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Hold down units are components used to hold down lengths of cable tray or ladder onto pieces of strut. Different trays and ladders tend to use different types of hold down, depending on their size and profile, but the overall principle on how they work remains the same: In the case of ET3 tray, to i... Continue Reading

Here are some great examples of cable ladder risers in application on a project. Risers are fittings available for all sizes of steel, aluminium, and FRP cable ladder and allow for a 90 degree upward or downward curve as a part of the ladder installation. If you need to change the level of the ladde... Continue Reading

A good thing about working with 'laddertray' type systems such as the ET range is that they are very flexible in how you can bend and curve them around a difficult environment using accessories like radius plates to make different size/radius bends in a complicated, multi layered job, such as this o... Continue Reading

Did you know that EzyStrut also supplies earth straps for cable ladders? Earth straps are used to allow joined or spliced together ladders to have an electronic connection that allows them to be safely earthed out throughout the cable support network. Below is an example of them in application being... Continue Reading

The method used for joining multiple lengths of cable tray can be similar but can also be different to the method used for ladder. Whereas cable ladders are joined together using separate splice plates, trays such as the CT range of cable trays are simply bolted together. Joining lengths of cable du... Continue Reading

If you want to join 2 lengths of cable ladder together, all you need is a pair of splice plates. Splice plates come in standard, horizontal or vertical hinge type and are available for steel, aluminium and FRP cable ladder. It is handy to remember that splice components for steel Nema 1 cable ladder... Continue Reading

Here is a great example of how a number of different EzyStrut products have been installed together: Starting from the top in this picture, there are 5 layers of steel cable ladder, each connecting to a bend. These ladders are supported by trapeze brackets made out of slotted strut, which in turn is... Continue Reading

What would you do if you needed to vertically mount a piece of 41mm wide strut? This is a common thing that you may want to do on your job, and there are many different ways for securing a length of strut vertically. One easy method of doing it is with base plates. Base plates (available in hot dip ... Continue Reading

Here is a quick and easy tip for you: Imagine that you have a lot of cables on a tray or ladder that you are installing, and need to keep them separated somehow. Why not use a divider strip? Divider strips form part of the basic accessory lines for the ET, ET3, and ET5 cable trays, as well as the en... Continue Reading

Sometimes you may need to put a cover on top of your cable tray or ladder to provide more protection against the elements to your cables. Depending on the job, and how much protection you need to offer, you can use either a standard flat, peaked, or peaked and vented cover to protect your cables fro... Continue Reading