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Prysmian is proud founder of EDATA Prysmian UK is a Founder Member of a new ‘by the industry for the industry’ EDA data...

What do electricians think about a wireless future? A wireless future and the need for top quality products, a professional...

What do electric cars mean for the UK’s electrical infrastructure? Electric vehicles will increase the need for smart charge points across the...

Dangers of substandard armoured cable What happens when armoured cable gets damaged? The purpose of Steel...

Substandard cables cost lives Substandard cables cost lives. It’s a fact we were reminded of...

A Short Guide to Link Boxes Link boxes are crucial to helping minimise the number of power supply...

Prysmian UK's Guide to CPR It's been over two years since the Construction Products Regulation...

A Short Guide to Armoured Cables Whilst the weight and rigidity of armoured cables can make them hard to handle and time-consuming...

How much are false fire alarms costing you every day? False fire alarms cost money They disrupt everyday activities, which can have a huge impact on...

Insudite for Performance Insudite is the name of the rugged composite insulation developed by Prysmian for its FP range of...

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...

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...

CableApp by Prysmian Developed by the world leading cable manufacturer Prysmian Group, Cable App is the professional...

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...

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...

Powered by Prysmian: Queensferry Crossing nominated for Scotland Award The Queensferry Crossing, the longest and tallest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world,...

Can it be too convenient? Is the growth in progressively convenient pre-fabricated components allowing the industry to forget...

NEW Cable App from Prysmian Prysmian, the world’s largest cable manufacturer, has released Cable App, its pocket toolkit...

Prysmian’s Fight Against Counterfeit Cable Situated at Prysmian’s Eastleigh site is a rather inconspicuous block building. However, what...

How could the electric car market change the work of electricians? With Prysmian’s Simon Hopkins: The electrical industry is booming. New technologies are...

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...

Prysmian Supports 2019 SPARKS UK Apprentice of The Year The electrical and wider engineering sectors are booming, bringing new opportunities to young...

PVC vs XLPE for insulating cable: What’s the difference? When making a decision between different kinds of cables for a project, you...

Prysmian Professionals: Wyn Edwards Electrical Britain’s electrical and wider engineering industry is in the middle of a contradictory...

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...

Recognising CPR Compliant Cable Through Labelling For all electrical professionals, it is vital to understand and be able to quickly recognise the...

The 18th Edition of the Wiring Regulations If you keep up with Prysmian on Facebook, you’ll have seen our Live broadcast discussing the...

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...

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...

SY, YY and CY Flexible Cables - Should They Be Used in Electrical Installations? Introduction Prysmian often get enquiries about the use of SY, CY and YY...

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...

18th Edition Live – What did we Learn? We were among over 6000 professional electricians crammed into cinema’s around the UK last...

Prysmian cable - Made in Britain For technical support speak to us on 0845 767 8345 Building wires The Prysmian product portfolio for the construction cable market comprises a wide range of rigid and flexible building wires. It includes low voltage cables with thermoplastic or elastomeric insulation, with or without metallic armouring protection... The Prysmian product portfolio for the construction cable market comprises a wide range of rigid and... Find a local stockist A simple postcode search is all it takes GO Accessories 100 years of cable accessory development Click here to find out more