JDR Cable Systems, the leading supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals to the global offshore energy industry owned by TFKable Group, has been awarded a contract by McDermott for the Safaniya project. Owned and operated by Saudi Aramco, Safaniya is the world’s largest offshore oilfield located in the Persian Gulf. JDR’s scope of supply […]
Polish cable giant, TFKable Group, and its Leicestershire-based subsidiary Copper Cable Company, will present their FLAME-X fire integrity power and emergency alarm cables at Infrarail in London from 1st – 3rd of May 2018. TFKable Group is currently the framework supplier of low smoke zero halogen DC traction feeder cables for Transport for London. It […]
This year the Middle East Electricity (MEE) exhibition, running from 6th-8th March in Dubai, will attract over 700 participants including 100 international speakers. TFKable Group will present its line of halogen-free HV products, fire-retardant flame-x cables and wires, and a group of products dedicated to the mining, oil and gas industries. Additionally, the Group will […]
From 7th to 9th of February 2018, UAB TELE-FONIKA Baltic, which is part of the TFKable Group, is presenting its line of FLAMEBLOCKER products during the event held at the Jyväskyla Conference Center in Finland. For more than 30 years, this industry event has been attracting international, manufacturing services and products to Northern and Eastern […]
By Richard Turner, CEO at JDR It’s a truly exciting time for JDR, and for me as the new CEO. The acquisition is a great opportunity to elevate what we do to the next level and I wanted to take this opportunity to spell out my vision for the future. So firstly, what’s my story? I […]
HUSUM WIND Congress will take place in Germany from 12–15 September 2017. It is a gathering for the renewable energy industry, including representatives from the offshore and onshore wind energy sector, held every two years since 1989. During Husum Wind 2017, TFKable Group, together with JDR, will present a joint and extended product range. The […]
Group TELE-FONIKA Kable (“TFKable Group”), a leading global producer of wires and cables, today announces that regulatory approval for its acquisition of JDR Cable Systems has been granted. The completion, which is expected within a week pending final legal and administrative proceedings, comes as JDR introduces its new Chief Executive Officer, Richard Turner. Richard joined […]
JDR Cable Systems (Holdings) Ltd. (“JDR”), a leading supplier of subsea umbilicals and power cables to the offshore energy industry, today announces that it is to be acquired by TELE-FONIKA Kable (“TFKable”). The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. TFKable is a leading global producer of wires and cables. Both companies have a long history […]
By Richard Turner the Chief Operating Officer at JDR So where did it all start? The original business was formed 50 years ago as a hose design and sales company which rapidly expanded to include manufacture and product testing, becoming Jacques Cables Systems in the 1970’s. The JDR business begun in the early 1990s when two […]
JDR has officially opened its European service centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, to deliver greater service value for clients and facilitate continued growth. The opening was marked by an official ceremony on Friday led by Nick Brown, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East followed by a tour of the 4,000m2 facility. The multi-purpose centre […]
JDR, a leading supplier of subsea umbilicals and power cables to the global offshore energy industry, has been honoured for its activities using UK Export Finance. UK Export Finance ensures no viable UK export fails for lack of finance or insurance, while operating at no net cost to the taxpayer. The award was revealed at […]
Project will see world’s first application of innovative 66kV technology to dynamic cabling for floating offshore wind. JDR, a leading supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals to the global offshore energy industry, has been selected by WindPlus as the preferred cable supplier for the Windfloat Atlantic (WFA) 25MW floating wind farm. The project – […]
The economics of offshore oil and gas operations have changed and the industry is continuing to adjust to lower for longer oil price environment. But as prices climb back up, the industry will not simply return to the way things were. Operators will not just abandon efficiency measures adopted to maintain viable margins. Bringing fields […]
JDR, the leading supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals to the global offshore energy industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Magma Global (Magma), the manufacturer of high performance carbon fibre and Victrex PEEK thermoplastic composite pipe, m-pipe®. The signing – which took place on Tuesday at the Offshore Technology Conference in […]
Project will see world’s first commercial application of technology. JDR, a leading supplier of subsea power cables and umbilicals to the global offshore energy industry, has been awarded a contract by VBMS (UK) Ltd to supply intra-array cables for ScottishPower Renewables’ East Anglia One (EA1) offshore wind farm. The contract – the industry’s first commercial […]