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EuroWire – January 2012 24
News
Corporate
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.
Sedgewall landed the tender 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
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.
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
Email:
Website:
Sedgewall wins
bespoke cable supply
▲ ▲ Cabinet production at CTDI