Standby generator set for 5-star West Sussex hotel operation
EMERGENCY POWER
Following a series of localised power cuts a prestigious 5star hotel chain was keen to install a standby generator installation at an 89bedroom country hotel located in West Sussex. It turned to one of the UK's leading industrial generator specialists, The Generator Company, Chatham, Rochester, reports UKPN.
A spokesman for The Generator Company told UKPN: "As soon as the hotel contacted us we visited the site to assess the most suitable standby generator for the installation. Access to their desired generator location was tight, through a picturesque archway, but our Project Manager confirmed that - thanks to our manoeuverability expertise into and through tight spaces - this could be accommo- dated without the need to either break down the equipment into smaller sections and then rebuild it - or even to hire a substantial crane. “This news was a great relief to the client as it would reduce costs and also minimise dis- ruption for the client’s guests and staff and ensure the day to day running of the hotel was maintained with minimal interruption. "We recommended a 600kVA automatic mains failure diesel powered standby genera- tor complete with a DSE 7310 set mounted
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n 2016 The Generator Company was contacted by a 5-star hotel chain to provide a standby generator installation just before the busy Christmas period.
control panel, 4 pole MCCB circuit breaker, a temperate duty radiator as well as an additional 1000Ltr fuel tank all contained within an acoustic enclosure to reduce noise pollution. Once our standby generator solution and price had been submitted and approved with their Head Office our Project Manager liaised with the client to book the standby generator installation into our program of works schedule."
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On the agreed date The Generator installation team delivered the
600kVA standby generator to site and manoeuvered it through the archway into the hotel grounds and positioned it onto the hard standing base which had already been constructed. The team engineers then installed the mild steel exhaust system and flexible engine manifold to the generator as per TGC's detailed CAD drawings which had been previously agreed with the client. On completion of the electrical connections TGC personnel carried out standard function- al checks and a witness test prior to
"We
recommended a 600kVA automatic mains failure diesel
powered standby generator
complete with a DSE 7310 set mounted
control panel, 4 pole MCCB circuit
breaker, a temperate duty radiator as well as an additional 1000Ltr fuel tank all contained within an acoustic enclosure.”
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commissioning the generator to prove its performance. A TGC service engineer then returned to site to successfully commission the standby generator installation. This was undertaken using a loadbank to test the generator’s performance under differing power loads to guarantee its operating specification.
TGC International Ltd, trading as The Generator Company, was founded in the 1990s, and has since evolved into one of the UK's leading industrial generator specialists successfully having manufactured, supplied, installed, commissioned, repaired, serviced, and hired Power Generation equipment for applications across the globe. TGC International Ltd remains privately-owned with offices throughout the UK. The company continues to invest in new equipment, engineering support services, and staff training to enhance and expand upon the wide range of services already offered to its many satisfied customers world- wide.
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