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Prysmian Group – 2015 Sustainability Report
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way for a multitude of innovative cabling solutions. The product is applicable to a wide range of network
configurations, combining extremely low sensitivity to macro-bending and sector standard performance
when it comes to micro-bending. All this without altering the traditional characteristics of single-mode
fibre.
In 2015, the Prysmian Group won a
"Supplier of the Year" award from the National Broadband
Network
(NBN) in Australia, at the strategic summit of that network's suppliers. National Broadband is
Australia's largest infrastructure project and the firms involved in its construction are the world's best in
that field. Prysmian, in particular, as a partner of the Australia government for this project, manufactures
and supplies fibre optic ribbon cables and recently became the network's exclusive supplier of copper
cables. This award therefore confirms Prysmian's leading position among the suppliers of fibre optic and
copper cables to the telecommunications industry in Australia and New Zealand, highlighting once again
the predominant role played by the Group on the world stage.
The Siemens Prysmian Western HVDC Link consortium received the “
Sword of Honour
” award in
2015, at the prestigious “Sword and Globe of Honour Luncheon”. The British Safety Council (BSC)
awarded the “Sword of Honour” to the Prysmian-Siemens consortium that is currently working on the
Western HVDC Link project, under a contract signed in February 2012 with the joint venture between
the English National Grid and Scottish Power Transmission. The “Sword of Honour” award from the
British Safety Council represents maximum recognition for the extensive commitment made to and
excellent management of health and safety matters. Only firms that obtain maximum points (five stars)
in the “Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit” carried out by the BSC are invited to compete
for this award.
Prysmian Turkey received the “
Adding Value to the Economy
” award from the Bursa Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (BTSO). This award is made to businesses in various sectors that make the
largest contribution to the economy of the town and the country. Specifically, Prysmian Turkey obtained
first prize as sector leader in the “Electrical-Electronics” category, in the presence of several of Turkey's
most important political and industrial personalities.