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Fabricated stairway at historic National Trust property
We have installed a new fabricated stair to improve access safety between roof areas at the National Trust’s Polesden Lacey property located on the North Downs near Dorking, Surrey. Polesden Lacey is an Edwardian house and estate owned and run by the National Trust and is one of the Trust’s most popular properties. ECEX […]
Continue ReadingSafe access in data centres
Modern data centres require vast amounts of cooling to prevent the sensitive computers they contain from breaking down. This is largely because computing power is increasing at a phenomenal rate. The world’s first digital computer built in the 1940s could perform three additions or subtractions in a second; today, the fastest computer can complete 360 trillion operations a second and there is […]
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Safe access protects building services engineers installing and maintaining plant. To ensure this, ECEX has a highly experienced team operating from our workshops in Newbury who can survey, design, manufacture, refurbish and install metal fabrications of all descriptions. ECEX specialises in steel fabrication for access safety including bespoke platforms and railings. We also […]
Continue ReadingECEX provides support for Tate Modern extension
We have installed an elevated steel support gantry and associated screening louvres at Tate Modern’s award-winning 2016 extension, the iconic Blavatnik Building in London. The gantry supports three new 3,600kg dry coolers installed by ECEX customer SPIE Building Services. ECEX faced the considerable design challenge of fitting the gantry into a congested plant compound. The […]
Continue ReadingFour steps to HVAC heaven
Now is a great time of the year to check HVAC plant and equipment is operating at its optimum because we have experienced – and will probably continue to face – heat wave conditions with temperatures in some places as hot as the Bahamas, approaching a sweltering 30 deg C. Indeed, we are […]
Continue ReadingECEX launches ultimate guide to site access
We’ve launched a free, comprehensive guide to safe and effective site access. The illustrated guide – Access All Areas – explains how access is a critical contributory factor to the safety of building services engineers and maintenance teams who install and service plant on roofs and other hard-to-get-at areas. ‘Access All Areas’ describes […]
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