Gyron Blog » duct http://blog.gyron.net Purveyors of fine quality datacentre services since 2000. Tue, 11 May 2010 16:56:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Behind the scenes at Centro – bulk BT Openreach fibre installation http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/behind-the-scenes-at-centro-bulk-bt-openreach-fibre-installation/ http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/behind-the-scenes-at-centro-bulk-bt-openreach-fibre-installation/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:35:21 +0000 Ben Miller - Gyron http://blog.gyron.net/?p=598 144 cores of fibre are brought in to a dedicated BT riser at Centro Dedicated splicing tray installed in to one of Centro's diverse comms rooms Tubing is installed through to the customer rack, and the fibre blown through with compressed air Fibre is spliced in to a patch panel at the customer rack

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]]> http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/behind-the-scenes-at-centro-bulk-bt-openreach-fibre-installation/feed/ 0 Centro update – FM200, power tray work and air conditioning ducting http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/centro-update-fm200-power-tray-work-and-air-conditioning-ducting/ http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/centro-update-fm200-power-tray-work-and-air-conditioning-ducting/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:42:48 +0000 Robin Balen - Gyron http://blog.gyron.net/?p=408 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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]]> http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/centro-update-fm200-power-tray-work-and-air-conditioning-ducting/feed/ 0 Centro update – Pulling HV power and fibre cables http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/centro-update-pulling-hv-power-and-fibre-cables/ http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/centro-update-pulling-hv-power-and-fibre-cables/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:40:11 +0000 Robin Balen - Gyron http://blog.gyron.net/?p=314 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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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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]]> http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/centro-update-hv-power-and-substation-works/feed/ 0 Centro datacentre fit-out update – Duct installation and drywalling http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/centro-datacentre-fit-out-update-duct-installation-and-drywalling/ http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/centro-datacentre-fit-out-update-duct-installation-and-drywalling/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:42:08 +0000 Robin Balen - Gyron http://blog.gyron.net/?p=234 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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]]> http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/centro-datacentre-fit-out-update-duct-installation-and-drywalling/feed/ 0 Progress at Centro datacentre http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/progress-at-centro-datacentre/ http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/progress-at-centro-datacentre/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:19:34 +0000 Robin Balen - Gyron http://blog.gyron.net/?p=218 Our contractors have been hard at work on-site at our new Centro datacentre facility over the past week — working 12 hour days, including the weekends!

Progress has been fantastic, with the structural elements of the secure “pod” for the Switchgear Room and South Comms Room completed and the roof starting to go in, and work starting on the steels for our staff room, store and build rooms, North Comms Room and the first part of Hosting Suite 1:

First stage of roofing being fitted to Switchgear Room

First stage of roofing being fitted to Switchgear Room and South Comms Room

First stage of structural work on North Comms room and Hosting Suite 1

First stage of structural work on North Comms room and Hosting Suite 1

We’ve also started work on the ducting that will connect us to our HV power supplies and fibre network connection points:

Cutting the road surface for duct installation

Cutting the first 120m of road surface for duct installation

Laying duct and warning tape within the excavated trench

Laying duct and warning tape within the excavated trench

As we’re installing our own private duct work for the connections, our electricty providers have been on-site to inspect and approve the quality of the works:

Inspection of works by the electricity board

Inspection of works by the electricity board

After only 1 days work, backfilling the trenching was started!

After only 1 day of work, our contractors started backfilling the trenching

We’ve also been installing a comprehensive external digital CCTV and PIR lighting system, with work going on late in to the evening:

Installation of external digital CCTV cameras

Installation of external digital CCTV cameras

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]]> http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/progress-at-centro-datacentre/feed/ 0 Quick update on fibre chambers and duct work at Centro http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/quick-update-on-fibre-chambers-and-duct-work-at-centro/ http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/quick-update-on-fibre-chambers-and-duct-work-at-centro/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:29:35 +0000 Robin Balen - Gyron http://blog.gyron.net/?p=181 Work has continued on-site at Centro over the holiday period and in to the new year. More pictures soon, but here are a few to keep you going in the meantime…

World's coldest meeting room...

World's coldest meeting room...

Reinstatement works complete at North fibre chamber

Reinstatement works complete at North fibre chamber

Fibre duct ready for installation

Fibre duct ready for installation

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]]> http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/quick-update-on-fibre-chambers-and-duct-work-at-centro/feed/ 0 Installation of new fibre chambers at Centro http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/installation-of-new-fibre-chambers-at-centro/ http://blog.gyron.net/pictures/installation-of-new-fibre-chambers-at-centro/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:42:35 +0000 Robin Balen - Gyron http://blog.gyron.net/?p=145 Work is under way by our contractors at the new facility to install our diverse dark fibre connections.

We are installing two diverse chambers on to our provider’s national fibre duct route, and running our own private diverse ducts back to separate North and South comms rooms within our Centro facility.

Here’s the South chamber:

Road closure for south fibre chamber installation

Road closure for South fibre chamber installation

Starting work on the south fibre chamber

Starting work on the South fibre chamber

Here’s the North chamber. The separation distance between the two chambers is over 200m, giving excellent diversity.

Road closure for north fibre chamber installation

Road closure for North fibre chamber installation

North fibre chamber installed and awaiting reinstatement works

North fibre chamber installed and awaiting reinstatement works

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