Eurowire Magazine

Niehoff chief executive retires

After 20 years as chief executive of the Niehoff group, Heinz Rockenhäuser retired at the end of October.

Under the leadership of Heinz Rockenhäuser, Niehoff considerably expanded its market share and also set up branches and subsidiaries in several countries.

During his time as CEO Niehoff expanded its product portfolio while the number of employees in the group worldwide increased from around 500 to 720. The company also built a new factory at the company´s headquarters in Schwabach, with the first part of the plant inaugurated in 2010. Turnover also increased from €50m to €125, consolidated in the whole Niehoff group to €150m.

Heinz Rockenhäuser´s successor is Arnd Kulaczewski, previously managing director (CEO) of the press builder Schuler SMG in Waghäusel, Germany.

Countdown starts to wire Düsseldorf

It is just five months before the wire and cable industry head to Germany for wire Düsseldorf 2014, and many companies are already thinking ahead to the largest exhibition in the industry calendar.

Friedrich-Georg Kehrer, director of both exhibitions for organisers Messe Düsseldorf, gave a frank interview looking forward to both wire and Tube exhibitions, which run from 7th to 11th April.
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Research turbine

Representatives from Texas Tech University, Sandia Labs and ?Vestas gathered together for the (Scaled Wind Farm Technology) Commissioning Ceremony in Texas, USA, at which Vestas presented a V27-300 kW turbine for research purposes. SWiFT is the first public facility of its kind to investigate wind turbine performance using multiple machines. Click here for more details