Industries

Mission critical facilities

We commission, test and hand over data centres and other facilities where downtime is not acceptable, using the same documented discipline we apply to sterile manufacturing.

Structured cabling in a data centre server rack
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Data centres, hospitals, laboratories and critical utilities share a problem with pharmaceutical plants. Every system has to be proven to work, under load and under failure, before the facility goes live.

Our engineers have spent their careers commissioning and qualifying systems where a failure stops production and triggers a regulatory investigation. We bring that approach to mission critical projects: risk based test planning, controlled documentation and evidence for every test.

What we deliver

  • Commissioning management and planning
  • Commissioning Levels 1 to 5, from factory witness testing to integrated systems testing
  • Integrated systems testing of power, cooling and controls under load and failure scenarios
  • Critical power systems including switchgear, uninterruptible power supplies and generators
  • Cooling systems including chillers, computer room air handling and liquid cooling
  • Building management and electrical power monitoring system testing
  • Issue tracking, punch list management and closure
  • Turnover packages and handover to the facilities team

Our approach

What a pharmaceutical engineering background brings

Documented to a regulated standard

Every test is planned, executed and recorded to a standard that would satisfy a pharmaceutical regulator. Your operations team inherits a complete record it can trace.

Risk based testing

We use the same risk based approach as ASTM E2500 qualification, so test effort goes where a failure would cause the most harm.

Controls and automation knowledge

Our engineers integrate and test control systems as part of their daily work. Building management and power monitoring systems are tested as part of the whole facility.

Operational readiness built in

We prepare procedures, training and maintenance plans alongside commissioning so the site is ready to operate when it goes live.

Where we work

Facilities and programmes

  • Hyperscale and colocation data centres
  • Hospitals and health facilities
  • Research and testing laboratories
  • Critical utilities and infrastructure
  • Advanced manufacturing facilities

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