One of the UK’s biggest warehouse and office distributors has taken delivery of an emergency standby diesel generator.
Borri has installed a 175kVA diesel generator with a weatherproof and acoustic canopy at Advent Data’s purpose-built distribution centre at Elland, in West Yorkshire, to help secure the electricity supply as part of the company’s disaster recovery.
Advent had experienced previous power problems at the Elland site and needed a solution to maintain supplies so that it could process customers’ orders even in the event of a mains failure.
To meet Advent Data’s demands for a full turnkey solution for all its back-up power requirements, Borri’s engineers managed the project, including the ground works, training, remote monitoring and a two-year maintenance contract.
Advent’s group operations manager, Jack Holt, said: "This is the first time we have had a provision for emergency power installed. We suffered power failures in the past so felt we needed standby power to eliminate the risk of future disruption to our distribution process. Borri’s price was right and they carried out the entire installation."
Borri sales director, Mark Trolley, said: "A big advantage of working with us is that the customer has a single point of contact for all its emergency power requirements. Gone are the days of arguments between the UPS company, electrical contractor and the generator supplier. Having the whole project, including all electrical work, managed by one company makes sense and will save money."
Borri’s generators range from 1kVA up to 2.5MVA (this can be even higher, depending if the system is paralleled). This according to the firm allows Borri to provide generators for a variety of commercial and industrial applications. Businesses in the UK that need to invest in emergency power can itโs claimed help meet their environmental obligations, as the company is now officially included on the government’s Energy Technology List (ETL).
Its range of UPS systems qualified for the ETL as part of the Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme (ECA), the key plank in the Government’s programme to fight climate change by providing tax incentives for businesses investing in equipment that meets energy-saving criteria.
Borri’s UPS solutions for companies seeking resilient and protected electrical infrastructure has now been officially recognised by its listing on the government’s ECA scheme, which gives UK companies capital tax relief in the first year of purchase.
