Articles by Jo Walsh

Articles by Jo Walsh

Jo has been part of the fabric of Hilltop Products for over 25 years and her product knowledge for all things cabling and heat shrink is second to none.
How Does Heat Shrink Tubing Work?
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5 min read

How Does Heat Shrink Tubing Work?

Heat shrink tubing is a shrinkable plastic used to insulate wires, providing abrasion resistance and environmental protection for stranded and solid wire conductors, connections, joints and terminals. 

Cleaning And Sterilising Silicone Tubing
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3 min read

Cleaning And Sterilising Silicone Tubing

Hilltop Products offers silicone tubing products in different sizes and colours. We keep a wide range of stock, ensuring that we can meet demand and get orders out as quickly as possible.

How to cable manage in 8 easy steps
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6 min read

How to cable manage in 8 easy steps

Cables. They are everywhere and seemingly everything needs them these days, so managing them is important. Take the headache out of it with our cable management planning guide.

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5 min read

How To Use Cable Trunking To Protect You From Electric Shock

You will no doubt have noticed the white, boxed tubing that runs around the walls and floor of your office building, and possibly wondered what it was for, apart from tidying away all the cables, such as network cabling, running to all the PCs.

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1 min read

Thinking about getting a new car? Considering going electric? STOP!

Take a look at our quick guide on what EV cables are and just some of the products that Hilltop offers

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3 min read

101 Things To Do With A Cable Tie

Here at Hilltop, we think that Cable Ties are underrated. From the smallest to ties that are over a metre long, a cable tie has so many uses.

Hilltop & Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
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2 min read

Hilltop & Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team

At the end of 2020, we were delighted to receive a one-off, high-quality, framed & personalised bespoke gift from the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team

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6 min read

What Is Hot Air Plastic Welding?

Hot air plastic welding is the process of joining two or more plastic surfaces together using hot air, usually applied by a heat gun.

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4 min read

7 Different Uses For Cable Ties

Cable ties have a variety of uses, and they're not all DIY related. For such a versatile tool, they're also pretty cheap to buy and are available in all kinds of style and colour. You really can find a cable tie for any use.

STEINEL Heat Gun Nozzles Guide
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8 min read

STEINEL Heat Gun Nozzles Guide

STEINEL heat guns are a firm favourite for professional tradespeople. The heat guns combine state of the art technology, solid workmanship and innovative attachments to make them ideal for a whole range of purposes.