Electrical Contracting News (ECN) November 2016 | Page 10

CONTRACT NEWS

CONTRACT NEWS

SCHOOL OF HARD-WEAR RESISTANT KNOCKS
Marshall-Tufflex ’ s Elegance 110 aluminium profile has been installed in two refurbished teaching laboratories at the University of Warwick ’ s School of Engineering .
Warwick ’ s School of Engineering is one of the leading engineering schools in the UK , bringing together key branches of the subject . With an international reputation for excellence , its facilities need to be of the highest standard .
Installed by the school ’ s own electrical technicians and supplied by Edmundson Electrical , Elegance 110 aluminium , together with Marshall-Tufflex aluminium bench trunking , provides power and data connections to laboratory workbenches for computers and test equipment .
Hard-wearing and lightweight , Elegance 110 aluminium is perfect for educational projects , where a robust yet stylish cable management solution with extra mechanical strength and a higher cable capacity is required . It is finished with a high quality powder coat for a modern , blemish resistant surface . Pre-punched dividers deliver quick installation .
Elegance 110 aluminium is an excellent choice for office and educational areas requiring stylish yet robust trunking . The Elegance range is supported by fabricated fittings and is compatible with Marshall-Tufflex ’ s flush power and data accessories and standard UK wiring power / accessories .
COUNT ON IT
REL Electrical has been awarded a £ 1.76m design and build contract for the refurbishment of a six storey commercial building located in the heart of London .
Appointed by Kershaw Mechanical Services , REL is currently on site at Abacus House in Gutter Lane , close to St Paul ’ s underground station . The team is providing electrical services throughout the 64,986ft 2 property , which is being upgraded into high specification office space for tenants .
The 10-month project includes all power , data , security and access control installations as well as specialist lighting , including in the main reception area .
Kier is the main contractor for the project .
TV STAR
REO UK has supplied a voltage stabiliser to Initiative Electrical for use during the filming of Channel 4 ’ s year long documentary , Eden .
The television series sees 24 individuals spend a year creating their own society from scratch in a remote estate in the Scottish Highlands .
An embedded camera crew follows the participants as they fend for themselves in the unforgiving terrain of the Scottish Highlands , capturing how they overcome the challenges of being cut off from the modern world . Given the remote nature of the site and limited protection from the elements , the camera crew and production staff need access to continuous , reliable power all year round .
To achieve this , Initiative Electrical supplied Channel 4 with a range of power equipment , including a voltage stabiliser from REO UK . The stabiliser has been designed to mitigate input voltage fluctuations and regulate this for a consistent output . To account for every possibility , the stabiliser also has a redundancy built into the system to maintain an ongoing , high quality power supply in the event of failure .
STUDENT SERVICES
LJJ has been awarded the £ 8.5m building services installation at Willmott Partnership Homes ’ £ 39m student accommodation scheme for Royal Holloway , University of London , delivered as part of the Scape Major Works Framework .
Heralded as a ‘ new model for student accommodation ’, the scheme has been designed by Stride Treglown in Bristol and will form the cornerstone of the historic university ’ s North Campus in Egham , Surrey . Comprising 621 student bedrooms across 56 townhouses , along with an amenity block with a lecture theatre and teaching spaces .
The BREEAM Excellent scheme will see LJJ install a new district heating system in the new amenity block linked to the university-wide BMS ( building management system ), with a CHP unit ( combined heat and power ) as the primary energy source , delivering 90kW of thermal energy and 49kW of electrical energy . The system will also include three gas fired boilers with a total output of 1,250kW for boost and back up . LJJ will install a pre-insulated district heating main that will run under the development to deliver heat and domestic hot water to the townhouses via a 300 litre HIU ( heating interface unit ) in each building .
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Spie UK has been granted a £ 7m contract for works at North Ayrshire Council ’ s new Garnock Learning Campus .
The contract , demonstrating Spie ’ s experience in delivering projects to the education sector , entails the provision of mechanical , public health and electrical installation services . It was awarded following a competitive tender by Kier Group .
The 17,000m ² Garnock Community Campus will accommodate 1,200 secondary school , 260 primary school , 45 early years students ( 2-18 years old ) and provide new community facilities including a six-lane , 25m swimming pool and fitness suite . Spie ’ s diverse range of responsibilities at the site comprise M & E works , including the installation of Low Temperature Hot Water ( LTHW ) heating , sanitary ware , LV switchgear , lighting and power , ventilation , fire alarms and security systems .
Spie will install an innovative lighting control system to enable building managers to adjust brightness throughout the site , particularly where natural light is abundant . The green solution is expected to play a significant role in campus energy management .
LAB PARTNERS
A new life safety system based around Kentec ’ s Syncro fire alarm control panel technology has been installed at a new biology laboratory facility – part of the Babraham Research Campus Cambridge , considered to be the UK ’ s leading campus that supports early stage bioscience enterprise .
The more integrated research environment provided by the new buildings will bring the Institute ’ s computational biologists into closer proximity with the established programmes developing bioscience therapies and technologies to treat human disease .
The open protocol system , supplied and installed by Leader Systems , was designed around a six-loop Kentec Syncro AS analogue addressable fire control panel incorporating approximately 400 addressable devices and 250 loop driven sounders , to provide a complete building system solution with flexible cause and effect capabilities .
Kentec ’ s flagship ‘ open protocol ’ Syncro series guarantees the very highest standards of performance , safety and reliability that such a leading edge research facility demands .
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