14 SERVICE PEDESTALS


Retrofit and refit your marina


W


ith the constant desire to improve the look of your marina, combined with striving to meet


the needs of your customers, marina managers are often looking to offer the best standard of service with the most up-to-date technology. According to Maricer (CPES Ltd), one solution is retrofitting, which can come in a number of different


ways: either by installing new pedestals, but utilising the existing cable infrastructure; or by adding additional technology such as metering systems or new lighting designs into existing pedestals. By retrofitting new pedestals


on to a marina, a fresh appearance can be created and perhaps a new colour scheme for pedestal shells can be introduced. A stylish design


MARINA EURO-REPORT • DECEMBER 2016


of pedestal with reliable services will offer more value to berths. You may wish to add water supplies or lighting in certain areas or increase the power supply you offer to a particular number of berths to deal with the rising demand within your marina. If this is the case, the power and cable infrastructure would require surveying to ensure the size of the current power supply to the


marina and also to each pedestal, is adequate. A full site survey or electrical test and inspection of your marina by an approved electrical contractor should provide enough detail to evaluate what can and cannot be achieved when looking to improve and upgrade the supplies to berths. Maricer has over 30 years’ experience in the design and


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