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The effect of UV radiation on cables
Beware of sunlight, particularly when considering the installation of fire-resistant cables outside.... View
The difference between standard and enhanced FP cable
What is the difference between standard and enhanced FP cable?Each construction standard calls for c... View
Fire Resistant Cables Between Buildings
Prysmian are often asked the question which fire performance cable should be used between buildings ... View
Prysmian Professionals: Mark Aspden talks CableApp
Lanlec Electrical Contractors are based in East Lancashire and has been conducting residential and c... View
BS8519 Update 2020
If you are responsible for specifying, inspecting or regulating fire resistant cables for ... View
What is FP cable?
Why FP?  After 50 years of continuous development, Prysmian's FP range is ... View
Electricians: Resources for the new way of working
Electricians: Resources for the new way of workingThe COVID-19 pandemic is fundamentally shifting th... View
Can I Paint FP cables?
Let's be clear at the outset: Prysmian's advice is not to paint fire performance cables.Whil... View
Prysmian's medium voltage power cables BASEC approved
Prysmian's medium voltage power cables have been accredited by the British Approvals Service for... View
Prysmian is Proud Founder of EDATA
Prysmian UK is a Founder Member of a new ‘by the industry, for the industry’ EDA data po... View
What do electricians think about a wireless future?
A wireless future and the need for top quality products, a professional electrician expresses his vi... View
What do electric cars mean for the UK’s electrical infrastructure?
Electric vehicles will increase the need for smart charge points across the UK The UK Governmen... View
Dangers of substandard armoured cable
What happens when armoured cable gets damaged? The purpose of Steel Wire Armoured (SWA) cable i... View
Substandard cables cost lives
Substandard cables cost lives. It’s a fact we were reminded of recently at Prysmian when quali... View
A Short Guide to Link Boxes
Link boxes are crucial to helping minimise the number of power supply interruptions to businesses an... View
Prysmian UK's Guide to CPR
It's been over two years since the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) came into effect, yet ... View
A Short Guide to Armoured Cables
Whilst the weight and rigidity of armoured cables can make them hard to handle and time-consuming to... View
How much are false fire alarms costing you every day?
False fire alarms cost moneyThey disrupt everyday activities, which can have a huge impact on busine... View
Insudite for Performance
Insudite is the name of the rugged composite insulation developed by Prysmian for its FP range of fi... View
Meeting the standard: FP fire resistant cables
Prysmian's FP range of fire-resistant cables have been the market leader for over 40 years for a... View
The human cost of false fire alarms
When people fail to respond to a fire alarm, the possibility of them becoming trapped in a burning b... View
CableApp by Prysmian
Developed by the world leading cable manufacturer Prysmian Group, Cable App is the professional easy... View
Fire alarm systems: making the right choice
If you're responsible for a property, it's likely that you will need to take fire safety pre... View
Construction sites are no place for cables with weak, fragile insulation
It will come as no surprise to specifiers and installers of fire alarms and emergency lighting syste... View
Powered by Prysmian: Queensferry Crossing nominated for Scotland Award
The Queensferry Crossing, the longest and tallest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world, lin... View
Can it be too convenient?
Is the growth in progressively convenient pre-fabricated components allowing the industry to forget ... View
NEW Cable App from Prysmian
Prysmian, the world’s largest cable manufacturer, has released Cable App, its pocket toolkit f... View
Prysmian’s Fight Against Counterfeit Cable
Situated at Prysmian’s Eastleigh site is a rather inconspicuous block building. However, what ... View
How could the electric car market change the work of electricians?
With Prysmian’s Simon Hopkins:The electrical industry is booming. New technologies are rapidly... View
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

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

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

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

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

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