A DAY IN THE LIFE OF...
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF… Michael Brooks, Managing Director, MPower UPS shares his typical daily routine.
I set up MPower UPS in 2005 with my wife and Operations Director Sharon, to cater for the uninterruptible power needs of a diverse customer base. We work to protect critical power for large and medium-sized corporate organisations, datacentres, banks, NHS departments, nuclear power stations, MOD sites and many others. Operating across the UK, Europe and as far afield as the Middle East, we provide the essential equipment, fast response and requisite specialist support to keep power online, wherever and whenever the primary mains fails.
Running the company means daily life is varied. I split my time between our offices in Alton, Hampshire, Stoke and Wales, working alongside our fantastic team of 18. Our Lab-cross- Collie, Seth, joins us too, as chief alert to the arrival of the postman, when we are in the office.
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No two days are the same, but I usually spend a couple of days each week at clients’ premises. Whilst our experienced staff look after ongoing maintenance contracts and service calls, my role includes assessing new sites. I must balance client expectations with realistic requirements and provide the best solution to protect the critical supply for that specific facility, including site risk assessments.
For example, it may be that a client has requested an eight-hour battery backup. But their top floor IT room - with a suspended floor – will not support the weight. A battery for a small 30kVA unit for eight hours can still weigh 3.5 tonnes. It’s my job to come up with a workable solution: a ‘spreader plate’ to distribute the weight, bespoke metal frames to support cabinets through suspended floors onto the concrete beneath, or designing in a generator.
Health and safety is always front of mind in both office and industrial environments. In computer rooms I am always on the lookout for stray cables we may disturb or damage, or if floor tiles have been lifted creating a hole; a very real hazard.
“NO TWO
DAYS ARE THE SAME.”
With legacy UPS already in situ, there can be several hazards - even during an inspection - and not just from live conductors. Capacitors are often at eye level and care must be taken when opening cabinet doors while the system is running. Most failures happen to old capacitors or those subject to elevated temperatures and
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