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#146149 10/28/06 08:24 AM
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Just received the latest special offers and cable-price flyers from BDC.

100m reels, 6242Y (twin & earth):

1.0mm £19.99
1.5mm £23.49
2.5mm £36.99

All plus V.A.T.

It doesn't seem that long ago that 2.5 was selling at less than the current 1.0 price. [Linked Image]

I know we have the hikes in copper prices, but looking at the way prices went during the color-code changeover, is anyone else getting the feeling that the "harmonized" cables were also excuse to raise prices even further?



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#146150 10/28/06 12:12 PM
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Gidday Paul,
I usually use the larger sizes of Copper and above that Aluminium.
Prices are getting rediculous.
An alteration will be happening at work after Xmas where they will be doubling the size of the building, it already measures roughly 80 x 100m.
I told them last week to start saving for the cost of the cables and busbar work needed for a new Distribution Board and a few Sub-boards.

#146151 10/28/06 12:22 PM
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Oddly enough Paul,
When going through the old MM Cables plant in Christchurch here a few years back, I was told that it makes no difference what colour the insulation is, they made cable to a given spec, that being Insulation Resistance and Sheath Quality.
MM was taken over by General Cable a few years back and I'm not sure if they have factory tours these days, but it is something to see, the cables that you use being made.
It was an eye-opener. [Linked Image]

#146152 10/30/06 04:48 AM
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Hi Paul, the prices you mention are alot cheaper than here in NZ.

Trumpy, I'd like to take our apprentices on a tour through the General Cables plant. I will check to see if they still do it.

#146153 10/30/06 05:26 AM
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I told them last week to start saving for the cost of the cables and busbar work

LOL! I need to price up a rewire for a local store, nothing like that sort of size but it's still going to cost a fair amount (all will be done with singles in PVC conduit).

(There are the usual "interesting" wiring methods in there at the moment -- Keep a look out for photos coming soon! [Linked Image] ).

#146154 10/31/06 05:20 AM
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Paul, I checked with our supplier today and a 100M drum of 2.5mm T&E is NZ$200. and thats about as cheap as it gets. After reading about UK prices I was starting to wonder if it's cheaper to import it from the UK to here !

#146155 10/31/06 03:00 PM
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Yikes! I make that almost double the price at the current exchange rate (£1 = N.Z. $2.84).

As we've discussed before, our T&E has a bare earth, but I hardly think that 100m of green/yellow insulation should make a N.Z. $100 difference!

#146156 11/02/06 05:10 AM
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kiwi,
You aren't talking about that Mitre 10 rubbish are you?.
I was talking to an Inspector recently and he tested 5m of it and it doesn't comply with the 600/1000V voltage rating, although it says so on the sheathing.

#146157 11/02/06 06:21 AM
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No Trumpy, thats the cable price from General Cables in ChCh.

Pauluk, the bare earth TPS cables were in use here in NZ too. Not anymore though. How come the UK still has them?

#146158 11/02/06 05:46 PM
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Paul BDC?

You got a web link to them. Working for the Goverment I can only buy from certain retailers. Unless I can put foward a good case to change supplier. ( and prove I am not getting a bung from them......red tape)


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