On-going innovation is essential to customers and fundamental for the Prysmian Group’s future growth. With 22 research & Development Centres of excellence across 10 countries, advanced proprietary technologies, more than 600 skilled professionals and over 3,500 patents the company is equipped with best in class R&D capabilities.

Different incentive programmes are in place across the Group to source ideas, share knowledge and create an innovative mindset. This helps to achieve not only better and lower cost products, but also safer and more eco-efficient solutions.

The mission of the Prysmian Group’s R&D function is to identify innovative products and technology, to add new products and services to the existing range and to reduce production costs for both existing and new products.

The quality of the Group’s products is assured by strict monitoring of every stage of production, from the procurement of raw materials to delivery of the finished product. Controls during raw materials procurement involve supplier selection and quality testing of individual supplies, which must be accompanied by special certificates stating their conformity to the standards agreed by contract.