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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 | Elastimold | 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 19 Apr 2022
                          
                
              
                        Cable Socks Have You Inspected Your Cable Socks? Inspecting cable socks (also known as a cable grip and cable stocking) is not an exact science, but is crucially important to ensure safe cable pulling operations, maximum grip strength and grip longevity. There are a number of variables that can...
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            Published 19 Apr 2022
                          
                
              
                        Special thanks to Jordan Edmenson at HVPD for the kind permission to republish Link to the original article can be found here Partial Discharge Monitoring & Location on a 33kV Offshore Wind Farm Export Cable Project An offshore wind farm operator in the UK requested On-Line Partial Discharge monitoring...
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            Published 14 Apr 2022
                          
                
              
                        Heavy-Duty Arc Flash Clothing Industrial Washing & Drying Maintaining Arc Flash Clothing For Long Term Multi-Risk Protection The CATU range of Arc Flash Clothing Kits are comfortable, lightweight and range from 12 cal/cm² – 40 cal/cm². The Pro Kit gathers a selection of essential garments to guarantee protection against...
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            Published 13 Apr 2022
                          
                
              
                        Press Release 13.4.22 by Chris Dodds | Sales & Marketing Manager at Thorne & Derrick Thorne & Derrick International, a leading UK based Specialist Distributor of LV HV Jointing, Earthing, Substation & Electrical Eqpt are delighted to confirm receipt today of a new purchase contract order for an offshore...
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            Published 12 Apr 2022
                          
                
              
                        Arc flash Protection An arc flash is the light and heat produced as part of an arc fault; a type of electrical explosion or discharge that results from a low impedance connection through air to ground or another voltage phase in an electrical system. In industries working around high and low voltage electricity,...
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