SSEN has fully approved the Hauff-Technik cable and duct sealing solutions for their distribution network. Thanks to their business partner Emtelle, the leading manufacturer of sealing systems, Hauff Technik, have reached another milestone in our UK business.
Both companies are happy with the latest achievement and expect a positive effect at other important utility companies.
Rob Gasken, Product & Sales Engineer at Emtelle, says: “Having worked with Hauff-Technik for a number of years now, supplying their products as part of our full end-to-end ducting network solution, we have no doubt that this will be an enhancement to SSE networks.
We’re proud to be in an existing successful partnership with Hauff-Technik, and to be the named supplier of their mechanical press seals in the SSEN approved product register. Great to see that these superior sealing methods are gaining the official recognition they deserve.”
Jan Holly, Hauff-Techniks Head of Sales UK & Ireland, emphasises „The cooperation with Emtelle has always been full of common interests. The SSE approval is another evidence for what we can achieve with a shared, customer oriented strategy.“
Emtelle cable duct provides underground cable protection to LV-HV cables, including UK DNO approved Class 1 PVC cable duct for 33kV high voltage power cable protection.
Thorne & Derrick distribute the most extensive range of Low & High Voltage Cable Installation & Electrical Distribution Equipment to the Power Transmission & Distribution industry in the onshore and offshore wind, solar, rail, oil/gas, data centre, battery storage and utility sectors.
We service UK and international clients working on underground and subsea cables, overhead lines, substations and electrical construction at LV, 11kV/33kV up to EHV transmission and distribution voltages.
Key Products: MV-HV Cable Joints & Terminations, Cable Cleats, Duct Seals, Cable Transits, Underground Cable Protection, Copper Earth Tapes, Cable Jointing Tools, Feeder Pillars, Cable Ducting, Earthing & Lightning Protection, Electrical Safety, Cable Glands, Arc Flash Protection & Fusegear.
Distributors for: 3M Electrical, ABB, Alroc, Band-It, Cembre, Centriforce, CMP, Elastimold, Ellis Patents, Emtelle, Furse, Lucy Zodion, Nexans Euromold, Pfisterer, Polypipe, ProGARM, Prysmian, and Roxtec.
Specialist Electrical Equipment Distributors for High Voltage Power Systems
Electromagnetic Interference
BAND-IT began serving the automotive high voltage cable market in 2007 and has supplied millions of clamping solutions to many of the largest and most well-known cable harness manufacturers in the Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Industry.
Vehicle manufacturers use a quick connector and wire mesh shield to minimize the effects of Electromagnetic Interference on high voltage cables in electric vehicles.
With previous solutions, the wire mesh could bunch or gather in one area creating an inconsistent installation. The reduced diameter clamp from BAND-IT can minimize the effects and provide a tight fit with a single stock commodity unit.
With 3 decades of EMI/RFI Shield termination dominance in the Miltary and Aero industry, BAND-IT is consistently selected for the shielding of high voltage cable in automobiles.
Thorne & Derrick distribute the most extensive range of Cable Installation & Electrical Distribution Equipment to the renewable energy sector – we service UK and international clients working on underground cables, overhead lines, substations and electrical construction at 11kV and up to and EHV transmission and distribution voltages.
LV – Low Voltage Cable Joints, Glands, Cleats, Lugs & Accessories (1000 Volts)
MV HV – Medium & High Voltage Cable Joints, Terminations & Connectors (11kV 33kV EHV)
Cable Laying – Underground Cable Covers, Ducting, Seals & Cable Pulling Equipment
T&D, CATU Electrical Safety & Arc Flash Protection Specialists for SAP’s, Linesmen, Jointers & Electrical Engineers – Largest UK Stockist
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Andy O’ Malley is a world-class EHV Jointer with a skill set encompassing both traditional and modern cable splicing and jointing techniques. Andy is a rare breed – expertly Competent and comfortable jointing oil, gas or polymeric cables up to 420kV.
Ticketed by todays market leading manufacturers of EHV polymeric cable accessories such as 3M, JPS, ABB, Elastimold, LS Cables and Pfisterer while acknowledging a debt of gratititude to former BICC and Prysmian (Pirelli) Cable Jointers. A great jointer, a great guy.
“I’m nothing without my great crew and on transmission I owe everything to those whom have trained me – they know who they are. I have had a great team mate, thank you James Nicklin,” Andy comments.
In the following Blog, Andy demonstrates expert lead cable jointing skills.
Tools Of The Trade
“Tools Of The Trade”
Top left: propane/gas torch (underneath plumbing/wiping pad). Andy makes his own pads (from a roll of moleskin).
Double burner (left side: oil tape pot, right hand side: hot pour compound bucket).
Bottom left to right: hammer, hack knife, small hack knife, lead scraper, small paper knife, knife (made by Andy), pipe to set cable cores, ladles, sweating pot and lowering hook (above ladles).
The tube next to the orange gas line is used to help set paper cores on larger sized cables.
1. Lead Sleeve Ready To Prepare
2. One End Scraped & Protected From Oxidizing Using Styrene
3. One End Dressed
4. Sleeve Prepared For Placement Onto Cable
1. Before Y Splice/Breach Joint To Be Broken Down
2. Straight Splice/Joint Complete
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Press Release | 1st July 2021
Thorne & Derrick International, based in the UK, are delighted to announce they have entered into an Approved Stockist Agreement with SEB International, the market-leading Cable Laying Equipment manufacturer.
Thorne & Derrick have partnered with SEB to service the Power Transmission & Distribution industry in the onshore and offshore wind, solar, rail, oil/gas, data centre, battery storage and utility sectors.
From today, Thorne & Derrick will provide competitive prices and technical support for the SEB range of exceptional quality, British manufactured Cable Pulling & Laying Equipment – this includes rollers, socks, jacks, winches and trailers to enable cables, umbilicals or pipes to be installed into ducts, trenches and tunnels.
We can provide expert technical advice and pulling system specifications to maximise cable and circuit safety requirements to UK DNO policy standards. Since 1971, SEB International have manufactured both standard range and complex customised cable pulling equipment from the largest product selection found throughout the world.
“Traditionally, our core business has been the supply of High Voltage Jointing & Termination products from stock up to 66kV – as a Specialist Distributor we now have an enhanced commercial strength and added-value service to support projects at the cable laying stage. Whether pulling underground or subsea power cables into trench or duct we can provide reliable and competitive solutions .
Thorne & Derrick and SEB can innovatively overcome the technical and logistical challenges of laying and deploying cables across all sectors – from offshore windfarm to hyper-scale data centre projects, we can help. We have a scheduled sales and marketing campaign to launch and look forward to introducing SEB to existing and new clients,” comments Chris Dodds Sales & Marketing Manager at Thorne & Derrick.
Andrew Hetherington (Commercial Director at SEB International Ltd) adds, “both of our family-owned companies pride themselves on a super-efficient level of customer service, which is unrivalled throughout this industry. Allied to this is the combined technical knowledge and experience that both our businesses possess – this is at the heart of our business success story and we expect this new working partnership to further support the industry and our business goals.”
You can contact Thorne & Derrick to discuss both standard and customised cable handling equipment for the safe installation of underground or subsea power cables: LV, HV and EHV up to 400kV.
Following a post-COVID f2f supply chain meeting at SEB International Ltd – the world leading UK manufacturer of Cable Pulling Equipment – Thorne & Derrick have agreed an Approved Stockist relationship with SEB. Pictured | Andrew Hetherington (MD SEB), Debbie Commins (Sales & Marketing SEB), Chris Dodds (Sales & Marketing Manager T&D) and Jonny Hewitt (Key Account Manager T&D).
Thorne & Derrick distribute the most extensive range of Low & High Voltage Cable Installation & Electrical Distribution Equipment to the Power Transmission & Distribution industry in the onshore and offshore wind, solar, rail, oil/gas, data centre, battery storage and utility sectors – this includes the most extensive range of Cable Pulling & Cable Laying Equipment to enable the installation of low, medium and high voltage power cables into underground trench or duct.
We service UK and international clients working on underground cables, overhead lines, substations and electrical construction at LV, 11kV/33kV and up to EHV transmission and distribution voltages.
Key Products: MV-HV Cable Joints & Terminations, Cable Cleats, Duct Seals, Cable Transits, Underground Cable Protection, Copper Earth Tapes, Cable Jointing Tools, Feeder Pillars, Cable Ducting, Earthing & Lightning Protection, Electrical Safety, Cable Glands, Arc Flash Protection & Fusegear.
Distributors for: 3M Electrical, ABB, Alroc, Band-It, Cembre, Centriforce, CMP, Elastimold, Ellis Patents, Emtelle, Furse, Lucy Zodion, Nexans Euromold, Pfisterer, Polypipe, ProGARM, Prysmian, and Roxtec.
3M Scotch 77 Arc Faults & Fire Proofing Tapes
Electrical arc fault generated fires can be of up to 2000 Degrees Fahrenheit.
That’s more than twice as hot as the temperature of the surface of Venus and enough heat to melt gold.
Furthermore, this is more than enough to destroy expensive electrical cables.
The resulting catastrophes of an electrical arc fault generated fire means that we have to find a solution to protect cables against these dangerous and damaging fires.
In this Article we show how 3M Scotch® Fire Retardant Electric Arc Proofing Tape 77, can protect low (LV) and medium voltage (MV) electrical cables from electrical arc faults and their resulting fires.
Arc Faults Can Be Catastrophic
Even after a short exposure to a flame, an unprotected cable will catch fire, and continue to burn. Increasing the likely-hood of causing other fires and causing additional major damage. One fire could wreak absolute havoc on cables, or the equipment they are connecting.
Unless of course you can help prevent them from catching fire in the first place. Scotch fire retardant electric arc proofing tape, is designed to protect Low Voltage and Medium Voltage cables and cable accessories from arc faults and the resulting fires.
3M Scotch 77 tape can withstand a 2000 degree torch blast from 3 inches away, for 3 minutes.
That’s 3 minutes longer than an unprotected cable.
3M Scotch 77 Tapes are 0.76mm thick, arc and fireproofing electrical tapes designed to protect all types of electrical cables. This insulating firewall acts as a heat shield and flame barrier, thus protecting the cables joints and accessories.
Scotch 77 tape is burn resistant.
It will also help prevent cable jacket material from melting and dripping flames onto whatever lies beneath it. When the flame is taken away from a cable protected by 77 tape, that’s it, it doesn’t continue burning. It doesn’t cause additional fires and when the tape is removed, the cable underneath does not show any significant damage, and should not need to be replaced.
That kind of trusted protection is why electrical professionals around the globe have taken notice. Used properly, Scotch brand fire retardant electric arc proofing tape 77, can be the difference between a small problem, and an expensive catastrophe.
Stockists & Suppliers of 3M Scotch Electrical Tapes
➡ Also available from Thorne & Derrick are Cold Shrink and Scotchcast – contact us for prices and delivery for the 3M Scotchcast range of cable joints and resins.
Self Amalgamating Tapes | Mastic Tapes | Corrosion & Fire Protection Tapes
LV, MV & HV Jointing, Earthing, Substation & Electrical Eqpt
Thorne & Derrick International are specialist distributors of LV, MV & HV Cable Installation, Jointing, Duct Sealing, Substation & Electrical Equipment – servicing UK and global businesses involved in cable installations, cable jointing, substation, overhead line and electrical construction at LV, 11kV, 33kV and EHV.
THORNE & DERRICK Product Categories: Duct Seals | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Protection | Cable Jointing Tools | Cable Pulling | Earthing | Feeder Pillars | Cable Joints LV | Joints & Terminations MV HV
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