Unsafe flexible cord, intended for use in domestic and industrial applications, has been found on sale in the UK, prompting the ACI to issue a fresh alert to the electrical supply chain. The latest find of substandard flexible cords is marked ‘Made in Turkey’ and ‘Ermaks’. Samples came to light following the Initiative’s recent `Counterfeit […]
Distributors and contractors need to be more vigilant and proactive as substandard cable is seen as an accepted hazard within the cable supply chain, according to the ACI (Approved Cables Initiative). In the past three months the ACI is aware of several incidents however it believes many go unreported and there has been a notable […]
The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) is reminding distributors of the importance of re-testing imported cable following the supply of a number of non-compliant Chinese cables to the UK. Earlier this year 85,000 metres of substandard rubber and TQ flexible cables from the Wasung Electric Cable Company in China, a subsidiary of the LongZ Group, were supplied […]
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CPR: Just a noble ambition?
Prysmian UK’s Martin Boorman considers the issue of CPR six months after it became mandatory. In common with most reputable cable manufacturers, we welcomed the introduction of the Construction Products Regulation. For the first time, it placed a legal obligation on manufacturers, importers, distributors and wholesalers to ensure cable supplied into the UK market met […]
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