Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

ACL Fire Guard electric cables thwart spread of fire caused by sudden electrical leaks: Survey

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A recently conducted consumer survey has revealed that ACL Fire Guard electric cables introduced by Sri Lanka’s No.1 electric cable manufactur­er ACL Cables PLC prevent the spread of fire caused by an electrical short circuit and protect lives and property.

In this survey, conducted with a sample of houses and other buildings wired with ACL Fire Guard cables, the consumers have stated that even if fires were started due to sudden electrical short circuits, those fires were prevented from spreading because of the prevention capability of ACL Fire Guard electrical cables.

Making a special juncture in the history of the Sri Lankan electric cable market, ACL Cables PLC introduced ACL Fire Guard electric cables with the ability to prevent the spread of fires caused by electrical short-circuits. Fire is caused by any electrical fault. ACL Fire Guard electrical cables have a special ability to immediatel­y douse that fire and prevent it from spreading.

ACL Fire Guard electrical cables have that special ability because they have been manufactur­es with a special PVC compound that prevents the spread of fire and according to internatio­nal quality standards. The PBS Institute of Singapore has subjected ACL Fire Guard electrical cables to scientific tests and certified that they are special electrical cables that prevent the spread of fire caused by sudden electrical leaks. ACL Fire Guard electrical cables are, to date, the only electrical cables in the Sri Lankan electric cable market that have received such internatio­nal quality standard certificat­ion. This specialty of ACL Fire Guard electrical cables has been confirmed by consumers in this consumer survey.

New companies manufactur­ing electrical cables is spuriously marketing cables imitating ACL Fire Guard electrical cables but lacking its special fire-retarding capability under the same brand name. So, ACL Cables PLC states that consumers must, when buying electrical cables, buy the original ACL Fire Guard electrical cables without being duped by fake imitations. ACL Cables PLC further states that even some upstart companies try to imitate ACL Fire Guard electrical cables, those imitations could never be equaled with original ACL Fire Guard electrical cables quality-wise.

ACL Cables PLC, launched in 1962, is Sri Lanka’s first and largest manufactur­er of electrical cables. The market share of the ACL Cables Group is about 70 percent. ACL Cables PLC has introduced a huge range of modern products to the market.

Some of the products are electrical cables, switches, sockets, trip switches, breakers and ceiling fans. All those products has been manufactur­ed in accordance with national and internatio­nal standard and subjected to stringent tests to confirm safety and accurate operation. ACL Cables is trusted by many major high end projects in western province and island wide.

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