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Burndy received the "TED Best of the Best" 2009 Events award for hosting a Dibner Hall reception along with an associated reprint of the 1929 BURNDY Bus catalog. The award recognized the best electrical marketing campaigns fielded in 2008, for which more than 300 entries were submitted. An exhibit at
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Burndy manufactures connectors for splicing, tapping, terminating, conducting or grounding, and provides certification and testing of tool and connector products to the following standards:
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