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Case Study 1
Elegance 170 goes to the top of the class
Case Study 2
‘Twin’ trunking duo resolves size
issue at Sunderland College
Twin165 trunking has come up trumps for yet another
major educational new-build project, offering generous
compartment sizes in a trunking profile able to
accommodate height restrictions around window sills.
Specifiers working on the new £22 million Arts and
Sports Academies at Sunderland College’s Bede Campus
required an integrated cable management solution for
both buildings.
The college had previously used Twin Plus trunking and
was happy with its performance and generous, two full-
sized compartment, cabling capacity. But when specifying
trunking to carry power and data supplies throughout
the new buildings, mechanical and electrical services
consultant Desco was limited by height restrictions
around window sills. Twin165 solved the dilemma,
offering an alternative solution for these tricky areas with
a flexible, medium-sized, cable containment solution
that met the specification and required cable capacity
perfectly.
Both Twin Plus and Twin165 were specified for the new
buildings. Karen Wade, director of facilities at Sunderland
College, said: “We have used Marshall-Tufflex trunking not
only in the new Sports and Arts Academies’ projects, but
also in other smaller refurbishment projects across the
estate. We find Marshall-Tufflex trunking both flexible and
durable which makes it suitable for use in a busy college
environment.”
The products were installed by Castle Building Services,
which carried out the mechanical and electrical
engineering services. Although familiar with installing
Marshall-Tufflex products, Castle Building Services had
not worked with Twin165 before but reported that it had
been very straightforward to install.
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Elegance 170 aluminium profile has scored top marks
after proving perfect for a brand new school in Belfast.
Elegance 170 Aluminium (170x55mm) is hard-wearing,
good-looking and lightweight, making it perfect for
educational and office projects where a robust yet stylish
cable management solution with extra mechanical
strength and a higher cable capacity is required.
The profile ticked all the boxes for the new Bunscoil
Bheann Mhadagain School in Belfast. Supplied by Core
Electrical (NI), working with consultants JCP Consulting
and electrical contractors Norlect Engineering, the
Elegance 170 system was also praised for being Cat 7 and
Part M compliant.
“The contractor and consultant needed a system that
could be installed quickly while still delivering the highest
standards of quality. The Elegance 170 range was perfect,”
said Gerry McKeith, Core Electrical (NI). “We believe this is
the first school project in Northern Ireland to use Elegance
170 but it certainly won’t be the last. Since supplying
Marshall-Tufflex for Bunscoil Bheann Mhadagain we
have been successful in obtaining orders and supplying
Elegance 110 and 170 to a number of schools and we’re
quoting for more schools and commercial projects.”
Cable management for educational environments