Introduction
Read our product guide to discover why investing in high-quality dropwire brackets is essential for safe and efficient overhead cable management in telecommunications.
With over 4,470 miles of overhead cable lines across England and Wales, overhead cable management is crucial in ensuring power supply and telecommunications get efficiently and safely distributed across the nation.
Part of this supervision is maintaining overhead cable conditions with management and safety procedures provided by the correct installation of dropwire brackets and clamps.
In this piece, we discuss the benefits of dropwire brackets and share the best products available on the market. Let’s explore.
The Benefits of Dropwire Brackets
Best Dropwire Bracket Products
Now we know the benefits of dropwire brackets, let’s explore the best products available for your project. As a UK-leading provider of dropwire brackets, Barton International has made its name “simplifying the supply chain” since 1898.
Here is a list of our high-quality, ISO9001-accredited dropwire bracket products to support your overhead cable management needs:
1. Hook Aerial Cable NO1
As a nylon-coated, predrilled holed, steel “J” shaped hook, our Hook Aerial Cable can support aerial cables on joint user poles. The nylon coating of this product ensures the underlying steel remains protected from any corrosive substances.
This protective feature enables the steel fitting to sustain its structural integrity when securely attached to the joint user pole.
2. Fixing Bracket 51
Fixing Bracket 51 is a galvanised steel dropwire “L” shaped bracket with a welded loop and predrilled holed plate for convenient attachment.
The galvanised steel coating protects the integrity of the bracket from corrosion. These types of fixing brackets enable engineers to attach dropwire clamps when additional height clearance is required.
With a 600mm x 350mm width, this fixing bracket provides more clearance, unlike other fixing brackets like Fixing Bracket 44.
3. Fixing Bracket 44
The Fixing Brackett 44 is the same galvanised dropwire “L” shaped product design as the Fixing Bracket 51, only with smaller dimensions, 420mm x 210mm.
On unrendered brickwork (without cladding), the design of this bracket is made to accommodate 2x Bolt Expanding 2A with a maximum span length of 68 meters.
4. Fixing Bracket 32
Unlike Fixing Brackets 51 and 44, Fixing Bracket 32 is a “J” shaped dropwire bracket. Fixing Bracket 32 is coated in galvanised steel to maintain structural integrity with four predrilled holes for attachment convenience.
However, the dropwire span limit is 40 meters. The bracket requires four No 12 x one Zinc plated screws when securing timber.
On brickwork, without cladding or rendering, Fixing Bracket 32 requires two Stud Expanding 1A and two No 12 x one-half zinc plated CSK screws and Plugs Screw Fixing 1A.
5. Triangular Fixing Bracket
As a galvanised steel drop fixing bracket, Triangular Fixing Bracket 22 has three holes and a welded loop. Engineers can attach a dropwire clamp to a building on a multi-pole route without a pole ring.
The Triangular Fixing Bracket 22 is suitable with 36f ULWC, BIRLA, CDC, HFCL and Dropwire 10A.
6. Drop Fibre Cable Clamp
Our Drop Fibre Cable Clamp is a 7mm, stainless-steel coated steel clamp used for quick toolless installation when securing overhead dropwire cables for wooden poles, otherwise known as “transmission poles”, “telephone poles”, “telecommunication poles”, “power poles”, “hydro poles”, “telegraph poles” or “telegraph posts”.
The dimensions of this drop fibre cable clamp are 580mm in length by a 14mm loop diameter.
Invest in the Best Dropwire Brackets for Your Telecommunications
As a senior partner with BT Openreach and a proud member of the UK telecommunications sector, Barton International has a history of providing high-quality and reliable products for overhead cable management.
We’re an ISO9001-accredited organisation sourcing and co-designing commonplace products alongside supporting supply chain management, stockholding and distribution.
For more details on how we can provide the ideal dropwire solutions for your overhead cable management needs, get in touch today.