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Fire safety provision of Building Regulations does not appear to be properly understood or applied
(17/11/2008)

Draka is raising the alarm over what it says is widespread non-compliance with an important fire safety provision of Approved Document B (Fire safety) to the Building Regulations. According to Draka, Clause 5.38 of Volume Two (buildings other than dwelling houses) Protected Power Circuits – does not appear to be universally understood, applied or enforced outside of the London area. The company points out that, under Clause 5.38: “In large or... [more]

Draka expands its business development team
(15/10/2008)

Draka has appointed Chris Charnock as Business Development Manager for London and southeast England. He joins a team of business development managers reporting to Kevin Morris, the company’s Business Development Executive. His role is to provide product selection advice and applications support to fire engineers, M & E consultants, architects, electrical contractors and the company’s route-to-market partners at every step from concept to comm... [more]

Draka Firetuf Connecta chosen for the DLR extension
(09/10/2008)

Docklands Light Railway is one of Britain's great transport success stories. Built in 1987, it now carries over 60 million passengers a year and consistently achieves record levels of reliability and passenger satisfaction. It was one of Britain’s first light rail systems and has one of the world's most advanced automatic train control systems. Draka's Firetuf Connecta system has been chosen for the extension to the DLR from King George V st... [more]

80 kilometres of Firetufplus cable installed at O2 arena
(03/06/2008)

O2, which is owned and operated by AEG [Anschutz Entertainment Group], is being heralded as "Europe's finest indoor music and sports venue". Described by AEG as “a city-within-a-city”, the O2 arena is surrounded by an entertainment district that will open to all, night and day. This comprises a number of leisure attractions, including an 11-screen cinema, exhibition space, an indigo music club, restaurants, bars and cafés, all lining an avenue ... [more]

Latest Draka catalogue published
(26/05/2008)

Draka has published its latest all-products catalogue. It runs to a full 108 pages and describes in detail the company’s entire range of third-party approved cables that meet the demands of the vast majority of construction and industrial applications. This includes house wiring and low voltage supply cables for use in domestic, commercial, retail, healthcare and leisure sector buildings. It also covers specialist communication and data tr... [more]

Draka Firetufplus cable chosen for Bankside office buildings
(21/05/2008)

The Bankside 2 and 3 office buildings, adjacent to the Tate Modern and the replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, incorporate fire detection and alarm installations that depend on Draka’s premium-specification Zero Halogen, Low Smoke [0HLS] Enhanced-category Firetufplus cabling. Over 53,000 metres of the BS 5839-1:2002 compliant, third-party-approved fire resistant Draka cable have been installed to provide reliable power to the lif... [more]

Draka’s new Firetuf Powerplus power cable meets the requirements of BS 7346-6:2005
(14/02/2008)

Draka will be showcasing its new Firetuf Powerplus 600/1000V SWA (Steel Wired Armoured) power cable that provides enhanced circuit integrity performance to meet the demanding requirements of BS 7346-6:2005. According to the company, it is the only third-party approved cable on the market that satisfies the stringent requirements of Clause 5.38 of Approved Document B (Fire safety) of the Building Regulations, which came into effect last April. ... [more]

Severe danger of non-compliant cables being supplied and installed
(03/01/2008)

When the former DTI (Department of Trade & Industry), now called the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, and BASEC (British Approvals Service for Cables) go public about their concerns regarding rogue cables being available on the UK market, it is most certainly time to sit up and take notice. While some of the evidence is anecdotal, it is too plentiful to continue ignoring, particularly with the increasing prospect of l... [more]

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