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Applied Technology Cabling Broadcasting to a global audience


The newly built International Broadcast Centre in Stratford, East London, will be a central hub for the world’s media dur- ing next year’s Olympic Games. Electrical power for the centre will be provided by a modular wiring system from Apex Wiring Solutions.


When complete, the International


Broadcast Centre will be big enough to fit five Boeing 747 jumbo jets and will accommodate 20,000 journalists, broad- casters and photographers who will be reporting around the clock on the games to a global audience of four billion people. A modular wiring solution was required because installation work undertaken by The Designer Group has to be completed within an extremely tight timeframe - completion is due in April 2012.


Apex is working closely with the main client Carillion on the bespoke modular wiring design to reduce on-site installa- tion times and meet the requirements of a building which features 5,500 tonnes of steel with trusses up to 24m long and integrated metal decking, edge protec- tion and stair systems. More than 400 pluggable distribution


boards, along with over 30,000 cable assemblies for both lighting and small power systems, are being supplied by Apex for the development which will become 80,000m2


of business space


with the potential to generate thousands of new jobs after the games. Apex Wiring Solutions www.apexwiringsolutions.co.uk T: 0191 378 7900


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As part of an ongoing partnership, Draka is supplying its fire rated cable for critical life and property protection applications at Birmingham Airport.


The latest installation of Draka cable is providing a secure power supply to the airport’s sprinkler fire suppression control system, and utilises Draka’s Firetuf FTP120 fire resistant power cable. This is a OHLS (Halogen Free Low Smoke) 600/1000V SWA (steel wire armoured) power cable that meets the requirements of BS 8491:2008. It is manufactured with stranded copper conductors and a protective armour layer. This particular cable was chosen because of its ability to maintain the essential circuit integrity when exposed to fire and flame. It achieves the 120 minute fire resistance rating of BS 8519:2010 and meets the specified requirement of the constructional standard of BS 7846:2009. Commenting on the installation, Mark Froggatt, Draka’s marketing services manager, said, “The Firetuf FTP120 cable is designed specifi- cally to provide enhanced fire performance for critical installation in complex, fire engineered buildings such as airports, hospitals and public buildings where fire safety relies on the continued working of automatic fire suppression facilities, fire detection and alarm systems, smoke control, ventilation, sprinklers, shutters and firefighting lifts.” Draka www.drakauk.com T: 01332 345 431


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Han® GND People | Power | Partnership


IP 65 protected plastic housing


Timesaving assembly without a special tool


Grounding connector with green-yellow colour coding


Protection against unintended release


Connecting Grounding Systems Faster


Han® GND (Han® Ground) permits potential equalisation for the  rst time. The single-pole connector housed in a robust IP 65 plastic housing is designed for stranded wires from 10 to 35 mm2


. Han® GND is optionally


available in crimp or axial screw termination. This makes it possible to connect grounding systems easily and reliably without an expensive special tool, especially in the  eld. HARTING: Pushing Performance to innovative solutions.


Phone +44 (0) 1604 827500 Fax +44 (0) 1604 706777 HARTING Ltd I Caswell Road I Brackmills Industrial Estate I Northampton I NN4 7PW I


I gb@HARTING.com Enter 17


www.HARTING.com


10 – 35 mm2


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