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Managing Director
Newell McGuiness
Managing Editor
BASEC adds weight to counterfeit campaign
David Wright
Production Co-ordinator
The British Approvals organisations, we aim Electrical Contractors’
Caroline Boyd
Publishing Director
Service for Cables to stamp out the trade Association and the
Antony Begley
(BASEC) is supporting a in faked goods in the Electrical Distributors’
0141 222 5380
campaign to tackle the electrical sector, many Association.
abegley@55north.com
growing influx of of which are dangerous. In support of the
Editorial
counterfeit electrical “We urge all of those campaign, the British
Editor
Georgia Love goods coming onto the in the supply chain, Electrotechnical and
0141 222 5385
UK market. manufacturers, Allied Manufacturers’
glove@55north.com
BASEC joins a specifiers, distributors Association (BEAMA)
Advertising
number of other and installers to please has produced a new six
Commercial Director
T. Paul Begley
industry-wide check that they are only minute long DVD
Advertisement Manager
organisations in signing dealing with safe, designed to highlight
Hamish Tennant
0141 222 5387
the Electrical quality products.” the potential dangers of
Dr Jeremy Hodge
htennant@55north.com Installation Industry The Charter is also counterfeiting – which
Design
Charter of action to endorsed by the British include fire, death and manufacturers’
Designer help prevent the illegal Electrotechnical and injury – and also the production processes
Bryan Mullen
and dangerous trade. Allied Manufacturers’ impact on reputations and controls, and
0141 222 5301
bmullen@55north.com
Dr Jeremy Hodge, Association (BEAMA), and businesses by rigorous testing, BASEC
Chief Executive of the Electrical Safety specifying and installing ensures that cable
Junior Designer
Richard Chaudhry
BASEC, said: “This is a Council, the British inferior quality ‘copy products meet
Circulation
growing issue and, in Cables Association, cat’ electrical products. appropriate national,
Circulation Executive
supporting this SELECT, the Lighting By a close and European and
Cara Thomson campaign with other Industry Federation, the detailed examination of international standards.
0141 222 5381
cthomson@55north.com
CABLEtalk is produced
Pax joins Megger Group to expand
monthly by 55 North Ltd
on behalf of SELECT.
test product line
55 North Ltd,
Waterloo Chambers,
19 Waterloo Street,
Megger Group has power industry. “We have seen a Wolfe of Megger.
Glasgow, G2 6AY announced that it is to The Pax IDAX range growing demand for “Megger is a natural
Tel: 0141 22 22 100
acquire Pax Diagnostics of Dielectric Frequency advanced diagnostic choice for Pax,” said
Fax: 0141 22 22 177
of Sweden. Pax Response Analysers are testing technology, and Peter Fagerström, CEO
SELECT,
The Walled Garden,
transformer testing and designed for measuring the inclusion of the PAX for Pax. “Our vision
Bush Estate, insulation diagnostics moisture in power Diagnostics business from the start of Pax
Midlothian EH26 0SB
products will be a transformers as well as enables Megger to was to be a top player
Tel: 0131 445 5577
Fax: 0131 445 5548
strong addition to the testing insulation provide a complete in the international
CABLEtalk is the official
Megger range of test material in various transformer test power transformer test
magazine of SELECT and
instruments for the power system products. solution,” said Greg equipment market.”
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(SEC) Group appointment of a Chief sector,” said SEC Group
SEC
SELECT is the trading
Group has Construction Officer. “In president Lord O’Neill
style of the Electrical
president
Contractors Association
congratulated our evidence to the of Clackmannan. We
Lord
of Scotland. The SELECT
O’Neill of
the select committee, we are delighted this
logo is a registered
Clackma
Department urged the appointment matter is being
Collective Mark.
nnan.
for Business, of a “champion” who progressed.
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