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74 E L EC TR I C AL CONNEC T I ON S PR I NG 20 1 6
ADVERTORIAL
AFL GROWS IN AUSTRALIA AND NZ
AFL is proud to offer engineering
expertise, exceptional products
and reliable services that help
our customers improve their critical fibre
optic and communication infrastructures.
The company is headquartered in
Spartanburg, South Carolina, and is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Fujikura
Ltd of Japan, with operations in the US,
Mexico, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia
and New Zealand.
In Australia and New Zealand, it
has its head office in Melbourne and
two manufacturing facilities including
fibre optic cable production, fibre optic
patchcord assembly and mechanical
production. With additional offices and
warehouses located in Sydney, Brisbane,
Canberra, Perth, Adelaide and Auckland,
the company has more than 160 people
servicing its customer’s needs. What’s
more, AFL has a highly trained Technical
Support team that repairs and services
Fujikura splicers and arrange for test
equipment to be calibrated.
The AFL story began in 1984 with
origins that stem from two companies,
each with a rich heritage that began in
the 1880s. Alcoa, the world’s leading
producer of primary aluminium and
fabricated aluminium; and Fujikura, a
global leader in fibre optic technology.
A joint venture between the two
companies was formed to supply
optical ground wire for utility and
telecommunications providers, which
formed the beginning of Alcoa Fujikura
Limited. Within the venture Fujikura
provided the technical know-how, while
Alcoa contributed a proven reputation
of providing conductor products and
accessories to the utility industry. That
was the beginning- one product that
helped customers across North America.
Since then, AFL has never looked
back, adding products and services that
have fuelled the company’s growth and
positioned it to provide truly integrated
solutions. Its product portfolio caters to
service and content providers, energy
projects, enterprise data centres and
for industries with harsh environments.
From fibre optic cable, enclosures and
racks, MTP cabling systems to fibre
termination and splicing and copper
cabling systems, AFL provide quality
products to meet customer’s needs.
In 2005, Fujikura assumed 100%
ownership of AFL. AFL has continued to
grow through acquisitions over the years.
In 2013 AFL acquired Optimal Cable
Services, beginning its in-region presence
in both Australia and New Zealand, and
then added AFC in 2015. The company
is now simply known as AFL and has a
large presence in the Australia and New
Zealand region.
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AFL DESIGNS, MANUFACTURES
AND INTEGRATES FIBRE OPTIC
AND COPPER COMMUNICATION
SOLUTIONS. IT PROVIDES
INDUSTRY-LEADING PRODUCTS
AND SERVICES TO AN EXTENSIVE
RANGE OF MARKETS INCLUDING
AEROSPACE, DEFENCE
BROADCAST, EDUCATION,
ENTERPRISE, GOVERNMENT,
MINING, RAIL AND TRANSIT,
ROAD AND INFRASTRUCTURE,
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AS WELL
AS UTILITIES – OIL, GAS, WATER
AND POWER.
ON THE JOB