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Day: February 22, 2011

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Air routing for roof mounted cooling units

When using Rittal TopTherm-Plus roof mounted cooling units it is advisable to use the air duct system to ensure proper routing of the chilled air within the enclosure. It is possible to target the cold air directly to specific areas of the

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New low-voltage switchgear

Rittal has significantly expanded the flexibility and modularity of Ri4Power. Combining Ri4Power low-voltage switchgear with designs 1 and 2-4 to form a single system technology, Ri4Power Form 1-4, allows switchgear manufacturers to fabricate every known form of internal subdivision from one single

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New investment aims to help UK’s digital economy grow and thrive

The government is to invest £7m in strategic research and development projects and ground-breaking trials aimed at improving co-operation between infrastructure providers, content producers, users and software developers. The investment follows a competition for funding managed by the government-backed Technology Strategy Board,

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Time and cost savings for council

Hager’s new range of sollysta wiring accessories and consumer units have been specified by McGaw Electrical for the electrical refurbishment of 2000 Edinburgh council homes. John McGaw, managing director of McGaw Electrical, said: “We have found the new sollysta range of wiring

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New hoods for industrial connectors

A new range of hoods for Harting's Han-Compact family of industrial connectors offer a choiceof straight or angled cable entry, and are based on a two-piece structure for convenient handling. The compact metal hoods are suitable for all contact inserts in the

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No neutral required

Danlers manufacture a wall mounted passive infra-red occupancy switch that does not require a neutral wire (product code WAPIR). This easy to fit, automatic lighting control, complete with override off switch, can be a direct replacement for a wall mounted switch, saving

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Petrol station refurbishment fast-tracked

Electrical contractor Active Connect is all geared up to install Marshall-Tufflex’s MT32 prefabricated modular wiring solution in BP company owned petrol stations around the country following a successful trial of the system at a site in Surrey. As a BP approved electrical

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Fire detection for Chatham Historic Dockyard

No1 Smithery at Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent recently underwent a £13m restoration and is now a living museum showcasing a range of unique maritime artefacts. Hochiki Europe’s innovative fire detection products have been installed throughout the building to protect these national

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Smoke sensors with integral sounder

Nittan (UK) has launched a new analogue addressable photoelectric smoke sensor with built in sounder. Unlike other smoke sensors on the market which require a separate sounder base to be installed which adds to the cost of the installation and takes longer

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Unwrapping the potential on energy savings

Following the installation of T5 lighting from Riegens, The Retail Supply Group (RSG) is living proof a simple change to fluorescent lighting can now offer a cost effective alternative to HID luminaires for high bay applications in warehouses. The refurbishment, financed by

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