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Prysmian Group Insight
GETTING THINGS DONE
The Prescott plant was recognised
by the Canadian Society of Safety
Engineers Eastern Ontario Chapter
for ‘Outstanding Achievement’ in
protecting Employees, Property and
the Environment. Among the actions
taken, Prescott has introduced an
Operator Proficiency System to
ensure operators are thoroughly
trained in job-specific tasks and able
to demonstrate proficiency before
beginning work.
The Group aims at guaranteeing
sustainable, economic and
reliable electricity supply and data
transmission, while enabling power
grids to achieve a synergistic and
smart fusion between the actions
of all their users. The Group has
developed a range of innovative
fibre solutions to improve grid
security and efficiency, presented
at the ‘FTTX and the smart city’
conference in Milan.
New Compounding
facility in the U.S.
Plant awarded in
Canada
Prysmian brings
opticals to smart grids
Prysmian Group will invest in a new
state-of-the-art compounding facility
for Medium Voltage cable insulation
at the Abbeville plant, South
Carolina, as well as adding a second
Vertical Continuous Vulcanization
line (VCV). Production will begin
during the second half of 2015. The
investment will bring new jobs to
the Abbeville community and further
contribute to increased production
capacity at Prysmian’s flagship
North American plant.
Over 50km of Prysmian’s FP200
Gold and FP PLUS cables have
been installed as part of the
emergency building service systems
in East London’s Aldgate Tower,
a state-of-the-art 317,000 sq ft
commercial quarter. Always in the
British capital, Prysmian FP PLUS
has been selected and installed
as part of the emergency building
services of 6 Bevis Marks, the new
addition to London’s blossoming
skyline in the heart of City. Aldgate
was designed by Wilkinson Eyre
Architects, the steel frame structure
relies on a central steel core and
offers 16 stories of grade A office
space. 6 Bevis Marks is designed by
Prysmian makes the towers of London safer
Fletcher Priest Architects and is the
result of a joint venture between
AXA and Black Rock. It reaches
16 stories, offering 160,000 sq
ft of Grade A office space. Over
30,000m of Prysmian FP PLUS has
been commissioned for use in the
emergency lighting and fire alarm
systems.