Fire Performance Cables - How Standards are changing

In the UK fire performance cable market, we are well served by respected Standards, including test methods, product standards and system codes of practice. It is essential that these standards are kept up to date so that they continue to reflect best practice and meet the current market needs
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Quality Control

With the credit crunch upon us and cost cutting high up on the agenda, buying cheaper alternative cable may seem  attractive but the risks involved could turn out to be far more costly. Terry Journeaux of Prysmian Cables & Systems  discusses the risks of choosing second rate cable and the dangers posed by the specification and use of faulty,  unsafe and even fake cable
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Don’t let fire performance become a burning issue

With concerns that faulty and non-compliant cables are infiltrating the electrical industry, Ufuk Colak, FP Product Manager at Prysmian Cables and Systems explains why no one should cut corners when manufacturing, specifying and installing fire performance cables
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Requirements for Fire Resistant Cables

Terry Journeaux examines fire safety issues on terms of electric cable, particularly in respect of the updated edition of the Technical Handbook and the revised Approved Document B on fire safety
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Fire Resistant Cables - Current Developments in the UK Market

In the fire resistant cable market, new developments and the technologies to support them are generally introduced either to reduce product cost or to meet new performance requirements requested by product users. These new requirements often result in the issue of new test standards
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Fire Resistant Cables - Choice or Confusion?

As we enter 2006, it is an opportune time to reflect on the considerable growth in the availability of fire resistant cables on the UK market and some of the problems in selection of the appropriate product for a particular application that this has caused. What is certain is that there are now more  manufacturers and fire resistant cable product ranges available than ever before. What is less certain is if this will prove to be to the long term benefit of users
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Fire Resistant Cable Fixing

Terry Journeaux of Prysmian Cables outlines the new requirements of the code of practice for fire alarm systems BS5839-1:2002 in respect of cable fixings and gives details of a new fixing method.
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