Electrical Safety Improvements and Distribution Board Upgrade

Electrical Safety Upgrade & Commercial Distribution Board Replacement

Due to the nature and location of the building, the building relied on an old earth electrode and an earth leakage circuit breaker arrangement for fault protection. A recent electrical installation condition report (EICR) had highlighted defects with the earth electrode arrangement and our client experienced occasional problems when a fault with one piece of equipment caused power loss to the whole building - affecting workshop paint processes and productivity.

We designed and installed a solution to provide enhanced safety and reliability in accordance with the latest BS7671 requirements. A new distribution board was fitted with timed delayed RCD main switch and individual RCD's for all final circuits providing additional protection against electric shock, with full selectivity so that a fault on one circuit or piece of equipment would no longer affect the whole building.  A new earth electrode and earthing conduction was also installed with suitable cable containment.

Our client now has improved electrical safety and reliability. The distribution board upgrade was untaken out of normal working hours to avoid any disruption to their staff and production. All worked was carried out on a fixed cost basis and completed in the planned time frame.