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Busbar, busway and power cabling installation in data centres

First Case installs busbar, power cabling and cable trays in data centres, with its own engineers and every run measured. We install busbar and busway in live data halls too. We work for UPS manufacturers and their channel, and as a subcontractor for the work installers outsource to us.

Scope
Busbars · Power cabling · Trays and ladders
Coverage
Netherlands & EMEA, on site
Handover
Measured and labelled
Method
Own engineers, pre-assembly
MAIN + DISTRIBUTION BUSBAR~680 mALIGNED · JOINT BY JOINTFIRST CASEFC-BKB-01POWER DISTRIBUTION01 · BUSBARSSCALEISO

Busbar installation: your main and distribution busbar, aligned.

Busbars are the copper or aluminium rails that carry heavy power through the data hall. We mount main and distribution busbar on a fixed support structure, aligned and fixed joint by joint. In the Netherlands: around 680 m in 52 runs, mounted in a live data hall.

01Main and distribution busbar, every brand
02Installation in live data halls
03Around 680 m · 52 runs in one project

Power cabling pulled and terminated, every conductor labelled.

We pull power cabling over cable trays and ladders, the support systems we mount ourselves, and terminate it at the distribution. Lugs are crimped properly; every conductor gets a label on both ends. One project: 144 DC cables of 95 mm², terminated with M10 lugs.

01Cable trays and ladders included
02The right lugs, properly crimped
03Every conductor labelled on both ends
M10DC CABLING144 CABLES · 95 mm² · M10 CRIMPEDFIRST CASEFC-BKB-02POWER DISTRIBUTION02 · POWER CABLINGSCALEISO
MEGGERSAT PASSEDINSULATION TEST & SATMEGGER PER RUN · CONFIRMED RUN BY RUNFIRST CASEFC-BKB-03POWER DISTRIBUTION03 · VERIFICATIONSCALEISO

Every run measured, recorded in the handover file.

After installation we check every run and every cable with an insulation tester, the measurement that confirms the insulation is healthy. The readings go into the handover file. In the Netherlands, the Site Acceptance Test, the client's acceptance test, confirmed the installation run by run.

01Insulation test per run
02Readings in the handover file
03Confirmed via Site Acceptance Test

The complete work package

Busbars

Installation of main and distribution busbar on a fixed support structure. Aligned, fixed joint by joint, in live halls within fixed work windows.

Power cabling

Pulling and terminating power cabling. With the right lugs, properly crimped, and every conductor labelled on both ends.

Trays and ladders

Installation of cable trays and ladders, the support system the cabling runs on. Aligned and supported, ready for the pulling crew.

Termination at the distribution

Standard electrical work we do ourselves, up to and including the connection to the distribution. Connecting transformers is specialist work: we deliver it within the project, execution runs through a specialised partner.

Measure and label

Insulation test per run and per cable, every conductor labelled on both ends. The readings go into the handover file.

Busbars
Main and distribution busbar
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On a fixed support structure, aligned and fixed joint by joint. In live halls too, within fixed work windows.

Power cabling
Pulling and terminating
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With the right lugs, properly crimped, and every conductor labelled on both ends.

Trays and ladders
Cable trays and ladders
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The support system the cabling runs on. Aligned and supported, ready for the pulling crew.

Termination
At the distribution
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Standard electrical work we do ourselves. Connecting transformers is specialist work: we deliver it within the project, execution runs through a specialised partner.

Measure and label
Insulation test per run
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Measured per run and per cable, every conductor labelled on both ends. The readings go into the handover file.

How we cable a data hall

Four steps, from survey to documented handover.

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01

Survey & route

We walk the hall, set out the route and agree on the work windows.

02

Pre-assembly

Whatever can be done in advance happens in our warehouse. It keeps time on the floor short.

03

Installation

Trays, busbar and cabling, mounted by our own engineers within the agreed windows.

04

Measure & handover

Insulation test per run, every conductor labelled, readings in the handover file.

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Busbar or cable: when do you choose which?

That choice lies in the design of the installation. Busbars are copper or aluminium rails that carry heavy power through the data hall; power cables run over cable trays and ladders to the distribution. We install both, with our own engineers, and measure every run afterwards.

Can busbar be installed in a live data hall?

Yes. We mount main and distribution busbar on a fixed support structure, aligned and fixed joint by joint, within fixed work windows. In the Netherlands we installed around 680 m of busbar in 52 runs in a live data hall this way. The Site Acceptance Test, the client's acceptance test, confirmed the installation run by run.

What is measured and recorded per run?

After installation we check every run and every cable with an insulation tester, the measurement that confirms the insulation is healthy. Every conductor is labelled on both ends. The readings go into the handover file.

Do we also work as a subcontractor?

Yes. We work for UPS manufacturers and their channel, and as a subcontractor for the work installers outsource to us. Our own engineers carry out the pulling and installation work, within the agreed windows.

Which cable support systems do we install?

Cable trays and ladders: the support system the cabling rests on. We install them aligned and supported, ready for the pulling crew. We then pull the power cabling over them and terminate it with the right lugs, properly crimped. One project involved 144 DC cables of 95 mm², terminated with M10 lugs.

Do we also connect transformers?

Standard electrical work we do ourselves, up to and including the connection to the distribution. Busbars, power cabling and cable trays and ladders we install with our own engineers. Connecting transformers is specialist work: we deliver it within the project, and a specialist partner carries it out.