+44 (0)1506 445940 info@nrsgroup.co.uk About Us Services Project Delivery Projects News Contact Wishaw Substation Back The civil works were planned on a staged basis over a period of 4 years utilising available circuit outages subject to the Electricity Network constraints. The works are being undertaken concurrently with other works on site. NRS Group were cooperating and liaising with all other contractors on site. This required attendance at daily briefings, weekly and monthly site meetings as required by the IEC Project Manager and Site representatives. Click image to enlarge Works Involved: The design, construction, maintenance and removal of all temporary works. Installation of platform extension. The construction of all electrical equipment support foundations (mass and reinforcement concrete) Modification, extension and/or repairs work required to all existing oil containment bunds in order to satisfy all current standards. The construction of shunt reactor foundations with fusion-bonded epoxy coated reinforcement. All earth and cables ducts through foundations as indicated on the foundations detail drawings. Installation of all new precast concrete cable trenches and appropriately rated GRP trench covers. Installation of all drainage, surface drainage and service ducts. Proving of ducts after installation using a suitable mandrel and brush set and provision of an appropriate corrosion proof draw line. Extension of the existing 275kV substation compound road The excavation and installation of the earth mat including connection to the existing earthing system and laying earthing tails through the foundations ready for connection to the supporting structures. Retention of 3 sets of interrupter heads and fixed and main contacts from all existing circuit breakers. Management of the compressed air system throughout the demolition works in conjunction with SPEN SAP. This activity shall include all fittings necessary for capping the system throughout the works. The complete removal and disposal of all equipment in accordance with current legislation and good practice, of all redundant cabling in the existing cable trenches and within the 275kV control building. All existing services located on site which clash with the new works to be brought to the attention of the IEC site team for further investigation and removed/relocated, as required. All demolition activities are planned around specific outages. Removal of existing cable trenches, covers and all its contents and the area up-filled using type 3 material and finished with suitable stone chippings. St Andrews Cross – 132/33KV Demolition, Civils & Construction St Andrews Cross 132/33 kV Substation is an indoor AIS substation which consists of two incoming 132 kV transformer feeders, Dalmarnock 1 and Dalmarnock 2 connected to two 132/33 kV 60 MVA transformers, Grid T1A and Grid T2A respectively. Read More NRS Group’s Core Values Quality, Collaborative & Pride Our Mission Statement Through the continuous development and empowerment of our people our aim is to deliver projects to the highest quality by taking pride in our work. We strive to improve by continually reviewing all we do, & take ownership to find solutions that are in the best interests of our Projects Got Questions? Whatever your project, contact the team at the NRS Group to see how we can aid you and your development. Contact Us Careers About Us News Contact Copyright 2021 NRS Terms and Conditions Cookies Sitemap Website designed & developed by hush.digital Cookies help us to provide, protect and improve our services. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our privacy policy. CLOSE