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Published 05 Jul 2021
Cable Jack Towers Pictured: Despatched last week 5 sets of cable jack towers – the JT20 Cable Drum Jack Towers to support the safe on-site handling of LV-EHV cable drums at Western Power Distribution. Robust engineered construction with hydraulic jacks and adjustable height spindle support blocks. Drum Lifting Jack Specification...
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Published 02 Jul 2021
Thank you to NnG Offshore Wind for their kind permission to republish this article Offshore to Onshore Cable Pulling The first of two export cables, each 37 kilometres in length, has been installed at the nearshore of Thorntonloch Beach as part of construction of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG)...
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Published 16 Jun 2021
Neptco provided all of the Trace-Safe tracer wire for The Roundtable Live, and now because of that all new utilities that are installed will be located in the future. Quality tracer wire is something that often gets overlooked, and its important for contractors to make sure it stays intact...
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Published 11 Jun 2021
Special thanks to Damian Aegerter at Braavos GmbH / cableizer.com for the kind permission to republish Cable Pulling In this 3rd article about cable pulling we discuss the usage of the weight correction and sidewall bearing pressure factors plus the conduit jamming ratio. Transportation, handling, and installation of cables...
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Published 11 Jun 2021
Special thanks to Damian Aegerter at Braavos GmbH / cableizer.com for the kind permission to republish Cable Pulling The 2nd of this blog series features the following cable pulling example from Southwire is an extract from their public document titled ‘Power Cable Installation Guide’, published in 2005. The cable...
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