27 Nov 2012
FP200 Gold is the classic choice for those looking to install cost effective fire resistant cable

The newly opened Marks & Spencer (M&S) superstore at Cheshire Oaks in Ellesmere Port is fully equipped with FP200 Gold fire resistant cables from Prysmian.

The store is the greenest M&S store and has achieved a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating. Prysmian FP supplies the fire alarm and emergency lighting systems as well as all sub mains cabling and distribution boards.

All the FP was installed via main contractor Simons Group and Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES).

FP200 Gold is the classic choice for those looking to install a cost effective fire resistant cable that conforms to British Standards and comes with third party approvals. FP200 Gold is BASEC, LPCB and London Underground approved, comes with the unique Insudite insulation and has superb voice and data transmission characteristics.

M&S Cheshire Oaks is spread across 148,000 sq-ft, making it the largest of all M&S stores and It uses a host of modern technologies to create a building 30% more energy efficient than similarly-sized stores. It opened successfully in August 2012.