Heating & Cooling Services Limited has seen a rapid growth within its Electrical Department over the past year. This controlled growth, employing the right personnel, form an important part of our Business strategy and through investment in existing and new staff we can offer electrical engineering solutions to any type of Building design.

The Electrical Engineers handling the installation work interface with their Mechanical colleagues to complement the Mechanical installations providing a fully co-ordinated and integrated Mechanical and Electrical service; therefore meeting our direct Client and Main Contractor needs, procurement preferences.

In-House Training Programmes and Team Meetings with our Mechanical and Electrical Service Engineers and Managers ensure that our Business has the precise resources to execute multi-discipline service contracts to meet the future demands of our Clients.

The number of Design and Build Contracts executed during the year continues to grow, with this type of Business representing 60-70% of our current workload. Our in-house Design and Estimating Department is continually expanding to meet those demands.

Within our Business we offer tendering on a one-to-one negotiated basis, often under some form of partnering agreement, which ultimately brings even greater benefits to the Client.

Heating & Cooling Services Limited can design, install and commission electrical installations and are members of the (NIC IEC) National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting. Our Engineers are continually attending in-house and external training seminars to ensure the highest standard are maintained throughout the Team.

Details of some of the services we offer follows...

Electrical Design Services

Heating & Cooling Services Limited is dedicated in providing total design solutions using innovation and experience out in the field and by researching the market place continually for new products and materials. Our Design Team on receipt of our Clients instruction will assign a Project Manager who will liaise with the Customer or their Representative to coordinate all phases of the installation from initial survey/conception throughout the Project until testing and commissioning. Our Project Manager will work closely with and advise the Customer of any potential problems with the intended installations and provide solutions prior to commencement on Site. Our Project Managers often work hand in hand with the Client advising on costings to ensure budgets are maintained.

Our Design Service follows the Projects through to completion and includes regular Site visits to ensure the installations are being carried out to the Design Intent.

Other considerations taken during our design process are to ensure that maintenance requirements in accordance with CDM Regulations.

Testing and Inspection

Heating & Cooling Services Limited is a member of the NIC EIC which is an Independent Consumer Safety body set up to protect Users of electricity against the hazards of unsafe and unsound electrical installations.

The NIC EIC is the electrical industries safety regulatory body. As an Approved Contractor all electrical work covered by Heating & Cooling Services Limited is required to comply with the requirements of the National Electrical Safety Standard BS 7671 (IEE Wiring Regulations) and relevant Codes of Practice and Guidance Documents.

The inspection of portable and transportable equipment is also covered by NIC EIC.

As part of the requirements of NIC EIC inspections carried out at random on installation works carried out by Heating & Cooling Services Limited also our Engineers are engaged in theoretical and hands on training in the Inspection, Test and Certification of Electrical installations and have obtained City of Guilds certifications.

Types of Certification carried out:
  • Electrical Installation Certifications
  • Periodic Inspection Reports for Electrical Installations
  • Domestic Electrical Installation Certifications
  • Emergency Lighting Completion Certificates
  • Emergency Lighting Periodic Inspection and Testing Certificates
  • Portable Appliance Testing

Data Cabling

Over the years Heating & Cooling Services Limited has worked with various Companies, to provide the supply and installation of data cabling and associated power and containment systems from simple relocation to complex design implementation.

As part of the Project Management, Heating & Cooling Services Limited can co-ordinate all phases of the installation works with the Customer, from an initial Site survey, advice on Project Planning and costing through to testing and commissioning.

Lighting Installations

Heating & Cooling Services Limited carry out design, supply and installation of many types of lighting systems both internally and externally. With the designs and selections of luminaires being based on the Clients use of the Building and running costs.

Over the past years Heating & Cooling Services Limited has seen an increase in the types of control for lighting systems from single stand alone controllers to sophisticated software driven addressable lighting control systems which provide seamless flexible controls.

Emergency Lighting

Heating & Cooling Services Limited is regularly engaged in the design supply and installation of Emergency Lighting installations for new and existing Customers. The designs of these installations are carried out in accordance with British Standards BS 5266-1 : 1999, BS5266-7 : 1999 and BS EN 1838 : 1999.

Types of Emergency Lighting systems undertaken by Heating & Cooling Services Limited include, maintained emergency lighting, self-contained emergency luminaire, slave luminaires and standby lighting.

As part of our design we can offer self testing intelligent systems which can be automatically tested and results down loaded to a PC network or local panel. This system works particularly well on larger installations and removes the necessity for manual testing of systems.

Fire Alarms

Heating & Cooling Services Limited is currently providing Customers with the design, supply and installation of Fire Detection Systems in accordance with the latest amendments of BS5839 : Part 1 : 1988 - Code of Practice for Fire Alarm Systems.

Heating & Cooling Services Limited can provide systems from basic Manual Call Points Detectors and Sounders to fully Addressable Fire Detection systems.

Our Design Team works closely with our Clients, to ensure that the systems provided meet with the approval of Local Fire Officers and Building Control.

Careful consideration is given to the type of Building in which the system is to be installed and due allowance considered and advised to our Clients for future expansion of systems.

Lightning Protection

Heating & Cooling Services Limited can provide solutions to Lightning Protection systems on new and existing premises generally to BS 6651.

These systems are often surface mounted on existing Buildings where careful selection of conductor tapes (colours) and test pit locations are considered to ensure systems are unobtrusive on Buildings. Alternatively on new Buildings the Lightning Protection system can often be incorporated into the Building fabric.

LV Distribution

Heating & Cooling Services Limited can provide Low Voltage Distribution systems from or including the main incoming transformer which on some of our larger Clients Sites are their property.

Most of our LV Distribution systems involves liaising with local supply authorities and the design, supply and installation of main LV Switchboards and associated sub-main distribution boards within our Clients premises.

Our works generally require the provision of all associated builder's work details, cable routing and ducts either within the Building or underground.

Power Installations

Heating & Cooling Services Limited provide small power installations from UPS systems for IT and Process Control equipment to general small power distribution throughout the Clients premises with the performance objective of providing reliable power supplies to Clients technical and domestic services.

Mechanical Services and Control Wiring

Heating & Cooling Services Limited Electrical Department has many years of experience working directly with our in-house Mechanical colleagues providing both the supply of Building Management Control systems and power wiring associated with heavy plant items such as Chillers, Condensers, Pumps and Air Handling Equipment. Through our experience we are able to work with our Mechanical colleagues ensuring that the Mechanical Controls equipment and locations are fully co-ordinated into the Building and services. A great advantage within the Plant Room areas is the sharing of services bracketry, supports and containment systems to ensure space within the often restricted Plant Rooms is used to its maximum effect.

Security Systems

Heating & Cooling Services Limited can provide the design and installation and advice to our Clients on the types of systems available within an ever changing technical market place.

Our works cover but are not restricted to the following types of installation:
  • CCTV
  • Panic Alarms
  • Disabled Alarms
  • Card Access Systems