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We focus on Product CategoriesDuct Seals | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Protection | Cable Jointing Tools | Cable Pulling | Earthing | Feeder PillarsCable Joints LV | Joints & Terminations MV HV 

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MV HV Cables 11kV 33kV

With Photo Blog contributions from our social network of utility professionals, linesmen and cable jointers working on MV HV EHV cables and overhead lines typically at 11kV, 33kV, 66kV and up to 132kV.

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Stringing 275kV (400kV) 3M ACCR Low-Sag Overhead Line (+Video)

Published 02 Mar 2021

Stringing 275kV (400kV) 3M ACCR Low-Sag Overhead Line (+Video)

Image Courtesy of: Tommy Edwards (Site Lead at AMEC FW). Location: Scottish Power Energy Networks XY Route, Towers 04-47. Tower types are L2 L8. “After 9 years I still have a real determination in making a long, safe and successful career in the overhead transmission and distribution industry.” “The...

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Nuclear Site Pleads Guilty Over High Voltage Injury

Published 26 Feb 2021

Nuclear Site Pleads Guilty Over High Voltage Injury

Sellafield Substation This Article was originally published in IOSH Magazine, December 2020. Electrical Incident The operator of the world’s largest nuclear site has been fined £320,000 after an electrician’s eyelashes were burned off and his shirt caught fire while working on high voltage equipment. Sellafield was prosecuted following what...

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