[ Spotlight: Cable management ]
KEEPING IT TOGETHER
The growing complexity of the built environment means that effective cable management is the only way to ensure that electrical wiring and data cabling are properly protected and perform as expected. ROB SHEPHERD explains how manufacturers are rising to the challenge and why it always pays to choose a quality product
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here used to be a time when the only role of a cable management system was to make sure electrical wiring was safely contained. However, the complexity of electrical wiring and data cabling for
multiple services in modern buildings has brought into sharp focus the need for sophisticated cable management systems.
State of play Although the economic recovery is beginning to
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have a positive impact on all areas of the construction industry, a sense of cautious optimism prevails. The latest Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the sector recorded a level of 62.1 for December 2013. While this was below November’s six-year high of 62.6, it was still well above the 50-point level that marks the divide between growth and contraction. Typically, the cable management sector only benefits from any activity late on in the construction process – so while things are looking better for the future, there’s still a long way to go. Jeremy Dodge,
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