Suppliers of: Electrical Cables, Tri-rated Cables, Industrial Cables, Armoured Cables, Power Cables, Bespoke Cables, Control Cables, Railway Cables and Cable Accessories.
Eland Cables supplies electrical cables and accessories to industries worldwide, covering cables for fixed wiring, low and medium voltage power, DNO’s, control and instrumentation applications. It’s not just the Building and Construction industry we work with - we cover EV charging, Renewables, Data centres and automation and process control for large commercial and industrial operations.
We deliver a tailored service on a global scale, combining our range of cables with a range of services designed to support your project and ensure smooth integration within your timelines and goals. We work extensively within the Building and Construction industry, with a portfolio of cables meeting British, European and International standards.
For technical datasheets, cable tools including our cable calculator, and more information on our products, services and testing capabilities, please visit the website.
Quick Links
- Watch our ‘Introduction to Eland Cables’ video
- Read how we work with our customers in our Case Studies
- ESG and Sustainability – View our commitments and policies
- View the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) compliance page
Read on for more information on why we are the cable specialists that the building and construction industry trust for quality products, exceptional service and technical expertise.
Our range includes aluminium wire armoured and steel wire armoured cables that can be installed in concrete and suited to total immersion in water. Some of our fixed wiring cables such as the 6491B, SWA BS6724 or Twin and Earth BS7211 624-B are available with a LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen) oversheath, making them compliant with installations where life and equipment needs additional protection in the event of fire.
Medium Voltage (MV) cable solutions
We provide a range of MV cable solutions, as a specialist MV cable supplier our standard medium voltage cable portfolio contains cable with single and 3-core copper or aluminium conductors. As an expert in the sector we can design and supply bespoke MV cable products developed for your specific applications. With our specialist MV test facility included as part of The Cable Lab®, we undertake a range of tests on cables of rated voltage of 3.3/6.6kV upwards.
Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) and Construction
We supply a wide range of utility-approved cables and overhead lines to the transmission, distribution and power networks industry around the world. Our extensive work with the DNOs means we’re able to supply a broad range of DNO approved cables from stock and on short manufacturing lead times for larger projects. Our cables hold approvals for several UK-based electric utilities.
We give our customers peace of mind, knowing the cable you install will meet the demands of your application is key, we’re uncompromising in our commitment to quality and compliance. Our cables are subject to testing in our ISO 17025 accredited facility, The Cable Lab® to ensure they meet the performance demands and regulatory requirements expected.
Third-party accredited cables are available, including BASEC approved and LPCB certified. We also hold the BSI Cable Testing Verification Kitemark.
Construction Products Regulation (CPR)
You’ll be familiar with CPR but we can provide expert guidance where it relates to electrical cables. We are fully compliant with the Construction Products Regulation, and can support your fixed installations with classified cables, including meeting the recent changes to the Irish standard IS10101 and the voluntary guidance of BS6701 (data and communications cables).
Our technical experts sit on national standards committees at the heart of the CPR adoption and compliance process. If you would like more information on how this legislation affects you, please see our CPR infographic or email cpr@elandcables.com
When you need expert advice, our highly qualified technical experts and industry specialists can provide support from specification through to installation, with guidance on regulatory matters, industry best practice, and cable suitability.
If you need your cables in a hurry, our extensive stockholding of cables means we supply the UK, Ireland, and parts of continental Europe with Next-Day delivery from stock as standard. Using our FORS accredited fleet we can ensure timely delivery, where and when you need your cable order.
Our drivers are trained in cable handling and your order is packaged to arrive in optimum condition. Our transport team can provide instant PODs with drivers tracked every step of the way. Working within your project timelines, we can create a tailored delivery schedule that works for you.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) & Sustainability
Like you, we take ESG and Sustainability seriously. When it concerns our people, our communities, the environment, or our governance, our focus is simple – to make a positive impact and sustainable contribution whenever we can.
To view how we lead by example visit the website to discover more. You’ll also be able to see key policies and learn about how we work with our supply chain, our approach to diversity, inclusion and wellbeing.
Eland Cables - Achieving Gold Medal status with Ecovadis
Eland Cables is delighted to announce that it has been awarded Gold Medal status by Ecovadis, the global ESG ratings platform. This places us in the top 5% of companies assessed.
The assessment looks in-depth at Labour & Human Rights, Environment, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement criteria, requiring documented evidence across public commitments, policies, audits and results to demonstrate our capability and competence. Whilst compiling the evidence for assessment is an involved process, it provides customers and suppliers alike with an at-a-glance comparison of Eland Cables against other businesses in terms of sustainability and ESG provisions.
Deborah Graham-Wilson, Head of Communications & ESG, commented, "To achieve Gold Medal status is a recognition of how seriously we take our commitments to sustainable operations. We sweat the small stuff as well as thinking about the big picture - and we're bringing our supply chain on the journey with us."
Well-regarded and comprehensive, Ecovadis is increasingly the platform of choice for companies across the breadth of industries that are focused both on carbon emissions reductions but also the broader criteria surrounding the United Nations Global Compact Sustainable Development Goals. Each year, the classifications become harder to achieve - continuous improvement is a must of course, but as the company is assessed against all others on the platform, so maintaining that 'Top 5%' becomes ever-harder.
Deborah continues, "Successfully maintaining a rating like Ecovadis is a whole team effort, with actions in every department. It's made easier by the fact sustainability and ESG is interwoven into everything we do, but it's still a huge achievement - and one we're very proud of."
Eland Cables' latest Sustainability Report published
Eland Cables is pleased to announce the release of our annual Sustainability Report, outlining our progress in reducing carbon emissions for the year ending December 2023. We can report a 24.8% reduction (intensity ratio per £m turnover).
Such a reduction is a mammoth success for any company but particularly one with industrial and logistics operations. It rewards the significant investment, both in financial terms and in our time and effort, we have made into seeking ways to reduce and mitigate the carbon emissions from our operations.
A significant percentage of the reduction across Scope 1 and Scope 2 came from changes in our transport and logistics. From previously being reliant on third-party (scope 3) hauliers, we took the decision to invest in a fleet of HGVs, EVs and specialist unloading vehicles. This was driven commercially by the degree of control it gave us to deliver on-time for customers, and the understanding that delivery was a core part of our customer service commitment – but from an environmental standpoint it changed things. Quickly acquiring over 50+ vehicles and therefore moving our logistics from Scope 3 (supply chain) into Scope 1 (direct control) sent our reporting numbers skyrocketing in 2022. Recognising this, we began trials of the use of sustainable HVOs instead of diesel, but full roll-out was not until the latter part of the year. 2023 by comparison, saw the benefits of this initiative, noting a sizable drop in the emissions generated by our fleet in spite of increased turnover and mileage covered in making deliveries across Europe.
It’s not solely been driven by our fleet – energy efficiency initiatives, underpinned by our achieving ISO 50001 Energy Management, has seen us identify hotspots and make energy savings. We also added additional solar panels to match the increase in electricity demands as our business grows, with the panels continuing to generate the equivalent of 100% of our electricity requirements on an annual basis, and feeding any excess back into the Grid. Initiatives across waste management, our recycling activities, our packaging and our infrastructure management have all helped take those incremental steps forward.
We encourage our supply chain to make their own nature net-positive changes and have worked with a number to switch to renewable energy during 2023 which will provide further gains when reported next year. We recognise that 85%+ of our emissions come from the raw materials extracted and used in the manufacturing of cable – something we can’t avoid and as we grow as a business something that is likely to continue to increase - but we remain confident that advances in mining and smelting operations internationally will begin to bring these numbers down.
Like many, we recognise that an overnight shift to net-zero is not feasible (or commercially viable) so we have always taken the approach of continuous improvement, taking the best available steps available to us and being guided by a strong desire to ‘do the right thing’. We’ve been vocal at exhibitions and conferences in our belief that with Net Zero the end goal and the technology to support this still evolving and advancing, it means sustainable operations is the route to take in order to make a consistent impact. Sustainable operations is more than just the environmental benefits, but encompasses ethical practices and our responsibilities to employees and the communities we’re active in alike. Our sustainability report pulls together feedback from our staff mapped against the UN Global Compact Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and provides focus for the year ahead and shows our shared values.
We remain committed to the UN Global Compact SDGs, and to the Science Based Targets Initiative, and are in the process of being recertified by Ecovadis.
We invite you to read our report. Should you have any questions or require further information, please contact:
Deborah Graham-Wilson
Head of Communications & ESG
dgw@elandcables.com
