CABLES
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ELAND CABLES
WHAT MAKES A BSI KITEMARK
TESTED CABLE DIFFERENT?
When specifying a cable, whether for use
within equipment you manufacture or for
projects you have commissioned, what do
you look for? What distinguishes the best
from the rest? In a competitive marketplace
where everyone says they have the stock
availability and speed of delivery, how do
you make sure you have also balanced the
demands for quality and compliance?
The BSI Kitemark TM has long been a trusted
quality certification mark identifying
products and services that have been
successfully assessed against a demanding
list of criteria. It’s recognised both in the UK
and around the world. It’s also now used
as a stamp of approval on certain cables,
tested rigorously under the BSI Cable
Batch verification programme, helping
cable buyers to identify verifiably high
performance, high quality products.
BSI Kitemark testing on cables requires
testing on a very granular level – that
specific manufacturing run is put through a
battery of tests, examining each component
layer in turn from the conductor at the
centre to the sheathing material on the
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outside. These constructional layers are
measured against relevant British and
European standards in a UKAS accredited
laboratory, with every core and size
configuration included in the testing
regime. It’s only once the cable has been
proven to meet these standards that the
Kitemark is applied and it is released for
sale. In an industry with ever-growing
compliance regulations, and where that
responsibility reaches throughout the
supply chain, if this level of assessment
exists then surely it’s logical to at least
investigate further?
As it stands, Eland Cables is the sole holder
of this BSI Kitemark, with their Veriflex®
industrial automation cables all tested as
standard. Additionally, The Cable Lab®,
their ISO 17025 UKAS facility, tests a wide
range of cables on a project basis giving the
option for all cables to be tested under the
scheme.
What does using a BSI Kitemark tested
cable mean to people? That USP differs
according to your place in the supply chain.
As the specifier, Kitemark testing offers
consistency and continuity to a project;
whilst within your wider organization it
demonstrates that due consideration has
been made to meeting performance safety
standards which in turn gives reassurance
of reliability. To BSI it is a ‘new benchmark in
cable compliance’, pushing their message of
quality and safety another step further. And
importantly, to your customers it can simply
be the additional credibility needed to push
through selection of your products over
those of another supplier.
So what makes a BSI Kitemark tested cable
different? The answer is straightforward:
verified quality. It’s the difference between
good and great.
Eland Cables
Global supplier of power, control,
data and instrumentation cables and
accessories
www.elandcables.com
[email protected]
020 7241 8787