Fire risks, a reality with high potential consequences

The devastating impact of fires

In its 2022 Global Claims Review, Allianz insurance listed fire as the largest single identified cause of corporate insurance losses with damages running into billions. And the human toll is huge: 4,000 fatalities and 134,000 injuries per year.

With new forms of energy use come new risks. From tablets to smartphones, our reliance on electrically powered digital devices is only growing. The rise of new energy usages in building, such as electric vehicles or rooftop solar panels, increases the burden on domestic wiring systems and the risks related to fire.

At Nexans, our priority is to provide our customers and partners with everything they need to design and build safe and sustainable electrification, at every step of their project lifecycle. That’s why we constantly innovate to ensure our cables are at the edge in terms of safety, reliability, electrical performance, and standards compliance.

Our offer is based on three pillars

Nexans Fire Safety is our commitment to your safe and sustainable electrification. It is a full range of cable at the edge of innovation, that will help you to anticipate risks, secure your assets, and protect Life. ​

Engineered to save lives and protect property, our range of fire rated cables lays the foundations for a fire-safe building. Made here in Australia and tested under live conditions, fire rated cable from Nexans Olex is designed to perform even under exposure to direct flames. That means essential systems like elevators, extraction fans, emergency lighting, and fire alarms will continue working in an emergency. The safety of people and structures in Australia drives the need for innovation in this space. 

For applications requiring improved fire behaviour - for example for buildings with a complex structure or with many people or disabled or less mobile people - Nexans has brought together its best-performing cables under the name Nexans ALSECURE®. 

Anticipate the future adopting the new generation of safe cables Nexans ENVIROLEX® and Nexans ALSECURE®

The ENVIROLEX® and ALSECURE® ranges are already available and can already contribute to changing the level of safety in your projects. This range is further structured according to performance level.

• Our Low Fire-Hazard cables Nexans ENVIROLEX® : constitute the best line of defense against fire in all types of buildings and infrastructures. They significantly delay the propagation of flames, thus gaining precious time for evacuation and fire-fighting. Thanks to their advanced reaction-to-fire properties, they reduce opaque smokes and acid gases to a minimum, securing a safe escape with the best possible visibility
• Our Fire-Resistant cables Nexans ALSECURE® Plus are essential components of a building safety system. During the evacuation process, they ensure that critical functions (warning systems, smoke detector, smoke extractor, emergency exits, and fire lighting equipment) remain functional, even under a long exposer to flames.​
  • ​​​​​​Nexans ALSECURE® PLUS Single Core
  • Nexans ALSECURE® PLUS Multicore

We support all your projects

The building of the future is electric – meaning more cables, more connectors, more systems and subsystems – but also smarter, safer, with a low carbon footprint.

With Nexans Fire Safety, we bring you a full range of cable that will ensure a safer and more sustainable energy, at all stages of the electrification chain, and no matter the type of building.

From residential to commercial and industrial buildings, but also to all high safety buildings (hospitals, schools, hotel), infrastructures (tunneling, rail, airports terminals), new energy (Solar PV), and data centers, you can rely on Nexans to support you against fire risks.