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Thorne & Derrick’s POWER Blog is regularly updated with news, projects, videos, technical tips, training information, promotions, webinars, career opportunities and white papers.
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We focus on 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
We provide guidance and technical support for the installation of LV, MV & HV Cable Joints, Terminations, Substation & Electrical Equipment from our Key Suppliers including:
3M |
CMP |
Ellis Patents |
Nexans Euromold |
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Pfisterer |
Prysmian |
Alroc |
CSD |
Roxtec |
CATU Electrical |
Cembre |
Lucy Zodion |
ABB |
Emtelle |

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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Published 24 Apr 2018
uploaded by Chris Dodds T&D Sales & Marketing Manager The Video kindly contributed by Watkins & Jacomb CPC shows the cable jointer using Alroc tools to effectively strip and remove the bonded semicon screen from the XLPE insulated 11kV cable prior to installing heat shrink cable terminations. Alroc...
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Published 20 Apr 2018
by Chris Dodds T&D - estimated reading time 3 minutes Sealing Ducts Wildlife induced power outages are increasingly caused by the invasion of rats and rodents into medium/high voltage electricity substations via unsealed and inadequately sealed cable ducts and then gnawing electricity power cables. Filoform FiloSeal+HD is a duct sealing...
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Published 20 Apr 2018
➡ Thorne & Derrick stock and distribute a complete range of Armoured Cable Joints (SWA) in resin cast, cold shrink or heat shrink types for the connection and jointing of multicore and single core XLPE insulated power cables with armour and stranded copper conductors up to 600/1000V – joint kits...
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Published 18 Apr 2018
Application: Type C Bushings On 33kV Transformer Contributor: Dave Boyd EHV Cable Jointer – HV Cablepower Pty Ltd Featured Manufacturer: Nexans Product Type: Type C Bushing Connectors Nexans Screened Elbow Terminations Nexans Euromold 480TB type MV separable connectors are used to terminate MV-HV XLPE/EPR (polymeric) insulated cables up to 42kV into Interface C Bushings....
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Published 11 Apr 2018
Application: Waveform Cable Termination Photo by: James Hitchmough Operations Manager at Matrix Networks Limited by Chris Dodds T&D - estimated reading time 3 minutes Lucy LV Distribution Cabinet The Lucy Electric AcuLok TMO range of transformer mounted low voltage distribution cabinets incorporates the unique AcuLok fuse handle system – improving reliability and...
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