Find a local stockist
About us ACANTS Prysmian Group FAQs Contact us

News and Features

18th Edition Update: How has it changed the way electrical installers are working?
Ending months of anticipation, BS7671:2018, also known as the 18th Edition of the IET Wiring regulat... View
Prysmian Supports 2019 SPARKS UK Apprentice of The Year
The electrical and wider engineering sectors are booming, bringing new opportunities to young people... View
PVC vs XLPE for insulating cable: What’s the difference?
When making a decision between different kinds of cables for a project, you may be faced with the ch... View
Prysmian Professionals: Wyn Edwards Electrical
Britain’s electrical and wider engineering industry is in the middle of a contradictory challe... View
Electrical Professionals Visit Aberdare for the Second Prysmian Factory Tour
We held the second tour of our cable factory in Aberdare, South Wales, this month, and it was bigger... View
Recognising CPR Compliant Cable Through Labelling
For all electrical professionals, it is vital to understand and be able to quickly recognise the leg... View
The 18th Edition of the Wiring Regulations
If you keep up with Prysmian on Facebook, you’ll have seen our Live broadcast discussing the 1... View
Demonstrating the risk of fake cable in a fire
To see the difference in smoke emissions from different standards of burning cable in the event of a... View
Multi-million pound offshore wind farm cable contract sparks investment in Wrexham facility
Contract signed between Ørsted and Prysmian Group to supply submarine inter–array cabl... View
SY, YY and CY Flexible Cables - Should They Be Used in Electrical Installations?
IntroductionPrysmian often get enquiries about the use of SY, CY and YY cable.  Prysmian do not... View
How will the 18th Edition change daily work for electrical installers?
The 18th Edition of the IET Wiring regulations has landed, bringing with it an array of new things f... View
18th Edition Live – What did we Learn?
We were among over 6000 professional electricians crammed into cinema’s around the UK last wee... View
We’re making improvements to our packaging
We recently were joined by a party of Prysmian Professionals at our factory in Aberdare, where one p... View
How does fake cable get into the UK market?
At the recent tour of our factory in Aberdare, one question that many of our Prysmian Professionals ... View
Welcoming The Hackitt Review
As a manufacturer committed to the design and manufacture of high quality, comprehensively tested an... View
Prysmian Professionals: Why We Choose Prysmian
“Why We Choose Prysmian Cable”Prysmian cables are made to meet the needs of those who us... View
Prysmian Professionals: Jon Miles
In the latest of our Prysmian Professionals blogs, we talk to Jon Miles about today’s customer... View
Prysmian Professionals: Thomas Whitford
For our latest instalment to our Prysmian Professionals blog, we spoke to Thomas Whitford, Director ... View
PRYSMIAN INVITES YOU TO LIVE SOUTH 2018
Prysmian UK is exhibiting at Live South 2018, stand 43, on the 17th May at Epsom Racecourse.The worl... View
What is a cable safe zone?
What is a cable safe zone?By Mark Longley, TradeSkills4UA cable safe zone, simply put, is a space in... View
Prysmian Professionals: Graham Anslow
For our third profile of Professional Electrician who make use of Prysmian Cables, we meet Graham An... View
Prysmian Professionals: Paul Sellars
The second blog in our Prysmian Professionals series focuses on Paul Sellars, who discusses what it&... View
Prysmian Professionals: William Smith
In the first of a series of blogs, we meet William Smith of W S Smith Electrical Contractors –... View
Shocking Protection from LSX Cable
Have you nailed your cable selection? It is a serious question because if you damage some live elect... View
What does Low Smoke Zero Halogen mean?
When a cable is described as Low Smoke Zero Halogen what does this actually mean? And how do you cho... View
Delivering Green Energy Efficiently
As the UK moves towards renewable energy generation, the challenge is on to reduce losses from the t... View
Is your cable CPR compliant?
Ensuring the safety of electrical cable installed in any building is the responsibility of the contr... View
Will wireless technology mean the end of cable?
The future might be all about wireless technology, but even the most advanced devices rely on an inf... View
Non CPR-Compliant Cable? What should you do?
The idea behind the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) is to make sure that any cable installed ... View
Government Support for New Technologies
Amidst all the gloom about the slowdown in the economy there was a silver lining for Prysmian in thi... View
Challenging perceptions of manufacturing among young people
As the UK manufacturing sector faces a skills shortage putting productivity growth at risk1, a key s... View
Wales’ Largest Onshore Wind Farm Scoops Green Energy Award
Vattenfall’s 228MW Pen y Cymoedd project, which Prysmian UK supplied its high voltage 132kV ca... View
Prysmian Cables Connect Wales’ Biggest Wind Farm to National Grid
High Voltage Cable for the Biggest Wind Farm in WalesPrysmian UK, part of the Prysmian Group, has su... View
Prysmian Apprenticeships
With the Apprenticeship Levy recently taking effect, businesses across the country are adapting thei... View
Cable Support Spacing
Proposed changes to the Wiring Regulations, also known as BS7671, were published on 1st July 20... View
Electric Cables in Water?
Contractors need to think carefully about the type of cable sheath selected for LV (<1kV) or MV (... View
Electromagnetic Compatibility problems (EMC) – where and why do they occur?
What is Electromagnetic Compatibility?An Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) problem can occur when ... View
Student Placements Profile: Steve Barber
In the second of two blogs exploring student placements at Prysmian, Steven Barber talks through his... View
20% OF ALL ELECTRICAL CABLE IN THE UK IS DANGEROUS
Prysmian Group, the largest manufacturer of electrical cable in the UK and part of the largest globa... View
Student Placements
What it’s like to work at PrysmianStudent placements are at the heart of Prysmian’s goal... View
Minimum cable installation temperatures
With winter soon to be upon us, now is the time to familiarise yourself with the minimum handling an... View
Cable Short Circuit Ratings
The performance of a cable under fault conditions is an important factor in cable selection if the c... View
How to store cable drums correctly
Prysmian’s very large, long, or heavy cables, like their armoured power cables, are supplied i... View
How long do Prysmian cables last?
While our contractual guarantee for cables is 12 months from delivery electricians, electrical engin... View
Prysmian apprenticeship programme investing in personal and community growth
Investing in Personal and Community GrowthWith the Apprenticeship Levy recently taking eff... View
What happens if I find building wires submerged in water?
Have you ever come across a flooded section of a house containing building wire and wondered what to... View
What is the green goo coming out of my twin and earth cable? Why is it happening?
Now and then on a job you may come across twin and earth cable that is oozing a strange green goo-li... View
Where Prysmian Stands On CPR
On 1st of July the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) will come into force and its introduction ... View
THE CPR – LEGAL SUPPORT FOR SELF-REGULATION
For decades responsible cable manufacturers have adhered to a range of technical standards that demo... View
How to spot a fake DOP
As a wholesaler, the CPR requires you to make sure that cables are CPR complaint. They must have a t... View

Archived news items

"

'We undertake over 1500 fire tests every year to make sure our cable is of the highest standard'

"
"

‘We provide expertise to those developing new fire specifications for the industry’

"
"

‘We have been the market leader in fire resistant cables for more than 30 years’

"
"

‘Prysmian has been manufacturing cable in the UK for over 100 years with its first factory opening in 1914 in Southampton’  

"
Newsletter sign up
Please enter your name
Please enter a valid email address

Thank you for registering

Let us keep you posted with news and information that will be of interest to you

Privacy   Sitemap