About Eaton's Capri, Raxton and Redapt products
One Eaton: from oil and gas to residential, machine building, marine and nuclear
As a globally-recognised power management company, Eaton recognises the importance of safe, compliant and robust installation practices. However, without the provision of high-quality installation materials, the application of electrical systems within commercial and industrial buildings could be compromised. It is for this reason that Eaton is committed to providing a broad range of world-class installation materials, which are designed, tested and manufactured in-house to the highest possible standards.
These product lines carry the established reputation of heritage brands such as CAPRI, Raxton and Redapt as a badge of quality. The CAPRI range, for example, includes electrical accessories for the building trade such as drywall and pavilion boxes, as well as B-Line fasteners and fixing systems for attachment to wall studs, conduit and cable, beams, purlins, channel and acoustical tee.
In addition, the CAPRI product line provides products for industrial applications including polyamide or brass cable glands, conduits and fittings. Today, around 70 million units are manufactured every year under this product line, in accordance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications.
Eaton’s Redapt and Raxton brands comprise of thread conversion equipment specially designed for use in hazardous and industrial applications. A recognised specialist in this field for more than three decades, Eaton solves the fundamental difficulties which exist due to the variety of thread forms currently used within the electrical industry. Products in these ranges include adaptors, reducers, stopping plugs, breather drain plugs and a number of related accessories. Safe and compliant use of these products in hazardous areas is assured by Exd and Exe certifications and international approvals including SIRA, ATEX, GOST, INMETRO and IECEx. Emphasising customer service and a commitment to technical expertise.
Our sites
Nouan-le-Fuzelier, France
- The main office for CAPRI products
- Features over 50 machines and 20 assembly stations
- 190 employees (of which 86 are production workers)
- 800 tones of metal and 700 tones of plastic processed per annum
- Sales to more than 70 countries
Aldridge, United Kingdom
- The main office for Raxton and Redapt products
- 50 employees
- 10 million units a year
- Functions: metal turning, sales support/project management, sourcing/supply chain, international sales and warehousing
From the suburbs of Paris and Birmingham, a history and evolution
The history of the business goes back to the 20th century and two French-based companies: CODEC a family organisation started in 1908 and "Commercial Accessories Products and Industrial fittings" or CAPRI for short founded after the first world war in 1922.
In 1964, CAPRI and CODEC merged together and established in Nouan-le-Fuzlier, France where the business has been based until this day.
1950 - First industrial cable gland
1965 - The "octopus" system is invented
1972 - Raxton is founded
1973 - The Capriclips range is born
1979 - Foundation of Redapt
1988 - First ATEX approved cable gland
2012 - Arrival of Eaton
Following previous integration into Cooper Industries (1999 for CAPRI-CODEC and 2010 for Redapt and Raxton). All three brands are brought into the international group Eaton which in 2018 has sales of $21.8 billion.
As part of the wider portfolio and alongside its Crouse-Hinds and B-Line series, Eaton now offers one of the largest and most comprehensive ranges of conduit, cable and wire management products on the market today.
2019 - Aldridge granted Fit For Nuclear status
Eaton Electrical System Ltd (Aldridge) granted Fit For Nuclear status by Nuclear AMRC (Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre).
This status rewards UK manufacturers that meet the standards demanded by the nuclear industry’s top tiers.
Eaton takes pride in demonstrating a capability to support the needs of the global nuclear industry and providing high-quality products for all nuclear sectors including new build, operations and decommissioning.
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