Draka cables has achieved what most certainly is the mass transit sector's "gold standard" seal of approval. Several of the company's cable designs have been approved by London Underground as satisfying - and in many cases, exceeding - the safety requirements of Section 12 (underground) areas, as set out in LU 1-085, the current document that details the requirements for the fire safety of materials. Two Draka cables in particular were singled out for praise: the Firetuf FTP120 (until a recent rebranding of the Draka range, known as Firetuf Powerplus) and Firetuf FT Sifer (previously called Firetuf Sifer).

Following news of the return of more than 14 million metres of faulty cable to a Turkish manufacturer, Atlas Kablo, Draka is once again ringing the counterfeit and substandard cable alarm bell for everyone in the industry to hear. According the Mark Froggatt, Draka's Marketing Services Manager, it was only the diligence of the cable's importer, the recently formed ACI [Approved Cables Initiative] and BASEC, the British Approvals Service for Cables, that put a stop this particular cable being installed in thousands of buildings across the UK.

FT Connecta, Draka's modular wiring system, has saved both time and money on a number of major rail tunnel projects. Mark Froggatt, the company's Marketing Services Manager, explains.

Just about every sector of the fire protection business now seems to be targeted by counterfeiters and rogue manufacturers. Nowhere is the risk greater than when the product is electrical cable. But what can be done? Mark Froggatt explains.

Draka UK, one of Britain's premier cable manufacturers, has rebranded its market leading Firetuf range of 0HLS halogen-free fire performance cables.

Draka is showing an industry lead by spearheading another campaign aimed at highlighting the dangers of installing electrical cables that fail to comply with the required regulatory standards. Mark Froggatt explains.

Installation of the fire detection and alarm system at the new Whiston Hospital on Merseyside devoured 150,000 metres of Draka cable in a move that provided the essential life and property protection system with dependable circuit integrity that is both British Standard compliant and third-party approved.

The publishing in February of the new BS 8519:2010 Code of Practice has led to a number of misleading claims being made for some cables, with the confusion appearing to have arisen from a misinterpretation of the different test methods required for power and control cables. Mark Froggatt explains.

Draka is supplying in excess of 20,000 metres of cable for the new £100 million Victoria Hospital that is currently taking shape in Glasgow.

Safety at the new Queen Margaret University campus at Craighall in Scotland was given a major boost following the selection of Draka cable.

The publishing in February of the new BS 8519:2010 Code of Practice has led to a number of misleading claims being made for some cables.

Draka claims to have become the only cable manufacturer in the UK to be able to offer installers a full range of third-party approved SWA [Steel Wire Armoured] power cables down to 4mm2.

A Draka halogen-free cable has again been chosen for one of the capital's landmark buildings.