Everything that carries power or signal around a show: mains cable and ceeform connectors, power distribution, DMX and audio lines, network and video runs, plus the working consumables, tapes, cable ties and heatshrink, that keep it all serviceable. This is the deepest department on the site at nearly 1,800 lines, built around Elumen8 cable assemblies, PCE ceeform and Seetronic and Neutrik connector hardware.

The child categories divide by job. Power Cables, Power Distribution and Connectors cover mains from 13A and 16A up to 125A; DMX Cables, Combi Cables and Splitters & Adaptors handle lighting data; Audio, Network and Video Cables carry programme signal; and Cable Drums covers bulk cable by the hundred metres for making up your own. A few rules of thumb travel well: H07RN-F rubber cable is the standard for temporary event power, powerCON TRUE1 is the current fixture-mains connector and does not mate with original powerCON, and DMX belongs on proper 110 ohm data cable rather than spare mic leads once a rig grows beyond a couple of fixtures.

Most of this is the unglamorous stock a production company reorders all year, which is exactly what trade accounts are for.