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Spring Clipping with D-Line

|Date: 20 February, 2019

Spring Clipping with D-Line

With the requirement for use of fire-rated cable supports following the 18th Edition release, D-Line has ...

With the requirement for use of fire-rated cable supports following the 18th Edition release, D-Line has initiated new solutions that can hold cables in blazes over 1000°C. It is now appreciated that ...

20 February, 2019
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Beyond Escape Routes: New Requirements of the 18th Edition

|Date: 7 November, 2018

Beyond Escape Routes: New Requirements of the 18th Edition

Gary Parker, Senior Technical Support Engineer at the ECA, looks at the fire safety ramifications of rece ...

Gary Parker, Senior Technical Support Engineer at the ECA, looks at the fire safety ramifications of recent changes to the 18th Edition regulations. The recently released 18th Edition regulations have ...

7 November, 2018
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Fire-Rated Downlights: Times Are A Changing

|Date: 21 September, 2018

Fire-Rated Downlights: Times Are A Changing

John Bullivant, Technical Manager at Eterna Lighting, provides us with a guide to 30, 60 and 90 minute fi ...

John Bullivant, Technical Manager at Eterna Lighting, provides us with a guide to 30, 60 and 90 minute fire rated downlights. Building regulation Part B speciﬁes the level of ﬁre protection required w ...

21 September, 2018
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Residential Buildings: How To Choose The Correct Smoke Ventilation Systems

|Date: 21 August, 2018

Residential Buildings: How To Choose The Correct Smoke Ventilation Systems

In this simple step-by-step guide, Dan Foster from Be Safe Direct explains the key factors for choosing t ...

In this simple step-by-step guide, Dan Foster from Be Safe Direct explains the key factors for choosing the correct smoke ventilation system for a residential building. When specifying and installing ...

21 August, 2018
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18th Edition: How Are Cable Supports Changing?

|Date: 30 June, 2018

18th Edition: How Are Cable Supports Changing?

Jonathan Rawlinson, Technical Manager at Prysmian, helps clarify the rules relating to cable supports in ...

Jonathan Rawlinson, Technical Manager at Prysmian, helps clarify the rules relating to cable supports in advance of proposed changes to the Wiring Regulations. The proposed changes to the 18th Edition ...

30 June, 2018
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The Key Points To Consider When Installing Emergency Lighting

|Date: 18 June, 2018

The Key Points To Consider When Installing Emergency Lighting

Andrew Wilson, Commercial Manager at Varilight, highlights some key points for electricians to consider b ...

Andrew Wilson, Commercial Manager at Varilight, highlights some key points for electricians to consider before installing dimmable LED lighting. With the miniaturisation of electronics, LED lamps incr ...

18 June, 2018
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Fire Safety: A Cover Up

|Date: 29 May, 2018

Fire Safety: A Cover Up

ESP’s Sales Director, Neil Baldwin, looks at the revised BS 5839-1:2017 standard, to help contractors und ...

ESP’s Sales Director, Neil Baldwin, looks at the revised BS 5839-1:2017 standard, to help contractors understand the changes. With fire detector technology constantly evolving, standards also change i ...

29 May, 2018
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Better Safe than Sorry – Central Power Supply Equipment for Emergency Lighting

|Date: 1 May, 2018

Better Safe than Sorry – Central Power Supply Equipment for Emergency Lighting

ABB Emergi-Lite’s Jenny Paramore, Product Marketing Specialist spoke to Professional Electrician, about w ...

ABB Emergi-Lite’s Jenny Paramore, Product Marketing Specialist spoke to Professional Electrician, about why electrical contractors and installers should be careful to select the right central power su ...

1 May, 2018
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Fire Detection and Alarm Systems in Dwellings

|Date: 17 April, 2018

Fire Detection and Alarm Systems in Dwellings

The experts at NICEIC fill you in on everything you need to know. A ﬁre detection and alarm system can si ...

The experts at NICEIC fill you in on everything you need to know. A ﬁre detection and alarm system can signiﬁcantly improve the safety of occupants in dwellings by operating automatically and alerting ...

17 April, 2018
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Discharge Lighting – How Should You Dispose Safely?

|Date: 1 February, 2018

Discharge Lighting – How Should You Dispose Safely?

Discharge lamps, like most other types of lamp, have a ﬁnite life. Whether a discharge lamp has reached t ...

Discharge lamps, like most other types of lamp, have a ﬁnite life. Whether a discharge lamp has reached the end of its ‘rated life’1, the end of its ‘economic life’2, or is to be replaced for an LED l ...

1 February, 2018
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