Domestic

Bottesford Sports Hall underwent a full refurbishment to modernise the facility and improve safety, energy efficiency, and functionality for members of the community to use. As part of the project, we were responsible for a comprehensive upgrade of the building’s electrical systems, including lighting, power distribution, emergency lighting, and fire alarm systems.

The works were carefully planned and delivered to support the refurbishment programme while ensuring compliance with current electrical and safety regulations.

Initial isolation and Strip-out
At the start of the project, we safely isolated and removed the existing electrical services, including outdated lighting circuits, power supplies, fire alarm systems, and emergency lighting. This enabled the installation of new, modern electrical infrastructure throughout the building as part of the refurbishment.

Sports Hall Installation
The main sports hall required new high-level lighting and safety systems suitable for a large open space. Works included the installation of:

• High-level sports hall lighting
• Combined emergency lighting luminaires
• Additional emergency lighting fittings
• Fire alarm detectors and sounders.

Due to the ceiling height, a Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) was used to safely carry out all high-level installations.

Corridor electrical systems
New lighting and electrical infrastructure was installed throughout the corridor areas, including:

• First-fix light boxes
• LED panel lighting
• Combined emergency lighting packs
• Additional emergency lighting fittings
• Power sockets
• Fire alarm detectors, sounders, and break glass call points.

These installations provide reliable lighting, clear emergency escape routes, and improved safety systems across the building.

Accessible facilities
Within the disabled WC, we installed a disabled alarm system along with new lighting to ensure the facility is accessible, safe, and compliant with modern standards.

Changing rooms
Both the male and female changing rooms received electrical upgrades as part of the refurbishment, including:

• New LED lighting
• Emergency lighting
• Extractor fans for improved ventilation
• Fire alarm detectors and sounders.

These upgrades improve comfort, safety, and reliability for sports hall users.

Main electrical distribution
A new three-phase distribution board was installed at the main electrical position. The system includes surge protection and RCD protection to ensure safe and compliant operation.

As part of the works, we also integrated the existing solar PV system and battery storage into the new distribution board, ensuring the building’s renewable energy system continued to operate effectively.

Additional electrical supplies were installed for:

• Boiler systems
• Immersion heater supplies
• Two Eddi energy diverters to optimise the use of solar-generated energy.

External lighting
New LED external luminaires were installed around the building and connected to timer controls, improving safety and visibility around the facility while maintaining energy efficiency.

Project delivery
The refurbishment works were completed over a 12-week period by a two-person engineering team. Throughout the project, work was carefully coordinated with other trades to ensure the refurbishment progressed smoothly.

Outcome
The completed electrical installation has modernised Bottesford Sports Hall, delivering:

• Energy-efficient LED lighting throughout the facility
• Improved fire alarm and life safety systems
• Reliable emergency lighting for safe evacuation routes
• Modern three-phase power distribution with surge and RCD protection
• Integration of solar and battery storage systems
• Improved external lighting and building safety.

The project has helped transform Bottesford Sports Hall into a safer, more efficient and modern facility ready to support the local community for years to come.

Regal Manufacturing is a specialist engineering company that provides custom-built motors for a range of industries, including agriculture, food processing, and industrial machinery. Due to ageing and unreliable lighting across their production and warehouse areas, Regal required an upgrade to improve working conditions, reliability, and energy efficiency.

The objective of the project was to replace outdated fluorescent fittings with modern LED lighting solutions that would deliver improved illumination, lower maintenance requirements, and long-term energy savings.

Production area lighting replacement
The production area was fitted with a large number of ageing fluorescent luminaires, many of which had become faulty and were no longer providing sufficient lighting for staff working on precision motor assemblies.

To resolve this, we supplied and installed 30 x 5ft LED batten luminaires, each fitted with individual motion sensors. These modern LED fittings provide brighter, more consistent lighting while significantly reducing energy consumption. The integrated sensors ensure lights operate only when areas are occupied, further enhancing energy efficiency.

Warehouse lighting upgrade
The warehouse areas were also operating with older fluorescent high bay fittings that were inefficient and increasingly unreliable. As part of the upgrade, we supplied and installed 59 x 150W LED high bay luminaires, each fitted with individual sensors to maximise energy savings.

The new LED high bay lighting provides strong, uniform illumination across the warehouse, improving visibility and safety while reducing both energy usage and ongoing maintenance requirements.

High-level installation works
Due to the height of the production and warehouse ceilings, a Mobile Elevated Work Platform (MEWP) was utilised to safely carry out the high-level installation work. This allowed our engineers to complete the work efficiently while maintaining strict health and safety standards.

Project delivery
The project was delivered by two engineers over a three-week period, carefully planned to minimise disruption to Regal Manufacturing’s day-to-day operations.

Outcome
The completed upgrade has provided Regal Manufacturing with a modern, efficient lighting system that supports their manufacturing environment.

Key benefits include:

• Improved lighting quality across production and warehouse areas
• Increased reliability with modern LED luminaires
• Reduced maintenance requirements
• Energy savings through LED technology and occupancy sensors
• A brighter and safer working environment for staff.

The project has helped Regal Manufacturing modernise their facilities while supporting a more energy-efficient and productive workplace.