The company was presented with an award at this year’s Hazard Ex conference in Birmingham, United Kingdom, for its patented explosion-proof cable glands.

Unlike its competitors, CCG’s Captive Component Glands do not have any loose components such as seals, cones and cone rings.

Instead, they are held captive within the body of the gland to stop the operator from potentially losing or incorrectly fitting any of the components required to earth, clamp and seal cables onto explosion-proof apparatus.

CCG said this meant the operator could guarantee the gland was properly installed and ensure the integrity of the apparatus to which it was fitted.

This was important for installations in unsupervised remote locations or projects in developing countries where unskilled labour is often used.

CCG said wrongly specified or ill-fitted cable glands were two of the main reasons installations failed compliance with hazardous area standards and had to be overhauled before commissioning.

In addition, the company received a runner-up award at the Hazard Ex conference for its Corrosion Guard Cable Gland.

Hazard Ex is an annual networking forum for those involved in the hazardous area plants and equipment.

The conference covers topics such as the latest standards and regulations, operational competence in hazardous areas, case studies from the global hazardous areas community, risk assessments, latest techniques and product innovations in hazardous areas.