Further Chinese nuclear success for Ellis
CABLE cleat manufacturer Ellis has landed a second major order to supply a nuclear power plant in China.
Ellis will supply its Emperor cable cleats and ProTect cable straps which will be installed in the Areva European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) nuclear power plant currently being constructed in the Guangdong province.
The order was placed at the start of the second phase of the Taishan Nuclear Power Project, which is a joint venture between EDF and China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group.
Ellis expects to ship the product from its North Yorkshire headquarters in the final quarter of the year.
Tony Conroy, Ellis’ export sales director, said: “Even after the success of the phase one specification, receiving a repeat order for phase two was far from simple.
“A huge emphasis has been placed on the various contractors to source local products, and so it felt like a huge victory to overturn this directive and once again see British products being specified for installation in a major Chinese development.”
Designed for use where the highest levels of short circuit withstand are required, Ellis’ Emperor cable cleats are manufactured in stainless steel, meaning they provide corrosion protection in the harshest environments.
This is the second time Areva has used Ellis’ products to secure electrical cables at a nuclear plant. The first for its OL3 reactor in Finland in 2009, followed by the first phase order for the Taishan project last year.
