garphyttan Group. KTS Wire manufactures plain carbon, alloy, rolled and shaped wires, using raw and recycled materials. It exports to a number of countries, including France, Greece, Poland, Nigeria, Turkey, Lebanon and the USA.

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