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London Underground approves Draka Firetuf cables(19/04/2011)
Several of Draka's cable designs have been approved by London Underground as satisfying or even exceeding the safety requirements of Section 12 (underground) areas, as set out in LU 1-085, the current document that details the requirements for the fire safety of materials. Draka cables have achieved what most certainly is the mass transit sector’s “gold standard” seal of approval. Two Draka cables in particular were singled out for praise: the Firetuf FTP120 (until a recent rebranding of t... [more]
Draka's Firetuf range of 0HLS halogen-free fire performance cables rebranded as the FT range(18/06/2010)
Draka UK has rebranded its Firetuf range of 0HLS halogen-free fire performance cables. The range, which comprises nine cable designs, is used extensively for critical life and asset safety installations such as fire detection and alarm systems, emergency lighting, CCTV and transmission circuits, and has been rebranded as the FT range. The decision, according to Mark Froggatt, Draka’s marketing Services Manager, was taken following far-reaching discussions with route-to-market partners and fi... [more]
Draka offers installers a full range of third-party approved SWA power cables(06/04/2009)
Draka claims to have become the only cable manufacturer in the UK to be able to offer installers a full range of third-party approved SWA [Steel Wire Armoured] power cables down to 4mm2. The newly enhanced LPCB [Loss Prevention Certification Board] approved 600/1000V Firetuf Powerplus cable offering is available in two, three and four-core options with nominal conductor areas spanning from 4mm2 to 400mm2. The range also includes a 2.5mm2 seven-core cable. Firetuf Powerplus is designed to p... [more]
70 km of Draka Firetufplus cable installed at Highcross Leicester leisure and retail centre(03/03/2009)
The new Highcross Leicester leisure and retail destination is the largest redevelopment the city has ever seen. 70,000 metres of the Draka’s Firetufplus® 0HLS® halogen-free circuit integrity alarm cable was installed by Electract Limited for the fully-networked Protec fire detection and alarm system and the public address system that covers all of the centre’s public areas. The development links directly to the adjacent Shires shopping centre, which has also been re-branded “Highcross”, and a... [more]
Draka cables provide essential power to safety and property protection systems on Scottish University campus(23/01/2009)
Dyer Associates won the competition to design the Queen Margaret University campus at Craighall in Scotland, and sustainability has been built into every aspect of design and construction on the 35-acre landscaped parkland and woodland site. Safety at the new Queen Margaret University campus was given a major boost following the selection of Draka cable to provide essential reliable power to all of the vital life safety and property protection systems throughout the £45 million project that... [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 station to the new Woolwich Arsenal station. The de... [more]
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