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HIGHBAY LAMPS OFFER QUICK AND EASY PAYBACK SOLUTION

Signify has introduced its new Philips TrueForce LED highbay universal lamps that are easy to install, save energy with low initial investment and are particularly suitable for industrial use, in warehouses, and retail areas.

Ipsen, a global supplier of heat treatment systems with production sites in Europe, America and Asia, has installed TrueForce LED highbay lamps at its production facility in Kleve, Germany.

“We’ve chosen Signify’s LED products because the TrueForce LED lamps are much more energy efficient than the conventional lamps we had. TrueForce LED lamps easily fit into our existing system, thereby providing an easy way of enhancing the light quality without having to change the light fixtures or sacrifice the light effect. The fact that the ignitor as well as the conventional ballast can both still be used, is a major plus,” says Georg Segers, Production Manager, Ipsen International GmbH.

Philips TrueForce LED lamps provide an easy LED solution to replace HID lamps, highbay lamps, SOX lamps as well as SON-T lamps. Benefits of LED are improved energy efficiency and long lifetime, while keeping initial investment low.

Signify, signify.com

KANE AWARDED £29M MEP CONTRACT AT LEWISHAM GATEWAY PHASE 2

Kane has secured a £29m design and build contract with Balfour Beatty to deliver the MEP installation at Lewisham Gateway Phase 2.

The 26-month contract consists of the design and construction of 649 residential units contained within four blocks ranging in height from 11 to 30 stories. The dwellings will facilitate 530 residential apartments with the remaining 119 being utilised for co-living. The project also incorporates retail units including food and beverage fitted to shell and core, a shell finished space for a cinema, the construction and fit out of a co-living facility, co-working building with a Category A fit out, gym space fitted to shell and core and a below ground energy centre.

Kane will deliver efficient offsite construction solutions by incorporating prefabricated utility pods, in each residential unit. Additionally, the energy centre will be prefabricated off site, along with corridor service modules containing all landlord low temperature hot water, boosted cold water and sprinkler pipework, and electrical containment.

All specialist systems, inclusive of commercial sprinkler system, residential sprinkler systems, dry and wet risers, smoke and environmental ventilation systems, BMS, access control, fire alarm, CCTV, PV systems and electric vehicle car charging systems will be designed, supplied, and installed as part of Kane’s scope of works. Kane, kanegroup.co.uk

ENGIE BOLSTERS ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PROVISION IN FARNHAM

ENGIE and Waverley Borough Council have completed the installation of a series of electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Farnham, bolstering the Council’s efforts to improve charging infrastructure across the district.

This latest installation, powered by ENGIE’s GeniePoint network, sees three brand new EV charge points go live at Farnham’s Riverside Car Park 3 – a key location for those accessing Farnham Leisure Centre, Brightwell Tennis Club, and a range of local businesses. The new chargers comprise of one rapid charger (EV Box QC50) and two fast (Alfen) charge points, offering EV drivers flexible charging options.

The scheme is part of Waverly Borough Council’s efforts to help Farnham become more environmentally friendly and improve its sustainability credentials. It follows on from the successful rollout of EV charging provisions in public car parks in Cranleigh, Godalming and Haslemere.

Richard Homewood, Head of Environmental and Regulatory Services at Waverley Borough Council, says: “We hope that by increasing publicly accessible electric vehicle charging points we can encourage wider adoption of electric vehicles in our towns, working towards improving both general air quality for residents and overall environmental credentials. This is just the first phase of our plan to help improve sustainability in Farnham, and we hope to be able roll out even greater provision for EV drivers in the town in the future.”

The GeniePoint Network chargers will provide 100% renewable energy and will offer the latest in EV charging technology. Drivers can access and pay for GeniePoint chargers by RFID card or via the GeniePoint app. ENGIE, engie.co.uk

SPIE TAKES CHARGE OF SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR FOR MERSEYTRAVEL

SPIE UK has been awarded a new contract for the supply and installation of replacement high voltage switchgear by Merseytravel.

SPIE UK will be supplying, installing and replacing high voltage switchgear, low loss transformers, and high voltage, low voltage, and control cabling at the Promenade Ventilation Station, which provides ventilation and power to the Kingsway Road tunnel, which runs under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Wallasey. Four 1500kVA Wilson e3 Low Loss Transformers will be installed in order to ensure the new system is highly energy efficient.

The new high voltage switchgear delivers on the dual benefits of being extremely energy and cost efficient. Systems being supplied and installed by SPIE UK are forecast to save an estimated 437 tons of CO2 over the course of their lifetime, based on a 60% load factor, in comparison to the systems that they are replacing. In accordance with this high level of energy efficiency, the new high voltage switchgear will also help Merseytravel achieve significant cost savings. Based on the same 60% load criteria set out above the saving is estimated at £10,223 annually, delivering a much-improved total cost of ownership. SPIE UK, spieuk.com

ENERGY EXPERT WINS MAJOR CONNECTION CONTRACT WITH TELFORD HOMES

UK Power Networks Services has successfully won a contract with Telford Homes, one of London’s largest residential developers, to connect its new development in Beckton to the local electricity network.

This is an exciting project for UK Power Networks Services, building on the experience of working with clients to deliver critical energy infrastructure.

Telford Homes’ Gallions Point development will deliver 267 new homes to the East London area and UK Power Networks Services will draw on the expertise and experience of its teams who work on the electricity networks at nearby Canary Wharf, London City Airport and on the DLR.

Client delivery manager, Antony White, who leads the company’s ICP business says: “UK Power Networks Services supports the UK’s leading companies achieve their path to net zero. A critical element of net zero is the electrification of heat and housing. Getting the right connection at the right price is a key part of this journey.”

The energy infrastructure company will deliver work including cable laying, diversion and reinforcement of circuits or substations, overhead power line installation, substation installation, service terminations and low voltage and 11kV connections to the main electricity network. UK Power Networks Services, ukpowernetworksservices.co.uk

ESP’S CCTV SYSTEM RIGHT ON CUE FOR PROFESSIONAL SNOOKER PLAYER

Mark Joyce made his debut appearance at the Crucible at the start of this year’s World Snooker Championship, facing defending champion, Ronnie O’Sullivan. Although he didn’t make it through, he will continue to make the most of his own personal, purpose-designed training facility to help improve his performance. It is here that he constantly records and plays back his training sessions using the high specification CCTV system that was supplied by ESP.

Working from photographs, required dimensions and specific requirements that Mark had supplied, ESP’s system designer, Matt Tighe, created a number of 3D drawings of how the system would look and how it would operate to capture the details that Mark required.

Products from ESP’s Rekor IP CCTV range were chosen to provide Mark with the optimum solution. A total of four cameras were installed, with one acting as a security measure to cover the facility as a whole, and the other three positioned at various locations within the room so that all angles of the snooker table are covered.

The IP CCTV kit utilised consists of a 1TB hard drive, with capacity to provide a continuous recording time of seven days; 4 x 20m pre-made leads for wiring the cameras; 2 x 2MP 3.6mm IP rated Dome Cameras; and 2 x 5MP 2.8mm Wide Angle View Mini Dome Cameras.

ESP, espuk.com

CONTRACT SIGNED TO DELIVER ALL-ELECTRIC PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT

Vattenfall’s independent distribution network operator has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract by Parabola to provide and operate the electrical infrastructure at the Edinburgh Park site, to help the city of Edinburgh to achieve its ambition of becoming a net zero city by 2030.

Vattenfall IDNO’s distribution network will enable every property at Edinburgh Park Southern Phase to connect to the local grid. This will include nearly 1800 residential units, one million square feet of commercial office space, as well as restaurants, health centre, bicycle hub, nursery and EV charging points, all of which will be added to the electrical network as the project is built.

An independent connection provider will be contracted to build the substations and associated infrastructure to approved design and technical standards. Once installed, Vattenfall IDNO will take ownership of the new electrical network and will continue to provide the operations and maintenance of the development.

Stewart Dawson, Managing Director of Vattenfall Networks, says: “Edinburgh Park Southern Phase masterplan provides a fantastic example of decarbonisation in action; where energy companies, developers, architects and investors are coming together to deliver our low-carbon future.

“This site puts Edinburgh firmly among the leaders in the race to become the UKs first net zero city and provides the blueprint for changing the way we heat and power our homes, offices and buildings. We are delighted that Parabola have invited us to work with them on this exciting new zero carbon development and recognise our expertise in delivering climate smarter living.” Vattenfall IDNO, idno.vattenfall.co.uk

SES ENGINEERING SERVICES SECURES LATEST BLUE LIGHT SECTOR PROJECT

SES Engineering Services (SES) has announced the award of its latest blue light sector contract win to deliver MEP services on a new £20m operational support building near Hull.

Partnering for a seventh time in recent years with main contractor, Willmott Dixon, SES has been appointed to provide a full range of MEP services on the state-of-the-art three-storey building for Humberside Police.

This latest facility will create high quality office accommodation for more than 500 force employees, in a number of specialist units.

There has been a particular focus on the services necessary to support the services within the building, including complex fire detection and suppression systems to safeguard specialist installations, in the event of a fire.

The building’s energy strategy has adopted a lean-clean-green approach. This means minimising energy demand through a high-performance envelope, utilising air-source heat pumps for space heating and hot water generation in conjunction with mechanical ventilation thermal heat recovery and a photovoltaic array.

The photovoltaic array alone is predicted to offset 18 tonnes of CO2 annually, whilst demonstrating the building’s commitment to energy efficiency and carbon reduction. SES Engineering Services, ses-ltd.co.uk