Provide Technical Support to the various Sales functions and Technical advice to the factories in the group.

Services provided by PW Associates include, but are not limited to:For the Purchaser or User of Cables: Advise on cable type to meet specific applications and service requirements.Advise on fit for purpose and specialist functionality.Advise on uprating specifications of standard cable to meet more onerous service conditions. Interpreting of service requirements and writing suitable purchase specifications.Assessment of customer’s specifications.Preparation of publicity and data sheets.Vetting and assessment of suppliers.Witness testing at suppliers premises or approval authority laboratories.Investigation of cable failures.On-site investigations.Product training for technical, purchasing and sales staff.General technical advisory service.For the Cablemaker:Advice with Cable design, development, manufacture and testing.Advising on machinery suitability, supplier assesment, commisioning and production testing.General advise with manufacturing processes and specific Process Engineering issues.Improved material utilisation, value engineering and scrap reduction projects undertaken.Project management of relocations, factory re-orgonisation and business improvements.Experience in all aspects of modern business improvement methodologies as they relate to cable manufacturing. Obtaining of Approvals from all international specifiers, authorities etc. Advise on material suitability.Vetting and assessment of material suppliers.Preparation of publicity and data sheets.Assisting with training for technical, purchasing and sales staff.

Extensive experience in all technical aspects of electric cable manufacture, in particular rubber cables for the Marine Oil & Gas Industries, Mining, Material Handling, Railways, Wind Turbines and Heavy Industry. Good practical knowledge of Fire Performance cables.Have held both hands on and managerial positions in the areas of:Design, Development, Testing, Quality Asurance and Quality Control.Have externsive knowledge and experience of the preparation of National & International StandardsCurrently based in China but flexible on location.SpecialtiesDesign, QA/QC, Standards, Practical Cablemaking and trouble shooting.

Technical support to the factory Rubber Cables Business UnitTechnical support to the Draka Group Rubber Cable sales in Asia Pacific. Products manufactured include rubber cables for the Railway and Marine Industries

Day to day control of the Cable Design functionAdvisor to the Quality assurance and Quality Control functionsAdvisor to the Process Engineering function

Held various positions including Quality & Standards Manager and Technical Services Manager for a factory producing a comprehensive range of Thermoplastic and Thermosetting cables including special fire resistant types for major projects and customers. Actively participated in the writing and development of British and International Standards

Divisional Technical Manager for both Derby Rubber Cables and Leeds Special Cables site.Products included a full range of Rubber and Thermoplastic types, including special Fire Performance cables, for the Mining, Marine Oil and Gas industries, Railways & Metro's and major projects.

In charge of the Design & Development function and the Quality function for Rubber & Plastics cables factory in Birtley, responsible for providing indepth Technical support to the MICC factory in Bootle.