Data centres and critical facilities
A data centre is judged on one day: the integrated systems test.
Data centres need the disciplines we already deliver, to a higher standard of redundancy and testing: HV and LV distribution with generators and UPS, chilled-water plant, fire suppression and controls, commissioned level by level up to the integrated systems test. Our record in critical power and cooling, from HV and LV works on Empower’s live chiller plants to DEWA substations, is where we start.
What clients in this sector need from their MEP contractor.
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Redundancy that holds
Dual power paths, N+1 plant and the discipline to keep them separate on site.
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Commissioning to level 5
Every system proven alone, then all of them together under simulated load and failure.
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Speed to power
Long-lead equipment, approvals and the substation planned so the IT load can arrive on time.
The systems we install for this sector.
Networks and substations
11 kV networks, substations and transformers, cable laying and termination, testing and maintenance.
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Electrical systems
Power distribution, lighting, earthing and standby power, from the main switchboard to the final circuit.
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HVAC and district cooling
Chilled water, air distribution, ventilation and smoke control, chiller plants and district cooling ETS rooms.
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Fire protection and life safety
Sprinklers, fire pumps, risers and hydrants, fire alarm and voice evacuation, taken through Civil Defence approval.
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BMS, ELV and smart buildings
Building management systems, CCTV and access control, data networks, PA and lighting control.
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Utility networks
Excavation, cable trenches and duct banks, road crossings, diversions and reinstatement.
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Civil and building works
Warehouses, plant rooms and substation buildings, foundations, slabs and structural works.
ExploreRelated critical power and cooling work.
We have no data-centre project of our own to show yet. These projects, from other sectors, use the critical power and cooling systems a data centre depends on.
Empower semi-permanent chiller plants
HV and LV electrical works across multiple district cooling plants, under repeat orders.
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132/11 kV substations, section B
132 kV trough installation and cable laying.
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FedEx Sort and Clearance Facility
Design and build MEP for FedEx’s first sort facility in Dubai, with district cooling plant and ETS room.
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Dubai Airports building retrofit, Phase 1
BMS and mechanical retrofit, delivered with Siemens.
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11 kV works, Palm Jumeirah
11 kV cables, transformers and earthing.
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Our data centres and critical facilities lead replies with the approvals involved, a programme and a priced proposal.