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Thorne & Derrick Business Review with Nexans Power Accessories

The significance of todays invitation to Nexans UK Office could not be over-estimated. Nor can our success story with Nexans Power Accessories be possibly exaggerated; sky-rocketing sales with global and UK major new projects and clients secured. This includes their market-leading brand of Euromold Connectors for energising medium voltage power systems.

Mark Davies take a bow – I delighted in explaining and evidencing our personal gratitude to you today as a business. Central to our WINS. Grafter. Absolute born-winner, world-class customer service provider and loyal servant to Nexans, for 25 years.

Many thanks Joe Roberts for setting-up the business meeting and listening to our sector reviews, future thoughts, next step plans and direction of travel with Nexans.

THORNE & DERRICK, Specialist Distributors of LV-HV Cable Accessories, Jointing, Tooling, Substation & Electrical Safety Eqpt look forward to achieving more mutual success and market share with Elyette Roux (Nexans Managing Director – Vice President Global Business Unit) across the US, Europe and UK; your passion and vision is infectious and influential.

Nexans Power Accessories | Castleford UK.

• Thorne & Derrick & Klauke Distributor Conference 2024

Thorne & Derrick & Klauke Distributor Conference 2024

Networking, Knowledge Sharing & Innovation with Klauke

7th February 2024

Thorne & Derrick | Preferred UK Stockists & Distributors for Klauke

Danke Schon Klauke for an electrifying experience at the UK Partnership Conference held at their Remscheid/Germany HQ this week.

Excellence in Electrical Engineering – over 3 days we were all extremely privileged to benefit from “pre-release” product reveals of the NextGen Tools for Engineers, Jointers & Linesmen. These Innovations by Klauke will soon give our industry seriously significant safety, productivity and reliability gains to maintain power whether underground, overhead or subsea. Innovation glimpses gave attendees a view into the future of solar connections, high voltage cable cutting and crimping best-practices.

Leadership in Learning – from immersive theoretical drill-downs into Connectors (IEC 60228) to practical “hands-on” Cut & Crimp Tool Demonstrations on LV DC solar to HV 2500sqmm 110kV renewable energy cable.

Thanks for the warmest of welcomes and excellent genial hosting led by Paul Morrow and supported by John Muckle, Alex Hart, Tom Betts, Tom O’Neil and John Lake – special thanks for the incredible insights and high-value Presentations from Ufuk Tasli, Luciana Lazar and Roman Esser and their colleagues.

Thank you to the Channel Partners, and to the new friends we made, for the excellent round-table talks, tips and industry insight sharing.

THORNE & DERRICK are Specialist Distributors of LV HV Cable Jointing, Earthing, Substation & Electrical Eqpt up to 66kV – this includes the most extensive range of Ex Stock Innovation Tooling to facilitate safe and reliable crimping, cutting, preparation, termination and installation of cables.

The POWER Connected | Thorne & Derrick and PFISTERER Training Day

Earlier today at PFISTERER Sheffield the Thorne & Derrick Team benefitted incredibly from a Practical Training Day covering the benefits, specification and installation of CONNEX & SICON brands of MV Cable Accessories. The world-class standard of Cable Preparation Skills demonstrated by Dan & Jon using PENTA FRANCE (Alroc) & Ripley Tools assists our ability to provide technical support to customers.

Commercially, we are now further increasing both the levels and extending the lines of our PFISTERER stocks at Thorne & Derrick.

Thanks so much to Daniel Leech, Jon Reed, Mark Hanlon, Bethany Dodson, Tracey Stevenson, Cathy Longstone & Paul Tuckwood.

THORNE & DERRICK LV-HV Cable Accessories, Jointing, Tooling, Substation & Electrical Safety Eqpt | Approved PFISTERER UK Stockists.

PFISTERER with Thorne & Derrick

Ripley US02 Tool – The “Red Ripley”

Pfisterer Cable Training School for Jointers

Alroc CWB – The “Blue Tool”

Stripping MV Medium Voltage Cables 33kV

MV HV Cable Jointers Tools Sets

Supporting Cables Using Vicera Jointers Stands for MV HV Cables

Medium Voltage Jointing & Termination Programme | 3M Cold Shrink

Medium Voltage Jointing

During our monthly Distributor Review Meeting this morning with Kate Palmer-Randle we discussed further developing the Qualified Electrical Construction Contractor Accreditation (QECC) from 3M Electrical in the UK.

The Qualified Electrical Construction Contractor Programme (QECC) has been set up as a partnership designed to provide valuable benefits to appointed 3M Electrical Contractor Partners.

As part of the QECC programme, contractors receive in-depth 3M product and technology training, including theoretical training on 11kV, 22kV, 33kV, 52kV & 66kV Cable Accessories, including Joints & Terminations.

Once Certified the QECC contractor can apply for a 3M 20-year MV Product Warranty) on completed projects which can be passed on to their client to offer them peace of mind on their investments and evidence Competency.

To date four companies have been geographically appointed, with a select number of new members set to qualify over the coming months.

Choosing a 3M QECC certificated company allows you to have peace of mind that the contractors you’re working with are trained to the highest level and backed by an extended 3M 20-year product warranty.

Thorne & Derrick distribute the most extensive range of MV HV Medium & High Voltage Cable Joints, Terminations & Connectors from manufacturers including 3M, Prysmian, Nexans Euromold, Elastimold, Pfisterer CONNEX & SEANEX.

Heat shrink, cold shrink, push-on and slip-over cable accessories enable the jointing, terminating and connection of 11kV-33kV and 66kV-132kV cables to oil, air or gas insulated switchgear, transformers, motors and overhead lines distributing electricity at medium/high voltages.

Thorne & Derrick hold large stocks of 11kV 33kV 66kV Joints & Terminations suitable for XLPE, PILC and EPR cables, in both heat shrink and Cold Shrink technologies, to service the medium/high voltage power cable accessory requirements of UK and international customers.

The Semicon Screen

THE SEMICON SCREEN

THE MOST CRITICAL POINT IN ANY MV CABLE JOINT, TERMINATION OR CONNECTOR

In this Article you can read about The F-Word, Jointer Competency, “Pick-off”, Bevelling, PD, Semicon Perfection, Circumferential Grooving, Delamination, “Cut-back” and how appropriate tools from ALROC and Ripley Tools available from Thorne & Derrick | LV HV Cable Jointing & Electrical Equipment create resilient MV Power Systems.

Thorne & Derrick

MV HV High Voltage Cable Joints | Cable Terminations | Cable Connectors | Distributed from Stock | UK & Export Sales

The Semicon Screen – The Most Critical Point In Any MV Cable Joint, Termination Or Connector

Cable Innovation Tools & Accessories for Low & High Voltage Power Systems | THORNE & DERRICK are Specialist Distributors of LV HV Cable Jointing, Earthing, Substation & Electrical Eqpt up to 66kV – this includes the most extensive range of Ex Stock Innovation Tooling to facilitate safe and reliable preparation, termination and installation of cables.