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Cat6a Case Study - Chestefield Football Club
Customer – ChesterfieldFootball Club
Location– Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Requirements – A cabling solution for their brand new stadium
Equipment– Excel Cat6A, Excel OM3 fibre cable and Excel Comms Cabinets
Integral’s View– “The final result has given Chesterfield FC a true competitive advantage over other football clubs, with hi-tech equipment and up to 10 Gig network speeds. Also, with the fact that the cable we’ve installed has a 25 year warranty, it means that it won’t need changing for many years to come, offering a clear return on investment.”
Paul Taylor, Managing Director, Integral Network Solutions Ltd
At a cost of £13 million, in 2010 Chesterfield FC opened its new 10,400 capacity all-seated stadium for the first time, located roughly one and a half miles north of the town centre. Completed before the start of the 2010/2011 season, the team and fans alike were very pleased with the final result.
The new stadium, called the b2net stadium, is a large step forward for the club and is a stark contrast from the old ground that the football club had played at throughout most of its history.
The opening brings with it many benefits, but to ensure it’s success moving forward, many elements had to be taken into consideration during its creation, not least of which was the IT infrastructure.
Brand New
As the site was completely new, being built from scratch, a completely new structured cabling installation was required. The club needed a reliable solution in order to support the converged network they were implementing including: IPTV live streaming, IP telephony and also to operate and manage all their electronic facilities, such as computers, CCTV, tills, wireless systems, ticketing and turnstiles. With such a great requirement, not only was a competent solution needed, but also one that had longevity so they wouldn’t have to replace it any time soon.
Addooco IT, who were already providing all the new IT systems and support for the football club, mapped out the initial design of the cabling infrastructure but they chose to recruit specialists to undertake the actual implementation. They chose to work with Integral Network Solutions Ltd.
Integral Network Solutions Ltd specialisesin designing and installing a wide range of networking infrastructure services for all types of businesses and premises. Based in South Yorkshire, the company works UK-wide with clients in both the private and public sector and offers expertise for a large range of services to end users and contractors.
The Excel Solution
After speaking to Addooco IT and understanding the club’s needs, Integral recommended the Excel cabling solution, in particular using Excel Cat6A, as it met their criteria for bandwidth and longevity.
Integral was able to use its expertise to really help move the project forward. They played a big part in getting the electrical contractor to understand the size of the cable and the issues with bend radius of Cat6Acompared to Cat5e/6. The whole of the dado trunking needed to be re-designed to support the Cat6Acable with additional drops installed to accommodate it.
More than just Cat6A, Integral recommended Excel OM3 fibre for the backbone, as this was one of the best choices available in the market,
First Steps
This project was Integral’s first Cat6Ainstallation and they utilised support from Excel to ensure they were up to speed with this next level of cabling system. 
Excel Category6A (augmented Category6) cables and associated connectors take the performance capabilities of copper infrastructure to new levels. Designed to the current ISO and EIA/TIA standards for Class EA augmented Category6A performance, these products are intended to deliver reliable, high network performance over link distances of up to 90 metres, including support of emerging applications such as 10GBase-T, 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
Having worked with Excel previously and having completed all the training, Integral is an Excel Cabling Partner. This means that they are an Excel authorised installer that can offer a 25 year product and application warranty on their installations.
Once they had mastered the differences with Excel Cat6A, the next challenge they faced was getting the electrical contractor to agree to change pathways and spacers to allow these larger cables to be installed throughout the four stands of the club.
Results
The challenges were all overcome successfully, and between February and July 2010 the infrastructure was installed into the new stadium, which consisted of 550 x Cat6Apoints, 6 x 50-Pair CW1128/1308 voice links between the stands, 6 x 8-Core OM3 fibre optic links between stands and 6 x Excel Comms Cabinets.
Paul Taylor, Managing Director of Integral, is very pleased with the final outcome of the project, commenting, “The final result has given Chesterfield FC a true competitive advantage over other football clubs, with hi-tech equipment and up to 10 Gig network speeds. Also, with the fact that the cable we’ve installed has a 25 year warranty, it means that it won’t need changing for many years to come, offering a clear return on investment.”
The hard work is now all complete and Chesterfield FC can start the new season in their brand new stadium, marking a historical step for the club.
Cat6a Case Study - Chesterfield Football Stadium
Cat6 Case Study - Wakefield College - Skills Xchange
Integral Network Solutions recently completed a comprehensive data communications fit-out over 4 levels of Wakefield College’s new Campus, the skills Xchange at Glasshoughton.
The skills Xchange is located on the £200 million, 335-acre mixed-use Glasshoughton Business Park just off the M62 and will be officially opened in the coming weeks by Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and MP for Normanton.
Purpose-built facilities accommodate the study of subjects like brickwork, carpentry and joinery. In addition to this, beautifully appointed salons, including a nail bar, provide live training environments to students. There is also a learning resource centre equipped with a range of learning materials, the latest in technology, and access to the internet available to students on campus.
The iconic new building will house 300 members of staff and 2,500 full and part-time students, with the main learning areas being the construction crafts, practical engineering, motor vehicle, hairdressing and beauty therapy.
In total, Integral installed approximately 2000 NEXANS LANMARK Category 6 data points on the campus, as well as completing the voice and fibre optic cabling back bones between six Communication Rooms across the site – the iconic new learning facility is now fully equipped to meet the challenges of 21st Century technology. The reliability of Integral Network Solutions and the speed and precision of our engineers was proved when we became the only contracting company on the site to complete our part of the project on time.
The teachers and students of the new Skills Xchange are left wanting for nothing in terms of technology as the new data communications facilities cater for and even exceed expectations.
In addition, Integral has provided a 25-Year warranty for the installation project. The warranty covers all products including cable, cabinets, patch panels and patch leads and is unrivalled in the UK data communications market. The installation and warranty will serve the Skills Xchange well into the future for its communications needs.
The total cabling project value was £120,000
Cat 6 Case Study - Wakefield College (Skills Xchange)
Cat5e Shielded (FTP) Case Study
CGU Insurance, Nationwide Installations
CGU insurance decided to upgrade the existing data and voice cabling infrastructure without disrupting normal operations.
Integral was successful in winning the sub contract works to refurbish the cabling infrastructure over 12 sites, within a 3-month period.
Integral Networks replaced the existing Token Ring cabling infrastructure with an ITT Cannon Category 5e Shielded Solution. The complete systems consisted of 7,000 RJ45 user outlets, 100’s of diversely run OM3 fibre backbones, 1,000s Copper Voice Circuits and over 40 data cabinets.
Integral project managers worked closely with CGU staff to ensure the smooth installation of the new system. The majority of installation work had to be completed out of hours on night shifts and at weekends.
The project involved 45 installation engineers and was successfully completed within the tight deadlines given.
Project Value £350K
Cat5e Shielded (FTP) Case Study - CGU Insurance
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Highlander Business Solutions
Dear Paul,
I felt like I had to write and express my thanks for the diligence and quality of work that you have undertaken on behalf of Highlander Business Solutions in installing the cabling and networking solution for the new offices for ACT in Sheffield last week. As this was the first large project that I asked for your assistance with, I was delighted with progress from start to finish.
Having managed numerous cabling and network installations over the past eight years, I feel that I have rarely worked with a more professional and committed subcontractor. I thank you and commend you and your team of engineers for your efforts. The installation of over 100 network points in Category 6 cabling was faultless and I was delighted that you were able to complete the works as required within the available week.
The attitude of your engineers on site was a credit to your business. It is rare in business to find a partner service provider, who will fulfill their contract and obligations to the letter. The quality of presentation of the test results and schematic diagrams are excellent and I hope we can continue to work closely in the future.
Paul Bruce
Business Development Manager
Highlander Business Solutions
Wigan Council
Integral Networks are my preferred contractor. Before Integral I had used three other companies and had major difficulties with all of them. In short Integral are:
Prompt, Forward Thinking, Professional, Flexible, Conscious of H&S procedures
He also re-iterated how happy they were with the work, attitude, etc shown by all concerned with the project – so thanks again.
Reference written from Mr S Morgan
Wigan Council
Aindale Computer Systems
Hi Paul
Brian at Sandersons has emailed me – asking if they will receive the documentation/test results for the cabling job. I think you usually send these to ourselves. If these are still in progress, can you forward them to me.
He also re-iterated how happy they were with the work, attitude, etc shown by all concerned with the project – so thanks again.
Regards,
Shaun
Aindale Computer Systems
NGC21
Please can you pass on my thanks to the engineers attending site for the recent work completed at Abingdon.
It's rare for us to hear positive comments about cabling work, but here's the exception to the rule. Simon Walker their IT chap has stated that you've done a great job and at some speed. It's nice to hear positive feedback on jobs, no matter what the size.
Tony Hudson
NGC21
World Wide Dispensers
Everything is now complete. Please thank Billy for doing an excellent job. Thanks and kind regards.
Andy Tibbs
World Wide Dispensers
York Bioanalytical Solutions Limited
I received the handover documentation for the Rowan House IT installation from you yesterday. These are excellent! Exactly what we need for the regulated environment we work in. Please can you pass on our thanks for an excellent service to all involved.
Thank you again for an excellent service.
Jeremy Cook
York Bioanalytical Solutions Limited
Kirk Balk School
I have just seen the new IT Suite your engineers installed for us – the benching is faultless. Everyone I have dealt with on this project has been very professional and efficient; this has been present from the initial survey right through to installation. The benching, data and power points were all installed speedily and to a very high standard. I will definitely be using you again. Highly recommended! Thanks to all.
Simon Dickson
Kirk Balk School
Kirk Balk School
Paul,
Well impressed with work, will defo recommend you for any more work!!
Regards,
Ashley Clarke
Deskside Engineer
Neville Johnson
Paul,
Can I just say how impressed I was with the service we received from yourselves again.
The installation of the fibre cable spur was carried out very efficiently and with a high level of professionalism.
Thanks very much.
Kind regards,
Andy McDowell
Cost Accountant
Training Centre
Just a quick note to thank you and your staff for the work that was carried out in our centre.
The chaps that came were very polite and efficient.
Jane
Admin Manager
AKZO Nobel
As you are aware Integral came on site on Friday to fit the data Cable in No. 1 Emulsion, They did a excellent job with no problems at all. Can you please pass on our thanks for a job well done.
Mike
AKZO Nobel
Red Rose
Hi Paul,
Just a quick note to let you know everything went well today and also to convey my thanks once again for a job well done!
Have a good Christmas and New Year. Hopefully we will be working together again very soon.
Marie O'Donnell
Red Rose
Kingstone School
I would just like to pass on my thanks to everyone involved in a job well done. I have been extremely impressed by the professionalism shown by your engineers and would definitely recommend your company to other schools in the area. Thanks again.
Brett Webster
Kingstone School
Richard Young Alarms
Please pass on my thanks for your help on the recent school project, the engineers were quick to respond and provided detailed test results. I will definitely be using your company again in the future.
Richard Young
Richard Young Alarms