Cable gland firm opens Chinese office

A Hawke International UK product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Mar 1, 2006

Firm specialising in cable gland technology for electrical safety in hazardous areas opens technical and sales office in Shanghai to handle growing Chinese market.

A dedicated Shanghai technical and sales office has been established by Hawke International, a cable gland technology firm for electrical safety in hazardous areas.

The company will share premises and resources with Chalmit Lighting, Killark and Victor Lighting, which are fellow members of the Hubbell Electric Products Group.

With a population of 1.3 billion people and an annual economic growth rate of 9%, China is the second largest consumer of petrochemicals after the USA.

This is a growing market where Hawke must provide a high level of local support to encourage the specification and adoption of its products.

Oil and gas exploration and production is one of the largest markets for Hawke products.

Previously, the Chinese regions were supported by Hawke's Asia office in Singapore.

However, the increasing demand for Hawke explosion protected connection products in China requires local sales and technical support.

Managing Director James Phillips said: "Oil consumption in China is rising due to surging industrialisation at an average annual rate of 7.5%".

"Vehicle numbers increased by 19% last year and we see strong demand for our products in exploration, production and refining".

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