UKES has experienced design engineers, with site-based knowledge to ensure the utilities infrastructure is appropriately sized and configured.  Future expansion can be designed in for both consumption and generation sides of the utilities loop.

Utilities Equipment formats and Bills of Materials can be generated to assist with CapEx submissions, together with performance criteria for use in vendor selection.  With building services as well as process requirements being met.

• Natural Gas supply to site
• Water supply and analysis to identify appropriate treatment regimes
• Water Desalination, Reverse Osmosis, Softening, UV / Carbon filtration, and blending techniques.
• Low Pressure Compressed Air (typically 7 bar g) using variable & fixed speed units with network mangement systems
• High Pressure Compressed Air (typically 40 bar g) incorporating heat and air recovery systems
• Steam  Generation - Boiler sizing and identify needs for dual-fuel etc.
• Steam Distribution and Condensate recovery modules
• Pipe Sizing Tool - software to define materials and sizes for all utilities and process fluids
• CO₂ - Site based manufacture & distribution in both liquid and gaseous phases, with receiption facilities for bulk supply.
• Liquid Nitrogen distribution systems
• Refrigeration Systems and awareness of the latest requirements, such as Fluorinated Gases Regulation EC842/2006
• HVAC for general occupancy and specific conditions to optimise processing efficiency.
• Waste Water Treatment Plant, consideration for COD, TDS, peak flow levels, pH variance, Environmental discharge consent levels

Electrical Services design covers all aspects of supply from the incoming High Voltage to the site, through to single phase 110V socket locations.  Using the latest software (BS7671 (17th Edition) compliant) and experience, the attibutes UKES can cover include:

• HV/MV/LV transformers, switching and enclosures
• Network configurations as TN-S , TN-C available
• LV Main Distribution Board design (typcially Type 4), Potential Earth ratings and grounding routes. Sizing of thermal overload protection and RCD loads
• kW load to KVA demand, taking into account load diversity, power factor correction and ground effect
• Cable selection and sizing to ensure no more than 6% voltage loss on any circuit.(BS guidelines)
• Cable protection & supports, including secondary steelwork to be integrated into the building fabrication stage
• Use of back-up generators and UPS modules to protect sensitive equipment and product
• Specification of electrical distribution panels , and validate OEM equipment to BS EN60204
• Lighting design to agreed Lux levels and best use of energy saving luminaires

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