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SLC Shampa were commissioned by British Airways to carry out the Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health building services design elements for the refurbishment of this aircraft maintenance facility.

 

Our Mechanical design included for the introduction of five 7.3 metre de-stratification fans sourced from an American manufacturer.

 

The temperature gradient within the hanger was regularly showing a difference of 15 degrees Celsius between the floor and the ceiling level, representing a huge source of wasted energy and an unhappy workforce.

 

Since the fans have been installed, the temperature is evenly spread across all floors, with the Hanger Engineer Manager, who has been working there for over 12 years, telling us that not only has the workforce become noticeably happier and comfortable, but there have been substantial savings in energy consumption.

Summary of Design & Specification:

  • High Bay De-Stratification Fans

  • Direct Expansion Air Conditioning Systems

  • Heat Recuperation Supply Extract Ventilation Systems

  • Public Health Services

  • Compressed Air and Breathing Systems

  • Sprinkler Modifications

  • Low Energy Lighting & Control System

  • Lux Lifters for high bay luminaries for ease of maintenance

  • Emergency Lighting System & Fire Alarm Installation

  • Aircraft Ground Power Systems 

  • LV Switch Panels with integral energy metering with sub-distribution supplies

Gatwick Airport - Hanger 6

M & E design for refurbishment and upgrading of existing thermal de-stratification systems

As part of a major re-development SLC Shampa were commissioned to provide the Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health Consultancy services for the complete fit-out of a primary and secondary Data Centre at the BMW Factory in Oxford.

 

We were tasked with doing a complete review of the whole project, working alongside the BMW staff and the Project Management Team to ensure that the level of resilience was in accord with the correct tier dedicated by the Uptime institute, as well as ensuring compatibility with future expansions.

 

The project was divided into two phases, the conversion fit-out of an existing office area, and the construction of a new bespoke building. Both phases involved the complete mechanical and electrical design to support and fully co-ordinate with the existing shell and core infrastructure.

Summary of works and duties:

  • Chilled water fed closed air handling unit in N+1 configuration

  • Two 450kW, externally mounted air cooled water chillers in N+N configuration

  • Associated Main switchboards, Sub-switchboards, lighting and general power

  • Compatibility with existing mains and stand-by power infrastructure

  • Full fire and protection systems

Primary & Secondary Datacentres - Oxford

 M & E consultancy services for full design and supervision duties.

This five year project involved in depth analysis of existing maintenance systems, to achieve increased reliability across the Airport. 

 

As part of this exercise, many older Passenger Lifts, Escalators & Passenger Conveyors were replaced or substantially upgraded to achieve a much higher level of reliability and performance.

 

In line with current Airport low energy protocols, all new and upgraded Passenger Sensitive Assets (PSA’s) have been specified with VVVF Inverter drives.

Summary of Duties

  • Upgrade Maintenance protocols

  • Replace & Upgrade older PSA’s

  • Testing and commissioning

Heathrow Airport T3 & T4 - London

 Design, project guardianship & maintenance for lifts, escalators and passenger conveyors

When tasked with designing HVAC systems for older buildings there are always going to be challenges to overcome.

 

This iconic Grade II listed building in the West End was still operating an original 1920's system and while certainly reliable, was lacking the fine controls and efficiencies of modern equipment. We had to design a system that would not only maintain the temperature in the large auditorium with an abundance of lighting equipment and an audience of up to 690, but had to do so while being sympathetic to the structure and decor of this beautifully styled theatre.

 

We took a modular approach that allowed us to first replace the chiller, then the AHU, and finally the air distribution, in 3-phases. This allowed us to upgrade their systems with the absolute minimum disturbance to the customers or downtime to the business. As they say, the show must go on.

Summary of Duties: 

  • Design and specify new chiller system

  • 3-phased implemantation

The Strand - London

Upgrade front of house comfort cooling

This project involved the complete redevelopment of a 25 year old commercial office building, with change of use, approved for a 21st century GP's surgery, incorporating space for minor operations, 10-13 consulting and treatment rooms, and space for a future pharmacy. 

 

The works included the full strip out of the old building, back to the original shell and core. 

 

A major consideration and challenge for this project was the timescale. The problems involved in decanting two existing doctors surgeries and bringing nine doctors together into one new building equipped with all the latest high-tech medical equipment, required careful planning with precise design and expert supervision. 

 

Special features included state-of-the-art comfort cooling and heating designed to give each consulting room it's own dedicated controls. The entire surgery was equipped with the very latest LED lighting and control equipment to meet current BREEAM requirements. 

 

The new fire safety and security systems were also installed to meet the latest codes and building regulations.

Summary of Duties: ​

  • Complete re-design of the electrical and mechanical infrastructure

  • Introduce increased resilience against component failure and planned maintenance outages

  • Installation of fully integrated LED lighting and controls

  • Full review of NHS and clients requirements for fire safety and security systems

Parkshot Medical Practice

Richmond - West London

 Complete electrical infrastructure redesign and air conditioning upgrade.

Projects

SLC Shampa's experience and previous projects covers a diverse spectrum of industries ranging from airports & national airlines, to communications companies & data centres, through to restaurants, office blocks and residential properties. Below are some examples of the companies and organisations we're proud to have worked with.

British Airways
BMW
HEATHROW
NIMAX
NHS

The British Museum holds in trust for the Nation & the world a collection of art and antiquities from both ancient and living cultures. 

 

The new WCEC Building on the Bloomsbury Estate is the Museum's new build wing and provides facilities for Display Storage, Conservation & Scientific Research. 

 

The new passenger lifts installed had been problematic fromhandover, with poor performance causing unacceptable disruption to the Museum's operations. 

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SLC SHAMPA were invited to professionally evaluate the performance of each lift and offer reccomendations for making all the new equipment fit for purpose. 

 

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Summary of Duties: ​

  • Evaluation and survey of WCEC building's fault passenger lift system. 

The British Museum

World Conservation & Exhibitions Centre - London

 Condition reports, testing and re-commissioning three main passenger lifts.

This project involved the complete re-development of the ground floor air conditioning units and electrical infastructure supporting the entire building. The works also included the removal of existing rotary UPS machines and upgrading the switch-gear to meet current standards.

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A major consideration and challenge for this project was the necessity to keep the data-centre live while all works were happening. This required undertaking phased operation for the installations and staged change over at completion. 

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Special features of the system installed allow for the use of the building's complete power and mechanical cooling to be utilised for the ground floor only. While allowing for a future 2nd phase of installation to upgrade the system to a more granular controlled approach. 

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The fire safety systems were also upgraded from a sprinkler based system, to a Gas extinguishing system. Which the energy centre was protected by one of Europe's largest multiple zone, bottle fed Water Mist systems.

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Summary of Duties: ​

  • Complete re-design of the electrical infrastructure

  • Phased installation to maintain live data-centre

  • Integrate duplicate feeders

  • Introduce active redundancy and drastically increase resilience against component failure and planned maintenance outages

  • Upgrade fire protection systems

Cable & Wireless

Internet Solutions Centre - Swindon

Complete electric infrastructure re-design and air conditioning upgrade.

Cable
TBM
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