Trade supply
Electrical Supply
Cable, boards, breakers and accessories go to anybody buying — a homeowner rewiring one room, a contractor loading out a villa, an engineer ordering against a single-line drawing — without a wiring contract attached. Supply only, no minimum, trade terms, delivered to site across Cairo, Sheikh Zayed, Alexandria and the coast. Cable is priced on the day and for one reason above all others, which is that it is sold by the weight of copper in it and copper does not hold still.
Scope of works
What we actually do.
Everything below happens inside our business — no subcontracted links in the chain.
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Cable, the sizes actually used
Single-core PVC-insulated copper for conduit work in 1.5, 2.5, 4, 6, 10, 16 and 25 square millimetres, multicore PVC sheathed cable for surface and fixed wiring, XLPE and armoured cable for sub-mains and buried runs, flexible cord for appliances, and fire-resistant cable for alarm and emergency circuits. Cut to length off the drum or supplied as full coils.
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Conduit, trunking & containment
Rigid heavy-gauge PVC conduit and the full bend, box and coupler range, flexible corrugated conduit for chased work, PVC and metal trunking, cable tray and ladder for plant rooms and risers, floor boxes and skirting trunking.
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Distribution boards & main gear
Surface and flush DIN-rail consumer units and distribution boards from small sub-boards up to full-size enclosures, main switches and MCCB incomers, busbars and neutral bars, IP-rated enclosures for plant rooms and external positions, and changeover switching where a generator is involved.
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Protection — MCBs, RCDs & surge
Miniature circuit breakers in B, C and D curves across the standard ratings and breaking capacities, 30 milliamp residual current devices for socket and wet-area circuits, combined RCBOs where you want each circuit to fail on its own, and surge protection at the board — worth having anywhere the supply is as lively as it is here.
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Accessories & lighting
Sockets, switches, dimmers, back boxes, data and television outlets, and lighting from LED downlights and drivers through track, linear profile and strip to IP-rated external fittings. On coastal properties specify sealed external fittings and stainless fixings, because salt air will find anything less within a season or two.
Specification
The numbers, before you ask.
| Cable sizes | 1.5 and 2.5 mm² for lighting and sockets, 4 to 25 mm² and up for sub-mains |
|---|---|
| Cable types | Single-core in conduit, PVC multicore, XLPE, armoured, flexible, fire-rated |
| Copper check | A solid 2.5 mm² conductor is about 1.78 mm across and 22 kg per km |
| Protection | MCBs in B, C and D curves, 30 mA RCDs and RCBOs, MCCB incomers, SPDs |
| Boards | Surface and flush DIN-rail boards, small sub-boards to full IP-rated enclosures |
| Containment | Rigid and flexible PVC conduit, trunking, tray, ladder and floor boxes |
Selection
What to specify and why
Single-core in conduitGeneral wiring
The standard Egyptian domestic method. Cable drawn into rigid or flexible conduit, so a circuit can be pulled out and replaced later without opening a wall. Worth doing properly, because it is the only thing that makes a rewire cheap in fifteen years.
Multicore & XLPESub-mains & fixed runs
Sheathed multicore for surface and fixed wiring, XLPE insulated where the run carries real current and runs warm. Armoured where the cable goes underground, through a garden or out to an annexe.
Armoured & buriedExternal runs
Steel wire armoured cable for anything buried or exposed to mechanical damage, with the correct glands and earthing at both ends. Do not run unarmoured cable through a garden inside a plastic pipe and call it protected.
Distribution boards & main gearThe board
DIN-rail boards, main switches, MCCB incomers, busbars and IP-rated enclosures. Buy the board with spare ways in it — the cost of four unused ways now is nothing against a second board later.
MCBs, RCDs & RCBOsProtection
B curve for general lighting and sockets, C curve for motor and inductive loads that surge on start, 30 milliamp RCD protection on sockets and wet areas. RCBOs where you would rather one fault did not take out half the house.
Accessories & lightingSecond fix
Sockets, switches, dimmers, outlets and the lighting to go with them, including sealed external fittings for terraces, gardens and coastal elevations where ordinary fittings corrode.
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Electrical Supply in place.
Every photograph on this page was taken on one of our sites during the work. Nothing here is a stock image or a render.
Where it goes
- Villa & apartment wiring
- Rewires & circuit additions
- Distribution boards & sub-boards
- Air conditioning & heater circuits
- Kitchen & utility power
- Garden, gate & external lighting
- Pool, pump and plant room supplies
- Generator changeover & standby
Questions we get asked
Electrical Supply — questions we get asked
Can I buy cable and gear without you doing the wiring?
How do I size cable, and why is my long run overheating?
Why is cheap cable a false economy?
Do I need RCDs, and what rating?
What should I specify for outdoor and coastal use?
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