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  • Why Are Fire Resistant Cables Critical to Your Fire Emergency System Installations?

    Why Are Fire Resistant Cables Critical to Your Fire Emergency System Installations?

    Dec 08, 2020

    When a fire occurs in a building, it can very quickly get out of control – usually in less than 30 seconds from the initiating event. After this, the situation becomes critical. The fire propagates quickly, producing black smoke that prevents visibility..

  • Draka Fire Resistant Cables

    Draka Fire Resistant Cables

    Sep 15, 2020

    Where people and property come first, the Draka Firetuf cable range provides the ideal solution. Draka Firetuf cable has been installed and commissioned into a variety of buildings designed under fire safety engineering principles...

  • Fibre Optic Cables

    Fibre Optic Cables

    Sep 16, 2019

    As the cost of fibre optic cabling continues to fall it’s now a viable option for an increasing number of telecommunications and data networking applications, and as a result, fibre optics are now in widespread use...

  • Draka Fire Resistant Fibre

    Draka Fire Resistant Fibre

    Feb 12, 2018

    FS Cables has increased stocks of Draka Firetuf fire resistant fibre in response to the demand to improve fire safety in public buildings.

  • Draka Derby – Factory Closure

    May 27, 2014

    The Draka factory at Derby is due to close by the end of 2012 with a loss of over 200 jobs. Previously called Delta, the site has been manufacturing cable since the 1930s.

  • LUL approval for the Draka Firetuf range

    Oct 16, 2012

    FS Cables are pleased to announce that the Draka Firetuf range of data and coax cables have successfully met the requirements of LUL standard 2-01001-002. As the official distributor of the Draka Firetuf range of data and coax cables FS Cables are deligh

  • Draka Firetuf Data and Coax Becomes FT Data and FT Coax

    Oct 15, 2012

    FS Cables, working in partnership with Draka are the official distribution partner for the FT range of high performance circuit integrity cables. Previously known as Firetuf, these cables provide continued functionality in the event of fire. Both types o

  • Prysmian Bids to Buy Draka

    Oct 12, 2012

    Following an unsuccessful attempt from Nexans in October 2010, Prysmian are now bidding to acquire Draka. At time of going to press Prysmian has offered €840 million for Draka the Dutch based cable manufacturer who took over Delta Enfield in the 90’s.