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FEATURE
ENCLOSURES & SAFETY SOLUTIONS
Why easy-to-use encl o speed up Work for e
The ongoing labour shortage in the electrical installation sector
is making time efficiency on site more important than ever. Protecting connections and electrical components, enclosures are key across
electrical installations. This means housings that are fast and straightforward to work with are important to any installer, whether the installation will take place indoors, outdoors, or with special requirements. Chris Lloyd, managing director at Spelsberg UK, explains
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he recruitment challenge of electrical contractors shows no signs of slowing. While reports welcomed by the Electrical
Contractors Association (ECA) suggest the electrical workforce has declined by over 25% since 2018, experienced electricians leaving the industry aren’t being replaced. A recent story issued by the NICEIC said that of the 10,500 apprentices needed annually to stabilise the country’s electrical workforce, less than 8,000 apprentices are starting each year. This picture is similar across Europe. What this means right now for electrical
contractors is that to maximise productivity against high demand, speed and ease of work is more crucial than ever. Across electrical installation projects, installing distributions and termination can account for a large proportion of on-site labour time. As a result, simplifying this process, while ensuring a reliable job first time, can make a significant time saving.
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plug-and-play systems To make installation faster and easier, we’re seeing growing demand for plug-and-play systems featuring enclosures that are pre-wired with ready-to-connect sockets. Instead of building complete distributions or junctions on-site, installers only need to mount the enclosure and plug the input/output cables into the connections. Spelsberg’s new TKS enclosures can integrate
over 20 WAGO WINSTA pre-assembled plug connectors. Instead of performing individual field terminations into junction boxes or terminal strips, installers simply mate pre-assembled, coded connectors together. WINSTA is a factory-tested pluggable connection system available in male and female formats, with mechanical coding to prevent errors, which significantly reduce installation time on site. The TKS enclosures are designed for indoor
use and present time savings when connection repeatability is required for installations in buildings such as apartments, offices, or
municipal buildings such as schools or hospitals. Manufactured from lightweight polycarbonate, this makes the enclosures easy to handle and highly durable for long-term use.
outdoor and industrial protection Although most electrical installation takes place indoors, moving outside or to industrial environments, distributions and connection points need more protection, but ease of use is still crucial to get the job done quickly. While a key attribute of an enclosure is ingress protection to prevent rain or corrosive liquids from penetrating to connections inside, the housing must still allow straightforward cable installation while maintaining its protective seal. An advantage of polycarbonate enclosures over metallic designs is not only their resistance to corrosion but their flexibility in installation, more readily allowing fast customisation on-site if required. For example, Spelsberg’s Abox Pro enclosure
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