- 14
- Racks installed
- 420
- Copper links
- 6 weeks
- Programme
The challenge
A fit-out specialist needed a comms room built from shell-and-core within a six-week programme. The room had to meet the client’s bonding, containment and labelling standards before their own IT team could rack switches and storage.
The client’s specification required TIA-606-B labelling, colour-coded patching, bonded racks and a documented handover pack — no outstanding punch-list items on cabling scope at PC.
Programme & coordination
We worked as the specialist cabling and comms room subcontractor under the fit-out package:
- Week 1 — Site survey, rack layout approval, containment first-fix
- Weeks 2–3 — Rack install, bonding, basket tray and vertical managers
- Weeks 4–5 — Cat6A patching (420 links), OM4 backbone between core and edge racks
- Week 6 — PDU fit-out, dressing, testing, documentation and joint sign-off
Power final connections were coordinated with the appointed electrical contractor. IT equipment install was sequenced immediately after our handover.
Technical scope
- 14no 42U racks — levelled, bonded and dressed to documented standard
- Hot/cold aisle containment — overhead tray routes and vertical managers
- Cat6A patching — 420 links with colour-coded labelling to port schedule
- OM4 backbone — patching between core and edge racks
- PDU installation — cable management to M&E specification
- Testing — Fluke certification on all copper links
Standards & handover
Handover documentation included:
- Rack elevation drawings (as-built)
- Patch schedules aligned to test database
- Fluke certification PDFs per link
- PDU layout and cable schedule
- TIA-606-B labelling register
Outcome
Room signed off by the main contractor and client’s IT team on the same day. Zero punch-list items on the cabling scope at handover. Active equipment was installed within 48 hours of our completion.
This reflects our server room and comms build delivery — structured copper patching included via our data cabling capability.
Client identity withheld under NDA. Sector, scale and outcomes are representative of work delivered. References available on request.