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20 Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2014
Industrynews
EMPEROR cable cleats and ProTect
cable straps from UK company Ellis are
being installed in the Areva European
pressurised reactor (EPR) nuclear
power plant currently under
construction in the Guangdong
province of China.
The Taishan nuclear power project, a
joint venture between EDF and China
Guangdong Nuclear Power Group, is
the third nuclear power station to be
built using Areva’s 1,750MW EPR and
it is the second time Areva has used
Ellis products to secure electrical
cables at a nuclear plant.
Tony Conroy, export sales director at
Ellis, said: “Our first specification for
Areva was for its OL3 reactor in
Finland in 2009, and was secured as a
result of our proven technical expertise
and excellent industrial references.
“Since then our reputation has grown
and we are now viewed as the global
cable cleat experts – a standing
underscored by our willingness to put
our products through project specific
testing, which means they are tried,
tested and proven to work prior to
installation.”
Designed for use where the highest
levels of short circuit withstand are
required, Ellis’s Emperor cable cleats
are available for both trefoil and single
cable applications. All products in the
range, as well as Ellis’s ProTect cable
straps, are manufactured in type 316L
stainless steel for corrosion protection,
even in the harshest environments.
Ellis Ltd – UK
Website:
Ellis cleats heading east to China
❍ The Taishan plant under construction. Photo copyright of Bui Nguyen Hoang, civil engineer