EoW January 2012

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Sedgewall wins bespoke cable supply

Installation of many new green street cabinets began in October after Dunstable, UK-based manufacturer Sedgewall Communications supplied bespoke cabling to CTDI, based in Milton Keynes. The cabling is an important component in the cabinets, which are part of a new fibre optic Internet project being rolled out around the UK. The sale comes as part of CTDI’s Project ECI Street Cabinet, which will eventually see a huge increase in the number of green cabinets that carry fibre optic Internet and telephone signals to homes. by outbidding other cable suppliers. The win marked a significant new customer for sales account manager Steve Whitney who joined the company in 2011. Mr Whitney, who has many years’ experience in providing technical and engineering solutions, said “Sedgewall’s extensive knowledge and expertise was essential in advising the customer fully on the variety and lengths of cable required for the job. Ensuring the materials are prepared and stripped to meet the customer’s needs is all part of our service and we hope to be able to work with this customer again in the future. It is quite an achievement to think that we have the ability to supply the cable for every telecoms cabinet in the UK.” Darran Cordery, operational programme manager at CTDI, commented, “We had a choice of cabling suppliers, but Sedgewall’s customer service and quality Sedgewall landed the tender

▲ ▲ Cabinet production at CTDI

Sedgewall Communications has a clean factory in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, with anti-static flooring throughout the production environment. It handles products from concept to completion, all manufactured according to and beyond BS EN 9100 and BS EN ISO 9001:2008 standards. Sedgewall Communications – UK Fax : +44 1582 475553

standards won the day. Samples were turned around very quickly and their on-going contact and support is much appreciated.” The last quarter of 2011 alone saw CTDI needing to satisfy an order for 3,000 finished cabinets. Each cabinet contains an intricate series of cables supplied in two bespoke connection combinations, and they are put through a rigorous series of tests and checks at CTDI’s premises before being dispatched for commissioning on-site.

Email : sales@sedgewall.com Website : www.sedgewall.com

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EuroWire – January 2012