"In Every Continent..." : advert issued by British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd, London : in "Britain Builds Abroad", 1951
From the lavish publication "Britain Builds Abroad" published by the trade group the British Constructional Steelwork Export Group in 1951 a colourful and eye-catching advert by the cable and construction group known as "BICC" - the British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd and showing their role in railway electrification both in the UK and abroad. Interestingly enough, although the illustration bears much 'similarity' at first sight to the Manchester - Wath/Sheffield electrification scheme that British Railways were finally completing at about this date, the UK market for electrification at the time was rather sparse.
But the list shows where the company had provided both cables and equipment as well as actual comstruction and installation. BICC was formed in 1945 from Callender's Cable and Construction and British Insulated Cables and was a major manufacturer of cables and associated electrical equipment. As well as power cables they manufactured telecommunications cables (including some of the world's first undersea cables) and equipment for rail, tram and trolleybus systems. Their main works were in Erith (a Thames-side 'home' for both companies in early years) and in Merseyside, particularly in Prescot. Like many other UK manufacturing concerns they fell on hard times at the end of the 20th century and only exist now under the name of one their famous subsidiaries, Balfour Beatty.
"In Every Continent..." : advert issued by British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd, London : in "Britain Builds Abroad", 1951
From the lavish publication "Britain Builds Abroad" published by the trade group the British Constructional Steelwork Export Group in 1951 a colourful and eye-catching advert by the cable and construction group known as "BICC" - the British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd and showing their role in railway electrification both in the UK and abroad. Interestingly enough, although the illustration bears much 'similarity' at first sight to the Manchester - Wath/Sheffield electrification scheme that British Railways were finally completing at about this date, the UK market for electrification at the time was rather sparse.
But the list shows where the company had provided both cables and equipment as well as actual comstruction and installation. BICC was formed in 1945 from Callender's Cable and Construction and British Insulated Cables and was a major manufacturer of cables and associated electrical equipment. As well as power cables they manufactured telecommunications cables (including some of the world's first undersea cables) and equipment for rail, tram and trolleybus systems. Their main works were in Erith (a Thames-side 'home' for both companies in early years) and in Merseyside, particularly in Prescot. Like many other UK manufacturing concerns they fell on hard times at the end of the 20th century and only exist now under the name of one their famous subsidiaries, Balfour Beatty.