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Is Your Cable OK to Use?
There have been several examples of defective electrical cables being discovered in domestic installations both in Australia and New Zealand; the Infinity/Olsent TPS, the ECables SDI, and the TPS cable imported into NZ by Lyon Electrical.
Australian Cable Initiative relaunch
The Australian Cablemakers Association (ACA) is pleased to announce that the Australian Cable Initiative (ACI) has been relaunched as a separate not-for-profit entity to the ACA with its own Board of Directors. The main purposes of the ACI are to: Advocate for...
Midland Metals loses legal case
Singapore based cable importer Midland Metals Overseas PTE Limited (Midlands) has had legal proceedings it brought against by the Australian Cablemakers Association Limited dismissed by the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Midlands’ subsequent appeal to the Court of...
ACCC: Half of all Australian homes affected by unsafe products
ACCC claims that faulty products continue to cause injury and harm to thousands of Australians with new figures showing that at least 10 people a day are injured and require medical attention. Surprisingly it is not illegal to supply unsafe products in Australia, as...
Dangerous cables being sold in NZ should be a warning for Australian authorities
The Australian Cablemakers Association (ACA) is warning about a non-compliant and unsafe TPS cable being supplied and sold in New Zealand. ACA Chairman Greg Stack said that extreme caution must be taken regarding the significant safety risk posed by this cable. “We...