Infrastructure
UPS systems
More than 60 electrical disturbances are measured on an average day. A single surge or brownout can cause irreversible damage — and sensitive equipment doesn't get a second chance.
Surge protection
Absorbs voltage spikes before they reach your equipment's power supply.
Voltage regulation
Corrects low or high voltage continuously, without switching to battery.
Time to shut down properly
A few minutes of runtime — enough to close files and shut a server down cleanly.
Automatic shutdown
Software that shuts the server down by itself if the outage continues, even with nobody in the office.
Power cuts happen locally for all sorts of reasons: a damaged supply cable, a short, overload, weather, lightning, cables brought down by wind or falling trees. But it is not only about the weather — there is a whole range of electrical events that do damage quietly.
Voltage spikes can burn out critical components in computer systems, laboratory equipment and sensitive electrical devices. Voltage drops bring systems down mid-task. Low voltage causes electronics to draw more current, which leads to excess consumption, strain on the system and sometimes failure. Electronic products are especially sensitive to variations in supply, and are usually not protected against them at all.
And even a simple human error — a timer switch left set that cut the power while the server was running — is enough to lose data or damage a disk. Which is why you need equipment built specifically to act as a guard operating in real time.
What the service includes
For servers and comms
Protecting the server, switch, router and phone system — the parts that take everything else down with them.
For workstations
Smaller units for critical desks, point-of-sale terminals and lab equipment.
Sized to the load
We calculate the real power draw and choose a unit that gives the runtime you need — no more and no less.
Installation and wiring
Installed in the comms cabinet or beside the desk, with tidy, labelled wiring.
Battery replacement
UPS batteries wear out after roughly three to five years. We test and replace them before they let you down.
Periodic testing
An untested UPS is an assumption, not a protection. We actually test it.
Frequently asked questions
- How long does a UPS keep things running?
- It depends on the load. A UPS is not a generator — its job is to give you enough time to shut down properly, typically between five and twenty minutes. If you need longer continuity, that is a different solution.
- I already have a UPS — why would it stop working?
- Almost always the batteries. They degrade quietly and the unit carries on looking healthy right up until the next outage, when it turns out to give twenty seconds rather than ten minutes. Periodic testing catches that.
Want to know which UPS you need?
Tell us what's connected and we'll work out the load and recommend the right unit.