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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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3M CMP Ellis Patents
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Prysmian Alroc CSD
Roxtec CATU Electrical Cembre
Lucy Zodion ABB Emtelle

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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How Do Cable Socks React To Salt Water?

Published 07 Jan 2021

How Do Cable Socks React To Salt Water?

Cable Socks For Saltwater Slingco understands that choosing the right cable sock can be a challenge. There are key factors to consider when specifying cable socks, such as: How long the cable sock will be submerged. This could be 1 day, 1 month or longer The kind of environment,...

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Ellis Patents Cable Clamps Make The Sorta Connection

Published 06 Jan 2021

Ellis Patents Cable Clamps Make The Sorta Connection

Ellis Patents Cable Clamps Two-in-One Cable Guide Clamps Innovative two-in-one cable guide clamps, designed and developed in Yorkshire by Ellis Patents, are being used to guide and secure 4.5km of power cables being installed as part of an enormous infrastructure project in Vestland, Norway. The Sotra Connection is a...

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Cable Pull Calculations – Installing & Pulling Heavy Cables

Published 22 Dec 2020

Cable Pull Calculations – Installing & Pulling Heavy Cables

Guest Article By Blair Sackney, Dec 2020 Texcan | Major Projects & Engineering Support This article contains my technical opinion and is for general information purposes only.  Cable Pulling Large Cables Calculations It’s good design practice to perform a cable pull calculation for cable pulling and cable laying runs...

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How To Lace Up Cable Socks By Slingco

Published 22 Dec 2020

How To Lace Up Cable Socks By Slingco

Lace Up Cable socks How do you pull cable or pipe when the exposed end is not available? How can you add support to a wire or conductor that is already connected? How do you take slack out of cable without disconnecting it? A great way is to use...

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