Burton’s fast growing electrical contractor Mace has just completed works for DACS Office Solutions on Ivanhoe Business Park in Ashby de la Zouch.

DACS supplies office products and services to some of the UK’s leading corporate, legal and public sector clients, drawing on more than 20-years’ experience to deliver the exact products to meet its customer’s individual needs.
Mace engineers undertook the design, management and installation of electrical, fire and security systems at DACS new 790 sqm warehouse.

As part of the schedule of works, Mace was called-in to install intruder and fire alarms to enhance the existing systems. Engineers used a pre-site survey to design the new systems that operate eight infra-red CCTV cameras complete with round-the-clock 24-hour recording.

Using the latest in DVR technology, DACS now operates remote accessing for improved protection of its premises, assets and equally importantly its staff.

Led by MD Daren Haley, DACS has established close on-going relationships with customers in professional services companies. The company has developed an expanding range of own brand choice, best value, quality office equipment – some 3,000 guaranteed that provide added choice. 

Its Q-Connect products provide a wide range of low-cost office essentials as an alternative to brand name products.

Prior to the start of the installations, an investigation by Mace identified potential savings for DACS with a recommendation to replace its existing low bay lighting. The design team at the company’s Wharf Road offices, then developed an energy-saving scheme that replaced the high-energy consuming 400W metal halide lamps.

The existing lamps were immediately replaced with 55W lamps offering an average lighting level of 205 lux through the provision of ‘direct lighting’ which makes the new lighting a highly effective cost-effective solution. The total energy consumed is forecast to fall to 1,296 watts per annum which Mace estimates will provide a £3,000 saving in the client’s energy bill.

Additionally, the new lamps each offer a 20,000 hour life-expectancy compared to only 15,000 hours for the 400W lighting that has been replaced.

Mace engineers then fitted automatic sensors at the ends of each aisle in the warehouse. The 27 new low-consumption lights switch-off after a pre-determined period and are re-activated when the presence of a member of the DACS team is detected. The application of these sensors means that the life-expectancy of the lamp fittings rises for just 5 years to 34 years.

“It is one of our key attributes is to advise clients where cost-savings can be made in their operations by installing new systems”, pointed out Mace MD Simon Chapman.

“The DACS team were impressed when we suggested the automated system for their lighting. It neatly related to their own principles of constantly endeavouring to save their clients’ money, whilst still delivering a top class service. And Mace subscribe to that same principle”.
 

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