CABLE JOINTERS
Thorne & Derrick UK can connect you with low and high voltage (LV-HV) cable contractors, cable jointers, cable laying and cable pulling teams throughout the UK, including for overseas contracts - we have an extensive database of reliable, competent and hard working LV-HV cable contractors. This includes the Joint Industry Board (JIB) register of cable jointing contractors qualified to work on 11kV and 33kV cables.
Cable services provided include: Low and High Voltage (11kV-33kV) Cable Installations, LV-HV Cable Terminations, LV-HV Cable Jointing, LV-HV Substation Installations, Substation Earthing, HV Pressure Testing, Cable Fault Location, Switchgear & Transformer Installation, Cable Pulling and Cable Laying - the complete range of cable contractor services.
Typical projects include : retail and leisure, building services, defence, healthcare, data centres, education, power stations, marine and offshore, oil and gas, water utilities, wind farm, airports, hazardous areas.
Should you wish to register your company's services onto our LV-HV Cable Jointers & Contractors database please forward your details, scope of expertise and geographical area of coverage to cdodds@thorneandderrick.co.uk.
This business lead service is provided free of charge and without obligation – we simply match your services to market demand and help win you more business.
Thorne & Derrick UK distribute the most extensive range of LV-HV Cable Jointing, Terminating, Substation, Earthing and Lightning Protection equipment - just try us for a competitive quotation.
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Low Voltage (LV) Cable Jointers & Contractors
Low voltage cable installations including pulling, jointing, glanding and terminating of power, signal, control, instrumentation and fibre optic cables. Cable jointers familiar with the jointing techniques for XLPE, PILC (Lead Covered) and heavy power cables up to 4core 400sqmm XLPE steel wire armoured (SWA) using resin, heat shrink or cold shrink cable jointing technologies. Cable contractors can install cable in duct, underground trench and cable containment including cable tray, ladder and racking. Associated civil works undertaken include trench excavation and installation of pit and duct systems. Thorne & Derrick UK can provide a recommended contractor list for the installation of CSD Rise Duct Seals. Cable jointers and contractors familiar with jointing low voltage utility cables such as consac and waveform cables using Sicame, Prysmian and Tyco cable joints.
Low Voltage (LV) Cable Jointers - Offshore & Hazardous Areas
Cable jointers certified to carry out hazardous area Zone 1 and 2 cable jointing using 3M Scotchcast 1400U (1402FR) hydrocarbon resistant cable joints and 3M Cold Shrink Cable Joints – offshore cable jointers with all current certification are available. Offshore cable jointers can install fire resistant cable joints, flameproof and barrier cable glands for the offshore oil and gas platform industry – this includes power, control and instrumentation cable joints and glands.
ATEX inspections can be carried out to ensure electrical safety in hazardous areas – if your workplace contains potentially explosive atmospheres, we can recommend hazardous area electrical contractors to provide assurance that your site complies with latest European ATEX directives and DSEAR.
The HSE expresses the urgent need for a structured electrical inspection and maintenance programme to ensure that hazardous area electrical safety is not comprised by a deterioration of EX electrical equipment and poor asset management.
Hazardous area electrical and cabling services include : LV-HV Cable Jointing, Cable Glanding, Cable Cleat, Cable Tray and Containment Installations - ATEX and DSEAR Compliance, Hazardous Area Inspections, Risk Assessment, Hazardous Area Classification, Site Surveys & EX Equipment Audits.
T&D can design, supply and install ATEX EX certified trace heating systems for process temperature control of pipework, tanks and mechanical services.
Low Voltage (LV) Cable Jointers - Highways Agency Street Lighting
Street lighting cable jointers trained to joint XLPE/SWA, split and concentric power and motorway communications cables in either straight, branch (Tee) or service arrangement in accordance with Highways Agency practice – this includes CTL, 3M, Birkett, ISP and Prysmian resin cable joints and jointers.
BT Approved Telephone Cable Jointers
D-side British Telecom (BT) contractors cover telephone cable jointing with copper cables up to 100 pairs - cable jointers and poling gangs provide underground and overhead cable services.
High Voltage (HV) Cable Jointing & Terminations, including Heat Shrink & Cold Shrink - 11kV to 33kV
HV high voltage cable jointers trained to work on single and multi-core XLPE, PILC, PICAS and Triplex cables, 11kV-33kV. HV cable jointing contractors trained to carry out high voltage straight joints, branch joints, loop joints, pot-end joints and trifurcating transition cable joints, 11-33kV - this includes high voltage cable jointers authorised to install Raychem Heat Shrink Cable Joints & Terminations, 3M Cold Shrink Cable Joints & Terminations, Prysmian Cold Shrink Cable Joints & Terminations, Pfisterer Inner Cone Plug Gas Insulated Switchgear Terminations, ABB Kabeldon Extra High Voltage 132kV Cable Joints (including oil-filled cables), WT Henley MIRPS Cable Joints, Cooper Power Screened Separable Connectors and Nexans Screened Seperable Connectors - contact T&D for HV jointers and cable installers.
High Voltage (HV) Cable Jointers for Utility DNO's - 11kV to 33kV
High voltage (11-33kV) cable jointers cover the following licensed distribution network operators (DNO) areas : EDF Energy Networks (Seeboard), Central Networks (East Midlands & Midlands Electricity), Scottish Power Energy Networks (Manweb), CE Electric (NEDL-YEDL), United Utilities (Norweb), Scottish Hydro, Scottish & Southern Energy and Western Power Distribution (SWEB). All HV cable jointers are conversant with local DNO engineering specifications and carry full tool kits including cable crimpers, cable cutters, cable preparation and cable jointing tools.
High Voltage (HV) Cable Contractors & Jointers for Rail
High voltage (11-24-33kV) cable jointers and cable pulling contractors with Network Rail experience and London Underground Limited (LUL) certification, including track safety certification.
Cable Laying Contractors - Low & High Voltage Cables
Cable laying contractors would provide all associated plant in order to carry out low and high voltage cable laying installations including cable winches, cable trailers, cable drum jacks, cable rollers and cable pulling systems.
Trace Heating Systems
Specialist trace heating cable installers cover frost protection, hot water, ramp heating and hazardous area (ATEX) trace heating systems - Raychem, Tyco Thermal and Thermon certified trace heating system installers can be provided. Visit www.heattracing.co.uk
Earthing and Lightning Protection
HV High Voltage Substations 11kV, 33kV, 66kV, 132kV, 400kV
Specialist earthing services include soil resistivity, earth testing and earth electrode resistance testing - Thorne & Derrick UK can provide recommended Earthing & Lightning Protection contractors for Wallis and Furse Earthing Systems - complete LV-HV substation earthing services including switching mat, remodelling of substation earth grids, copper earthing tapes and earth rod installations. Earthing contractors experienced in bringing down step and touch potentials and reducing EPR in fault conditions with EDF Energy, Central Networks and Scottish Power. Contractors details specialising in Exothermic Welding installations can also be provided.
HV High Voltage Cable Pressure Testing
High voltage cable pressure testing of 11-33kV cable terminations and electrical equipment including 1kV and 5kV insulation tests, DC pressure tests up to 33kV, Bicotest and VLF cable testing.
HV High Voltage Transformer & Switchgear
Installation, Testing, Commissioning 11kV-33kV
HV certified personnel to carry out switching and testing of new high voltage cable networks including air, oil and gas insulated switchgear and transformers. Additional high voltage services: LV & HV Winding Insulation Tests, Winding Ratio Checks, Bucholz Testing, Oil Sampling & Testing, AC Pressure Testing.
HV High Voltage Cable Fault Location
Using current market leading technology such as Megger, Baur and SEBA KMT fault location equipment cable contractors can locate underground cable faults in all low and high voltage cable networks - Thorne & Derrick UK can provide a recommended list of contractors specialising in cable fault location. Should you wish to organise a site demonstration of LV-HV cable fault locators, cable identifiers or cable detection equipment, please contact our sales team.
Contractors: Low & High Cable Jointing & Jointers, Cable Pulling Teams & Pullers, Cable Fault Location, Earthing & Lightning Protection, Hazardous Area Electrical Installations - Contractors covering the UK & Offshore : London, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Bradford, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Wakefield, Cardiff, Coventry, Nottingham, Leicester, Sunderland, Belfast, Newcastle, Brighton, Hull, Plymouth, Stoke, Wolverhampton, Derby, Swansea, Southampton, Salford, Aberdeen, Portsmouth, York, Peterborough, Dundee, Oxford, Newport, Preston, Norwich, Chester, Cambridge, Exeter, Gloucester, Londonderry, Carlisle, Lincoln, Armagh, Inverness, Stirling, Newry.
