Cable by industry
Four kinds of work our cables go into, the cable types each one uses, and the standards behind them. Send us your cable list and we quote what fits your project.
Building & construction
Homes, offices, hotels and shops are wired with single-core PVC building wire pulled through conduit. Lighting circuits commonly use 1.5 mm², socket circuits 2.5 mm², and cookers, water heaters and air-conditioning 4 to 6 mm², with a green-yellow earth conductor in each circuit. Sizes and colours follow the wiring rules of each country, so tell us which standard your project is specified to.
- Single-core building wire, 60227 IEC 01 (BV, H07V-U / H07V-R)
- Flexible single-core wire, 60227 IEC 02 (RV, H07V-K), where wire is pulled round tight bends
- BS 6004 cables for projects designed to BS 7671
Panel building & switchgear
Inside distribution boards, control panels and switchgear, wiring has to bend around busbars, breakers and terminals. Panel builders use flexible single-core wire with a class 5 conductor, in the colours IEC 60445 sets for phases, neutral and earth.
- Flexible single-core wire for internal wiring, 60227 IEC 06 (H05V-K), 300/500 V
- 60227 IEC 02 (H07V-K), 450/750 V
- IEC 60445 colours: brown, black and grey for phases, blue for neutral, green-yellow for earth
Appliances & OEM
Appliance makers and assemblers buy flexible cord by the coil and fit their own plugs and connectors. The usual choice is a PVC-sheathed cord with two or three cores: brown, blue and green-yellow.
- Ordinary PVC-sheathed flexible cord, 60227 IEC 53 (RVV, H05VV-F)
- Light PVC-sheathed cord, 60227 IEC 52 (H03VV-F), for light appliances
- Number of cores and cross-section to suit the appliance rating
Telecom & RF
Radio, antenna and telecom installers use 50 Ω coaxial cable between radios, antennas and test equipment. Thin cables such as RG174 and RG316 suit short jumpers inside equipment; RG58 and RG8X suit patch leads and short antenna runs; 400-series cable keeps losses low on longer runs.
- RG174 and RG316 for jumpers and internal connections
- RG58 and RG8X for patch leads and antenna installs
- 400-series low-loss cable for longer runs
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