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Land Securities has awarded Balfour Beatty a £70 million contract for the Buchanan Street mixed use project in Glasgow, Construction News can reveal. The contractor will design and build the retail and residential project in the heart of the city centre. The 155,000 sq ft 185-221 Buchanan Street development is only the second major city centre retail development to go ahead since the financial downturn. It is estimated that, at peak, over 100 construction workers will be on site. The scheme is already over 68 per cent pre let by income and 75 per cent by space. The shops, cafés and restaurants are due to open by March 2013, well ahead of the Commonwealth Games in 2014. The 49 apartments due to be built as part of the scheme will be completed by autumn 2012. Land Securities retail development director Nick Davis said: “We are pleased to appoint Balfour Beatty as the lead contractor, given their strong track record of delivering high quality, complex projects in busy city centres. Balfour Beatty divisional managing director for Scotland Tim Clarke said “The award will add a new dimension to our retail experience. “We are committed to locally employing new apprentices and a significant number of new entrants to the construction industry. Balfour Beatty will actively use the 2014 Glasgow City Council portal for all local procurement.”

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Goldshield Electronic Security acquired AIS Total Security, based in Southglade Business Park, Nottingham. The sale will see AIS become a key part of the Goldshield group as it aims to become the UK’S leading independent provider of fire and security systems. Mike Baines, managing director of AIS, said the new partnership will allow the business to grow quickly by giving access to new market sectors. He said: "Being part of the bigger Goldshield network will expand our service offering, strengthen our position in growing markets and enable us to further bolster our strong management team. “It means we will be better positioned to innovate at an accelerated rate and achieve a higher level of growth as we will now be exposed to other market sectors. “We want to thank all the team at Cooper Parry Corporate Finance for their help, they certainly made the transaction as smooth as possible.” AIS was founded by Paul Douglas and Mike Baines in 1989 and provides integrated electronic security solutions including CCTV, intruder, access control and fire detection systems to the commercial, retail, corporate and leisure markets. AIS will continue to operate under its name as part of the deal. John Bryant and Rob Burden, of Cooper Parry Corporate Finance, originated and led the transaction. John Bryant, corporate finance partner at Cooper Parry said: “Strategically the fit between AIS and Goldshield is excellent both from a geographic and an operational perspective. “The acquisition will enable AIS and Goldshield to benefit from each other’s strong position in their respective markets and yield significant growth for the combined group.” Goldshield specialises in the design, installation and maintenance of social alarms, security systems and fire and emergency lighting systems. The head office is based in Newcastle with further offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, York and London. Stuart Glover, managing director and owner of the Goldshield group, said “AIS’s positioning in the electronic security market complements Goldshield’s existing expertise in fire detection and warden control systems. “Goldshield’s aim is to become the UK’s leading independent provider of fire and security systems to the commercial marketplace, and the acquisition of AIS is another step in establishing this position. AIS is the Goldshield group’s third acquisition in two years and we continue on an ambitious growth plan” Legal advice was provided by David Tilly and Jenny Allen of the corporate team at Geldards. David Tilly said: “We have been delighted to work with AIS alongside Cooper Parry on this transaction; the sale has benefitted not only the shareholders of AIS, but also their customers and the industry.”

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Nexans has successfully commissioned the world’s first resistive superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) based on second-generation superconductor tapes. The SFCL, equipped with superconducting elements developed in cooperation with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, has been installed on behalf of Vattenfall Europe Generation AG to provide short-circuit protection for the internal medium voltage power supply that feeds electrical coal mills and crushers in the Boxberg lignite power plant in Saxony, Germany. A first generation SCFL, based on solid superconducting materials, was installed by Nexans at Boxberg in 2009 as part of a long-term test programme. Following the successful completion of this project, Nexans has returned to the plant for live testing of a new SCFL device featuring superconducting tapes. These tapes reduce the already low losses in the conductor material by around 90%, thereby lowering operating costs. They also provide an even faster response to a short circuit than the first generation materials. Electricians Glasgow “We now have a second superconductor material option for manufacturing power systems, and this will provide us with an even wider range of applications for our fault current limiters to help customers improve the safety of personnel and equipment while also reducing infrastructure costs. The upgrading and expansion of power networks to meet the fast-changing needs of our customers requires intelligent solutions and new functions,” explained Jean-Maxime Saugrain, corporate vice president technical at Nexans. “The power plant’s house load is just one of many potential applications for SCFL technology. For example, in the renewable energy sector the capability to supply more power from renewable sources is frequently restricted by the level of the short circuit currents.” The current limiter works in a similar way to the low voltage safety cut-out in domestic homes, but operates on the medium/high voltage network. In addition, after operating, it does not interrupt the electricity flow completely. Under normal circumstances, its superconducting elements allow the electricity to flow unhindered and with practically no resistance. If a critical current level is exceeded, such as during a short circuit, the conductor drops out from its superconducting state within milliseconds to act as a strong electrical resistor. Only a precisely defined residual current will then flow. This enables the device to protect all the downstream components, such as switchgear, from the damaging overloading of a short circuit. A key advantage of the SCL is its inherent safety, as it responds to a short circuit without an external trigger signal. Unlike pyrotechnic devices that need to be replaced after triggering, it can resume normal operation as soon as the short circuit fault is cleared and the material is able to return to its superconducting state. The new SCFL is designed for a nominal current of 560 A at 12,000 V, but can also allow currents of up to 2,700 A to pass briefly without triggering the device. This is an important pre-requisite for operation so that the coal mills can draw a high current on start-up without experiencing any problems. The new current limiter is based on superconducting tapes made of YBCO (yttrium barium copper oxide) also known as coated conductors. At temperatures lower than -180°C the thin ceramic layer becomes superconducting and can conduct electricity approximately 10,000 times better than copper. The current limiting components based on second-generation superconducting tapes were developed over the past two years as part of the ENSYSTROB project. The project partners are Nexans SuperConductors GmbH, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, the Cottbus and Dortmund Universities of Technology and the energy group Vattenfall. The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology provided the project with financial backing of about £1.3m. feel free to visit our website electricians westend glasgow or electricians Glasgow

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