CAPABILITY
What we do on site
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HOW A LINK IS PROVED
Every core gets a trace
An OTDR fires light down the fibre and reads what comes back — splices, bends and breaks all show up as events on a graph. It's how we prove a link is good, and how we find the fault when it isn't.
WHO WE WORK FOR
Most of our work comes from other trades
If you're an electrician or an M&E contractor with fibre on the drawing and nobody to terminate it, that's exactly the call we want. We turn up in our own van, work to your programme, and stay out of the rest of your job.
You speak to the man on the tools
Whoever quotes your job turns up to do it. Two engineers, no account managers in between.
Based Norwich, working UK-wide
Local enough for East Anglia at short notice, mobile enough to follow a contractor anywhere on programme.
Nothing leaves untested
Traces and loss results on every core, issued as a certificate pack — standard, not an extra.
ON THE TOOLS
Two engineers, one standard
We set AP Communications up in Norwich in 2023 because we were tired of watching good installs let down by rushed terminations. The A and the P are Andy and Pete — and one of us will be on your job.
SERVICES
Fibre optic cabling services
Supply and install, or terminate and test what's already in. New builds, refurbs, live estates and construction sites — and we're happy to be the fibre half of somebody else's contract.
01 — INSTALLATION
Supply and install
We install to the spec on the drawing: PVC-sleeved where cost is the driver, low-smoke zero-halogen where compliance is, and steel-wire armoured for direct burial, ducting and external runs between buildings.
02 — SPLICING & TERMINATION
Terminate, test, connect
Whether we installed the cable, supplied it for your electricians to pull, or you've got unterminated tails coiled in a cupboard — we'll terminate it, test it and connect your kit. Core-alignment fusion splicing, every time, whatever fibre you've got.
03 — TESTING
OTDR & insertion loss
Every core tested for signal integrity and loss, bi-directional where the spec calls for it, with a full results pack for the client or the consultant.
04 — CERTIFICATION
Documentation
Test certificates, trace files, as-installed schedules and labelling records — the paperwork that gets a fibre install signed off first time.
05 — MAINTENANCE
Ongoing support
Adds, moves and changes on estates we know, plus a called-off repair service for facilities teams who'd rather have a number than a procurement exercise.
CABLE TYPES
Which cable for which job
| Type | Where it goes | Why |
|---|---|---|
| PVC sleeved | Internal, non-critical routes | Cost-effective where regs allow it |
| LSZH | Escape routes, public buildings, risers | Low smoke, zero halogen — building compliance |
| Steel wire armoured | Direct burial, ducts, external spans | Rodent and mechanical protection |
| Tight-buffered OM3/OM4 | Comms room to comms room, backbones | Short reach, high bandwidth, cheaper optics |
| Loose-tube OS2 | Campus, inter-building, long runs | Distance without repeaters |
FAQS
Questions we get asked
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You call
Tell us where the site is, what's gone dark and what access looks like. We'll say yes or no on the phone.
We locate it
An OTDR trace from either end puts the break to within a metre or so, so nobody digs up the wrong stretch.
We splice it
A new section goes in between two joints, in a closure rated for where it sits — pit, duct, wall or tray.
You get paperwork
Link retested, results issued, and a note of what we found — useful when someone asks who pays.
Have this ready when you ring
It saves an hour on site and gets you a firmer answer on timing.
ABOUT
The A and the P are Andy and Pete.
Two fibre engineers who got tired of watching good installs let down by rushed terminations. We set AP Communications up in Norwich in 2023 to do one thing properly: get fibre in, spliced, tested and documented so it works for the next twenty years.
Andy Hillyer
[Andy's background — years in the trade, where he trained, the jobs he's proudest of. Two or three sentences in his own words works better than a CV.]
Pete Whitbread
[Pete's background — same again. If one of you handles quoting and the other testing, say so; contractors like knowing who to ring for what.]
Two engineers, not a call centre
The person who quotes your job is the person who turns up to do it. Nothing gets lost between the office and the site.
We stay in our lane
We're a fibre subcontractor by choice. We won't quote around you for the rest of the contract, and we're happy to be invisible on your paperwork.
Tested or it isn't finished
No link leaves us untested. Every job comes with traces and certificates, whether the spec asked for them or not.
CONTACT
Tell us about the job
Send a cable schedule, a drawing or just a rough description and we'll come back with a price — usually the same working day. If it's urgent, ring the on-call number instead.
Thanks — that's with us.
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Norwich, Norfolk NR3 1EH
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