The new campus holds most, if not all, of the electrical systems typically found on a large university campus, however due to the scale of the project the quantity of materials were vastly larger including a use of 1.5 million metres of cable, this length of cable would stretch the distance from Ulster University directly to Sacyr’s HQ in Madrid! Our team of electrical operatives commenced works on this landmark project in July 2019 and grew to a total of 135 electrical operatives and 100 suppliers and subcontractors.

Coordination – our supply chain included 84 suppliers and 16 labour subcontractors. Our contracts team ensured very close co-ordination was upheld with all suppliers and labour as all systems installed were networked together, along with the existing systems installed throughout the rest of the campus.

Logistics & Materials – Site logistics were a major challenge due to the location of the building site being in the city centre of Belfast meaning there was no room for site containers to manage materials. We worked closely with Sacyr to agree local drop off points for materials and had a well-organised call off system with our supply chain. This ensured our workforce were constantly provided with materials when required.

Our Ulster University team completed the full electrical installations to an impeccable standard and worked admirably through the challenging conditions of the COVID19 pandemic.