On 03/10/2017 14:25, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
pamela wrote:
On 12:32 3 Oct 2017, dennis@home wrote:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41391343

How did substandard cable get sold in the UK in the first place?

Quite. It's not the sort of thing you'd buy in a Sunday market or corner
shop. I'd hope any of the usual suppliers - a wholesaler or shed - would
only buy from a reputable source.

Atlas Kablo *was* was reputable source for many years. Its only after
that their previously tested and approved cables were found to now be of
a lower inadequate quality, that their licence various ranges was suspended.

Aren't there regulations to ensure a suitable standard? Maybe
there's no enforcement but surely a lab or agency would have checked
the cable and issued a pass certificate.

Indeed they do. That is how the reduction in quality was detected.


Grenfell Tower.

Not a helpful comparison.



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Cheers,

John.

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