Mercury Cable & Energy Announces an Exclusive North American Agreement with ACA Conductor Accessories

Thursday, Feb 04, 2010

Mercury Cable & Energy (“Mercury Cable”), the leading developer of High Voltage Composite Reinforced Conductors (“HVCRC”) for electrical transmission lines, is pleased to announce that it has signed an exclusive five year agreement with ACA Conductor Accessories (“ACA”), a division of AFL Telecommunications LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, ACA is the exclusive supplier of hardware accessories for Mercury Cable’s HVCRC product line in the United States and Canada. In consideration for exclusive status, ACA agrees to make Mercury Cable their exclusive purchaser (excluding 3M) of hardware accessories for composite conductor.

“We are pleased to reach this agreement with ACA”

“Mercury Cable’s HVCRC line complements our existing line of transmission products and reaffirms our commitment of exceptional quality and selection for our customers,” said Gary Harter, Commercial and Engineering Manager for ACA. “We look forward to working with General Cable and Mercury Cable as their exclusive supplier of HVCRC accessories for the North American market.”

Mercury Cable approached ACA after extensive analysis of the High Temperature Accessory marketplace and in consultation with General Cable. Their outstanding reputation with U.S. utilities combined with their previous experience with composite conductors makes them an ideal partner for Mercury Cable and General Cable.

“We are pleased to reach this agreement with ACA,” said Todd Harris, President of Mercury. “As the leading High Temperature Accessory manufacturer in North America, ACA is an ideal fit for the introduction into the U.S. and Canadian markets of Mercury’s HVCRC products stranded by General Cable.”

ACA Conductor Accessories, a division of AFL Telecommunications, is one of the world's foremost suppliers of aluminum conductor accessories. ACA’s product offering includes compression fittings for transmission conductors, bus conductor, substation accessories, motion control devices, Alumoweld® and Copperweld®. ACA also offers engineering, training and testing services.

AFL Telecommunications is an industry leader in providing fiber optic products, engineering expertise and integrated services to the Electric Utility, Broadband, Telco, OEM, Private Network and Wireless markets. It has operations in the U.S., Mexico and the U.K. AFL Telecommunications is a division of Fujikura Ltd. of Japan.

Mercury Cable & Energy is a privately‐held developer of High Voltage Composite Reinforced Conductors (HVCRC), Smart Conductors for the Smart Grid. The patented HVCRC Smart Conductor is superior to existing conductors in a number of key performance areas including:

• Up to double the current carrying capacity of ACSR
• Substantially reduces high‐temperature sag
• Requires fewer structures for new line construction
• Increases capacity of existing rights‐of‐way and structures through retrofitting
• Eliminates bi‐metallic corrosion
• Significantly reduces line losses compared to same‐diameter conventional and composite conductors at equal operating temperatures
• Source: Business Wire