Commercial and domestic lighting
Lighting cables are used throughout domestic and commercial settings to provide much-needed light. In these environments, standard lighting cables from electrical retailers are generally used, and custom cable solutions would only be required for more unusual setups.

Telescopic masts
One of these unusual setups would be the use of telescopic masts, which are used in commercial and industrial applications for things such as floodlighting and security lighting. Telescopic masts are designed to extend and retract, with tubular sections sliding within each other to facilitate this movement. As you can imagine, this moving mechanism makes it more challenging to affix lighting solutions that can extend and retract along with the mast, as the lighting cables would need to be very flexible and durable to accommodate this frequent movement.

Moveable lighting fixtures
Another common use for custom retractable lighting cables is for any movable or adjustable lighting fixture since standard lighting cables do not provide the flexibility and mechanical strength needed to bend and flex along with the moving parts. These retractable lighting cables also have the important ability to return to their previous position once the moveable fixture is no longer activated, allowing it to move smoothly alongside the equipment for further use.

CCTV
Specialised custom lighting cables are also commonly used for security systems, such as CCTV, thanks to their superior flexibility, strength and reliability. Lighting cables are necessary to improve visibility for a huge range of security and CCTV systems, from simple pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) security systems to advanced automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems. These flexible cables power lighting for these systems whilst also allowing full freedom of movement, meaning that the security cameras are able to easily pan and tilt as required.

Airfield lighting cables
Within the aerospace industry, custom airfield lighting cables can be designed for safety-critical airport and airfield lighting systems. These robust industrial lighting cables illuminate airport runways to ensure safety and operational efficiency, and can be used for types of airfield lighting such as runway identification lights, runway end lights, edge and centreline lights, and approach lights for takeoff and landing. In addition to being used for commercial aircraft, these specialist lighting cables will be designed for use in the military sector for military airfields.