On September 24th 2024 TRATOS CAVI S.p.a. (TRATOS), a company with headquarters in Pieve Santo Stefano, Tuscany, Italy, and wholly owned subsidiary of TRATOS S.r.l. has acquired all shares of AFL Telecommunications GmbH, a subsidiary of AFL Telecommunications LLC (AFL). The future name for the company will be TRATOS Cavi Germany GmbH.
The purchase includes all fibre optic cable products for the power utility, rail, and specialty markets comprising OPGW, OPPC, related joint boxes as well as a broad variety of fibre optic steel tube designs.
The company will continue to operate from its well-positioned facility in Mönchengladbach, Germany to provide an even more comprehensive products set. Alongside with its existing facilities in Italy, Spain and UK, this acquisition enhances TRATOS´s ability to support customers across and beyond Europe.
“TRATOS and AFL’s Mönchengladbach plant share a strong commitment to quality products and services to core customers in the power utility, rail and specialty markets”, commented Ennio Bragagni Capaccini, Vice President of TRATOS CAVI S.p.a. “Adding their unique product capabilities, staff technical expertise and EMEA sales team to our company will strengthen TRATOS’ position in these markets enabling us to offer a combined portfolio of market-leading electrical and optical cables to our customers.”
“TRATOS, as a European electrical and optical cable manufacturer with a long history in the market, is a synergistic match for the AFL Mönchengladbach facility. This is exciting news for the European utility, renewables, and rail industries”, commented Jeff Schmerbeck, Vice President of Cable Solutions at AFL.
The company remains dedicated to supporting its customers with its proven experience in the optical fibre industry. The diverse product portfolio, now under European ownership, provides an even better position to serve those needs. Additional details will be shared in the upcoming weeks.
About Tratos Cavi Spa
TRATOS CAVI S.p.a., the acronym of TRAfilerie TOScane, was founded in 1966 by Mr. Egidio Capaccini, an Engineer in Pieve Santo Stefano in the province of Arezzo. Initially dedicated to drawing copper, the company now has an extended product portfolio of electrical cables (up to 170KV), OHL conductors, telecommunications cables, special cables with operations in Italy (3 locations), in Spain and the UK, with sales worldwide.
About AFL
Founded in 1984, AFL is an international manufacturer providing end-to-end solutions to the energy, service provider, enterprise, hyperscale and industrial markets. The company’s products are in use in over 130 countries and include fibre optic cable and hardware, transmission, and substation accessories, outside plant equipment, connectivity, test and inspection equipment, fusion splicers, and training. AFL also offers a wide variety of services supporting data centre, enterprise, wireless and outside plant applications.
Headquartered in Spartanburg, SC, AFL has operations in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujikura Ltd. of Japan.
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