Eland Cables Blog

Always Maintaining Eland’s High Standards

elandblog — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:03:34 +0000

Eland Cables is dedicated to always maintaining the highest of standards, from the quality of the cables we supply, to the overall service we deliver to our customers. We receive regular training, to constantly refresh and update our product and industry awareness. Our highly qualified Technical Department has a detailed and extensive knowledge of our [...]

Eland Exhibiting

elandblog — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:42:33 +0000

Grab your chance to meet the Eland Team who will be exhibiting at Pogee Pakistan, 8-10 May and IFSEC in Birmingham, 14-17 May. During Pogee Pakistan, you will find us in Hall 1, Stand 120. For more information on this exhibition please contact Imran Shah on ishah@eland.co.uk or 0207 241 8738 At IFSEC, you will find [...]

Eland concludes another successful delivery to Africa…free of charge

elandblog — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:35:57 +0000

Eland has recently teamed up with Now | Maintenant, a Canadian based charitable organisationcarrying out community development projects in Benin. Together, we supplied computer equipment to a primary school based in Glo Yekon village. This is part of a project started in September 2010 to offer introductory computer courses to the students and young adults [...]

Building great foundations for charity

elandblog — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:48:12 +0000

On 7th March, we were delighted and lucky enough to attend the UK launch event of The Hawn Foundation. The Foundation was created by Goldie Hawn (the American queen of comedy) to transform children’s lives by helping them to acquire essential social and emotional skills, to enhance academic performance, improve their lives and work with [...]

Eland go Fourth

elandblog — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:21:38 +0000

The votes are in and the employees have spoken: Eland are the 4th Best Company to Work For in the UK. Just days after our being named a 3 star Extraordinary Company for the third time, we broke into the Top 10 of the Sunday Times Best Companies list for the first time, up nine [...]

Eland dances with Damiani for charity

elandblog — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:31:35 +0000

On Friday, 2 March, we were excited to attend the “Dance with Damiani” Charity Ball, at The Savoy Hotel, in aid of Waterberg Welfare Society. For more than 10 years the charity has been supporting those individuals affected by HIV/AIDS in the Waterberg district of Limpopo Province, South Africa, through prevention, treatment, care, and youth [...]

Out with the old, in with the new!

elandblog — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:37:55 +0000

Welcome to the new and improved www.eland.co.uk which celebrates its one-month birthday today. We’ve always been proud of our website and are delighted to introduce the revamped version, which has been commissioned as part of a wider rebranding strategy. The new site is bursting with information: Check out Our Products which features downloadable specifications and detailed [...]

Once… Twice… Three Times an ‘Extraordinary’ Company

elandblog — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:18:16 +0000

Eland Cables has been recognised once again as an ‘Extraordinary’ company to work for, having achieved the coveted Three Star Status at the 2012 Best Companies to Work For Accreditation event. This is the third time we’ve received the elite, Michelin-style Three Stars. The award recognises businesses who are achieving the highest level of employee [...]

Friday Team Challenge – The Eland Olympics!

elandblog — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:30:46 +0000

Team three took advantage of upcoming events by theming their fantastic evening of entertainment on The Eland Olympics! Providing cuisine from all over the world, including pancakes and maple syrup, olives and hummous, and some Pakistani Tapas that proved to be a hit! The team put together a range of competitive games, and although they [...]

New to Eland’s Range – Firecel Cables

elandblog — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:45:20 +0000

Eland Cables has introduced two new products to its range. Firecel SR 114H Standard and Firecel SR 114E Enhanced are high quality fire performance cables, for use in fire detection systems, emergency lighting and fire alarms. Manufactured by Cavicel in Milan, Italy, both cables are LPCB approved. Firecel 114H conforms to BS EN 50200 PH30/PH60, [...]

Coffee and cake for a good cause

elandblog — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:00:55 +0000

At Eland Cables we never say no to a nice piece of cake and a good cup of coffee, so this month we put our elevenses to good use by taking part in Macmillan Cancer Support’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’. With tasty treats provided by Mark Knowles, Chloe, Suzanne, Veronika, Ana, Jo Scott and Jo [...]

Friday Team Challenge – Viva Las Vegas

elandblog — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:52:52 +0000

The Friday Challenge is still on and the teams are surpassing each other by showing great creativity. The competition is definitely fierce and Team Two took a chance at rivalling the glitz and glamour of Sin City. Forget the Bellagio! Eland Cables was transformed into a Las Vegas casino with all the necessary ingredients to [...]

Friday Team Challenge – Kings of the Schoolyard

elandblog — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:13:25 +0000

The battle of the Titans has commenced and only the best will survive. For the next five months, Eland’s teams will battle it out to get the votes of their fellow colleagues and win the “Best Host” title. The first team to enter the ring gave us a taste of regression with their Back to [...]

Ladies-only!

elandblog — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:30:41 +0000

It was a beautiful day and two Eland ladies wore their (pink) Sunday best to run a 5K race for a good cause. Race for Life is the UK’s biggest women-only fundraising event. With the help of friends and colleagues at Eland Cables, Lisa Nickelson and Suzanne Machray raised over £300 that went to Cancer [...]

Eland Cables joining the race

elandblog — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:24:38 +0000

With a prime location right beside the track, we hosted an intimate gathering to reward some of our most loyal customers at the Monaco Grand Prix. The sun was at the rendezvous and the race provided the excitement. We value our customers and always show our appreciation whether it’s through great cable supply or first [...]

Eland Cables – a Top 100 Best Company to Work For!

elandblog — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:12:39 +0000

13 may be unlucky for some, but not for Eland Cables, as we were awarded 13th place at the prestigious Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For awards 2011. The awards, announced on the 23 February, received record entries with over 291,000 employees surveyed from more than 1100 organisations. Competition was tough, but Eland managed [...]

Eland Cables proud to be a BSI Affliate

elandblog — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:15:57 +0000

Looking for more information on our BS Approved products? Eland Cables now gives you a direct link to further technical information. By clicking on the button on our BS Approved product pages, the Eland site will direct you to BSI, where you can purchase detailed standard information. Eland Cables is proud to be a BSI [...]

Eland Achieves Top Accreditation

elandblog — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:15:39 +0000

Eland Cables has once again achieved the top award of a ‘Three Star Status’ at the 2011 Best Companies to Work For Accreditation event, classing Eland Cables as an ‘extraordinary’ company to work for. Eland first participated in the Best Companies process in 2006, which recognises businesses who are achieving a high level of workplace [...]

Get Complete Control from Eland Cables

elandblog — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:22:10 +0000

Eland Cables’ new Control Cable Selection Tool gives you ‘Complete Control’ when choosing your cable. Whether you want a PVC or LSZH sheath, mechanically protected or to VDE0250, Eland’s new tool allows you to narrow the options until you find the cable which suits your requirements. To give you a complete cable buying solution, Eland [...]

Eland Thinks Pink!

elandblog — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:30:41 +0000

Eland employees enjoyed a bright end to October by donning pink garments and feasting on pink treats in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness. The “Best Dressed in Pink” prize went to Sales Executive, Neil Foster for his pink bikini ensemble!