The Cable Lab

Cable Testing and Expert Technical Support

Born out of a desire for technical excellence, The Cable Lab is testament to our ongoing commitment to product quality and compliance and central to our customer commitment. We remain vigilant of the issue of non-compliance and sub-standard cables that exists across the industry and so undertake tests on over 100 different cables each week from across our cable portfolio. Our highly qualified technical and industry experts include members of European and International technical committees and consultants to regulatory bodies. This unrivalled wealth of knowledge and expertise is on hand to lead our in-house quality assurance and to deliver expert cable technical support and services.

ISO/IEC 17025 UKAS Accredited Cable Testing

Our independent cable laboratory is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to ISO/IEC 17025 - the international reference standard for a test facility - producing universally accepted test results, reports and certifications. Through this accreditation, our laboratory is recognised under the European Accreditation Multilateral Agreement (EA MLF), the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), which in their own words means "Accredited once, accepted everywhere."

In this centre of technical excellence we combine experts who can share their knowledge to support customer projects, alongside a rigorous testing regime for both our own Quality Assurance and third-party cable assessments across all cable types. Our specialist MV test facility adds an extra level of testing for cables rated over 3kV.

Eland Cables, through The Cable Lab, also holds two BSI Kitemark accreditations, recognised globally as a symbol of trust and quality - the BSI Cable Verification Kitemark and the BSI RoHS Trusted Kitemark.

Independent Testing Services

Quality and compliance isn't just for our own cables. The Cable Lab offers testing, analysis and reporting on third-party sourced cables, across the breadth of power, data, control and instrumentation.

The tests

Specialist MV Test Facility

Testing Medium Voltage cables over 3kV in our dedicated facility, covering British standard BS6622, BS7835 and international standard IEC 60502-2 cables. Includes VLF voltage withstand testing on completed cable on drum.

MV Testing

BSI Kitemark Cable Testing

A globally recognised third-party mark of quality that provides valuable assurance of quality. It's the most intensive cable testing on the market.

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What our customers say

"The Eland Cables technical team utilised the project design parameters to identify a product that met the project specification within extremely challenging timescales, to ensure that a critical project milestone was achieved."

"Eland Cables are a long-standing and trusted supplier to Keltbray and the level of expertise within their organisation is second to none. Their responsive and innovative approach, technical expertise and in-house cable-testing laboratory sets them apart. Communication and competitive pricing is key to delivering our projects and this gives me the confidence in our choice of making Eland our preferred cable supplier."

As the first company to achieve the BSI Cable Testing Verification Kitemark, Eland Cables sets a new benchmark in cable compliance. The rigorous and extensive testing programme they undertake in their UKAS laboratory, under our ongoing surveillance, tests the cables to British and international standards for key safety criteria. The BSI Kitemark is one of the most recognised symbols of quality and safety and by certifying their cables against the scheme, Eland Cables can demonstrate that its cables meet the highest standards.

"The expert technical staff and high-end facilities at the Cable Lab® were excellent and very impressive. The cable-testing process itself was exhaustive and provided us with the independent assessment report we needed. The level of expertise and service in their UKAS-accredited facility puts them at the forefront of UK cable testing and inspection services."

"Eland Cables delivered first-class technical support, designing and constructing a cable that absolutely fulfilled all of our requirements for this key, prestigious project. Furthermore they produced the cable in less than 10 days when the next best option was 8 weeks. I would certainly recommend Eland Cables, particularly in relation to their technical expertise for specialised cables used in the Marine, Offshore and Oil and Gas sector."

Additional Lab Services

CPD cable training

Allow our experts to share their knowledge with cable training on a range of subjects as part of your Continuous Professional Development programme. Tailored training courses also available.

Customised Cable Solutions

Whether a fully bespoke cable is specified or a composite cable will fulfil requirements, our technical experts will work with our customers' engineers to confirm the brief, design a solution, and manufacture the ideal cable.