Tips and Advice

What is a PAT Test

What is a PAT Test Portable Appliance Testing is usually recognized as “PAT”. So what is a PAT Test? PAT Testing is the term used to explain the testing of electrical equipment used to demonstrate that they are safe to use. The official term for this process is “in-service inspection & testing of electrical equipment”.

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Office Fit Out Cabling

Office Fit Out design – Building New Cabling into Your Fit Out. With so many people working from home at the moment, there has never been a better time to make improvements to your office. This argument is strengthened by the fact that offices need to be made fit for future use e.g. flexible working

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Single Mode vs Multimode Fiber

Single Mode vs Multimode Fiber Fibre optic cabling is a very common aspect of most structured cabling installations. Therefore crossing the correct type of fibre cable is imperative to the successful operation of your technology. In addition within those types you need to choose the correct category within that cable type bracket. Therefore the below

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Are Mobile Phone Boosters Legal

Are mobile phone boosters legal? The quick answer is yes they are. However one of the most common questions we are asked when we receive an enquiry about mobile phone signal booster installation is are mobile phone boosters legal? To begin with this is a very valid question. Before the modern systems were introduced the

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Fibre Optic Cable Transmission Speed

Fibre Optic Cable Transmission Speed Fiber optic cable transfers data via pulses of light which travel through either plastic or glass cores. Thus fibre optic cable transmission speed will be dependent on several factors such as Category of fibre optic cabling The quality of the installation of the main cable runs The quality of the

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Do Cat6 cables work with Cat5?

Do Cat6 cables work with Cat5? When clients are upgrading their technology and consequently their network infrastructure we are commonly asked do Cat6 cables work with Cat5? This however depends on whether the questions is with regards to a physical or technical situation. Physically all Cat5e, Cat6 and Cat6a elements will fit into the others

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How does mobile signal booster work

  For our main installation page for Mobile Boosters please visit HERE How does a mobile signal booster work? With the increase in new buildings and also in areas previously not known for office buildings, we are finding more clients have a lack of mobile signal. However, many enquirers are because of the query of

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What does AudioVisual Mean?

What does AudioVisual Mean? According to a Wikipedia explanation Audiovisual is where a technology element has both a visual and audio component or more simply an element of both sight and sound. However in regards to installations by an AV Company what does AudioVisual mean? Every building and client is unique therefore the type of

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Can you use cat6 cable for telephone

Can you use cat6 cable for telephone? Due to the evolution of telephone systems we continually are asked for advice on telephone system cabling. Is my existing cabling suitable? Will i need additional points? Can i use Cat6 cable for telephone? The simple answer is YES. Cat6 for modern telephone systems is a suitable cable

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What is Access Control?

What is Access Control? A common set of questions we come across from potential clients are: What is Access Control? Describe the 3 different types of access control? What is most suitable for my building? What is the disruption? And finally what is the cost? Access control is at its core any security system that

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Cabling for Office Moves and Changes

Electrical Cabling in Office Moves and Changes The impact of the recent pandemic is likely to alter our normal working patterns beyond all recognition. And offices, with their closely packed workforces, are most likely to notice these changes. For one thing, workers are going to need to be positioned in a way that sticks to

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Video Conferencing

  The Increasing Importance of Video Conferencing Video conferencing has become increasingly popular in the last 10 years thanks to advances in technology. The ease with which video conferencing can be set up and the crystal clear video on offer has made it a must have for businesses. Furthermore the impact of COVID-19, with its

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