HV / MV Switchgear

Slaters Electricals supplies and supports the widest range of high and medium voltage switchgear in the UK.

Switchgear can be a complex topic. Whether you are looking for new or refurbished equipment, our highly experienced team can assist you with specifying  equipment to to meet your power distribution and protection requirements from simple transformer feeders and incomers to G99 generator protection.

New Switchgear

We supply and install new vacuum and SF6 insulated MV and HV switchgear to customer specification up to 33kV from a range of leading OEMs, including:

• Schneider (Ringmaster, GenieEvo, Premset etc)
• ABB (UniGear, SafePlus etc)
• Siemens (8DJH, SIMOSEC etc)
• Hawker Siddeley (Eclipse etc)   

As an independent supplier we are not tied to any one switchgear manufacturer so offer you unbiased, expert advice about the most appropriate equipment for your scheme of operation, required lead time, site and budget. New switchgear is often supplied and installed as part of a Slaters’ full package solution to include power & distribution transformer supply, installation, civils, protection & grading studies, earthing etc on your power distribution infrastructure or upgrade project. 

We are a major stockist of new Schneider Ringmaster SF6 extensible switchgear (SE6, CE2) and RMUs (RN2c) with multiple units of each type normally available for immediate dispatch. 

Legacy Switchgear

Slaters Electricals have sold, hired, repaired, modified, upgraded, tested and installed HV & MV Switchgear for almost 100 years. 

Our in-depth knowledge of every major UK installed OEM’s types means that we are widely acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading authorities on MV & HV switchgear. Major OEMs regularly consult us for advice about their legacy equipment and purchase refurbished units from us. 

We are experts in safely extending the life of your 11kV switchgear and support the UK and overseas installed base of UK origin legacy MV and HV switchgear with the following services:

• Supply and installation of fully refurbished units
• Maintenance, full rebuilds, overhaul, refurbishment & repair of client’s existing equipment, including protection upgrades. 
• Retrofits and upgrades
• Extension of existing switchboards
• Auxiliary equipment and spare parts
• Decommissioning & removal of redundant switchgear

We hold large volumes of legacy equipment in stock and refurbish it to ‘as new’ condition upon order. Switchgear types available include:

• SF6 Insulated Circuit Breakers
• SF6 Insulated Ring Main Units
• SF6 Switches
• Vacuum Insulated Circuit Breakers
• Oil Insulated Circuit Breakers
• Oil Insulated Ring Main Units
• Oil Insulated Fused Switches
• Oil Insulated Switches

We stock equipment and spares to support switchgear manufactured by current and legacy OEMs including:

• Schneider: CN2, CE2c, CE6c, SN6, SE6, Genie, GenieEvo, VISAX
• Reyrolle: YMV2, LMV, LMT1 & 2, LMVP
• Brush: VMV, FV, VSI, VV6/20, VMH, Hawkvac 15, Eclipse
• GEC / AEI: BVP17, VMX-S, VMX-C, VMX-CS, VMX, MX81S, HMX
• Long & Crawford: GF3, J3, J4
• South Wales Switchgear: HG12, D4X, D4XD, D12XE, C4X1
• Yorkshire Switchgear: SOHI, YSF6, IVIO-13, IVIF-13
• ABB: Safe6, ZV2, Unigear, Safeplus

We are internationally renowned for the quality of our refurbished switchgear, which is backed by a comprehensive 36 month warranty.

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