CONTRACT NEWS ONE BIG CIRCLE TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYED BY NETWORK RAIL Intelligent video specialist, One Big Circle has successfully secured a contract with Network Rail to detect critical faults on the conductor rail of the electric sections of routes. One Big Circle’s solution combines its AIVR (Automated Intelligent Video Review) on-train technology with thermal cameras to detect hot spots of over 80 degrees on the conductor rail and will begin life on the South East route for the next six months. The contract win follows intensive collaboration work between One Big Circle, Network Rail’s Signalling Innovation Group (SIG) and the Intelligent Infrastructure Group, who carried out a ‘proof of concept’ trial throughout summer 2020. When One Big Circle’s existing AIVR software, which was built to detect anomalies in the rail infrastructure, is combined with the thermal camera it automatically detects and sends alerts detailing when and where the maximum
temperature has been breached. Hot spots are discovered both on the conductor rail and connecting electrical cables, immediately sending the data back to the remote monitoring system and its team of engineers to verify. During the trial period last summer, over 100 hours of video footage were captured, and a variety of examples of temperature breaches were detected by the technology, providing the proof of concept needed to secure the contract and continued partnership between One Big Circle and Network Rail, and utilising the support of train operators such as Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) whose trains will carry the cameras. The thermal cameras and AIVR devices will be mounted onboard in-service operational vehicles across the South East for the next six months, aiming to then be available across the UK rail network. One Big Circle, onebigcircle.co.uk
£25M CONTRACT TO CREATE FLAGSHIP ‘SMART BUILDING’
TCLARKE HEALTHCARE WINS HOSPITAL PROJECT
SES Engineering Services (SES) has been appointed to deliver £25m worth of MEP services to Helical’s latest commercial offering in the capital, known as 33 Charterhouse Street. Working alongside lead contractor, Mace, SES will provide full mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) services at the 200,000 sq ft 10-storey block in the heart of Farringdon. It will involve a Category A office fit-out, with integrated building services to make the building ‘smart’ and ultimately, more energy efficient – making variables like heating, lighting and security accessible on one network and giving the end user sight and control over the entire building using just one platform. The build has been carefully designed to be Helical’s first commercial offering that targets a BREEAM rating of Outstanding, and will play a significant role in supporting the developer to meet its ambition of having all new developments net zero carbon and in operation by 2025. SES is working closely with all delivery partners and stakeholders – including the end facilities management company, Ashdown Philipps – to ensure all services can be integrated correctly and are designed for frictionless operation. Offsite technology is playing a large part in delivery, with components built and tested at its offsite manufacturing centre, Prism, while an extensive digital twin model has also been created to ensure seamless assimilation. SES will commence on site in 2021 and will complete next year.
BAM Construction has appointed TClarke, on the CSDP 2 project for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, to create a new MRI suite, 24-bed haematology oncology ward and associated facilities. The new building will be a three-storey extension to the existing Trelawny Wing, with the MRI suite connected at lower ground floor level to the imaging department and designed to contain up to three scanners. Rob Faro, Director of TClarke UK South says: “We are delighted to have won the complete mechanical and electrical engineering packages with BAM on this complex project. One floor will be entirely focused on imaging capability – an area in which we are acknowledged as UK market leaders. The project also involves very complex vent systems with another floor featuring isolation facilities for neutropenic cancer patients (people with low levels of infection-fighting white blood cells). We will also be installing HV systems and generators as there is a new substation involved as part of this project.” Thom Lafferty, Director of Strategy and Performance at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, and Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for the project comments: “TClarke have worked on several of our projects over recent years and we are pleased to be able to engage with Rob and the team once again. Aside from TClarke’s technical expertise, we particularly value their approach to local employment and their provision of a wide range of training and development opportunities to local people.”
SES Engineering Services, ses-ltd.co.uk
PREFERRED BIDDER ANNOUNCED FOR ROYAL HOLLOWAY CAMPUS EXPANSION PROJECT Balfour Beatty has announced that it has been appointed as preferred bidder by Royal Holloway, University of London, for the development of a student village at Rusham Park in Egham, Surrey. In partnership with Royal Holloway under a 50-year concession contract, Balfour Beatty will design, build, finance and operate, alongside Student Living by Sodexo, a new 1,400 room student village at Rusham Park. In addition, the company will operate the existing 621-bed George Eliot student accommodation complex in London. Bringing together expertise from across the Group, Balfour Beatty’s UK Construction Services business will be responsible for the construction of the new student village at Rusham Park. As part of the c.£130 million design and build phase, Balfour Beatty will deploy modern construction methods such as the offsite manufacturing of the external walls, floors and bathroom pods, to improve health and safety and reduce the overall project duration. To support Balfour Beatty and Royal Holloway in achieving their bold and ambitious net-zero carbon targets, energy efficient systems, such as air source heat pump technology, will be deployed throughout the build. On completion, the project will form a critical part of the University’s plan to provide affordable but high-quality living, social and amenity spaces for its growing student population. With financial close anticipated in early 2022, construction is due to commence shortly thereafter, with completion scheduled ahead of the 2024/25 academic year.
TClarke, tclarke.co.uk
Balfour Beatty, balfourbeatty.com
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