Picture a medical facility and the only place to install a new UPS system is within a Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) building or a container on the roof top. Immediately, there will be challenges with weight and space. Although GRP’s are designed to be light,...
How can facilities maximise performance and get the best from their batteries? Aaron Oddy, sales engineer at Centiel UK examines the issue. Batteries make up around 50% of the cost of a UPS purchase, so maximising their design life is essential. VRLA batteries usually...
By Mike Elms, Managing Director, CENTIEL UK Ltd It has been said: insurance is like needing a parachute. If it isn’t there, chances are you won’t be needing it again! The majority’s perception is that a UPS protects a critical load from power outages. However, it...
By Mike Elms, Managing Director, CENTIEL UK Apollo 13 was due to be the third crewed mission to land on the moon. Famously the mission was aborted when an oxygen tank ruptured just three days into the mission, resulting in loss of oxygen supply capacity and putting...
Leading UPS manufacturer CENTIEL UK has confirmed it is providing the back-up power for the new NHS Nightingale Hospital at the ExCeL centre in London. CENTIEL is proud to be playing its part in supporting the NHS by delivering a five-week programme of works to...
