Earlier this year we received a call from a long-term customer – a leading HV Contractor – as their client had suffered the failure of a 3.5MVA 11.5/6.6kV transformer resulting in significant disruption to water utility operations.
View this roundup of the best posts from our popular LinkedIn page during May 2020. Business bouyant despite COVID-19 challenges We’ve been quiet on social media recently – we’ve been busy managing very high quotation levels, a bumper order book and our production and installation activities. It’s encouraging to see how buoyant the industry remains…
View this roundup of the best posts from our popular LinkedIn page during April 2020. Slaters on-site These bulletproof early 1950s era 1000kVA English Electric transformers had given a lifetime of service but eventually reached the end of the line. Over a planned Easter factory shut-down, our contracting division replaced the old units with two…
View this roundup of the best posts from our popular LinkedIn page during March 2020. Dispatched this month Solar / Storage Transformers For Hire. It’s been a busy week for #transformer hires – here’s two more (2500kVA 33000/400V) dispatched to a #solarfarm today. Our #solarpv & #batterystorage transformer hire fleet covers common inverter output voltages…
Amidst the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic we are pleased to share details of the precautions we are taking to: Protect the well-being of our colleagues, customers, suppliers & the general publicMinimise spread of the virus, andMaintain the timely supply of equipment and services to our customers Our business continues to operate with minimal disruption. We have…
View this roundup of the best posts from our popular LinkedIn page during February 2020. Dispatched this month 4no new 2000kVA 11000/433V Tier 1 ONAN distribution transformers with close coupled new Schenider RN2c-T2 RMUs and 3200A ACB LV cabinets dispatched this week to a major national #electricalcontractor working on a new distribution centre in Durham.…
View this roundup of the best posts from our popular LinkedIn page during January 2020. Dispatched this month Refurbished South Wales #Switchgear D4X 400A oil circuit breaker dispatched to a UK #DNO complete with 36 month comprehensive warranty. The refurbished unit is shown alongside our client’s original breaker which was sent in for assessment by…
View this roundup of the best posts from our popular LinkedIn page during December 2019. Christmas Spirit All smiles during Christmas Jumper Day in the #Newcastle office today raising money for Save the Children UK. Those humbugs who genuinely or “accidentally” forgot their Christmas jumpers were happy to wear a santa hat and make an…
View this roundup of the best posts from our popular LinkedIn page during November 2019. Slaters on-site Early start for some of our Sheffield team this morning removing Genie SF6 circuit breakers from a city centre office #substation. We purchase modern reusable #transformers and #switchgear with safe and professional equipment decommissioning and removal all part…
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is the UK’s leading technology innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy. The company needed a power transformer quickly as part of a major research and development project to advance next generation offshore wind technologies. ORE Catapult has partnered with GE Renewable Energy on the five-year project to…