FEATURE CABLING & CABLE MANAGEMENT QUICK CABLING SOLUTION HELPS
DELIVER SCOTTISH SCHOOL CAMPUS W
hen Castle Building Services needed to specify a cable management
system for a large new-build school campus in Ayrshire, REHAU’s COMPACT Data trunking provided a fast-fit, high quality solution to help them deliver the project on time and to budget. Castle Building Services is a specialist
mechanical, electrical and plumbing services provider, established in 2002. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne and with a satellite office in East Kilbride, the company operates across the UK, working with clients from concept, design and costing to installation, commissioning and beyond. With a trusted reputation for completing high quality projects on budget and on time, Castle Building Services was approached to deliver the electrical services for a large scale school campus being built in Largs, Ayrshire. Costing £44m, the purpose built Largs
Campus brings together several schools, was part funded through the Scottish Government’s Schools for the Future programme and was officially opened in June 2018 by First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.
BIGGEST PROJECT TO DATE Allan Duffy, electrical project engineer at Castle Building Services, says: “A majority of our work is on large scale projects, such as schools, office spaces and hotels, so we are well versed in designing and fitting sizeable cabling installations. However, the Largs Campus project was one of the biggest we had ever been involved with and we knew that the product specification had to be right to ensure we could deliver in the timeframes and budgets required by the main contractor Morrison Construction. “As well as being a particularly large
scale installation, the Largs Campus project was also very challenging in terms of its specification requirements.
LEDs were fitted throughout the 23,000m2 campus, so there was a high demand for data cabling in both the back office and classroom areas and we also needed to provide the necessary cabling for an intelligent AV style system in all of the teaching spaces. To install all these data and power cabling safely and neatly throughout the campus, we needed a flexible and easy to fit trunking solution.”
TRUSTED SUPPLIER Castle Building Services had used REHAU’s COMPACT Data trunking on other projects in the past and was confident that the fast fit PVC-U solution would be an ideal fit for the Largs Campus project. Allan continues: “We were very mindful
of the budget for the publicly funded project. With the COMPACT Data trunking though, we knew we could deliver a solution which offered value for money without compromising on quality or safety.” REHAU offers a range of high quality
trunking solutions for commercial and industrial use, including its COMPACT Data trunking system. Its design maximises cable spacing and can be installed 40 per cent faster than other trunking systems available. A range of accessories are available for the trunking including flexible corners, flat angles and Tee pieces, socket boxes and corner inserts, to make installation even easier. Made in the UK, COMPACT Data
To complete the Largs Campus project, Castle
Building Services required 1,700 lengths and
installation took more than a year
capacity than its similarly sized competitors. Allan says: “We customised the Compact Data trunking to our needs, using a metal separator between the data and power cables. This small addition to the trunking helps to reduce interference with the data cabling and ensures the schools have access to the high quality, reliable data services they need for day to day classroom and back office activities.” COMPACT Data comes in pre-cut
lengths of 3m. To complete the Largs Campus project, Castle Building Services required 1,700 lengths and installation took more than a year using a team of four fitters. Steve Richmond, marketing and
technical manager for Building Solutions at REHAU, says: “Our COMPACT Data trunking has been designed to meet the needs of contractors like Castle Building Services, ensuring that the trunking
trunking can be fitted by one person, thanks to the built in guide pins and open design, which provides full cable support during installation. Measuring just 140mm x 55mm, the system offers an unobtrusive and neat finish yet is still able to take more than 30 per cent more cable
and its accessories are fitted with minimal fuss. With more than 5km of cabling to install at the Largs Campus, having a cable management product they could rely on ensured Castle Building Services were able to finish the installation on the flagship schools project on time and within budget.”
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8 NOVEMBER 2018 | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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