The UK electrical network was designed and installed some years ago and the utility companies have been gradually upgrading and replacing this aging infrastructure. However, the network does have its problems. One of the major problems for clients is power outages which can be attributable to many things including ; Faults on the network, Protection trips, Storms, Cable faults, Equipment failures and many more.

It is during these events that companies need a defined strategy to ensure that critical parts of the business have a back-up source of energy. These are usually defined as the higherst priority and include areas such as; IT server rooms, Customer service rooms, key production facilities or life critical services.

Most people consider they have a backup source of supply with a UPS or generator set. However, improving the reliability of your networkis a combinationof many things.