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Panduit GS4MT-E Stainless Steel Cable Tie Installation Tool

Panduit | Powering & Protecting Cables & Infrastructure

Stainless Steel Cable Tie Installation Tool

Panduit GS4MT-E

Panduit GS4MT-E Stainless Steel Cable Tie hand tool provides higher performance and reliability. With the state-of-the-art ergonomic features which provide lower grip force lowering the risk of motion injuries to installers.

The easy to read tension settings improves accuracy while increasing dependability when installing cable ties manufactured from stainless steel.

The tension setting knob is easy to read and design in ½ stop increments to improve efficiency and a long, narrow nose to improve access to small, confined areas.

Thorne & Derrick | Distributors

Network Infrastructure & Industrial Electrical Wiring

Should you require customer service, specification support or a competitive quotation please do not hesitate to contact us – extensive range of Cable Accessories, Protection & Management products available for LV MV HV Electrical Infrastructure projects in commercial, industrial and hazardous area sectors.

Wiring Duct | Cable Terminals | Absence of Voltage Testing | Cable Cleats | Cable Identification | Cable Ties | Abrasion Protection & Heat Shrink | LV HV Cable Accessories | Lockout Tagout | Stainless Steel Cable Ties & Identification | Panel Systems | Grounding Connectors | Contact us for Further Information

The Panduit GS4MT-E Stainless Steel Cable Tie hand tool has many features that improve performance and reliability including:

• Slip proof soft handle at the rear to improve grip
• Leverage strength of all fingers when engaging the trigger
• Ergonomic design provides lower grip force lessening impact to the installer’s hand
• Easy to read tension setting label that improves accuracy and increases dependability
• Half stop tension increments that simplifies the tension setting process
• Beveled tie entry speeds installation with quick side entry of a tie into the tool
• Long narrow nose improves access to confined areas

Panduit GS4MT-E tool installs standard (200 LBS), light-heavy (250 LBS), heavy (450 LBS) cross section metal locking cable ties.

Cleats | Protection for LV MV HV Power Cables

Verisafe is an electrical safety product manufactured by Panduit that automatically isolates electrical control panels and distribution boards

Thorne & Derrick are Specialist Distributors to the UK and international industries to provide safe and reliable LV HV Electrical Cable & Power Distribution Systems up to 66kV – we are highly customer responsive and absolutely committed to providing a world-class service.

Contact our UK Power Team for competitive quotations, fast delivery from stock and technical support or training on all LV-HV products.

Key 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 

Panduit Compression Direct Burial Grounding System vs. Exothermic

Panduit Direct Burial Grounding System

Direct Burial Grounding System

Panduit Compression

Panduit working with Thorne & Derrick, their UK Distributor, have the StructuredGround™ Direct Burial Compression Grounding System which provides the highest performance and most reliable compression connection in the industry.

Panduit Grounding & Bonding systems provide high quality, visually verifiable connections and dedicated grounding paths to maintain system performance and protect personnel and equipment. Our power and grounding systems meet or exceed regulatory standards and have the performance and application range to address your most demanding requirements.

Thorne & Derrick | Distributors

Network Infrastructure & Industrial Electrical Wiring

Should you require customer service, specification support or a competitive quotation please do not hesitate to contact us – extensive range of Cable Accessories, Protection & Management products available for LV MV HV Electrical Infrastructure projects in commercial, industrial and hazardous area sectors.

Wiring Duct | Cable Terminals | Absence of Voltage Testing | Cable Cleats | Cable Identification | Cable Ties | Abrasion Protection & Heat Shrink | LV HV Cable Accessories | Lockout Tagout | Stainless Steel Cable Ties & Identification | Panel Systems | Grounding Connectors | Contact us for Further Information

Brendan Hass, Product Manager of Grounding & Bonding Solutions at Panduit describes the dangers of an exothermic welding systems and says that they are often overlooked due to complacency or lack of education about the direct burial process. At Panduit have specifically engineered structured ground lines to increase installation efficiency, connection reliability and job site safety.

Exothermic systems are both physically and logistically awkward to use as the moulds can only be used with a specific connection type and often the complexity of the project increases the amount and types of moulds required. The versatility and wide range of capabilities of the Panduit Compression System allow for easy use and maintenance.

The efficiency has also been tested installing 4 times faster than exothermic, no delays due to hot work permits or inclement weather and the cable tie turns a 2 man job into a 1 man job. The most common concern about compression is the reliability. Panduit Compression has gone through rigorous testing including IEEE standard 837, MIL-STD-202G and patented anti-oxidant compound.

With Panduit safety comes first with all tools certified with the following UL 467 listed, no hot work permits increases jobsite safety and easy consistent inspection (scratch no-flame design) making it easy to identify.

Cleats | Protection for LV MV HV Power Cables

Verisafe is an electrical safety product manufactured by Panduit that automatically isolates electrical control panels and distribution boards

Thorne & Derrick are Specialist Distributors to the UK and international industries to provide safe and reliable LV HV Electrical Cable & Power Distribution Systems up to 66kV – we are highly customer responsive and absolutely committed to providing a world-class service.

Contact our UK Power Team for competitive quotations, fast delivery from stock and technical support or training on all LV-HV products.

Key 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 

WEBINAR INVITE | Innovations In Rail

Innovations In Rail

Innovations In Rail | Webinar Invitation

Webinar: 24th February & 18th March 13:00pm

Thorne & Derrick International together with Cubis, and in collaboration with their partner NAL Ltd, are pleased to invite you to register for a webinar in Rail Industry Innovations. The webinar will focus on the latest product innovations for the rail industry and several new solutions that have been historically used within the highways sector and can be utilised within rail applications.

REGISTER 24th February                                                                                                        REGISTER 18th March

INNOVAtions in rail | Webinar Agenda

• Highlight the installation and maintenance benefits of Retention Socket Systems and Precast Foundations for all illuminated and non-illuminated rail furniture.
• Introduction to the new NAL Modular Cabinet Base which has been designed to simplify the installation, maintenance and upgrading of trackside control cabinets.

CUBIS

Thorne & Derrick, the leading Specialist Distributor of LV HV Jointing, Earthing, Substation & Electrical Eqpt, are stockists and distributors for the Cubis range of products. Cubis is the global leader in the design and manufacture of Access Chambers, Access Covers and Cable Protection for infrastructure networks.

Also supplying construction accessories, chamber accessories and ducting systems; Cubis are an excellent choice for customers seeking solutions that improve on traditional installation methods.

Cubis manufactures preformed network access chamber systems STAKKAbox, AX-S™ access covers, cable protection, MULTIduct™ and PROtrough cable trough at its manufacturing sites throughout the UK and Ireland these products are exported to more than 25 countries
throughout the World – contact us for competitive price quotations and delivery from stock for the Cubis product range.

Thorne & Derrick are Specialist Distributors to the UK and international Rail industry to provide safe and reliable LV HV Electrical Cable & Power Distribution Systems up to 66kV – we are highly customer responsive and absolutely committed to providing a world-class service.

Contact our UK Power Team for competitive quotations, fast delivery from stock and technical support or training on all LV-HV products.

Key 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 

WEBINAR INVITE | Offshore Cable Management & Electrical Safety

Register Here

Offshore Wind

Maximise Uptime, Enhance Safety & Increase Reliability

Of Your Offshore Wind Applications

Webinar: Thursday 4th March 10.00 am – 10.30 am

Thorne & Derrick International together with Panduit are pleased to Invite you to Register to a Joint Webinar discussing innovation in Offshore Cable Management & Electrical Safety to ensure you are maximizing all Offshore Wind application opportunities.

The installed capacity of wind energy has grown tenfold over the past decade, and is now a major force in renewable energy initiatives. Wind power’s future is challenged by trends toward the use of larger turbines to optimize performance in low wind locations, and the desire to build capital-intensive offshore farms. As a result, wind energy producers are looking for partners who can help them maximize output at the lowest total cost.

Panduit plays an important role in the energy value chain.

Invest 30 minutes in this focused webinar and walk away with an understanding of how to address key market challenges to ensure that your organisation is positioned to select a robust physical infrastructure capable of supporting the needs of tomorrow, today.

Bite size solution Touch Points will include:

• Cable Ties: Impacts of materials and longevity
• Stainless Steel ties: Benefits brought by stronger and vibration proof cable ties
• The importance of Ergonomic Tooling to Health and Safety
• Cable Cleats to IEC61914 and why cleats are critical for short circuit protection
• Identification and Permanent Identification Solutions
• Lock Out / Tag Out
• VeriSafe™ Improved productivity and increased Health and Safety of Absence of Voltage testing

REGISTER

Panduit and Thorne & Derrick Offshore Wind Webinar

Simon Westwood
Panduit Technical Systems Engineer UK & Nordics 

Listen to Simon Westwood highlight how Panduit products have distinct engineering and performance advantages for wind energy environments. Learn how with Panduit as a primary source partner, customers can maximize uptime, enhance safety, and increase reliability. Distributed in the UK by Thorne & Derrick.

See how T&D support, supply and service the Renewable Energy industry.

Thorne & Derrick are Specialist Distributors to the UK and international Offshore Wind & Renewable industry to provide safe and reliable LV HV Electrical Cable & Power Distribution Systems up to 66kV – we are highly customer responsive and absolutely committed to providing a world-class service.

Contact our UK Power Team for competitive quotations, fast delivery from stock and technical support or training on all LV-HV products.

Key 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 

The Perfect 13.2kV Nub

“We are trying to keep the craft in craftsmanship here at Tampa Electric Co. This high voltage cable nub was built by one of our apprentices. Not just anyone can be a cable splicer. You either have it or you don’t.” John McGaughan, Cable Systems Operations Specialist at TECO.

Tampa Electric USA has supplied the Tampa Bay area with electricity since 1899. Its West Central Florida service area covers 2,000 square miles, including all of Hillsborough County and parts of Polk, Pasco and Pinellas counties.

The company has 4,400 megawatts of generating capacity and over 667,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers that depend on Tampa Electric for reliable power and value-added energy services.

A high voltage 13.2kV nub or dead end on 750 MCM copper cable built to terminate a live end cable to terminate or splice in the future for network expansion. Note the apprentice signs and dates the lead work.

“I must agree with John McGaughan, we have to keep training the younger folks, it sometimes takes a while to find someone that has the “hands”, and the right attitude. Capping lead cables is a great start, learning the feel of the metal, and not the “fear” of the metal,” comments Douglas Page (EHV Jointer).

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