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High and low voltage electrical engineering company, Sinewave Energy Solutions, has boosted its field installation and service operations with a fiveinone mobile workforce system from BigChange
The cloud-based JobWatch solution combines mobile apps and real- time tracking, connected seamlessly to back office software including job booking and scheduling, CRM and invoicing. Sinewave is already saving 2000 hours of engineer time annually by replacing paperwork with digital data entry on BigChange tablets. Sinewave is involved in power distribution connecting infrastructure to the electricity network and undertaking the work needed to provide power to anything from an office, to factory or sports stadium. Established in 2015 and growing rapidly, doubling in size for each of the last three years. The Swindon- based company offers a complete end-to-end solution from design to network connection, construction,
testing and commissioning and on- going maintenance and servicing. “With our rapid growth we knew we needed a system that could allow us to freely expand but also be very easy to implement and use,” says Keith Irwin, business development manager, Sinewave Energy Solutions. “We undertook an extensive review of systems on the market and BigChange was clearly the best solution for us. It was really the only properly interconnected system, giving us everything we need in a single, easy to use solution.”
The JobWatch system has been implemented, initially within Sinewave's Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Division. Previously largely paper-based with data held on various spreadsheets,
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the entire process has now been automated with jobs booked and scheduled, routed, completed using the BigChange tablets connected in real time to the back office applications.
Sinewave operates in high risk environments, and, as well as providing electronic job sheets and time sheets, JobWatch provides apps for everything from site risk assessments to near-miss hazard reports, before and after work photo capture and vehicle inspections. BigChange also handles purchase orders and invoicing, with seamless
integration to Sinewave’s Sage 50 accounting software.
www.bigchange.com Hoval heats Tower Bridge
The success of a boiler upgrade project at Tower Bridge relied heavily on close collaboration within the project team and Hoval’s endto end service delivery
The ageing boilers were struggling to meet space heating and domestic hot water requirements, so a decision was taken to upgrade them. The design was carried out by consulting engineers Brinson Staniland Partnership (BSP) and the new boilers, along with associated upgrade works, were installed by contractors T Brown Group.
Hoval engineers worked closely with both parties in meeting a number of key challenges. One of the early challenges faced by the design team was that, whilst regulations require condensing boilers for such an upgrade, the Grade I listing of the structure meant that Tower Bridge did not want plumes issuing from the flues on the side of the bridge base columns, 10m above the water level. Following lengthy discussions with the City of London authorities, special dispensation was given to use a bespoke, non- condensing boiler installation.
As a result, Hoval SR-plus 225 high efficiency, low NOx boilers were specified for the project. However, again because of regulations such as the ErP
Directive, the fully modulating Riello burners selected for the project had to be supplied separately from the boilers. Two Hoval SR-plus 225kW boilers were installed in each of the two boiler houses, which again presented challenges.
“Not least of these challenges was access to the boiler houses through narrow walkways and corridors, steep stairwells, ship’s ladders and tight turnings,” recalls John Pearson of T Brown. “To overcome this, Hoval supplied the boilers in ‘complete knock-down’ (CKD) form, which were then assembled on site, fully welded and hydraulically tested by Hoval’s engineers, and then casings, burners and controls were fitted.
“Despite all the challenges, the project went very smoothly and the clients are delighted with the end result,” Pearson concludes.
www.hoval.co.uk Luceco reels in Oman Cables Industry The Sultanate of Oman
Luceco has recently relit two large manufacturing plants located in the Middle East for Oman Cables Industry with the Eris High Bay
Committed to innovation and improving productivity, Oman Cables Industry required an improved lit environment with energy efficiency and cost effectiveness in mind. Ranked within the top 100 Global Wire and Cable producers, Oman Cables Industry is one of the oldest and most trusted cable manufacturers in the Middle East. Established in 1984, the business now has operations throughout the Middle East and parts of Asia and Europe.
Luceco provided an LED lighting solution using Eris High Bays. Eris is a modern and slim IP65 rated luminaire with a die-cast aluminium body and polycarbonate lens optic for optimum performance. The plant had been using 100W CFL lamps within the facility, but regular lamp failures caused unsustainable maintenance costs for re lamping and having to stop production to reach heights of over 10 metres. Eris high bays from Luceco offered 50,000
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hours operational life with a warranty of five years. High-efficiency LED lighting met the required lux levels and the overall light distribution throughout the plant has been greatly improved.
Supplied as digital dimmable or standard, Eris comes complete with stirrup bracket and hook for surface or suspension mounting and options include 20,250lm and 32,400lm variants with an efficacy of 135Llm/cW. Eris boasts two convenient sizes: Maxi HighBay 150W or 240W and Mini HighBay 100W or 120W, both at home in many industrial environments.
With the new lighting installed, Oman Cables Industry now have an improved, energy efficient lit environment, and have furthered their commitment to the environment by using energy efficient LED luminaires.
www.luceco.com Mikrofill at Hounslow Town Primary
Building services consultants Baily Garner LLP delivered a fully designed M&E project which incorporated Mikrofill equipment. The schools LPHW/HWS demand was met by the selection of three Ethos FS 350 kW twin burner condensing boilers. Installed by long standing contractor R & H Building Services Ltd, the stainless steel boilers provide a collective turn down ratio of 60 > 1 (1050 > 17.5kW). Each Ethos FS 350 produces as little as 31mg/kw of Nox and multiples can be installed as close as 50mm apart from one another.
The domestic hot water demand throughout this large primary school is catered for by two WRAS
approved stainless steel Extreme 500 litre loading cylinders. With a primary input of 120kW at 80°c, each cylinder can produce in excess of 2500 l/hr at 60°c. Installed with unvented kits the cylinders maximise the efficiency of the Ethos boilers by ensuring a ∆t of 30°c on the primary circuit (80/50°C). The existing school continued operation during the site redevelopment, with the new school being occupied in September 2018.
For more information on these and other Mikrofill products please contact the sales team on 03452 606020 or visit:
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