Since the second world war,CATU has worked in close co-operation with EDF to research and develop safety equipment and practices for use on low and high voltage networks, initially in France and now worldwide.

Utilities would be better off efficiency of their networks by avoiding outages,whatever the costs. With the increasing recognition of EDF-Serect worldwide, CATU is fast becoming a major supplier in liveline working equipment. All the tools meet the specifications of the International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC).

CATU tools have a liveline life of around 20 years.