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MET Group Technical Complete The Inspection of 2728 Busbar Riser Joints for 13 Separate Companies Across Manchester, Providing Safety, Compliance & Reliability.
MET Group Technical are proud to be the leading company in the UK who provide energised & non-energised inspections to Busbar installations & Tapoffs, some of the inspections consisted of Ultrasonic, Thermographic, Endoscope Camera, Ductor Testing & Maintenance to ensure safety, reliability & compliance is achieved. Busbar riser installations and tapoffs are frequently overlooked on many sites during an EICR, which can result in a critical failure or an accepted risk of run-t
Aug 21, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Complete an Energised Inspection to the LV Infrastructure at the London Stadium for the Third Year and will be attending up to 2026
For the third consecutive year, we revisited The London Stadium to conduct a thorough inspection of the LV switchgear infrastructure without isolating any services for our esteemed client Anord Madrid. Before the thermal inspection takes place, a pre-thermal inspection is conducted to identify any concealed issues that may not be apparent through thermography. Another significant achievement was reached by MET Group Technical, as we inspected 450,000 Ultrasonic sound signatur
Jul 30, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Carry Out Air Circuit Breaker Maintenance & Secondary Injection Testing to Elean Power Station.
MET Group Technical carried out maintenance & Secondary Injection testing to ABB & Schneider ACBs to one of the only power stations in the UK that produces power by burning straw from all over the UK. The site generates 270 GWh of electricity annually and is one of the most interesting sites to attend and learn what is being achieved by the EPR Ely staff.
Jul 24, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical for the Third Year Complete an Ultrasonic Inspection to the LV Assets at Menwith Hill.
Our engineers carried out an ultrasonic inspection to the LV assets at Menwith Hill Royal Air Force, USAF station which provides communications and intelligence services to UK & USA governments. The ultrasonic inspection services achieved no isolation to one of the most critical areas on the planet while ensuring there was no pre-thermal hidden issues. This was our third year at Menwith Hill for our valued client Anord Madrid.
Jul 24, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Execute an Ultrasonic Inspection to the LV & HV Electrical Distribution at Bloomberg Financial London for the Fourth Year.
MET Group Technical are proud to have delivered a full Ultrasonic inspection at the world known financial player Bloomberg for our valued client Anord Mardix. Our engineers have been executing the inspection since 2020 and to streamline the process we have maintained the same engineers carrying out the inspection each year. With the data recorded it’s allowed our engineers and office based engineers to trend analyise the data from 2020 as well has compare the sound signatures
Jun 11, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Carry out Busbar Testing & Maintenance, Eliminating EICR Limitations & providing reliability for Some of the Most Critical Environments in the UK.
MET Group Technical are currently carrying out testing and maintenance to one of the most critical environments in the UK where all schedules have to be completed with zero excuses for additional time. Our engineers are familiar operating under tight schedules with no compromise on safety. We test all joints with a Ductor Tester within the busbar for failing connections we clean & tighten all joints and complete an Ultrasonic & Thermographic inspection leaving the busbar inst
Jun 8, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical are Future-Proofing Electrical Systems to the Tech Infrastructure at Proximity Data Centre Milton Keynes for CBRE.
MET Group recently carried out an Energised Inspection to the Proximity Data Centre in Milton Keynes for our valued client CBRE. The Importance of energised inspections and trend analysis will enhance safety & reliability in the tech infrastructure at this site. The data will be compared to over 350000 files within the MET Group library as well as being assessed by MET Group engineers who have been assessing sound signatures since 2006 to detect any anomalies within the elect
Jun 4, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Complete an Ultrasonic Inspection at RAF Fylingdales for Anord Mardix.
MET Group Technical carried out an ultrasonic inspection to electrical panels at RAF Fylingdales North Yorkshire for our valued client Anord Mardix. The base is utilised by the UK & USA Governments defence departments.. For more information on MET Group’s Energised Ultrasonic Testing contact: services@metgroupuk.com.
Jun 4, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Carry Out ACB Maintenance at Heathrow Airport for Mitie FM & Contour Construction.
MET Group Technical carried out Air Circuit Breaker maintenance to Terasaki units at Heathrow Airport the UKs largest airport for Mitie FM & Contour Construction. The well organised shutdown was planned around air traffic data and was carried out by Contour Construction & Mitie FM. It was good to see the ACBs had been kept in great condition with previous maintenance schedules. We come across ACBs that have been left for many years which can become a fire risk and can also fa
May 18, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Carry Out an Energised Inspection on a Crown Estate Building for BGIS FM
MET Group Technical are excited to have carried out an energised inspection at one of the Crown Estates properties on Jermyn St London for our valued client BGIS FM. It’s one of the Crown Estates properties we have had the pleasure to work on. The planning by the engineers at BGIS made the access & process very well organised with all permits, agreements & planning in place with the exclusive tenants before our engineers arrived on site, making the inspection a breeze. Jermyn
Apr 9, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Complete an Energised Inspection to the BBC Studios Maida Vale for Mitie FM
We are proud to carry out a full energised inspection to the famous BBC Maida Vale Studios for our valued client Mitie FM. Arc flash measurements were calculated for PPE wear before covers removed. As well as other inspection technology deployed MET engineers carried out an Ultrasonic inspection with all sound signatures of each asset analysed and then compared to MET Groups library of over 350000 sound signatures so the trend analysis begins straight away to determine the ag
Apr 9, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Begin Electrical Testing at One of the Largest Manufacturing Estates in the UK for CBRE
MET Group Technical begin electrical circuit testing at Airbus Chester for our valued client CBRE. The estate is one of the largest in the UK with the works being carried out outside normal hours. The health and safety expected from CBRE & Airbus is one of the most demanding in the industry we have seen but we are happy to say all areas were covered. The installation and maintenance processes at this site is of an high standard and makes an inspection straight forward regardl
Apr 9, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Complete a Full Energised Inspection to all MV & LV Electrical Assets & an EICR to the Global Company DO & CO Airline Catering at Heathrow Airport
Our Energised Engineers carried out a full live inspection to the Heathrow Airport head quarters of DO & CO Airline Catering Company. DO & CO are one of the largest catering suppliers to the aviation industry in the world and to keep the constant flow of food to hungry passengers, switching off was not an option. With this in mind DO & CO chose MET Group Technical to provide specialist testing technologies to identify any critical or hidden issues in their electrical assets w
Feb 29, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Complete a Full Inspection & Maintenance Programme with Secondary Injection Testing for a UK Manufacturing Client of 74 ACBs Across 12 UK Sites.
MET Group Technical completed a full service for our national client of 74 Air Circuit Breakers. There was a mixture of: ABB Schneider Terasaki Units. From the signing of the NDAs the programme was executed to plan, apart from main contacts & minor parts being replaced there were no issues when the ACBs were re-energised on time. Once energised and as part of an MET ACB service we carried out an energised before & after ultrasonic test it was noted on all ACBs serviced the so
Feb 14, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Carry Out an Ultrasonic Inspection at BBC Bristol for Mitie FM. The Data was Analysed with Our Own Sound Library of Over 350000 Files & METs Artificial Intelligent software.
MET group Technical completed an ultrasonic inspection of the LV panels and internal busbars for our valued client Mitie FM at their BBC site Bristol. As well as the list of all HV & LV electrical asset testing & maintenance services we provide when it comes to ultrasonic inspections we are unmatched in ultrasonic inspections with over 350000 electrical energised assets tested, every assets signature we have inspected has been added to MET Group’s sound signature library & wi
Feb 14, 20241 min read


There Were No Signs of a Fault but an Inspection by MET Group Technical Identified an Electrical Anomaly With the Cover Still On.
The picture looks like all is well with the connections but our engineers identified a loose neutral that was in pre-thermal stage with no cover's removed. There were no issues reported from the client before our inspection and given the installation was only five years old we expected no issues apart from trend the data for 2025. After beginning the test our engineer was made aware there was an issue with no cover's being removed with an abnormal sound signature via ultraso
Jan 30, 20242 min read


Future-Proofing Electrical Systems: The Importance of Energised Inspections at Extreme Conditions & Trend Analysing Each Years Data to Make Intelligent Decisions Regarding Safety & Reliability.
MET Group Technical complete for a second year a MET Group Sonic Trace Inspection to the LV Panels & Air CIrcuit Breakers at our valued clients, Newcolds freezer building in Wakefield. The temperature drops to -25 Celsius which is a challenge but with the robust safety systems of Newcolds temperature working the work was completed with zero hitches. This particular site we fixed wire tested and completed a MET Group Sonic Trace inspection in 2023. We now have the data to tren
Jan 14, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical Carry Out Fixed Wire Testing to Admiral Insurance HQ Cardiff Utilising Artificial Intelligence.
MET Group Technical carry out a 5 year fixed wiring inspection to Admiral Insurance's Cardiff HQ for our valued client Anord Mardix with ultrasonic signatures & data collected, analysed once the cables tested were re-connected We lead the industry in innovation, electrical safety & are always progressing & evolving to offer our clients a more advanced service of all the HV & LV testing & maintenance services we provide. We utilised artificial intelligence & anomaly detection
Jan 12, 20241 min read


MET Group Technical End 2023 With Full Energised Service Inspections to Three NHS Hospitals.
MET Group Technical ended the 2023 year with full energised inspections for our valued client the NHS. The works were carried out at the: Malton Hospital Malton Cross Lane Hospital Scarborough Ackam Road Hospital Middlesbrough The energised inspections included the LV panels, ACBs and Power Quality Variables data recorded. Well done to the NHS FM team for facilitating and the MET Group engineers for completeing the works with no disruption to power.
Dec 15, 20231 min read


MET Group Technical Begin Full Energised Testing Services to part of The Crown Estates for BGIS FM.
MET Group Technical are proud to have been awarded various prestige buildings across The Crown Estate from our valued client BGIS FM. The service MET Group provides will identify Power Quality, Harmonics, Pre-Thermal and Thermal issues in your electrical installation where isolation is not an option. We will always find the unexpected hidden issue in your electrical system before it becomes a critical issue. The services we provide does not stop at energised analysis. MET Gro
Nov 28, 20231 min read

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