UK rope manufacturer Bridon has a new state-of-the-art factory on the River Tyne, on the site of the old Swan Hunter shipyard. Bridon claims it is capable of producing the largest and most complex wire ropes in the world. Officially opened by UK minister for business & enterprise Michael Fallon, the new facility represents an investment of ￡30 million ($48.6 million), a third of which went toward an innovative, 24-bobbin rope-closing machine. Speaking at the launch of the new facility last November, Bridon Group CEO Jon Templeman announced that "Bridon Neptune Quay is open for business, making the largest and most complex ropes the offshore industry has ever seen.
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