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Eland Cables, first to achieve BSI Cable Batch Verification Kitemark™

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Eland Cables has become the UK’s first company to be awarded BSI’s Cable Batch Verification Kitemark™

Eland Cables, the global supplier of power, data, control and instrumentation cables and cable accessories, has become the UK’s first company to be awarded BSI’s Cable Batch Verification Kitemark™.

 

Described by BSI as “a new benchmark in cable compliance” Eland Cables is the first company to hold this coveted third-party mark of approval.  BSI Technical Certification Expert Paul Turner confirmed:

 

“As the first company to achieve the BSI Cable Batch Verification Kitemark, Eland Cables sets a new benchmark in cable compliance. The rigorous and extensive testing programme they undertake in their UKAS laboratory, under our ongoing surveillance, tests the cables to British and international standards for key safety criteria including vertical flame propagation, constructional compliance, insulation resistance, tensile & elongation, heat shock, and RoHS compliance.

 

“The BSI Kitemark is one of the most recognised symbols of quality and safety and by certifying their cables against the scheme, Eland Cables can demonstrate that its cables meet the highest standards.”

 

The market is increasingly aware of compliance and of the responsibilities throughout the supply chain to be able to demonstrate this. The BSI Cable Batch Verification Kitemark sees compliance determined by testing the individual components - the conductor, the insulation and other constructional layers – elements that are bound by British and European standards such as BS EN 60228 which sets out the test methods applied to conductor resistance. This testing regime, and the Kitemark that is applied upon meeting these standards, gives comfort that they will perform as designed.  These tests are carried out in Eland Cables’ in-house UKAS accredited testing facility, The Cable Lab®, under a rigorous BSI surveillance programme.

Eland Cables is marking this achievement with the launch of its own brand industrial automation cables -the Veriflex® range - including SY, CY, YY, Servo, PUR and fieldbus cables.  All made to exacting standards and placing emphasis on consistency and compliance the range offers affordable excellence.  The cables benefit from extended warranties, up from an industry-standard 12 months to 24 months for Low Smoke Zero Halogen cables and 36 months for PVC sheath cables; and the whole range is available for next-day UK delivery as standard from Eland Cables’ extensive stockholding.

It is anticipated that the roll-out of BSI Kitemark approved cables will continue across Eland Cables’ broad portfolio, identifying cable groups where this third-party approval is of value for due diligence when specifying products and selecting supply chain partners.

For Eland Cables, the award of this prestigious Kitemark and the launch of the Veriflex range further underlines their commitment to compliance, with Veriflex® already specified by major multi-national developers for upcoming projects.

 

The BSI Kitemark is an important and independent mark of approval.

  • 82% of UK adults recognise the Kitemark
  • 93% believe a Kitemark product is safer
  • 91% say the Kitemark gives the reassurance of quality
  • 88% have more trust in Kitemark products
  • 88% believe a Kitemark product comes from a reputable company (Source: BSI)

Established in 1975, Eland Cables is a global supplier of power, data, control and instrumentation cables and cable accessories. We deliver complete cable solutions to some of the world's most demanding industries including rail, infrastructure, automation, oil & gas, and mining, in over 130 countries.

We add value by delivering end-to-end technical support, uncompromising customer focus and unsurpassed product quality. The quality of our cables is underpinned by the Cable Lab®, our in-house cable testing laboratory, which is UKAS-accredited to ISO 17025; a first amongst UK cable suppliers.

Our complete cable solutions make Eland Cables the partner of choice for national and international companies around the world.

 The Veriflex cable range includes:

  • Veriflex® YY PVC (YSLY) Control cable
  • Veriflex® YY LSZH (HSLH) Control cable
  • Veriflex® CY PVC (YSLCY) Control cable
  • Veriflex® CY LSZH (HSLCH) Control cable
  • Veriflex® SY PVC (YSLYSY) Control cable
  • Veriflex® screened bedded LSZH (HSLHCH) cable
  • Veriflex® PUR-JZ cable
  • Veriflex® PUR Industrial Ethernet Cat 7
  • Veriflex® 2XSLCH LSZH 600/1000V Servo Cable
  • Veriflex® Profibus PA (PVC / LSZH)
  • Veriflex® Profibus DP (PVC / LSZH)
  • Veriflex® DeviceNet LSZH
  • Veriflex® DeviceNet Thick LSZH
  • Veriflex® Profinet PUR Type A
  • Veriflex® AS-I BUS TPE.

 For more information about Eland Cables, visit: www.elandcables.com. 

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