Electrical

Emergency lighting is a legal requirement for many locations open to the public and most places of employment. The sole purpose being to cope with the problem of being plunged into darkness when the electricity supply fails.

Normal lighting may suddenly fail without warning for a number of reasons; a regional power cut, a fuse blowing or perhaps something more dramatic such as a fire or explosion damaging the supply cables. Whatever the cause, a well designed Emergency Lighting system can minimise the risk of personal harm by placing light on the hazards and the on the path to safety.

Such hazards might involve the safe shutdown or recovery of a critical process such as machinery, chemicals; cookers etc. which would result in an escalating danger to the operator and others as the rotating cutting machine or boiling fat fryer is suddenly plunged into darkness. Another significant hazard would be to find a swift and safe escape route without colliding or tripping over the many innocent everyday obstacles such as walls, furniture, stairs and pot plants etc. They all take on a whole new relevance when negotiating them unexpectedly in the dark!

Control panels and Control systems are often considered one of the most complex areas of commercial building maintenance. There is good reason for this, with such a variety of systems installed over the years – and with systems gaining complexity year upon year – it is often difficult to know where to begin. Many breakdowns are caused by clients not having been shown the correct way to operate their equipment, either by previous maintenance contractors or even by the initial installers.

Our approach is different. We like to try and help our clients run their systems effectively for themselves, giving detailed information and often supplying the manufacturers original manuals where they have been mislaid. We frequently identify where there are cost savings to be made through running a system more efficiently.

We start with a detailed service to highlight problems and check what has been installed is running safely and correctly, suggesting improvements or further investigations as and where they are necessary. By keeping our clients in the loop we can educate but also provide a tailored service to meet your needs.

The possibilities for controlling your building services are now so vast as to be virtually limitless. We can upgrade existing installations to provide much more control, allowing zone control of office temperatures (a big issue with open plan offices) and control of all plant from your desktop PC or even remotely via the internet. Monitor your office temperature shown as a graph and check to see if your boiler and pumps are operating, adjust space temperatures instantly at the click of a button.