Tag Archive for 'duct'

Behind the scenes at Centro – bulk BT Openreach fibre installation

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Centro update – FM200, power tray work and air conditioning ducting

FM200 gas installation in to Switchgear Room

FM200 gas installation in to Switchgear Room

Heavy duty tray work for LV cabling to Suite 1

Heavy duty tray work for LV cabling to Suite 1

Forming ducting for air conditioning in the comms rooms

Forming ducting for air conditioning in the comms rooms

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Centro update – Pulling HV power and fibre cables

Finishing the final leg of duct installation

Finishing the final leg of duct installation

Preparing to pull the first 200m of HV cable ducting

Preparing to pull the first 200m of HV cable ducting

HV cable following pull through initial leg of ducting

HV cable following pull through initial leg of ducting

Preparing North fibre entry point in to the facility

Preparing North fibre entry point in to the facility

Pulling multi-core armoured fibre cable through dedicated duct

Pulling multi-core armoured fibre cable through dedicated duct

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Centro update – HV power and substation works

Forming the concrete base for HV substation

Constructing the formwork for the HV substation concrete base

Concrete arrives on-site

Concrete arrives on-site

Pouring concrete for substation base

Pouring concrete for substation base

Finishing the concrete base for the HV substation

Finishing the concrete base for the HV substation

Concrete base with new duct installation to dedicated transformer

Concrete base with new duct installation underway to dedicated transformer

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Centro datacentre fit-out update – Duct installation and drywalling

Progress has been rapid as there are now nearly 30 contractors on-site, so there are quite a few pictures in this update. Scroll down for the full batch!

Final reinstatement works for first stage of duct installation

Final reinstatement works for first stage of duct installation

Final reinstatement works for first stage of duct installation

Final reinstatement works for first stage of duct installation

Excavations under way for HV substation base

Excavations under way for dedicated on-site HV substation base

25 tonnes of drywall awaiting installation

25 tonnes of drywall awaiting installation

First sheet of drywall being hung!

First sheet of drywall being hung!

View of Switchgear and South Comms Room taking shape

Switchgear and South Comms Room taking shape (after only 5 hours!)

Internal view of Switchgear Room, very fetching in pink!

Internal view of Switchgear Room, very fetching in pink!

Work starts on the next 120m of duct, this time on public highway

Work starts on the next 120m of duct installation, this time on public highway

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