Imperial War Museum Duxford
Duxford played a key role during the Battle of Britain and many hangars are still in operation today.
The expansive site comprises seven key exhibition buildings as well as multiple ancillary units. Maintaining and testing emergency lighting to BS5266 Standards across such a large site proved
both difficult and time consuming. P4 were asked to simplify the process.
What We Did
Phase 1 comprised the design and provision of a self-testing emergency lighting solution to Hanger 3 which houses a private
collection of Spitfires. An 868MHz Wireless System with conversion of existing 150 Watt high bay fittings to incorporate emergency
lighting function was chosen to minimise installation times. Remote box housings containing the emergency lighting components were colour-matched to customer specification enabling them to sit unobtrusively above the mounting trunking of the fittings.
The solution was very well received both by the client and main contractor and P4 are delighted to be supporting Duxford with further projects including Hangars 4 & 5 plus numerous remote buildings using Fastel Mesh Technology (FMT) & 868MHz systems.
Benefits
- Assured compliance with emergency lighting testing standards.
- Optimised safety in the event of mains power being lost.
- Centralised remote monitoring of emergency lighting performance.
- Fault reports are emailed directly to the maintenance team identifying fault location and type, enabling quick rectification.
- Minimal disruption – the museum can set times when it is convenient to automatically test the emergency lights to fit with the use of the premises.
- Ease of installation – wireless communication reduced the requirement for internal wiring.
- Market leading after sales support.
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