May 2020 Roundup

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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…

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April 2020 Roundup

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View this roundup of the best posts from our popular LinkedIn page during April 2020. Slaters on-site Before After 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…

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March 2020 Roundup

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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…

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Company Statement: COVID-19

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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…

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February 2020 Roundup

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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.…

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January 2020 Roundup

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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…

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December 2019 Roundup

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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…

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November 2019 Roundup

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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…

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Transformer Hire Solution: Advancing offshore wind technologies for ORE Catapult

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ORE Catapult Case Study | Slaters Electricals

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…

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Working with a "Killer" (Electricity)

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In this article Slaters Electricals’ Operations Manager, David Kerr, reflects on the age-old anecdote and the hard work that all of our workforce put in to ensure this will never apply. A colleague was recently recounting an incident from his early days working on a high voltage electrical site, when an experienced engineer pulled him…

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