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It has just been disclosed in their latest annual report that AFL Telecommunications Europe will close. The company manufactured and distributed fibre optic cables in Swindon, UK, employing nearly 100 people. AFL Telecommunications was acquired from Alcoa by America Fujikura in 2005. The decision to close was made in March 2024, and after consultation, it was decided to wind up the company by the end of 2024.
AFL Telecommunications continues to be headquartered in the USA, and has subsidiaries AFL Telecommunications UK (formerly FibreFab, acquired in 2013 – which develops, assembles and sales fibre optic components and data networking products), AFL Telecommunications GmbH in Germany and AFL Telecommunications Poland Sp. z.o.o. in Poland – a manufacturing operation which was opened in 2023.
UPDATE: Italian company Tratos Cavi has acquired AFL Telecommunications Europe and UK as of 3 July 2024
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