Elite Precast Concrete Marker Posts And Blocks - Sustainable & Long Lasting Cable Identification

By Chris Dodds on 23rd October, 2014

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Elite Concrete Cable Covers And Markers - Providing Solid Cable Protection To Utility Cable Services (LV-HV). 

In this Guest Blog, Owen Batham (Sales & Marketing Director - Elite Precast Concrete Ltd) highlights the importance and benefits of concrete for protecting and marking power cables. Elite Concrete are one of the UK’s leading precast concrete manufacturers combining the highest levels of customer service with always being the best value option. 

Utility services infrastructure such as high voltage electric power cables, mains gas and water pipes are an essential part of the fabric of modern life ; keeping businesses and families functioning 24hours a day, 365 days a year.

To keep these utility services running, access for regular maintenance and upgrades is vital and of course the exact locations of these services must be clearly identified to prevent accidental damage. This is especially relevant for underground buried electric cables. 

High voltage cables or gas mains pose a clear and significant danger to both those tasked with their maintenance and the wider community -  it is vital that durable cable marker blocks or cable posts are used to help identify these services and their access points.

Pictured: Elite Concrete Cable Cover

Any accidental damage to these services also has the potential to cause huge disruption to businesses and households alike. Those tasked with accessing gas, water or electric infrastructure must be fully aware of which services are under any given access point.

The durability of the marker posts and blocks which are used to identify these services is critical. By far the best material is steel reinforced precast concrete which is equally at home in the summer heat or a winter blizzard.

Video: Elite Concrete Cable Covers - Dimensions 

Good quality precast concrete will last more than a lifetime ensuring the locations of these key services are safely identified for future engineers.

Strength And Sustainability

Precast concrete is also fully recyclable when it does finally come to the end of its life.

Marker posts and cable covers should be specified in durable steel-reinforced precast concrete, with and without marker plate recesses. In addition cable marker blocks and slabs should also be specified in quality precast concrete, stamped as appropriate to indicate the relevant services underneath.

Video : Excavation Safety - Underground Electric Cable Damage : demonstrating the dangers of accidental underground cable strikes caused by unprotected, unmarked high voltage power cables.

 

• Further reading :

Cable Laying & Pulling - Installing LV-HV Cable In Duct (Part 1 of 2) 

Cable Laying & Pulling - Installing LV-HV Cable In Trench (Part 2 of 2) 

 

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