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Tratos announces new cost-effective overhead conductor(15/02/2012)
Tratos launches an innovative new MV Overhead Bare Conductor made with annealed aluminium extruded around a supporting steel core. The conductor has been developed in conjunction with Italy’s largest power company Enel SpA, Cesi Ricerca SpA and De Angeli Prodotti SpA as a cost-effective alternative to standard Overhead Conductors. With the cost of copper and aluminium base metals having risen dramatically during the past decade and set to con... [more]
Birmingham City Council's new offices use Modular Wiring Systems flexible solution(13/02/2012)
Birmingham City Council’s new 10 Woodcock Street office, located next to Aston University, is the Council’s largest single investment in a new staff workplace in over a Century and boasts seven sustainability features, including rainwater harvesting and a brown roof for wildlife. It will be home to 2200 fixed desks over five storeys together with a further 500 "touchdown" work areas within the building to enable maximum flexibility of the space.... [more]
Tratos wins multi million pound Ethiopian Dam Contract(31/01/2012)
Specialist cable manufacturer Tratos Cavi Spa obtained the multi million pound contract to supply the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam with low and high voltage cable. The new EEPCO (Ethiopa Electric and Power Corporation) dam, which is due to be completed in 2017, is located on the Nile River in North Western Ethiopia and will be the largest in Africa with the capacity to hold up to 66 billion cubic metres of water and generate15,100 Giga WH p... [more]
Tratos Microcable is ideal for installations where duct space is at a premium(29/06/2011)
The Tratos Microcable solution for Open Settlement Protocol (OSP) applications in the Broadband market is ideal for installations where duct space is at a premium and has the added benefit of being easy to handle and install. It also provides a simple, neat and commercially viable solution to upgrade a network at a later date as fibre is simply deployed as and when needed. Tratos Microcable contains a high-fibre density yet is exceptionally c... [more]
The inherent danger of using a damaged cable that has been repaired(25/05/2011)
British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC) is warning of the inherent danger of using damaged cable that has been repaired, even when the repair is performed by the manufacturer. BASEC recently introduced a new protocol for cable repair to the insulation of sheathed cables, stipulating only small repairs may be performed in the factory, before shipping cable to customers. Furthermore, those repairs are only allowable in limited circumstance... [more]
Tratos exhibits Tratos Rolling Stock high temperature cables at Railtex(16/05/2011)
Tratos has a comprehensive selection of quality cables to suit a wide variety of railway applications. At Railtex 2011, Tratos Ltd. has exhibited its range of products designed specifically for the railway industry, including its Tratos Rolling Stock® high temperature cables. Unlike many comparable high temperature cables on the market, Tratos Rolling Stock® is very flexible due to a more compact insulation and outer sheath design, yet remain... [more]
Modular Wiring Systems' Modular Academy is available free of charge to anyone who wants to learn more about the concept of modular wiring systems(14/02/2011)
Modular Wiring Systems has opened the 'Modular Academy', a new demonstration and training facility at its Slough offices. The new 'Modular Academy' is available free of charge to anyone who wants to learn more about the concept of modular wiring systems, including specifiers, electrical and mechanical contractors and training providers and their students. The 'Modular Academy' is a showcase for Modular Wiring Systems' product ranges and servic... [more]
Modular Wiring Systems partners with Red Electric Designs and Aurora Building Services to provide an installation service for its systems nationwide(31/01/2011)
Modular Wiring Systems provides a complete design, manufacture and supply service for high and low level modular sub-circuit distribution systems prefabricated off-site. The systems are designed for rapid and easy installation. Now, in response to customer demand, Modular Wiring Systems is able to offer an installation service through two partner companies, Red Electric Designs in the South and Aurora Building Services covering Birmingham and... [more]
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