Your building will be connected to the local electricity supply via a building incomer which will normally provide the supplies to the main HV/LV (high voltage/low voltage) switchboard in your building. This switchboard will provide power feeds to other distribution and sub-distribution boards within your building. A distribution board may be positioned on a floor with a sub-distribution board providing a feed into a server room. Each board will normally have an isolator and ways into which rated circuit breakers can be provided for individual power feeds within the server room including PDUs for server rows, air conditioning, UPS systems and other related equipment. When we survey a building or room for electrical works we normally need access to all the sub-distribution board in the room where we install the kit and may need to follow this back to the distribution board it is fed from and even the main building income and HV/LV switchboard or LV switchboard. For more information see our switchboard manufacturing solutions for server rooms and datacentre environments.
Server Room Electrical Works
As part of our services we can provide a complete review of our server room and datacentre electrical requirements. Our electrical projects range from the simple installations of local sockets and sub-distribution boards, to electrical refurbishments or new build server room or datacentre.
- AC Unit Maintenance
- Air Conditioner Repairs
- Battery Installations
- Cabling Installations
- Cleaning Services
- Cooling Site Surveys
- Data Centre Maintenance
- Disposals and Recycling
- Electrical Installations
- Generator Services
- Hire and Rental
- Load Bank Testing
- Monitoring Services
- Project Management (1)
- Removals and Relocations
- Room Integrity Tests
- Server Relocations
- Smart Hands
- Structured Cabling
- Technical Support
- Thermal Camera Surveys
- UPS Installations (1)
- UPS Maintenance
- UPS Site Surveys
Datacentre Electrical Contractors
As part of our services we provide a complete electrical contracting service for our clients. This can range from the simple installations of local sockets to a complete rewire from a local building incomer. Our team of certified electrical contractors can work on commercial, industrial, renewable and even domestic-sized installations. Working with our own electrical contractors means that we can provide a complete ‘turn-key’ installation package including commissioning. Our electrical works package can consist of:
- Building works as required to prepare a building or room for a fit-out and/or new system installation
- Electrical works site survey to review existing electrical infrastructure and provide a fully-costed quotation
- Electrical installation of LV switchgear, single and three phase cabling (AC/DC), generator and UPS system interfaces, network interfaces, UPS bypasses, AC and DC isolators and air conditioners and cooling solutions
- Mechanical installation of base plates and plinths, fixings, footings, pipe works, fuel tanks and air conditioner ducting
- Battery builds into cabinets, racks or on stands (cladded or uncladded) with associated DC cabling, battery monitoring, auxiliary chargers and circuit-breaker isolation
- Load bank testing using portable AC and/or DC load banks
- Commissioning by factory trained and certified engineers to the manufacturers instructions
- Remote monitoring and software configuration
- Documentation completion including F-GAS regulations for air conditioners
- Training and system handover
- Documentation including O&M manuals, schematics, third-party applications and certificate issue
All works are costed for normal working hours or by arrangement outside normal working hours or weekends. Often preparatory works are completed during the working day before an out-of-hours shutdown and final electrical connection. We then complete the commissioning process and handover.
Handover and Warranty
Following completion the system(s) installed are then covered by the appropriate manufacturer’s warranty supported by Server Room Environments. Warranty periods can run from 1 to 7 years depending upon the equipment brand installed and extended warranties are always available. For added peace of mind, we always recommend a maintenance contract to provide the required emergency response level and at least one preventative maintenance visit per year.
Onsite Power Generation
With many clients in the UK concerned about the state of the National Grid and its reserve capacity, Server Room Environments can supply a range of local power generation and energy storage systems to allow site to be grid independent. Power generation and storage systems include:
- Renewable power generation from Solar PV and wind turbines
- Liquid gas and diesel standby power generation
- Lithium-ion and lead acid battery energy storage systems
- Virtual power plants
For more information contact the Server Room Environments projects team.

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