Electrical contractor Active Connect is all geared up to install
Marshall-Tufflex’s MT32 prefabricated modular wiring solution in BP
company owned petrol stations around the country following a
successful trial of the system at a site in Surrey.
The BP Connect Service Station in Woking underwent complete
redevelopment to update its facilities and incorporate a new M&S
Simply Food outlet onto the site.
As a BP approved electrical contractor, Active Connect was charged
with designing and installing all power and data systems for the
project and decided to trial Marshall-Tufflex’s MT32 modular power
connection with a view to using it within future projects.
“Our priority was to find a power connection system that would allow
us to efficiently complete fast-track retail projects,” explained
Active Connect director Gary Woodland. “We were also keen to
identify a system that reduced the number of electrical engineers on
site, which impacts upon health and safety issues. The MT32 system
was very good. It’s quite straight-forward to install and far easier
than a traditional ‘hard wired’ installation. It did exactly what it
said on the tin.”
Active Connect supplied Marshall-Tufflex design engineers with full
specification and drawings for the BP service station project,
allowing Marshall-Tufflex to produce detailed plans and a cable
schedule. The project was managed by Bovis Lend Lease. Electrical
wholesaler, The Electric Centre, in Molesey, supplied the entire
system in five kits to cover different sections of the 245m2 service
station, including till areas, the Wild Bean Bakery and back
offices.
Each kit contained a pre-wired home run complete with distribution
hub ready for on-site final connection to the distribution board and
accessories. MT32 home run multi-core cables are prefabricated to
suit the project specifications, which enabled quick and easy
connection to pre-wired and assembled lighting and power points
within the service station.
Marshall-Tufflex Odyssey perimeter trunking incorporating MT32
pre-wired modular accessories was also supplied for a particular
area that required a concentration of multiple surface power and
data service outlets.
The trial proved successful on a number of counts for Active
Connect. Not only has it identified a power connection system that
delivers big time savings on electrical installations, it has
provided Active Connect with a competitive edge in being able to
offer its clients a fast-track service using the MT32 bespoke
factory-tested modular wiring system. A further benefit with the
MT32 system is that it can be easily reconfigured and re-used
post-installation and without waste, allowing the electrical
contractor’s clients such as BP to refresh their store image and
lay-out without major upheaval or cost implications.
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