Co-operative Centre, Bristol, UK

Project Details

Co-operative Centre, Bristol, UK

Client:

The Co-operative

Completion:

Project Type:

Commercial

Project Value

£3.1M

Project Detail:

Overview The Co-operative Group is the UK’s largest mutual business, owned not by private shareholders but by over six million consumers. The Group operates 4,800 retail trading outlets, employs more than 100,000 people and has an annual turnover of more than £13bn. Designer Group carried out the full mechanical and electrical design and build installation to the new distribution centre in Bristol, United Kingdom. This project is the south distribution centre for the Co-operative comprising of extensive distribution space with both cold and dry storage, external forecourt with truck charging bays, office space and a vehicle maintenance building unit.

More Detail:

Designer Group are responsible for all Mechanical and Electrical Services comprising of

Electrical Services

Full design and build based on the Co-operative’s performance specification
Incoming 11kV HV cabling from RMU substation installation included provision for back up generation
Extensive busbar power distribution to eliminate long cable runs and to provide flexibility in terms of future connections. Busbar ranging from 800A – 2400A
Aluminium busbar was used to reduce weight and offer an economic solution
The lighting installation includes special rack distribution lighting, office, cold storage LED lighting and emergency lighting. The warehouse lighting system is fed from lighting busbar
Lighting control, in the warehouse and cold store area each light fitting has a dedicated lighting control sensor to detect movement using microwave technology
External lighting including extensive column floodlighting within the truck-park area
Vehicle hook-up points
DHW and CWS services to offices and warehouse areas
Small power and lighting to office and operations office including under floor power distribution busbar
Lightning protection and surge suppression
Cold storage under-floor heating and controls
Specialist refrigeration equipment supplies
The project was successfully delivered over a 5 month period

Mechanical Services

Project Details