CASE STUDY - WKK ELECTRICAL LTD
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BLOOMFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BENEFITS FROM THE EXPERTISE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SPECIALISTS WKK ELECTRICAL LTD... AWINGANDAPRAYER
I t’s not every day that flying mammals are a prime consideration during an electrical installation. That was the case for WKK Electrical Ltd as they under-took the electrical contract at Bloomfield Presbyterian Church in east Belfast. Forget the Hollywood notion that vampires are scared of crosses, for living close by the evangelical church is a colony of bats. “It was certainly something a bit different from the norm,” said Gavin Thompson, Contracts Manager at WKK Electrical Ltd. “Part of our role on the Bloomfield project was to install floodlighting that met with stringent guidelines. It involved a 3000k colour render and a narrow beam angle of light distribution that protected a local bat colony in the area.” First established in 1887, Bloomfield Presbyterian Church sits on the fault line of the Beersbridge Road. On the one
Client: Bloomfield Presbyterian Church Main Contractor: Leo Matheson Ltd Electrical Contractor: WKK Electrical Ltd PROJECTTEAM...
side are the Victorian houses that once supplied workers to Belfast’s burgeoning manufacturing industry; on the other, the merchant’s houses that reflected the growing wealth of the city’s middle class. Long gone are the days when shipyard workers and mill workers shared the pews with solicitors and school mistresses, but Bloomfield Presbyterian Church, under the stewardship of the very Rev Dr Frank Sellar, remains a popular place of worship. That continued popularity is evidenced by the extensive building and refurbishment project that commenced in 2018. Leo Matheson Ltd was chosen as the main contractor for the demolition of a hall at the rear of the church and the provision of a new annexe. As the electrical contractor, WKK was charged with the relocation and installation of the church switchboard, a lift, general lighting, and a new audio visual system.
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