Due to a successful partnership with Rawfield M & E, Ridings Consulting Engineers India Ltd., Eco Modular Buildings and CP Electronics, the Ark Byron Primary Academy School in North London has utilized modular plug-and-play electrical lighting installations, in order to help half its construction time from 6 months to 3 months.
Ark Byron Primary Academy has built a new school to increase capacity. CP Electronics was called upon to provide a speedy delivery that complied with ESFA requirements. A key requirement was for a system that could be installed during the off-site construction stage, to speed up the overall build time.
Vitesse Plus and Vitesse Modular products
The work required extensive application of the Vitesse Plus and Vitesse Modular product ranges
The work required extensive application of the Vitesse Plus and Vitesse Modular product ranges, which are easily self-commissioned and incredibly simple to fit. It was chosen as a quick and cost-effective way to provide schools with an efficient solution to their lighting needs, impacting construction as little as possible.
A key advantage of these products, during this construction, was that it saved the contractor a significant amount of labor costs, as with these products, very little challenges are experienced by electricians, during installation time. In simple terms, more lights can be installed in a shorter space of time. Also, being installed off site with the modular contractor allowed for work to be swift and specifications to be complied with.
Ark Byron collaborative project
The Ark Byron collaborative project shows how the education sector can cut costs during refurbishments and new builds, while simultaneously limiting impact on pupils’ education, throughout the building work.
The scheme was so successful that the UK government is introducing this collaborative way of working and similar building guarantees into other construction lines in different departments, which include the UK Ministry of Justice, Department of Health and Lord Chancellor’s Office.
Strategic partnership
Martyn Frear, Senior Business Development Manager - SBDM at CP Electronics, said “We have worked alongside these three companies before, on many occasions, it is a true partnership which ensures success on every project. The labor cost savings, as well as installation simplicity has meant that we delivered a project 3 months earlier than originally planned – fantastic news!”
Martyn Frear adds, “We look forward to welcoming the pupils back to their first full academic year, in their innovative new building, in September!”
