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ECA acquires ELECSA

The Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) has announced its acquisition of ELECSA Limited, which operates a full and a defined scope Part P competent persons scheme authorised by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). The DCLG is confident that the change in ownership of ELECSA will not affect the high standards the Department expects of competent person scheme operators. Previously owned by the Glass and Glazing F... [more]

Nexans partners with Bel Stewart to develop a Cat7 jack for active equipment

Nexans has signed a partnership agreement with Bel Stewart, for the development of a high-speed GG45 connector interface. This partnership will allow both firms to offer a comprehensive product range. Nexans and Bel Stewart are already producing components using the GG45 interface for copper cabling (GG45 IEC60603-7-7) and their R&D teams have now joined forces to develop an 8-way PCB-mounted connector especially designed for active-equipment... [more]

Nexans acquires The Valley Group manufacturers of real-time overhead transmission line monitoring systems

TVG, based in Connecticut, USA, has annual revenues of around 2 million USD. It was founded in 1991 to develop real-time rating equipment, software and services. The company’s key high added-value product is the CAT-1 Transmission Line Monitoring System that provides real-time monitoring of the load on overhead power lines by measuring conductor tension and local weather parameters and feeding the information back to the network operator’s SCADA ... [more]

Legrand acquires ICM Group

Legrand has announced it is acquiring ICM Group. With brands including Cablofil, Krieg & Zivy, and Métal Déployé, ICM Group is number one worldwide in wire cable trays, an innovative metal cable management system. This acquisition completes the Group's offer in the field of cable management, where it is world leader. In 2004, ICM Group generated net sales of around €100 million, 60% on international markets. The Group employs close to 5... [more]

Royal Philips Electronics obtains full ownership of Philips Lumileds Lighting

Royal Philips Electronics has obtained full ownership of Philips Lumileds Lighting, the world leader in high-power light emitting diodes (LEDs) and pioneer in LED technology for every day purposes. Philips acquired Agilent LED International’s stake in Lumileds last year, and has now acquired the remaining 3.5% of Lumileds share capital from Lumileds’ employees and management. The 3.5% stake was related to an employee stock option program at Lu... [more]

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