Western Power Distribution Approved | Cable Joints, Terminations & Electrical Equipment LV HV
Published 26 Nov 2017
Western Power Distribution WPD
Western Power Distribution deliver electricity to over 7.8 million customers over a 55,500 square kilometre service area – WPD are the UK DNO electricity distribution network operator for the Midlands, South West and Wales.
WPD network consists of 220,000km of LV-HV overhead lines and underground cables with over 185,000 substations operating at low, medium and high voltage. Electricity is conveyed countrywide via the National Grid at 275kV/400kV distribution voltages and transformed to 132kV for regional distribution at electricity substations known as Grid Supply Points.
Employing around 6,000 people as the network spans the width of the UK from Penzance on the tip of Cornwall all the way to Skegness on the North Sea.
Thorne & Derrick are Approved Vendors of Western Power Distribution Approved Materials List & Assessed Products to enable the cable jointing, termination, distribution and installation of LV, MV (11kV-33kV) & HV cables onto WPD cable network from manufacturers including:
3M | CATU Electrical |
Pfisterer | Nexans Euromold |
Prysmian | Ellis Patents |
AN Wallis | Furse |
Lucy Zodion & Electric | WT Henley |
Sicame | Cembre |
Polypipe | Emtelle |
Tyco TE Connectivity | NKT |
Roxtec | Alroc |
Centriforce | MV HV Cables |
➡ Contact us to discuss your requirements for Western Power Distribution LV, MV & HV Cable Installation, Jointing, Termination, Substation & Electrical Equipment including the following LV-HV Product Categories – our internal WPD commodity code database is constantly updated with new Western Power Distribution products.
Cables – LV Waveform 11kV 33kV Triplex | Link Boxes – Underground LV |
LV Joints – Mains, Straight, Service & Pot End | Cut Outs – House Service & Street Lighting |
HV Joints – Straight, Branch & Transition | Crimping & Cutting Tools – Cables & Lines |
HV Terminations – Indoor & Outdoor | Distribution – Service Boards & Feeder Pillars |
HV Terminations – Separable Connectors | Cable Duct – LV MV HV 11kV 33kV 132kV |
HV Bushings – 11kV 33kV | Duct Seals – Cable Seals & Transits |
HV Surge Arresters – 11kV 33kV | Jointing Tools – 11kV 33kV 66kV 132kV |
EHV Terminations – GIS 132kV Cables | Insulation – Heat Shrink & Cold Shrink |
Earthing Materials – Copper Tape | Cable Covers – Stokbord & Tapetile |
Cable Cleats & Clamps – Single & Trefoil | Cable Lugs – Crimp & Mechanical |
WPD cables, joints & terminations 11kv 33kv
Thorne & Derrick distribute DNO approved MV HV Cables including 11kV 33kV – this includes single and 3 core XLPE, EPR and Triplex cables plus suitable cable joints, cable cleats, terminations and connectors in heat shrink, cold shrink, cold applied and plug-in technology.
Cable Pulling & Laying Equipment LV HV
T&D supply Utilities & Approved Contractors with cable pulling products including cable rollers, cable socks and drum lifting jacks to enable the installation of low voltage and high voltage cables intro trench or duct: this includes single core, 3 core and Triplex 11kV/33kV power cables and LV waveform, mains and service cables.
UK DNO’s
T&D are Specialist Distributors to the UK Distribution Network Operators (DNO’s), NERS Registered Service Providers, ICP’s and High Voltage Jointing Contractors of an extensive range of Cable Joints, Substation, Distribution, Tooling & Installation Equipment approved by the utilities:
- Northern Powergrid – NPG
- Electricity North West – ENW
- ESB Networks
- NIE – Northern Ireland Electricity Networks
- SPEN – Scottish Power Energy Networks
- SSE – Scottish & Southern Energy Networks
- UKPN – UK Power Networks
JOINT ♦ TERMINATE ♦ CONNECT ♦ GLAND ♦ CLEAT ♦ CRIMP ♦ DUCT ♦ SEAL ♦ REPAIR ♦ CABLE ♦ SPLICE ♦ INSULATE