EuroWire September 2021

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Sky City contract

AEI Cables has been awarded a multi- million dollar contract to supply low voltage power and fire performance cables to the Sky City project at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). The supply of the cables for power, control and fire performance for the commercial and retail sector of the site will begin in September, and will continue into next year. AEI Cables will work in partnership with its long-term Hong Kong distributor Fordex Electric Company Limited for the project. Stuart Dover of AEI Cables said, “The need for cables which offer the highest levels of fire performance for an inter- national airport of this kind cannot be underestimated, with large numbers of people moving about. We are proud to be chosen to supply the cables for such an iconic world-class project.” Sky City is an integrated commercial development that forms a core part of the strategy to expand and transform HKIA into a major aviation hub. The complex

▲ The Sky City development will feature shops, recreation facilities, hotels and offices

will feature retail units, entertainment facilities, dining space, hotels and office towers across approximately 25 hectares of land at the north of the airport island. AEI Cables’ Firetec Total Fire Solutions range offers enhanced fire performance cabling, accessories and technical support from its distribution facility atWashington, Tyne and Wear, UK. Applications for Firetec include residential and commercial buildings, shopping malls, airports and protected buildings, to ensure that fire alarms, sprinkler systems, building

monitoring and security systems can continue to operate in the event of a fire. All AEI Cables products are supplied with approvals from independent bodies in- cluding BASEC and LPCB, covering design, manufacture and supply. The company also holds approvals from organisations including Lloyd’s, the Ministry of Defence, Network Rail and LUL, and operates to in- ternational standards around the world. AEI Cables www.aeicables.co.uk

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