Great Lakes WIND Network Launches New Web-Based Wind Energy Supply Chain Database and Mapping System
Interactive tool will be a ‘catalyst for business expansion, investment and
new jobs in the wind energy sector’
CLEVELAND (June 25,
2009) – Great Lakes WIND
Network™, an international wind energy supply chain advisory group, announces
the launch of its web-based WIND Energy Supply Chain Database and Mapping
System, available online at http://maps.glwn.org/wind/.
This
first-of-its-kind industry resource features an interactive GIS (geographical
information system) map and searchable wind supply chain database containing the
profiles of more than 1,000 manufacturers and supporting organizations in the
U.S., Canada, and Mexico actively serving or emerging
in the wind industry. Designed to facilitate customer-supplier
relationships, the system quickly connects manufacturers and suppliers with
OEMs, economic development officials, consultants and other wind power supply
chain partners.
Site users
are able to search the database of organizations by company name, industry
sector, specialization or wind supplier activity status – “active” for companies
currently serving the wind industry and “emerging” for those interested in
entering the wind supply chain. Company profiles include name, address and
Web site. Among the industry sectors represented in the database are
machine shops, fabricators, foundries, forging, electrical, electronics, control
systems, gears, bearings, hydraulics, fasteners, metal coatings, composites, and
other auxiliary products and services.
“The wind
energy sector is the fastest-growing industry in North
America. By linking buyers, sellers and other industry partners, we
believe this system can be a catalyst for business expansion, investment and new
jobs,” said Ed Weston, Director of WIRE-Net’s Great Lakes WIND Network.
“We are very excited at the prospect of being able to service our global
network with a single site that supports supply chain
needs.”
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Access to
the site is free and available 24 hours a day. To register with the
database, visit www.glwn.org, select
“Get Listed,” and complete a Wind Capabilities Profile to start the registration
process.
About
the Great Lakes WIND
Network™
Headquartered in
Cleveland, Ohio, Great Lakes WIND Network is an international wind
energy supply chain advisory group and network of manufacturers and suppliers
whose mission is to increase the domestic content of North
America’s wind turbines. The network connects OEMs with
manufacturers to support business expansion, investment and new jobs in the wind
sector. Great Lakes WIND Network is an initiative of WIRE-Net, which is a
non-profit economic development organization with a membership of 230
manufacturing-related companies that employ 10,000 people. For more
information, visit www.glwn.org.
July 1, 2009
Great Lakes WIND Network Launches New Web-Based Wind Energy Supply Chain Database and Mapping System
Interactive tool will be a ‘catalyst for business expansion, investment and
new jobs in the wind energy sector’
CLEVELAND (June 25,
2009) – Great Lakes WIND
Network™, an international wind energy supply chain advisory group, announces
the launch of its web-based WIND Energy Supply Chain Database and Mapping
System, available online at http://maps.glwn.org/wind/.
This
first-of-its-kind industry resource features an interactive GIS (geographical
information system) map and searchable wind supply chain database containing the
profiles of more than 1,000 manufacturers and supporting organizations in the
U.S., Canada, and Mexico actively serving or emerging
in the wind industry. Designed to facilitate customer-supplier
relationships, the system quickly connects manufacturers and suppliers with
OEMs, economic development officials, consultants and other wind power supply
chain partners.
Site users
are able to search the database of organizations by company name, industry
sector, specialization or wind supplier activity status – “active” for companies
currently serving the wind industry and “emerging” for those interested in
entering the wind supply chain. Company profiles include name, address and
Web site. Among the industry sectors represented in the database are
machine shops, fabricators, foundries, forging, electrical, electronics, control
systems, gears, bearings, hydraulics, fasteners, metal coatings, composites, and
other auxiliary products and services.
“The wind
energy sector is the fastest-growing industry in North
America. By linking buyers, sellers and other industry partners, we
believe this system can be a catalyst for business expansion, investment and new
jobs,” said Ed Weston, Director of WIRE-Net’s Great Lakes WIND Network.
“We are very excited at the prospect of being able to service our global
network with a single site that supports supply chain
needs.”
Access to
the site is free and available 24 hours a day. To register with the
database, visit www.glwn.org, select
“Get Listed,” and complete a Wind Capabilities Profile to start the registration
process.
About
the Great Lakes WIND
Network™
Headquartered in
Cleveland, Ohio, Great Lakes WIND Network is an international wind
energy supply chain advisory group and network of manufacturers and suppliers
whose mission is to increase the domestic content of North
America’s wind turbines. The network connects OEMs with
manufacturers to support business expansion, investment and new jobs in the wind
sector. Great Lakes WIND Network is an initiative of WIRE-Net, which is a
non-profit economic development organization with a membership of 230
manufacturing-related companies that employ 10,000 people. For more
information, visit www.glwn.org.