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Critical power system for operating theatre
ATG provides continuous power supply to mobile operating theatre ATG has recently completed a project in partnership with Chloride Harath to provide the critical power system for a modular operating theatre at the NHS North Cheshire Trust Halton Hospital, which was introduced in order to increase the overall operating capacity at the hospital. ATG designed and manufactured an automatic changeover control cubicle for the modular theatre, which was required to provide mains power with an emergency supply to ensure no loss of power in the event of a mains failure. The panel was designed, manufactured and tested at the Company’s Warrington headquarters within a 4-day turnaround period in preparation for the arrival of the modular theatre to site. Delivery to such a tight deadline required ATG to extend the workshop working hours during this period. Andy Duff, ATG Business Manager said: “We accepted the project with the full understanding that to complete the work wi... Full Article »
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Chloride provides critical power protection at Heathrow Terminal 5
Chloride Power Protection has been chosen as the preferred supplier by the T5 buying club for the supply of all critical power protection systems for BAA’s new Terminal 5 at Heathrow. Its wholly-owned subsidiary Chloride Harath will also take responsibility for on-going service and maintenance, supported by Chloride’s proprietary LIFE.net remote monitoring and diagnostics package. T5 is one of Europe’s largest construction projects comprising a main terminal building, two satellite buildings, 60 aircraft stands, a new traffic control tower, car-park and hotel. Transport links include a new spur road link to the M25 and over 13km of bored tunnel (including extensions to the Heathrow Express and Piccadilly Line for services into the new station built beneath the terminal building). Chloride UPS systems are being widely employed throughout the development to safeguard power supplies to key operational functions. In the main terminal building, power protection w... Full Article »
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Educated choice of gen set
Power Electrics has recently installed two generating sets at Bristol University on behalf of SEC Ltd, one of the country's leading Mechanical & Electrical contractors. The project required the provision of 2 x 1000 kVA standby power units to maintain power to the University’s Medical Science Facilities without the need to load-shed in the event of mains failure. Bristol’s School of Medical Sciences comprises the Departments of Anatomy, Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology and Physiology. Its main building is within the University precinct which includes allied departments in the Faculty of Science, and close to the hospitals of central Bristol. The five departments house about 100 academic staff and over 170 independent research fellows and postdoctoral researchers, in addition to about 160 PhD students. The installation consists of two continuously rated PE 1000P1,1000kVA, 800kw 1390 Amps, 230/400 Volts, 50 Hz AC diesel generating sets runni... Full Article »
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Standby power ensures no transmission breaks at WRN radio
New customers to WRN are assured of no breaks in transmission of its global radio networks and specialist broadcast services due to the installation of a new standby power system at the company’s London headquarters. Designed and supplied by integrated power supply company, Scorpion Power Systems, the state-of-the-art standby power system has been installed to facilitate further expansion to WRN’s customer portfolio, which has experienced a hundred-percent upturn in the past three years. Since its foundation in 1992, WRN has exploited the opportunities presented by the enormous changes to broadcasting. The company’s large and expanding portfolio includes broadcast, transmission, Internet, consulting and commercial services are provided to the world’s leading private and public radio and television organisations. Ensuring that all its services can be relayed without fear of a power outage is integral to WRN’s success. Scorpion installed the original... Full Article »
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