Manufacturer News

Browse the latest press releases and articles from our manufacturer partners.


New MCCBs in General Purpose Enclosures from Dorman Smith
New MCCBs in General Purpose Enclosures from Dorman Smith

3 and 4-pole MCCBs from 20A to 400A in general purpose enclosures with a range of metering and earth leakage options, pre-wired with metering devices.

September 2016

Dorman Smith
Circuit Protection

New Mounting Frames for Odyssey trunking from Marshall-Tufflex
New Mounting Frames for Odyssey trunking from Marshall-Tufflex

New power/data mounting frames for Odyssey trunking, providing easy access for Cat 6 and Cat 7 cables to the socket outlet point.

September 2016

Cable Management

Get on board with Hager’s integrated power & lighting boards
Get on board with Hager’s integrated power & lighting boards

Helping end users satisfy regulatory responsibilities when it comes to monitoring and measuring energy consumption in commercial buildings.

September 2016

Hager
Distribution Equipment

Win prizes with SmartMoves from Schneider Electric
Win prizes with SmartMoves from Schneider Electric

Make your SmartMove for your chance to WIN one of 100 instant win prizes and enter the prize draw to WIN a 4K television.

September 2016

Schneider Electric
General

Abbey-solutely Fabulous! C-TEC’s ZFP Wows at Wymondham
Abbey-solutely Fabulous! C-TEC’s ZFP Wows at Wymondham

Norfolk’s magnificent Wymondham Abbey is the latest historic site to be protected by C-TEC’s revolutionary ZFP addressable fire system.

September 2016

C-TEC
Fire Safety

ABB i-bus KNX Smart Home and Intelligent Building Control
ABB i-bus KNX Smart Home and Intelligent Building Control

ABB i-bus KNX is the intelligent installation system that meets the highest requirements for applications in modern home and building control.

September 2016

ABB
Home Control

Eaton’s CrystalWay exit luminaires lead the way in style and safety
Eaton’s CrystalWay exit luminaires lead the way in style and safety

Eaton has launched a range of attractive exit sign luminaires, providing commercial buildings a way to highlight evacuation routes without compromising interior aesthetics.

September 2016

Eaton
Fire Safety

Marshall-Tufflex’s Wire Basket ‘flies in’ at new-build Kent school
Marshall-Tufflex’s Wire Basket ‘flies in’ at new-build Kent school

School projects are under pressure to finish on time and in budget - two major factors that can be aided by Marshall-Tufflex’s Fast-Coupling Wire Basket System.

September 2016

Cable Management

Guests say ‘Do not disturb!’ with Hamilton’s Maid-Call solution
Guests say ‘Do not disturb!’ with Hamilton’s Maid-Call solution

Hamilton Litestat is giving hotel guests more control over housekeeping services with its Maid-Call solution, available in a design-to-suit any setting. 

August 2016

Hamilton
Building Management

IMO's FireRaptor Solar Panel Rapid Shutdown
IMO's FireRaptor Solar Panel Rapid Shutdown

The FireRaptor is the ultimate solar safety device providing three forms of Solar Panel Rapid Shutdown to ZERO VOLTS in case of fire or other emergency.

August 2016

Fire Safety

Legrand: The connected home - defining the blueprint
Legrand: The connected home - defining the blueprint

Richard Hayward, Lead Marketing Manager at Legrand, explains what smart means and the role technology can play in our future homes.

July 2016

Legrand
Home Control

Furse advances with its leading surge protection devices
Furse advances with its leading surge protection devices

ESP M1 Series units have been upgraded to provide the latest transient overvoltage protection technology, delivering industry leading voltage protection.

July 2016

Furse
Circuit Protection

Crompton Instruments’ new Integra 2270 power quality meter
Crompton Instruments’ new Integra 2270 power quality meter

The Integra 2270 Power Quality Meter monitors Total Harmonic Distortion, Waveform Capture, and Voltage Interference with a 0.2S% accuracy of reading.

July 2016

Crompton Instruments
Switchgear

New Addition to C-TEC’s Sales Team
New Addition to C-TEC’s Sales Team

C-TEC has appointed Adam Mason as its new Distribution Account Manager covering the North and East of England and Scotland.

July 2016

C-TEC
Fire Safety

C-TEC Launches Updated NC951 Accessible Toilet Alarm Kit
C-TEC Launches Updated NC951 Accessible Toilet Alarm Kit

Stylishly re-designed and featuring a new call acknowledgement function, the NC951 has everything you need for a cost-effective BS8300 compliant emergency assistance alarm.

June 2016

C-TEC
Fire Safety

How to improve on Amendment 3…
How to improve on Amendment 3…

David Garrett, Head of Product Management for Wylex, proposes an additional measure to further enhance safety and stem the possible spread of fire from an electrical fault.

May 2016

Crabtree
Fire Safety

C-TEC Appoint New Distribution Account Manager
C-TEC Appoint New Distribution Account Manager

C-TEC has expanded its sales force by appointing Craig Swift as Distribution Account Manager for its Southern region.

May 2016

C-TEC
Fire Safety

MT’s unique wholesaler collections service hits the spot
MT’s unique wholesaler collections service hits the spot

A year after the service was extended, Marshall-Tufflex’s unique Same Day Collection scheme continues to deliver for electrical distributors needing stock fast.

May 2016

Cable Management

ABB introduces innovative modular power solution
ABB introduces innovative modular power solution

ABB launches a scalable power distribution and protection solution for use in mission-critical applications such as data centres or hospitals.

April 2016

ABB
Distribution Equipment

Crabtree release Starbreaker Consumer Units time trial video
Crabtree release Starbreaker Consumer Units time trial video

Crabtree believe that all installers want fully compliant Amendment 3 consumer units that are safer, easier & faster to install. 

April 2016

Crabtree
Switchgear

Sussex hospice funds boosted by staff at Marshall-Tufflex
Sussex hospice funds boosted by staff at Marshall-Tufflex

St Michael’s Hospice in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, have sent a big thank you to Marshall-Tufflex after its staff raised £305 to support the charity’s Phoenix Fund project.

March 2016

Cable Management

C-TEC to exhibit new CAST systems at Firex
C-TEC to exhibit new CAST systems at Firex

Leading life-safety systems manufacturer, C-TEC, is set to unveil a host of new CAST-protocol powered innovations at Firex International.

March 2016

C-TEC
Fire Safety

Eaton Launches Licensed Panelbuilder Partner Advantage Programme
Eaton Launches Licensed Panelbuilder Partner Advantage Programme

Eaton has launched a partnership programme for panelbuilders to for specifiers and contractors to locally source xEnergy switchgear assemblies that comply with IEC/EN 61439–2.

March 2016

Eaton
Switchgear

MP’s ‘Delivering for Britain’ praise for Marshall-Tufflex
MP’s ‘Delivering for Britain’ praise for Marshall-Tufflex

MP Huw Merriman has praised cable management manufacturer Marshall-Tufflex for ‘delivering for Britain’ during a tour of the company’s production facilities in East Sussex.

March 2016

Cable Management

Amendment 3 is not just about Consumer Units
Amendment 3 is not just about Consumer Units

Regulation 421.1.201 in Amendment 3 to the wiring regulations requires non-combustible enclosures on similar switchgear assemblies too.

February 2016

Wylex
Switchgear