Trumpy,
i fully agree with you that alot of newly qualified sparkies do not know what to do with some of the older installations installed years ago.

me personally i love Pyro, its on of the best forms of wiring i know, its not the easiest of cables to use but after a bit of practice it can look sooooo good.

in LOndon all the fire ssytems that were fitted during the reign of the GLC (Greater London Coucil) it was a requirement that all Fire Alarm Systems were installed with Pyro.

Also a national brewer that owned a few thousand public houses had ALL circuits wired in pyro, it was because of the low fire hazard that Pyro has.

i have been to installations that are prior to metrication and they are still going strong, (some of the Recepticals and switchgear needs replacing but he cable is good).

Britspark