ENGINEER TAKES ON KILIMANJARO CHALLENGE
An engineer at RDM Electrical and Mechanical Services is taking on the ‘challenge for a cause’ Mount Kilimanjaro trek with the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC), to help raise funds for a family affected by the loss of a loved one to cancer. Rose Phillips, an engineer with the award-winning electrical contracting and
engineering company, has accepted the challenge, which aims to raise £100,000 by February 2017 to support research into a rare form of cancer and help the Hendrie family to re-build their lives. Christopher Hendrie, a fellow member of the engineering community, sadly lost his battle to cancer, and so the sector is pulling together to do what it can to support his family. The EIC is the national charity for all people from the electrical, electronics and
energy industries. Phillips, aged 29 from Gower, will be taking the 10-day Lemosho Route as part of the EIC expedition, which is widely considered to be the best route on Mount Kilimanjaro. Phillips, said: “I’m very excited to be taking part in this massive challenge. When the opportunity was put forward to me, there was no way I was going to turn it down. It’s for an incredibly important cause and I’m determined to complete the challenge and raise as much money as possible to provide financial assistance for the Hendrie family.”
www.rdmelectrical.com www.electricalcharity.org
ENERGY SPECIALIST AWARDED THREE YEAR MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WITH THE DESIGN MUSEUM
SPIE UK has been awarded a three-year Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) maintenance contract worth £447k with the Design Museum, London. As part of the tender process, SPIE UK’s Facilities
Services division presented an approach demonstrating the care and consideration it could give the museum’s collection. With a focus on seamless team management and a drive to deliver beyond expectations, SPIE was a natural choice of contractor for the installation of the museum’s new M&E system. The Design Museum is one of
the world’s leading galleries of contemporary design and architecture, covering product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design. Founded in 1989 and most recently positioned by the River Thames near Tower Bridge, it has now relocated to the former home
of the Commonwealth Institute, undergoing an £83m refurbishment. The museum closed on 30 June 2016 and reopened at the iconic building in Kensington, South West London on 24 November 2016. Steve Gibbs, SPIE UK’s facilities
services managing director, says: “We were thrilled to have won the contract to work for this prestigious client. The opening of the Design Museum’s new space is one of the biggest events on the London arts scene this year and it’s a privilege to have played a part in its success.” Brian Reeves, head of facilities from The Design Museum, adds:
“With their proven facilities management heritage experience and distinct solutions for improving buildings environmental performance, SPIE will enable us to realise our environmental goals over the coming years.”
www.spieuk.com
RS Components is celebrating achieving £40k in donations to a variety of local causes and charities through its My Community initiative, from April to October 2016.
www.rs-online.com
Delta’s state-of-the-art PV inverter technology has been successfully integrated into a conglomerate of 126 solar PV power plants located in Vandel, Denmark, totalling 50.4MW in AC output capacity.
www.deltaww.com
ABB is partnering with UK Power Networks to deploy the world’s first fault current limiting solution based on compact power electronics. This device will respond to a fault current within 0.35 ms – 300 times faster than a Formula 1 driver – with the added benefit that it can be reset as soon as the fault current is cleared to ensure security of supply.
abb.com/uk
Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), recently signed a €300 million contract with Nexans for cables that will connect substations to various infrastructures projects, across Doha and its suburbs, such as Doha New Port, Qatar Rail and Metro projects as well as preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
www.nexans.com
DON’T LET YOUR SYSTEM FLATLINE
Dependable standby power is the heart of any system. Demand the best. Demand...
Reliability, quality & performance
www.yuasaeurope.com w. .yuasa
aeurope.com UPS
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | DECEMBER/JANUARY 2017
5
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56