Firetec Enhanced cabling has been approved by LPCB to BS8519 (Annex B), Category 3 Control in addition to Category 2 Control. All AEI Cables’ products are certified by independent bodies such as BASEC and LPCB.

January 31, 2022

AEI Cables has initiated an industry-wide campaign to raise awareness of the potential risks of not using approved cabling as specified under the revised version of BS8519, the Code of Practice for Category 3 fire-performance cables.

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The systems powered by these cables – including smoke and heat extraction systems – assist fire services in firefighting and a safe evacuation. The characteristics of Category 3 Control fire performance cables are also applicable to evacuation alarms for the disabled in care homes, emergency voice communications systems, and voice alarm systems in buildings including tall buildings, office spaces, hospitals, shopping malls, etc.

Stuart Dover, General Manager of AEI Cables, said, “If these systems fail because the cable is not able to function properly then the consequences are apparent. Lives and property are at stake here. Category 3 Control fire performance cables reduce harmful smoke, toxic gases, and flame spread in the event of a real fire.”

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AEI Cables’ Firetec Enhanced cabling has been approved by LPCB to BS8519 (Annex B), Category 3 Control in addition to Category 2 Control. The BS Code of Practice under BS8519 contains six categories of cables, three for power cables and three for control cables each covering survival times of 30, 60, or 120 minutes.

All AEI Cables’ products are certified by independent bodies such as BASEC and LPCB. It also has attained approvals from Lloyds, the MoD, Network Rail, and LUL and works to international standards around the world.