The British Approvals Service for Cables is stepping up its scrutiny and testing of cables on the market in the UK, with the active support of the British Cables Association (BCA).
BASEC purchases a range of products from the open market to check conformity.  End users also approach BASEC when they experience problems with cable they have purchased.  On testing, many of these are found not to comply with British Standards, and some could be considered as dangerous.

Tratos Ltd., the UK distribution subsidiary of electrical cable manufacturer Tratos Cavi Spa. of Italy, is pleased to announce its Firesafe TW950 cable has been used extensively throughout Centre Court at Wimbledon as part of the voice evacuation and fire alarm system. wimbledonWimbledon´s famous Central Court has recently been refurbished and fitted with a new retractable roof which has been much publicised. As part of that extensive refurbishment, 20,000m of Tratos´ Firesafe TW950 fire resistant cable has been installed, from 2 to 27 core in size. The cable was selected for this installation because of its off the shelf availability and the attractive price point. Firesafe TW950 is a 300volt/500volt cable operating across a temperature range of -40°C to +90°C. LPC and BASEC approved, it has been designed to meet the latest standards for fire detection and alarm systems in BS5839 Part 1 standard grade and for use in emergency lighting BS5266 Part 1 and is manufactured and tested to BS7629.

TRATOS recently supplied a 24 Optical Fibres cable suitable for subsea installation up to 200 meters in depth for the ADRIATIC LNG Terminal which required a continuous length of 18km.