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Owned by DHP Family since 2006, the boat moored in Bristol’s Floating Harbour welcomes around 100,000 visitors a year, and celebrated its 30th birthday in May this year. While the ship was out of the water for the first time in eight years a major three-month refurbishment has been carried out.

During this time the extensive overhaul has seen the top deck reconfigured to create more space and offer more windows views across the water. Other notable changes include increasing the number of toilets, soundproofing to the hull and smoking area, new outside seating, new floors, a new staircase and an additional entrance to improve the traffic flow in and around the venue.

The Electrical installation consisting of lighting, power, access control and fire alarm has been sympathetically carried out to fit in with the character of the ship including using reclaimed marine lighting in many areas.

We have been associated with The Thekla for many years, carrying out installation, maintenance, testing and repairs aboard this iconic boat venue.

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The existing lighting was a standard florescent batten installation, in a celling void that had all the steel structure work coted in encapsulated asbestos fire proofing.

As all of our staff are non-licenced asbestos trained, we were awarded the project to replace all the existing lighting with Dextra LED light fittings including a Dali dimming system, & integral emergency lighting.

Not only was there a very high energy saving  costs due to using LED fitting but the maintenance saving are an advantage due to the fittings having a 50,000 hour running life having a with restricted entry to this area.

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We were tasked to rework the full electrical system of this Burger King restaurant in Bristol, within a specific budget and timescale.

To kick off we stripped out all redundant electrical cabling in the ground floor and first floor dining areas. We then installed new cable management systems and containments within the ceiling voids, new lighting circuits for downlighters and wall lights (connected via plug-in ceiling roses) and a new supply to provide for neon lighting.

In addition to this reworking of the main lighting facilities, we also installed brand new counter-lighting and a lighting supply for their new external fascia signage. The finishing touches included the installation of a complete sound system and over-door heaters.

The management team at the restaurant were very happy with our work, and they were especially pleased that the job was completed in time and on budget.

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The Victoria Rooms, which houses the University of Bristol’s music department in Clifton, was originally constructed between 1838 and 1842 in the Greek Revival style of that period.

In the summer of 2013 we were involved in a lighting refurbishment of the main auditorium of this building. The existing chandeliers were removed and replaced with modern LED chandeliers that were approved for fitting into this listed building. These were suspended using specialist winching gear, which allows for easy maintenance and one man raising and lowering.

We feel that we managed to effectively create a modern lighting system that fitted in with the 150 year old architecture of the building. Ensuring that lighting installations conform to Listing Building Regulations is something we have experience of, so we were happy to take on this project and we were pleased with the results.

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All the lighting is controlled digitally using a fully programmable dimmable DALI control system, which allows for numerous scene settings and is interfaced with the auditorium audio visual system.

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This project, which took place during the construction of a new laboratory facility at the University of Bristol, involved planning and installing a completely new lighting and electrical system for the building. The installation included a new 650 amp sub mains distribution system (with emergency shutdown facility), cable management systems, LED lighting and power installations, as well as emergency lighting and fire detection systems.

An assignment of this size is primarily about project management; we had to make sure that everything happened when it should, to prevent the building process being held up by our team of electricians.

Having good communications with the other contractors enabled us to stay up-to-date with any changes in the direction of the project, as well as helping us effectively time-manage our work load. Effectively working with the other contractors on this project ensured that it was completed on time and within budget.

Our routine annual safety check of this airfield (primarily used for micro-light flying, parachuting and skydiving) brought to light a few electrical faults, which we set about resolving. The facility is fairly unique from an electrical point of view, as due to the remote location it is powered entirely by a 12-volt battery.

The main issue was that, due to changes in regulations, the location of the battery was no longer deemed as safe and secure. To overcome this problem we relocated the battery into a secure enclosure and installed a safety cut-off key, as well as an MCB (miniature circuit breaker).

With this work completed, as well as a number of other minor electrical issues that we resolved, we were able to provide the airfield with their electrical safety certificate for another year.

Whilst attending this service station to carry out a periodic test and inspection, we found a few faults. In order to resolve these electrical issues, we carried out the following investigations, repairs and upgrades:

• Renewing of the mains distribution, which enabled us to fit double pole RCD’s to the circuits.
• An investigation into high diverted neutral currents.
• Two TN-C-S supplies fitted into one metal building, creating an electrical feed for two shops.

This sort of job highlights the importance of your annual electrical safety checks, particularly in hazardous areas like this petrol station.

The manager was reassured to know that we had uncovered these faults and potential issues, and was happy to have his service station registered as ‘electrically safe’ for another year.

This particular job involved installing illuminated advertising signs in all but one premier league and first division football stadiums in the UK.

Each stadium required the installation of 20 – 30 signs, so managing the delivery and distribution of these units was key to the success of the job.

Once we had the signs on site, we arranged and mounted them in the desired locations, installed and connected electrical supplies, and finally tested them and installed the relevant advertising media to each sign.

The job was a big success, please check out a few pictures of the work we did at Everton Football Club:

We provide an installation, breakdown and maintenance service to the concrete industry. One of the plants that we have recently provided a full new electrical installation for is this facility at Callow Rock Quarry.

One of the key issues that we dealt with whilst working on this project was the compact nature of the build, which was ground-up and had to be constructed within an existing footprint.

We have a team of electricians who are experts at this kind of installation. They were able to work with the designer and the construction team to come up with an electrical set-up that is perfect for the facility.

The resulting plant is fully computerised and caters for both ready mix deliveries and customer collections. Check out a few pictures of the new installation below:

We were called out to asses an MRI unit that had been experiencing some electrical failures. We managed to diagnose the problem quickly, and set about separating and modifying the circuits, and adding full RCD protection.

Our fully qualified electricians ensured that all work was carried out in line with MEIGaN Standards, and they provided the hospital with documentation to this effect.

Since the completion of this electrical upgrade in2013, the unit has had no further failures, so hospital staff have been able to continue with their work uninterrupted and without inconvenience to their patients.