A method of making an electrically-heated hose assembly having a final length, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hose comprising a core tube, at least one spiral wound wire surrounding the core, and a jacket surrounding the core tube, and (b) cutting the hose to an intermediate length (L') longer than the final length, the intermediate length of the hose extending between a first intermediate hose end and a second intermediate hose end, (c) skiving back the jacket from each of the first and second intermediate ends (90a, 90b) of the hose, (d) cutting the core tube to dimension the hose to the final length, the final length of the hose extending between a first final hose end and a second final hose end, and the wire having a length of a first wire end adjacent the first final hose end and a length of a second wire end adjacent the second final hose end, each of the first and the second wire ends extending beyond the adjacent final hose end, (e) providing a first fitting and a second fitting each comprising a generally tubular body (62a, 62b) having a first fitting end (64a, 64b) and a second fitting end (66a, 66b), and (f) receiving the first fitting end of each of the first fitting and the second fitting within a corresponding one of the first final hose end and the second final hose end, the second fitting end (66a, 66b) of each of the first and second fittings extending beyond the corresponding one of the first and the second final hose ends, characterised in that the hose has at least a pair of spiral wound wires (30a, 30b) surrounding the core so that, in the cutting step, each of the wires has a length of a first wire end (72a, 72b) adjacent the first final hose end and a length of a second wire end (74a, 74b) adjacent the second final hose end, each of the first and the second wire ends (72a, 72b, 74a, 74b) extending beyond the adjacent final hose end (16, 18), the method including the steps of: (g) winding at least a portion of the lengths of each of the first and second wire ends (72a, 72b, 74a, 74b) of each of the wires (30a, 30b) around at least a portion of the second fitting end (66a, 66b) of a corresponding one of the first and second fittings (60a, 60b), where it extends from the final hose end (16, 18), in which the second wire end of one of the wires is connected at a splice ( to the second wire end of the other of the wires, and (h) forming a sleeve around the portion of the length of wires wound around the second fitting end of at least one of the first and second fittings so as to cover the splice between the second wire ends (74a, 74b). (a) providing a hose comprising a core tube, at least one spiral wound wire surrounding the core, and a jacket surrounding the core tube, and (b) cutting the hose to an intermediate length (L') longer than the final length, the intermediate length of the hose extending between a first intermediate hose end and a second intermediate hose end, (c) skiving back the jacket from each of the first and second intermediate ends (90a, 90b) of the hose, (d) cutting the core tube to dimension the hose to the final length, the final length of the hose extending between a first final hose end and a second final hose end, and the wire having a length of a first wire end adjacent the first final hose end and a length of a second wire end adjacent the second final hose end, each of the first and the second wire ends extending beyond the adjacent final hose end, (e) providing a first fitting and a second fitting each comprising a generally tubular body (62a, 62b) having a first fitting end (64a, 64b) and a second fitting end (66a, 66b), and (f) receiving the first fitting end of each of the first fitting and the second fitting within a corresponding one of the first final hose end and the second final hose end, the second fitting end (66a, 66b) of each of the first and second fittings extending beyond the corresponding one of the first and the second final hose ends, (g) winding at least a portion of the lengths of each of the first and second wire ends (72a, 72b, 74a, 74b) of each of the wires (30a, 30b) around at least a portion of the second fitting end (66a, 66b) of a corresponding one of the first and second fittings (60a, 60b), where it extends from the final hose end (16, 18), in which the second wire end of one of the wires is connected at a splice ( to the second wire end of the other of the wires, and (h) forming a sleeve around the portion of the length of wires wound around the second fitting end of at least one of the first and second fittings so as to cover the splice between the second wire ends (74a, 74b).