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Ovia’s Flameguard downlights now with push-fit Flow connectors


integrated, fire-rated LED downlight, and now 16 years later, Ovia is still investing in the range to further enhance its features and benefits. All Flameguard fire-rated downlights are now supplied pre-wired


T Scolmore enters the


offer in the wiring accessories category and brings to market a comprehensive Consumer Unit and Circuit Protection range - ‘Elucian by Click’. The launch follows months of extensive research and


consumer unit market T


he result of Scolmore’s latest new product development programme completes the company’s


consultation with contractors to come up with a range of products that best suits their requirements and that are compliant with the latest regulations. It means that wholesalers and installers now have access to a one-stop shop for everything wiring accessories related from one of the industry’s most trusted and reliable brands, and Scolmore has made a significant investment to ensure that stock levels of the new products are high to meet the anticipated demand. Elucian is an extensive range of metal consumer units


that will cover a broad range of installations and offers a number of features and benefits that will enhance the products’ convenience, flexibility and safety properties.


Scolmore • 01827 63454 • sales@scolmore.com • www.scolmore.com


with push-fit Flow connectors which feature push-in, low maintenance terminals to offer another time-saving benefit for installers. In a speed test carried out by Ovia, installation times were compared for these fast fit connectors, versus the equivalent screw terminal versions and typically the fast-fit versions were completed in around half the time. Products that incorporate Ovia’s award-winning Flameguard system technology, benefit from a 30, 60 & 90


minute fire rating - including I joists, metal web joists and solid timber. They also have an acoustic rating (0dB) and are airflow compliant..


OVIA • 01827 300640 • sales@oviauk.com • www.oviauk.com


18th edition compliant cable clips from ESP U


nicrimp, part of the Scolmore Group of companies, offers an extensive range of cable accessories. Its fire-rated Metal Twin


and Earth Cable Clips are 18th edition compliant and sit within the growing Unicrimp Q-Fire fire-rated range. The 18th Edition wiring regulations stipulate that cable support


systems must be constructed with materials that will withstand premature collapse caused by direct exposure to heat. There are no applications excluded – trunking, conduit and cabling fixed to surfaces of the building or attached to cable support systems must all have fire-resistant supports in place.


Unicrimp’s fire-rated T&E Cable Clips are manufactured from zinc plated carbon steel and are available in two


sizes – 1-2.5mm and 4-6mm – and in a choice of uncoated or with a grey PPA LSF coating. The LSF coating provides long term protection for metal clips, as well as added protection for the cable during and after installation. They provide installers with an expanded choice of fixing solutions, suitable across a range of


applications and environments – helping them to satisfy the latest wiring regulations. Unicrimp


• 01827 300600 The new Switchtec Electrical Control


Components Catalogue 8, with over 140 pages, its bursting with products for your control and panel building projects


that covers all of its key control & panel products, including Relays, Din Rail Terminal & Distribution Blocks, 22.5mm Pushbuttons & Control Stations, LED Pilot Lamps, Isolators & Switch Disconnectors, Switch Fuses & Change Over Switches, Power Supplies & Transformers, Timers & Monitoring Relays, Surge Protection Devices, Panel Ventilation, Audible & Visual Alarms to name just a few. Manufacturers including Anly, Arno Canali, Citel, Dinkle, Hongfa, Kyland, Meanwell, Telergon, Tend, SCL & Sirena. Aimed at Control Panel manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, OEMs and manufacturers, the catalogue is an invaluable and useful aid to those who specify or purchase control and switching products. Switchtec’s ‘Issue 8’ is a clear, easy to read 144 page, full


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colour catalogue and is also available in PDF form. For ease of product selection and quick ordering, the brochure shows a colour photo of each product along with a detailed description, quality approvals, products dimensions, and the order code.


Issue 8 includes electro mechanical relays from Hongfa, DIN mounted control relays, latching relays, timers,


indicators, transformers, modular contactors and panel ventilation products from SCL, light towers, sounders and LED beacons from Sirena, switch mode power supplies from Meanwell, DIN rail and plug-in timers from Anly, an expanded selection of changeover switches, fused and non-fused switch disconnectors from Telergon, Surge Protection from Citel, Ethernet Switches from Kyland, Din Rail Terminal Blocks from Dinkle, and pushbuttons and enclosed isolators from Tend. Switchtec’s Electrical Components Catalogue Issue 8 is available now. Copies can be obtained by


telephoning or emailing the company’s sales office. Switchtec Ltd


• 01785 818600 • sales@switchtec.com 36 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING • DECEMBER 2021/JANUARY 2022 • www.switchtec.com


pecialist distributor Switchtec has released issue 8 of its dedicated Electrical Control Components Catalogue


ESP revamps Sangamo timers and


heating controls range T


he new-look Sangamo range of timers and heating controls can be broken down into four main product


categories - Timer Controllers, Thermostats, Programmable Thermostats and Programmers – with a total of 15 products making up the comprehensive range.


Timers - designed for simplistic ON/OFF manual or scheduled control for heating and lighting applications. The range has been expanded with a total of three new products, each one introducing the addition of a fused spur switch for additional protection for high loads.


Thermostats - designed for controlling heating system via an electronic sensor – now totals five products.


Programmable Thermostat products - designed for controlling heating applications via an electronic sensor or programmed schedule, and ESP has added one new product to this range. All thermostat products have been upgraded and now offer TPI (Time Proportional and Integral) control for heating efficiency. In addition, the programable thermostats include an optimization feature; Optimum Start/Delay Start and Optimum Stop, for extra efficiency.


ESP • www.espuk.com electricalengineeringmagazine.co.uk • sales@unicrimp.com • www.unicrimp.com


he company was the first to bring a fire-rated downlight to market back in 2005 with its award-winning Flameguard fixed,


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