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What’s the difference between fire resistant and low smoke cables?
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What’s the difference between fire resistant and low smoke...

All cables i.e. PVC, low smoke and FP cables, have conductors and insulation to manage the electrical...

An update on Construction Products Regulation (CPR)
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An update on Construction Products Regulation (CPR)

The Construction Product Regulation (CPR) for cables is coming. This will be a mandatory requirement for fixed...

Insudite™ Insulation Because you need more than fire resistance
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Insudite™ Insulation Because you need more than fire...

Insudite™ helps to make Prysmian's FP200 Gold and FP PLUS fire resistant cables the best on the market.

SeaCity Enhanced with FP Plus™
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SeaCity Enhanced with FP Plus™

Prysmian's FP Plus™ Enhanced cables have been installed at Southampton's SeaCity Museum, a 3,252 sqm visitor...

The Highest Standard for Enniskillen's New Acute Hospital
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The Highest Standard for Enniskillen's New Acute Hospital

Prysmian's FP Plus™, with enhanced Insudite™ insulation, cables were used exclusively for the fire system...

Neurology Centre protected by FP PLUS
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Neurology Centre protected by FP PLUS

12,000 metres of FP PLUS from Prysmian have been installed in the upgraded fire alarm system at the...

Afumex LSX range expands
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Afumex LSX range expands

Prysmian has expanded its Afumex LSX range to include Three Core 6mm² and Four Core 6mm². The range is...

School's Out
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School's Out

School environments require fire safety systems that are reliable, suitably certified and correctly installed....

Understanding BS 8519 - A new standard for life safety and fire fighting systems
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Understanding BS 8519 - A new standard for life safety and...

BS 8519 was introduced with particular focus on large and complex buildings and the protection of emergency...

Screened for Safety
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Screened for Safety

Prysmian's Afumex LSX low fire-hazard range has been developed to address the specific needs of modern...

Patch & Splice Modular System for Flexible Fibre Management
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Patch & Splice Modular System for Flexible Fibre Management

Cables and systems specialist Prysmian has introduced the SRS3000 modular sub-rack system and patch panel...

Patch & Splice Modular System for Flexible Fibre Management
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Patch & Splice Modular System for Flexible Fibre Management

Cables and systems specialist Prysmian has introduced the SRS3000 modular sub-rack system and patch panel...

Fire alarm cables for use in thin walls or partitions
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Fire alarm cables for use in thin walls or partitions

Terry Journeaux of Prysmian Cables & Systems takes a look at one aspect of fire cables and fire alarm cables...

Fire alarm cables for use in thin walls or partitions
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Fire alarm cables for use in thin walls or partitions

Terry Journeaux of Prysmian Cables & Systems takes a look at one aspect of fire cables and fire alarm cables...

FP Plus is evolving
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FP Plus is evolving

Highly durable and dressable, easy to terminate, with improved handling properties and increased damage...

Screened Wiring Cables and the 17th Edition
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Screened Wiring Cables and the 17th Edition

With the recent issue of the 17th edition of the IEE Wiring regulation / BS 7671:2008, there has been an...

Screened Wiring Cables and the 17th Edition
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Screened Wiring Cables and the 17th Edition

With the recent issue of the 17th edition of the IEE Wiring regulation / BS 7671:2008, there has been an...

All you ever wanted to know about FP cables!
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All you ever wanted to know about FP cables!

Contractors, engineers, specifiers and wholesalers now have a definitive source information about fire...

All you ever wanted to know about FP cables!
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All you ever wanted to know about FP cables!

Contractors, engineers, specifiers and wholesalers now have a definitive source information about fire...

FP Plus is evolving
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FP Plus is evolving

Highly durable and dressable, easy to terminate, with improved handling properties and increased damage...

FP400 Product News
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FP400 Product News

Prysmian’s FP400 cable is the original fire resistant armoured cable. Although robust, it is simple to use and...

New Year – New Packaging
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New Year – New Packaging

Prysmian became the new name for Pirelli cables in July 2005. Since then a large global rebranding project has...

FP600 Fire Resistant cable meets new requirements for emergency power supply cables
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FP600 Fire Resistant cable meets new requirements for...

Requirements for power cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions used in fire...

Quick guide to fire performance cables
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Quick guide to fire performance cables

Contractors want peace of mind when it comes to the installation of fire performance cables. Reliability and...