​9th September 2019 BASEC has announced the suspension of a CPR Certificate of Constancy of Performance:

21st March 2019​ The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) believes manufacturers hold the key to helping specifiers make better cable choices.

1st February 2019 ​“An association is credible as long as it is truly representative. It is only worthwhile if it adds value, has authority, stays informed and plays its part as a force for higher standards and best practices.”

18th December 2018 - The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) is advising contractors and distributors to check their cable choices carefully following the discovery of significant quantities of substandard arctic grade flex this year.

4th December 2018 - The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) is highlighting the issue of unsafe and substandard cable through a series of Infographics.

19th November 2018 - Here ACI supporter Martin Boorman raises the issue of enhanced PVC cables being promoted under a Fire Hazard cables banner and the misuse of the Low Smoke and Halogen Free label.

21st September 2018 - ​Unsafe flexible cord, intended for use in domestic and industrial applications, has been found on sale in the UK, prompting the ACI to issue a fresh alert to the electrical supply chain. The latest find of substandard flexible cords is…

5th April 2018 - Market surveillance by the Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) has revealed significant quantities of substandard pre-assembled industrial extension leads on sale in the UK.

26th March 2018 - The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) believes there has been a 15% fall in incidents of accidental electrical fires attributed to wiring, cables or plugs, since it launched its Initiative in 2010.

5th February 2018 - ​Italian cable company, La Triveneta Cavi (LTC), has confirmed it experienced a production fault last year that resulted in flexible cord cable, with exposed copper conductors, on sale in the UK, reports the Approved Cables Initiative…