PREFAB PLANTSystems · UK

Process

From enquiry to commissioned plant

One team from first survey to handover. Fabrication runs in parallel with site preparation, so the plant room is ready when the site is.

Flanged pipework being installed in a steel plant room frame
Pipework installed in the frame
  1. STAGE 01

    Enquiry and survey

    We start with the duty and the site: heat or cooling load, fuel or energy source, flow and return temperatures, redundancy, controls and BMS, access, base, services and programme.

    • Review of specification, drawings and employer's requirements
    • Site survey: delivery route, crane position, base and connection points
    • Budget and programme at an early stage
    Pump sets and gas header under construction
    Workshop build of pump sets and gas header.
  2. STAGE 02

    Design and approval

    Plant selection, hydraulic schematics, general arrangement drawings, structural and lifting design, and a connection schedule for gas, flow and return, flue, drainage and power. Drawings are issued for approval before fabrication.

    • Schematics, GA drawings and 3D layout
    • Points list and controls philosophy
    • Technical queries raised and closed early
    Cutaway illustration of a packaged plant room arrangement
    Design stage: plant arrangement in the enclosure. Illustrative render, not a project photograph.
  3. STAGE 03

    Offsite build and testing

    Frame, floor, plant, pipework, insulation, electrics and controls are built under cover. Pipework is pressure tested, controls are checked and the unit is inspected before dispatch. Clients can witness factory tests.

    • Built in parallel with groundworks and base preparation
    • Pressure and functional testing before dispatch
    • Photographic record of the build
    Boilers fitted in a steel plant room frame
    Boilers fitted before cladding.
  4. STAGE 04

    Delivery, connection and commissioning

    Delivery and lifting are planned with the site team, with RAMS and lift plans issued in advance. Once set down, we make the gas, heating, flue and electrical connections, test and purge the gas installation, commission the plant and hand over the records.

    • Lift plan, RAMS and delivery logistics
    • Gas testing and purging to IGEM/UP/1
    • Commissioning, controls set-up, O&M and as-built drawings
    • Ongoing servicing and maintenance available
    Packaged plant room lifted by a HIAB crane
    Single-lift delivery by HIAB crane.

Enquiries

Plant room on the drawing board?

Send the heat or cooling duty, the site and the programme. We will come back with the questions that matter and a route to a quotation.