Chch firm wins contract
Davin Industries, of Christchurch, has won a contract to supply metal work for the new Tasman 2 cable project. The six-figure contract is to supply metal work to house high-voltage power feed equipment at both ends of the cable, which is fibre optic. The equipment housed will supply power to the repeaters on the sea bed which periodically regenerate the signal along the cable’s length. A potential of 6000 volts will be established between the ends of the cable, with
each repeater drawing off a proportion of that voltage. Mr Tony Nixon, the general manager of Davin Industries, said the company made a decision, “five or six years ago” to move out of the dying “Think Big” projects. It targeted electronics as the area with most potential growth locally. Davin was chosen from an original list of about 30 “possible” companies throughout New Zealand, narrowed down to a shortlist of three. Alcatel TCC is laying the cable.
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