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03/02/2016

REL Delivers £2.2m Electrical Contract

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REL has delivered a £2.2 million electrical contract in Wycombe.

It is understood the contractor delivered all electrical works for the council's £150m Handy Cross mixed-use development.

REL carried out works on the scheme's new sports and leisure complex as well as a new 2,300 sq m Waitrose.

In addition, lighting was also installed for car parks at both facilities as well as at a coach park and ride service.

The contract was awarded to REL by Kershaw Mechanical Services, who produced ductwork for the project.

Works at the £40m sports centre included installing gas-fired boilers, a CHP unit, underfloor heating, mechanical ventilation and multiple VRF systems.

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Toby Buckley, MD of REL, said: "This was a technically-challenging contract which involved close liaison with Willmott Dixon, Swiss Timing, Variopool and Fina to meet their stringent requirements for the 50m competition swimming pool. This included installing movable floors, underwater swimming cameras and the associated controls. 

"One of the biggest challenges was the lighting. Due to the nature of the pool, which will be used for competitions as well as general leisure use, two different levels of lighting were required. This demanded a very detailed lighting design, which would meet the requirements set by Sport England, so we carried out computer-aided light simulation modelling to achieve this.

"The design had to result in a high level of lighting for competitions and ensure minimal glare on the pool surface, which meant that we also had to to source specialist light fittings from throughout Europe."

The main contractor for the development was Willmott Dixon and the sports centre was designed by architects AFLS+P.

The 10,750 sq m sports centre includes a 50 metre competition swimming pool, sub-aqua dive pit, multi-purpose sports hall, indoor bowls, dance studio, 150-station fitness suite, climbing wall, squash courts and café area.

(LM)

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