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In recent years, Chorley & District NHS Hospital has become increasingly dependent on mains electricity due to expansion and the installation of new plant and equipment. With the results of power failure being so potentially serious, the Estates Department reviewed standby provision and revealed an unacceptable shortfall, with protection capacity at just 33%.

Corrective action has now been taken in partnership with FDL Generators of Aldermaston, which specialises in the design, installation and maintenance of made-to-measure generators and associated UPS systems to integrate smoothly with all electrical networks. FDL has brought standby provision up to 100% by removing an existing 385KVA generating set and replacing it with a new, more advanced 1000KVA unit. This is precisely matched with UPS automatic switching and control gear. The project also involved relocating a 850KVA generator to another area of the hospital and this was also undertaken by FDL, including all necessary re-cabling.