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PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST NOT A DISTRIBUTOR
sales@gridlinkuk.com07944 222634 By Jointers, for Jointers

PROCUREMENT-LED SOURCING

Six workstreams.
One controlled brief.

This is not a distributor catalogue. Gridlink coordinates cable, accessories, tools, protection and supporting items as connected procurement workstreams around the project scope.

Send a sourcing brief
Power infrastructure materials organised into controlled project kits
GRIDLINK / PROJECT PROCUREMENTCATEGORY COORDINATION BUILT AROUND THE INSTALLATION SEQUENCE

THE PROCUREMENT DIFFERENCE

Source the requirement as a system.

A distributor organises products around a catalogue. Gridlink organises every category around the scope, its interfaces, technical evidence, programme dates and the sequence in which site needs the work.

Scope ledTechnically qualifiedCommercially structuredProgramme aligned

PROCUREMENT WORKSTREAMS

Every category has a job to do.

Bring the project scope, a product schedule or one difficult line item. The image, context and procurement note below show how each workstream fits the complete route to site.

Cable cross-sections, jointing systems and termination components arranged with technical drawingsSYSTEMS + INTERFACES

PROCUREMENT WORKSTREAM

Cable systems & accessories

Jointing systems, terminations and interfaces sourced against cable construction, voltage and adopter requirements.

WHAT GRIDLINK COORDINATES

We coordinate the headline kit with its supporting components, technical evidence and project approval route.

  • LV straight & branch joints
  • 11kV & 33kV joints
  • Indoor & outdoor terminations
  • Separable connectors
  • Repair & transition systems
Brief Gridlink on this workstream
Cable drums arranged for a planned project release beside scheduling informationLENGTHS + RELEASES

PROCUREMENT WORKSTREAM

Cable & drum schedules

Cable requirements built around route lengths, drum plans, handling constraints and installation sequence.

WHAT GRIDLINK COORDINATES

We turn the schedule into an order and release plan—not simply a total length and a delivery date.

  • LV power cable
  • MV & HV cable
  • DNO / IDNO cable
  • Bonding leads
  • Project drum schedules
Brief Gridlink on this workstream
Cable cleats, glands, lugs and connectors arranged as a coordinated project packageCONNECTION + CONTROL

PROCUREMENT WORKSTREAM

Cable management & connection

Cleats, glands, lugs, connectors, duct seals and protection aligned to the complete installation.

WHAT GRIDLINK COORDINATES

The small interfaces are captured early, before they become site shortages or late technical queries.

  • Cable cleats
  • Cable glands
  • Lugs & connectors
  • Duct seals & entry systems
  • Cable protection
Brief Gridlink on this workstream
Earthing, bonding and protection components organised beside a project planEARTHING + BONDING

PROCUREMENT WORKSTREAM

Earthing & protection

Earthing, bonding and lightning-protection packages coordinated with the design and project scope.

WHAT GRIDLINK COORDINATES

Components, interfaces and supporting documentation stay connected to the complete system requirement.

  • Earth rods & electrodes
  • Earth bars
  • Clamps & conductors
  • Exothermic systems
  • Earth inspection housings
Brief Gridlink on this workstream
Cable preparation, crimping and electrical test equipment laid out for project planningTOOLS + ASSURANCE

PROCUREMENT WORKSTREAM

Tools, test & installation

Preparation, crimping, torque, pulling and test equipment selected around the intended work.

WHAT GRIDLINK COORDINATES

Purchase and hire routes can be coordinated within the same procurement brief and programme.

  • Cable preparation tools
  • Crimping & torque
  • Rollers, socks & pulling
  • Test equipment
  • Equipment hire
Brief Gridlink on this workstream
Resins, shrink systems, tapes and preparation consumables arranged as a complete packageCONSUMABLES + COMPLETION

PROCUREMENT WORKSTREAM

Compounds & site consumables

Resins, cleaners, shrink systems, tapes and preparation consumables captured with the primary package.

WHAT GRIDLINK COORDINATES

The final items are planned into the workstream, rather than left to emergency site buying.

  • Jointing resins
  • Cleaning & preparation
  • Heat & cold shrink
  • Tapes & mastics
  • Site consumables
Brief Gridlink on this workstream

TECHNICAL ASSURANCE

The sourcing conversation starts with the application.

We qualify the information that shapes the procurement route before a recommendation is put forward.

A cable specialist checking the dimensions and construction of a prepared power cable
01Cable construction
02Voltage
03Interface
04Diameter
05Approval basis
06Environment

Final product suitability, design responsibility and DNO / IDNO / adopter approval remain subject to confirmation against the project specification before order and installation.

START WITH WHATEVER YOU HAVE

A schedule, a drawing, a part number—or the complete site.