Electric.ie July/August Edition

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 17 Precision Cables Prysmian FP products repeatedly specified for key projects O ˜‡” ͱ͵ ‘ˆ ”›•‹ƒ Ž—• was used in the development of Microsoft's new Dublin home - a 34,000 square metre campus costing €134 million. The cable meets or exceeds the requirements ‘ˆ ͳͲͱͤǡ –Š‡ ”‹•Š –ƒ†ƒ”† ˆ‘” Fire Detection & Alarm Systems in premises. The cable’s major features of low smoke, zero ŠƒŽ‘‰‡ ƒ† ƪƒ‡ ”‡–ƒ”†ƒ– performance reduces the risk to ‘……—’ƒ–• †—”‹‰ ƒ Ƥ”‡Ǥ For some time now, the Dublin ‹”’‘”– —–Š‘”‹–› ȋ Ȍ Šƒ• •’‡…‹Ƥ‡† FP Plus on all developments at Dublin Airport, using extensive quantities ‹ –Š‡ ‡”‹ƒŽ Ͳ —‹Ž†‹‰ ƒ† ‘ ƒ ongoing basis as development and —’‰”ƒ†‹‰…‘–‹—‡• ƒ– ‡”‹ƒŽ ͱ and other buildings in the Airport Campus. Other projects completed to date and some which are still ongoing, all specify FP Performance cables. These include: Capitol Dock, Google Headquarters, City Quay Residential, Facebook Headquarters, Central Bank, BMS, Apple Computers, Eli Lilly and many more. So why is the FP range in so much demand? According to Fergus O'Callaghan, Managing Director at Precision Cables, “Safety is the number one reason we hear from contractors. There is a big emphasis on using good quality cables, so when specifying cables for life safety, most try to specify Prysmian as the quality is second to none. Our customers need to ensure they have 100% faith in the “—ƒŽ‹–› ‘ˆ –Š‡…ƒ„Ž‡ ƒ†…‘Ƥ†‡…‡ in the manufacturer. Our cables have been analysed in real construction ’”‘Œ‡…–•Ǥ Š‡ Ƥ†‹‰• ”‡˜‡ƒŽ‡† ƒ superior level of safety, increased ‡‡”‰› ‡ƥ…‹‡…› ƒ† •ƒ˜‹‰• ‘ installation time of up to 32%, ‹”‡ ”‡•‹•–ƒ–…ƒ„Ž‡• ˆ‘” ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡‡”‰‡…› ƒ† ‡••‡–‹ƒŽ „—‹Ž†‹‰ •‡”˜‹…‡ •›•–‡• ”‡“—‹”‡† –‘ ‘’‡”ƒ–‡ ‹ –Š‡ ‡˜‡– ‘ˆ Ƥ”‡Ǥ ”›•‹ƒ…‘–‹—‡• –‘ Ž‡ƒ† –Š‡ ™ƒ› ™‹–Š –Š‡ ”ƒ‰‡ ‘ˆ ’”‘†—…–•Ǥ meaning a considerable saving on total project cost. This more than recoups any costs saved by purchasing low-quality cables.” ͲͰͰ ‘Ž† ‹• –Š‡ Ƥ”•–…Š‘‹…‡ ˆ‘” Ǯ•–ƒ†ƒ”†ǯ Ƥ”‡ ”‡•‹•–ƒ–…ƒ„Ž‡ „‡…ƒ—•‡ of its Insudite insulation. Insudite is Prysmian’s specialist tough composite insulation, resistant to impact, nicking and abrasion; common events that can readily result in failure of •‹Ž‹…‘‡ ‘Ž› ‹•—Žƒ–‹‘Ǥ ͲͰͰ ‘Ž† is BASEC and LCPB approved, and has excellent data and signal transmission characteristics, which make it ideal for addressable systems. “—ƒŽŽ›ǡ Ž—• ‹• –Š‡ Ƥ”•–…Š‘‹…‡ ˆ‘” Dz Šƒ…‡†dz Ƥ”‡ ”‡•‹•–ƒ–…ƒ„Ž‡Ǥ FP Plus is also manufactured with Insudite insulation thus giving it a quality lead over all other competitors using the old silicone based construction. Prysmian’s FP range is the original, easy to install and fully compliant Ƥ”‡Ǧ”‡•‹•–ƒ–…ƒ„Ž‡ ”ƒ‰‡ǡ ƒ’’”‘˜‡† „› engineers, installers and regulators.  –Š‡ —ˆ‘”–—ƒ–‡ ‡˜‡– ‘ˆ Ƥ”‡ǡ ”›•‹ƒǯ• Ǯ•–ƒ†ƒ”†ǯ Ƥ”‡ ”‡•‹•–ƒ– …ƒ„Ž‡ ͲͰͰ ”‡–ƒ‹• ˜‹–ƒŽ…‹”…—‹– integrity which reduces the risks involved in evacuation. FP Firefix double clip P recision Cables has experienced a huge increase ‹ –Š‡ †‡ƒ† ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‹”‡Ƥš Double Clip manufactured by BiCon Components. Š‡ ‹”‡Ƥš Ž‹’ ™‹ŽŽ ™‹–Š•–ƒ† –Š‡ •ƒ‡ Ƥ”‡ ”ƒ–‹‰ ƒ• –Š‡…ƒ„Ž‡ range, making it the perfect choice for safe installation. “We have seen a sharp increase in demand and sales for this product in recent years” says Cathal Grace, Business Development Manager at Precision Cables. “A —„‡” ‘ˆ –”ƒ‰‹…„—‹Ž†‹‰ Ƥ”‡• Šƒ• forced more attention on regulations ƒ† ™‡ ƒ”‡ Ƥ†‹‰…‘’‘‡–• •—…Š ƒ• –Š‡ ‹”‡Ƥš Ž‹’ „‡‹‰ •’‡…‹Ƥ‡† ‹ new government and private sector projects in combination with the Prysmian FP Cable range”. Š‡ †‘—„Ž‡…Ž‹’ ‹”‡Ƥš ‹• ƒ approved clip for rapid installation ‘ˆ Ƥ”‡ ƒŽƒ” ƒ† ‡‡”‰‡…› Ž‹‰Š–‹‰ …ƒ„Ž‡•Ǥ Š‡ ‹”‡Ƥš̓ •›•–‡ ‹• ˆƒ•–ǡ easy and meets the cable support requirement of Industry standards: ͵ͤͳ͹Ǧͱǣ ͲͰͰͲǡ ͵Ͳ͢͢ǦͱǣͲͰͱͱ ƒ† ͵ͤͳ͹Ǧͤǣ ͲͰͰ͢Ǥ ƒ†‡ ˆ”‘…‘””‘•‹‘ resistant Stainless Steel which is coated with an intumescent LSOH coating in either white or red to ƒ–…Š –Š‡…ƒ„Ž‡Ǥ ‹”‡Ƥš…ƒ „‡ Ƥš‡† to steel, block work, composite steel decking, brick or concrete. ”›•‹ƒ ƒ† ‹ ‘ ’”‘†—…–• †‡Ž‹˜‡”‡† –‘ ›‘— ‹ ”‡Žƒ† „› ”‡…‹•‹‘ ƒ„Ž‡• Ǧ ™™™Ǥ’”‡…‹•‹‘…ƒ„Ž‡•Ǥ‹‡