Telephone: 01223 350 515 Email: sales@ecatoday.co.uk Legrand


With the price of copper having broken through the $10,000 per tonne mark for the first time in February, Legrand has underlined the benefits of its aluminium Zucchini busbars and cast resin transformers. Steve Marr, marketing manager for the company’s


power distribution division, said: ‘Traditionally, aluminium had been regarded as the poor relation to copper as an electrical conductor, but recent advances have meant that it is now an exceptionally high performance product that compares very favourably with copper in terms of mechanical strength, heat stability and thermal conductivity characteristics. 'Add to the mix the soaring price of copper, and we feel


certain aluminium will soon be the electrical conductor of choice here in the UK.’ The Zucchini EdM range answers every high power,


medium voltage market need, providing as it does rated power to 17,000kVA, primary voltage to 36kV and secondary voltage if required.


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Marshall-Tufflex Electrical contractor Active Connect is all geared up to install Marshall-Tufflex’s MT32 prefabricated modular wiring solution in BP petrol stations around the country following a successful trial at a site in Surrey. The BP Connect Service Station in Woking underwent


complete redevelopment to update its facilities and incorporate a new M&S Simply Food outlet onto the site. As a BP-approved contractor, Active Connect was


charged with designing and installing all power and data systems for the project and decided to trial Marshall- Tufflex’s MT32 modular power connection. 'Our priority was to find a power connection system


that would allow us to efficiently complete fast-track retail projects,’ said Active Connect director Gary Woodland. ‘The MT32 system was very good. It’s quite straight- forward to install and far easier than a traditional “hard wired” installation. It did exactly what it said on the tin.’


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Developed specifically to make installation testing safer, faster and more convenient, Megger’s MFT1700 series instruments set new standards for multifunction test sets. The range includes three models, which share the same lightweight yet robust IP54 construction, large backlit display panels and timesaving features like two-wire non- trip loop testing, auto-start continuity testing and optional pass/fail RCD testing. All models in the range have a CAT IV 300 V safety


rating in line with BS EN 61010, which makes them safe to use on all areas of low voltage electrical installations. This makes it unnecessary to carry out risk assessments to decide which instruments can be used in particular locations. As well as the functions needed to test electrical installations in line with the 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations, high-end models in the range provide useful additional functionality. This includes facilities for checking phase rotation and testing three-phase RCDs.


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Prysmian Cables & Systems has won the contract to supply more than £1 million worth of electrical cables into the Shard at London Bridge. The Shard, which will be the tallest building in


Western Europe when completed in 2012, will be fitted with Prysmian Fire Performance FP600S cable, Afumex – Low Smoke Zero Halogen cables and Medium Voltage cables with their installation due to begin in 2011. Paul Connolly,


MK Electric


MK Electric – the UK’s leading manufacturer of wiring devices and accessories – is replacing its award-winning Masterseal range with a collection of enhanced IP-rated products called Masterseal Plus. Scientifically sealed and tested by MK well in excess


of British Standards, new Masterseal Plus protects the electrical supply in the harshest of environments. It is specifically developed for use in both outdoor and indoor environments, and where wiring devices and accessories would be at risk from penetration by dust or water. With a superb IP rating of IP66, Masterseal Plus


is dust-tight to any ingress, offers complete protection against contact, and high pressure water jets directed against the enclosure from any direction won’t have any harmful effects. Masterseal Plus sockets are unique in that they can


be used with virtually any standard 13A plug, allowing a safe power connection for any appliance.


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Shard MEP project manager for Mace, said: 'We have appointed Prysmian as their cables are specified products that come with BASEC and LPCB approvals. We also wanted all the electrical cables to come from one manufacturer to give consistency and one that could offer more than just cables. 'Prysmian are able to give us technical support and


backup should we need it – and, having visited their Eastleigh facility, I have seen first-hand the quality of their manufacturing processes.'


n www.prysmian.co.uk Seaward


Seaward has introduced a specialist adaptor to extend the range of electrical safety tests that can be carried out on three-phase equipment. In many cases,


this type of industrial equipment is fitted with electronic control circuitry, which makes insulation testing inappropriate. In such cases, the insulation should be assessed by measurement of the protective conductor current. The new Seaward TPA test adaptor makes this


possible and allows specialist factory, industrial and workshop equipment to be included as part of in-service inspection and testing protocols as required by the IEE Code of Practice. The specially designed new Seaward TPA unit is


available with 16A or IEC 60309/ BS4343 compatible plugs and sockets, allowing it to be connected in-line with the three-phase supply to measure the current flowing in the protective conductor. The TPA has been developed


for use with the new Seaward PrimeTest 250 PAT and extends the range of measurements that can be performed on 3-phase equipment.


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