South African manufacturer CCG was recently awarded the contract to supply cable glands and related accessories to one of the largest airport projects currently under construction in the world.

The US$20 billion Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok International Airport Extension Project is an expansion to the current airport infrastructure with a Third-Runway System to maintain the position of Hong Kong International Airport as a leading international and regional aviation hub.

Bidding against strong well-known international manufactures and based on its strong technical design and comprehensive certification of its products CCG was selected for installation on all of the project packages which are:

• Construction of new passenger concourse and parking positions: A new passenger concourse with more than 280 000 m2 of floor area and parking positions for over 100 aircraft.
• Expansion of the existing Terminal 2 building: and new concourse is designed to serve an addition of 30 million passengers annually
• Provision of a new Automated People Mover system: A 2600-metre long APM will operate at its top speed of 80 km/h per hour, the new system can transport up to 10 800 passengers per hour.
• Provision of a new Baggage Handling System: The new high-speed system, which links Terminal 2 with the new passenger concourse, will transport bags at a rate up to three times faster than the system used today.
• Construction of comprehensive road network and transportation facilities: A multi-modal transport facility will be built for connecting services between Hong Kong/Mainland and HKIA. These include rail and road tunnel systems.

The project engineering design teams placed importance on a range of cable glands that could demonstrate tested proven performance to all the required electrical properties such as equipotential bonding, protective connection to earth, electrical current withstand tests of up to 43 kA and compatibility with EMC rated cable and equipment. Whilst the majority of these requirements were covered by CCG’s existing BS EN IEC 62444 certification, through its UK based R&D facility, CCG conducted additional electrical current and EMC testing at specialized high voltage testing centers in the UK and the Netherlands. The stringent Low Smoke Zero Halogen requirements of the project required tests to EN 61034-2 and EN 60754-2 standards which were conducted at the British Approval Services for Cables test facility in the UK.  

Contact CCG, Phone 011 394-2021, info@ccgcablegland.co.za , www.ccgcablegland.co.za