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Ellis secures red hot Chile project E
llis Patents has secured an order to supply its Vulcan+ cable cleats for
installation in an $800million desalination plant, being built as part of the $2.5billion expansion of BHP’s Spence copper mine in Chile’s Atacama desert. Ellis’ Vulcan+ cable cleats are amongst the
North Yorkshire company’s most popular products; and were specified by BHP due to their exceptional corrosion resistant properties, which were seen as vital due to the project’s proximity to the sea and the high salt content of the air around the plant. Kelly Brown, Ellis’ export sales manager, said: “Latin America is noted for being one of the hardest export markets to break into, but the success we’re enjoying there pays testament to
our tried and tested method of fully researching a new market before entering it.” “Unlike other
regions we took the decision early on to appoint a locally based business development manager; Gabriela Castro-Fontoura; who has built up a strong network of distributors from her base in Uruguay, and is now enjoying a string of significant specifications.”
The BHP Spence salination plant order was
won by Santiago-based distributor, Teprem, and will see Ellis’ cable cleats used to secure 69kV electrical cables throughout the plant. Manufactured in 316L stainless steel, Ellis’
Vulcan+ cleats are designed and manufactured at the company’s Rillington headquarters and provide ultimate corrosion protection, even in the harshest of environments. They also ensure cables remain secure and operational during any short-circuit incident. Quick and easy to install, they feature integral LSF zero halogen polymeric
liners and base pads that protect and cushion cables during short circuit conditions. Once desalinated the fresh water will be transported 150km through a newly built conveyance system to the BHP Spence mine. The project is the result of increasing concerns about water shortages affecting the copper mining industry in Chile.
For additional information on Ellis Patents visit
www.ellispatents.co.uk or call +44(0)1944 758395
Marshall-Tufflex proud to help fight infection for the NHS H
astings-based manufacturer of cable management systems, Marshall-Tufflex
has been approached by the NHS to supply its antimicrobial cable trunking for the new emergency NHS Nightingale Hospitals, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Marshall-Tufflex is the UK’s leading manufacturer of PVC-U cable management products including innovative antimicrobial trunking, to route and contain cables. A total of six new Nightingale hospitals have been supplied with Marshall-Tufflex’s trunking systems, including a specification for trunking with antimicrobial ‘Bio’ properties integral to the PVC-U material. The manufacturing process for these antimicrobial trunking systems uses a silver ion solution throughout the product, ensuring that 99.9% of harmful bacteria, (including MRSA), will not survive on the surface. Even if these become scratched or damaged, the active ingredients will continue to help prevent the spread of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs), making it the ideal specification for use in the hospital environment where control of infection is critical. The manufacturing plant has been working
around the clock to deliver the Nightingale orders. Jon Chamberlain, sales director at Marshall-Tufflex said: “We are proud to be in a position to supply products that play an important role in fighting the spread of infection,
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effort and we are extremely proud to assist with these exceptional projects.” Marshall-Tufflex offer two systems as part of their standard range that contain the Bio technology, depending on the aesthetic and functional requirements of the building; Odyssey and Sterling Curve Profile 1. Marshall-Tufflex is a British, family-owned company with their Head Office and manufacturing facility in Hastings and distribution depots in Watford and Manchester. For more than 75 years, Marshall-Tufflex has been pioneering plastic extrusion in the UK and leading the way in areas of product research, development and innovation, especially when it comes to using recycled material.
To find out more about Marshall-Tufflex solutions visit
www.marshall-tufflex.com
with a proven method of neutralising some of the most common and dangerous bacteria found in hospitals. “It’s a real testament of our manufacturing capabilities and the extraordinary efforts of our staff who have adjusted their working schedules and worked tirelessly to produce the orders within such a short space of time. I would also like to thank our manufacturing and distribution teams who managed to make and deliver these vital products for the Nightingale hospitals up and down the country. It has been a real team
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