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Legrand is the first to respond to regulation changes

Legrand responded first to an amendment to the 17th Edition Wiring Regulations that means the vast majority of metallic cable trunking systems are no longer suitable for use with single insulated (non-sheathed) cables. BS7671: 2008 – Amendment No. 1: 2011 came into force for all new designs on January 1st, 2012 and Section 521.10.1 stipulates the need for trunking to deliver IPXXD or IP4X protection when used with single insulated (non-sheathe... [more]

Prysmian launches new Afumex cable range & website

Prysmian released a new dedicated website to coincide with the launch of its Afumex range of low smoke zero halogen cables (LSOH), www.afumexcables.co.uk. The portal is the source of information for the entire range, including Afumex 6491B, Afumex 6242B, Afumex BS6742 and Afumex LSX. Afumex is specifically designed for use in today’s modern buildings in place of the standard PVC cabling that can be so hazardous in the event of fire. In the e... [more]

Tratos wins multi million pound Ethiopian Dam Contract

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]

Dow and Teknor Apex collaborate for broad range of flexible vinyl applications

Dow Electrical & Telecommunications (Dow E&T), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, and Teknor Apex Company announce a joint market development agreement for flexible vinyl in several application areas. Under a joint Collaboration Agreement, Teknor Apex was granted exclusive marketing rights in North America for flexible vinyl compounds containing DOW ECOLIBRIUM™ Bio-Based Plasticizers in certain applications such as consumer and indu... [more]

Nexans assigned to create REE’s new high-voltage submarine power link between Mallorca and Ibiza

Nexans has been awarded a turnkey contract worth in excess of 90 million euros by REE (Red Eléctrica de España), the operator of the Spanish power system and the owner of the power transmission grid, to create a new 115 km high-voltage (HV) submarine power link between the Islands of Mallorca and Ibiza. This project forms part of the set of investments that REE is making to interconnect the Balearic Islands with the Iberian Peninsula to guarantee... [more]

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