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Cable Jointers Guide To Stripping 11kV PICAS Cable
‘PICAS’ stands for Paper Insulated Corrugated Aluminium Sheath cable. These 11kV cables feature a corrugated aluminium sheath, to improve flexibility, the corrugation valleys are filled with bitumen to prevent moisture penetrating along the underside of the outer red PVC sheath, which is added for corrosion protection. Removing the outer PVC sheath and Bitumen from PICAS […]
Characteristics Of A Good Earthing System
The transient nature of lightning with its associated fast rise times and large magnitude currents mean that special consideration needs to be given to earthing, for lightning protection to be effective. Many factors such as soil resistivity variations, installation accessibility, layout and existing physical features are all site specific and tend to affect decisions on […]
Rail Industry Stories From Around The World – June 2015
Crossrail Completes 26 miles Of Tunnelling Workers on Crossrail – described as Europe’s biggest construction project – have finished 26 miles of tunnelling under the Capital. Tunnelling began in 2012 and continued 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Eight tunnel boring machines were used to create the 6.2 m (20 ft) diameter tunnels. […]
ETS Pulls No Punches Supporting Supplier Colleague
A year ago Sean Boyd – Procurement Manager at Keltbray Aspire – weighed 19 stone. He says his life consistent of beer, cigarettes and kebabs. Roll onto 2015 and Sean has lost an amazing five stone. He’s now adding the pounds in another way by fundraising through boxing. Sean began his new fitness regime after […]
Power Cable Accessories Supplier ETS Helps Restore Power To West End
Leading power cable accessories supplier ETS Cable Components, and cleat manufacturer, Ellis, pulled out all the stops to help restore power back to the West End after a major underground fire. Thousands of people had to be evacuated and many theatre performances were cancelled when flames started shooting out from an inspection cover in Holborn […]
ETS Staff Supporting The Alzheimer’s Society
Staff from our Midlands Project Office were again proud to be involved with the annual Cannock Chase Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk, with this year proving to be the biggest event yet. Organisers and ETS volunteers alike are celebrating after numbers doubled for last weekend’s event. More than 1,100 took part, which is almost double the […]
