Draka's Firetuf range of 0HLS halogen-free fire performance cables rebranded as the FT range

Wednesday, Jun 23, 2010

Draka UK has rebranded its Firetuf range of 0HLS halogen-free fire performance cables. The range, which comprises nine cable designs, is used extensively for critical life and asset safety installations such as fire detection and alarm systems, emergency lighting, CCTV and transmission circuits, and has been rebranded as the FT range.

The decision, according to Mark Froggatt, Draka’s marketing Services Manager, was taken following far-reaching discussions with route-to-market partners and fire engineers with the aim of simplifying cable selection, specifying and ordering.

In each case, the letters FT has a suffix that more clearly defines the use, properties or key characteristic of the particular cable. The result is branding that is more easily understood and remembered. For example, Firetuf Powerplus is replaced by FTP120, indicating the cable’s achieving of the maximum 120-minute rating when subjected to the integrated testing of BS 8491:2008 [Method for assessment of fire integrity of large diameter power cables for use as components for smoke and heat control systems and certain other active fire safety systems].

The full catalogue of rebranded cables is:
• FT30, previously Firetuf Easystrip.
• FT120, previously Firetufplus Enhanced.
• FT EMC, previously Firetuf EMC.
• FTP120, previously Firetuf Powerplus.
• FTP, previously Firetuf Power.
• FT Sifer, previously Firetuf Sifer.
• FT Data, previously Firetuf Data.
• FT Coaxial, previously Firetuf Coaxial.
• FT Connecta, previously Firetuf Connecta.

Source: Electrical Portal