PRYSMIAN GROUP - AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

has strong local relationships with Dow Chemical and Metrod Holdings , amongst many others in the delivery of its cables .

“ We have been able to position ourselves as a quality product manufacturer and I think we have very few problems with regards to the quality of the cables we are putting on the Australian market ,” adds Persson . “ Do people prefer to pay for this ? Not always , but to a larger extent we are able to support those customers that can see the value on the products we are making .”

Additionally , despite ongoing growth potential , the Group also continues to tackle ongoing international challenges , especially with regards to importing products with varying levels of quality , and even compliance .

“ Often we find we are competing against suppliers with a very different set of standards and we have had a couple of very high issues here in Australia . We are sometimes competing with products made under fewer regulations or fewer standards which we are obliged to apply under Australian laws . Being a local manufacturer sometimes makes

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