CABLES & OLE TECHNOLOGY
Making the right connection
Martin Parker, sales and marketing director at Jointing Technologies, discusses the technology needed to achieve the UK’s electrification ambitions.
he UK electricity industry has changed beyond recognition over the last 25 years, with privatisation creating a less regulated, more competitive and efficient generation, transmission and distribution network.
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The impact of privatisation in the electricity industry is perhaps most evident in the power distribution sector with the consolidation of the old regional electricity companies into the current distribution network operators (DNOs) and the rapid emergence of independent network operator (IDNOs) licences.
To support this change, manufacturers and suppliers in this sector have been driven to offer more cost-effective products that extend the life of the asset, which can be installed more quickly and are available from stock to facilitate faults and service requirements.
The Jointing Technologies business, which was incorporated in 1988, has been built around this need in the market, providing a nationwide service supplying a range of MV/HV power cable accessories into the power distribution sector 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. These materials are supplied either directly into the DNOs or indirectly through power
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contractors who work to the DNO product and engineering standards.
The electrification of the UK rail network has seen Jointing Technologies expand its business further, supplying a range of Network Rail PADS approved products into 750V DC third rail and 25kV AC projects like West Coast Main Line (WCML) and North West Electrification (NWE), in addition to London Underground upgrade power projects based on the fourth rail system.
The business is also uniquely positioned to supply the renewable energy sector, having supplied some of the biggest offshore wind projects in the UK like Greater Gabbard and London Array in addition to a proliferation of onshore wind, solar, wave and tidal projects.
The company’s MV/HV power cable accessories product portfolio has evolved to include heatshrink, coldshrink & cold applied joints and terminations, separable connectors to facilitate easy connection and disconnection to switchgear in addition to many other products that embrace the advancements in cable construction and switchgear design.
Cable accessories account for the least capital
expenditure in any electricity distribution network when compared with switchgear, transformers and cable. They can, however, prove to be the weakest part of it as they require assembly on site. Therefore the correct product selection, technical advice and installation of power cable accessories are essential to ensure the safe running of any electricity network.
The company’s development and significant growth has been achieved through its partnerships with market leading manufacturers, knowledge of product approvals, technical support, 24/7 emergency call out service, product training and a total commitment to stock, but most importantly by putting the customer first.
The business has been at the forefront of changes and advancements in the power distribution sector for 25 years, and has become the UK’s leading power cable accessories distributor.
Martin Parker
www.jointingtech.co.uk FOR MORE INFORMATION
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