Project scope and data outlets
SCI Management were commissioned to install 48 new floor boxes.
278 Cat 6 data outlets were installed within a purposed built fully finished building.
Catesby Property Group plc specialise in the promotion of land and commercial development.
They had a purpose built office block (Now “The Time Business Centre”) constructed in Doncaster, just off the M18.
This had been fully carpeted and decorated but had no data outlets or sufficient power in any of the rooms.
Moreover, SCI Management Were Commissioned To Install 48 New Floor Boxes And 278 Cat 6 Data Outlets Within A Purposed Built Fully Finished Building.
As a result of their objective, they wanted the entire building to be fit for purpose. All system administration should be fully automated to allow clients to plug in and start working. Additionally, they contracted First Solutions in Worcester. First Solutions provides fully flexible managed IT support. It delivers professional IT project delivery and expert IT advice throughout the UK to provide a turn key solution.
First Solutions contacted SCI to assist with getting the building ready for hardware and automated software solutions.
Additionally, the work will prepare the site for both hardware and automated software solutions.
After a site visit we realised that the entire building had been fully carpeted. Moreover, access to all rooms was sealed, and the building was in immaculate condition. Additionally, this meant we had to cut out all the floor boxes for each room. We also had to ensure everything went back in place as if we had not been there. There was also the complication of no riser between floors to link the two com’s rooms. Additionally, there was no power in the ground floor comms room.
However, this is the type of challenge SCI enjoys. Moreover, we have a wealth of knowledge in completing medium to large installations. We turn empty rooms into functional, reliable offices, comms rooms, classrooms, etc.
We started the project on the 2nd of October. Core drilling through the floor slab allowed access to the upper floors. A suitable riser was installed. Two 42U (800 x 1000) linked communications cabinets for data and active equipment were installed. A power supply was fitted in the ground floor comms room.
We then carefully lifted the existing floor tiles and cut them out to install floor boxes. After installation, we replaced the tiles and surrounding carpet as if they had always been in place. Throughout the building, we installed 278 Cat 6 data outlets.
The project went like clockwork. This allowed First Solutions staff to complete their installation early. Additionally, it let Catesby’s clients enter their new fully furnished offices sooner than they had originally anticipated.
Since completing the ground floor installation, we have also completed the 1st floor. Additionally, the total number of data outlets now reaches 578, housed in the second 42U com’s cab we installed previously.
If you have a building you want to convert, we can help. Additionally, please contact SCI Management for friendly advice and a reasonably priced quotation.
