This £8.5m extension is a large 10m high industrial unit with mezzanine plant/amenity areas and a large basement housing the hydraulic equipment and 2no. 300 tonne concrete seismic blocks
The extension is to be used by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to test various components and vehicles prior to them going into full production
The testing areas range from small test beds for small components to large multi-million pound test cells to test entire cars
As part of the project a number of specialist systems were incorporated including specialist extract, hydraulics and compressed air
Energy efficient dimmable metal halide high bay luminaires to match existing installation
LED luminaires were used in all other areas eg offices, corridors and amenity areas
All lighting locally controlled using presence/absence detection and daylight dimming
The existing fire alarm detection and sounder coverage was extended to include the new building areas
Electrical systems include provision of 4MVA of HV switchgear and LV distribution for extended building
Provided voice and data containment and associated infrastructure.