Wire & Cable Sleeving

For guaranteed safety, organisation and complete peace of mind, heat shrink tubing and cable sleeving for electrical wires are a necessity. With a selection of every colour necessary for electrical coding, as well as a vast range of different sized packs and formats, including kits, Cromwell has it covered to cater for every wire and cable need. Our website offers a range of heat shrink tubing and cable sleeving from leading brands such as 3M™, HellermannTyton© and our own range, Kennedy.

Why cable and wire sleeves?

Heat shrink tubing and cable sleeving offer a durable and protective barrier against external elements that can attack wires and cables such as moisture, abrasion, tearing, and dust. Heat shrink tubing works by insulating the cables with a shrinkable thermoplastic that encases wires, cables and connections when exposed to heat. Our selection of cable sleeving is PVC solid and is already tightly designed to protect. The tubing provides excellent protection but also makes organisation of wires easy and leaves the environment looking finished and tidy.

Cable and wire sleeve types

Cromwell's selection of wire and cable sleeving offers both heat shrink tubing as well as PVC solid tubing. As with all electrical wire protections and components, these sleeves can have many different features and are offered in a selection of different combinations, so it is important to choose the right protection for the job. Both designs offer incredible durability against accidents and everyday wear and tear. However, heat shrink tubing simply requires heat application to tighten and insulate cables and wires, giving the user a choice as to where they feel they need barriers the most.

FAQs

• Which is the better option for safety, heat shrink tubing or plastic wire sleeving?*
  
  Both are made of plastic and are designed to be resilient and durable against everyday wear and tear and naturally occurring elements. They both offer excellent protection. The difference is that heat shrink tubing offers more protection against cable strain. So, dependant on the conditions of your cables and whether the cables are likely to be constantly pulled or enclosed in limited spaces, heat shrink tubing guarantees better strain protection.
  
  
• How is heat applied to heat shrink tubing?*
  
  The user has many options on how they want to apply heat, however a heat gun is recommended to speed up the process of insulating the wires.
  
  
• What temperatures can heat shrink tubing and plastic sleeving withstand?*
  
  Our website offers precise information on the exact product specifications of our sleeves and tubes with a category dedicated to the exact range of temperatures each cable sleeving can operate at.