History
Approved Cables Initiative
The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) was initiated in late 2009 as a collaboration between a number of organisations in the electrical sector in the UK. Co-ordinated by the British Cables Association and BASEC, the ACI was launched on 2 March 2010 in London.
The ACI is addressing the issue of unsafe, non-approved and counterfeit cable entering the UK marketplace. With industry and regulator support, the ACI is taking a proactive and hard hitting approach to educate the electrical supply chain - from manufacturer to end user through a comprehensive communication schedule of seminars, marketing collateral and articles to national trade media. For suspect importers, manufacturers and distributors, the ACI is direct in its approach to investigate and publicise the results. The ACI is also implementing a lobbying campaign ultimately seeking to re-enforce legislation and increase testing for suspect cable.
This is the first initiative of its kind in the electrical industry with the framework to proactively communicate, educate, investigate, eradicate and legislate.
