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Stokbord® Cable Tile Installation
Fibre Optic Cable and Water Pipe ProtectionStokbord® Cable Protection Covers
Stokbord® cable covers are a heavy duty protection product manufactured from high impact recycled polyethylene sheet and is designed to withstand damage from plant and hand tools. It is ideal for HV Power Cables from 22KV- 400KV, as well as fibre optic and shallow water main connections.
Cable covers are fully jointed, laid overlapped and held firm with plastic jointing pegs. A direct replacement for concrete covers and steel plate.
- 1000mm x 450mm x 12mm
- 1000mm x 300mm x 12mm
- 1000mm x 244mm x 12mm
- 1000mm x 152mm x 12mm
- 6mm to 24mm in any width up to 1500mm
Stokbord® Cable Covers come as standard with a red background with yellow top tape containing the warning legend " Caution Electric Cable below " in black lettering. We can also offer a tailor made protection cover to suit customer requirements wherever you are in the world in different colours and thicknesses.
We regularly print Utility names and logos in English and other Languages on our cable covers for identification purposes.
Approved by Utilities Worldwide. Stokbord® Cable Covers meet the impact requirements of BS2484, 1985 Paragraph 4 Appendix A.
- Gives the clearest warning to third parties
- Can be custom made with sizes to suit
- Contains company logo in bold warning text for clear identification
- Damages to cables less likely therefore reducing the cost of repairs and supply disruption
- Lightweight and easy to install irrespective of weather conditions
- Durable with good impact resistance
- Rotproof and resistant to wide range of soil conditions
A comparison, carried out by the Electricity Alliance, between concrete and plastic tiles used for cable protection is provided below. These estimates are based on 1.2 metre trench width extending over a distance of 100 metres.
| No. | Description | Concrete Tiles | Plastic Tiles (12mm) |
| 1 | Weight per 100 metres of protection | 13,952 Kg | 1,365 Kg |
| 2 | Installation Time (time/resource study) | 11.5 hrs | 3.5 hrs |
| 3 | Number of tiles (manual handling) | 545 | 210 |
| 4 | Cost (snapshot 04/2008) | £2,265 | £1420 |
| 5 | Installation Cost (snapshot 04/2008) | £1,296 | £396 |
| 6 | Breakages / Losses | 20% | 0% |
| 7 | Visibility | Limited | Enhanced |
| 8 | Displacement protection | Concave/convex | Lock Pins |
| 9 | Thermal resistivity | Standard | Increased |
A copy of the full report and complete video of the test day is available on request, please contact us
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Stokbord® is a registered trademark of Centriforce Products Limited
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