All works where completed in forecast time and the installation came in on budget.

With site audits done in Queensland, NSW, Tasmania and Northern Territory Ryan Wilks is working with Exact Energy to continue these installations Australia wide.

1861 – Cape Wickham lighthouse began operation.

1936 - Tasmania-Victoria telephone cable laid. Island had 120 subscribers.

1975 - Broad-band radio network and STD services.

2000 - CDMA introduced to the Island.

2007 - ADSL Introduced.

2011 - Ryan Wilks take on the challenge to design and rebuild the external façade of Cape Wickham Radio Tower. Cape Wickham located at the northern most point on King Island (Bass Straight), with the existing façade deemed structurally unsound and dangerous.

The project provided our team with the difficult task of determining the existing building structural supports, detailed engineering, preparation of a comprehensive methodology to remove / replace façade, and to re install new brickwork, flashings and doors whilst maintaining the facility in full operation. The facility, a key to communications on the island was upgraded successfully with no impact on the operational equipment or systems. Construction works were undertaken during the winter months, knowingly the worst months on King Island to undertake building works with constant rain and gale force winds up to 80-90km/h, this also played havoc with transporting materials and resources to site.

Ryan Wilks has recently completed two air conditioning upgrade projects as part of the infrastructure upgrade works associated with the NBN roll out across NSW, these being at Wyong and Gosford.

The Wyong project involved the modification of existing ductwork and the installation of new ductwork and grilles to suit new a NBN equipment layout within the operational second floor equipment room. The works involved working in and around operational equipment racks and had to be completed within a short time frame to co-ordinate with the installation of new NBN equipment.

In addition to the ductwork modifications the existing control system was re-programmed to prioritise cooling to this area by way of new motorised dampers and local thermostats, the control of the existing air conditioning units was modified to enable the operation of all four units in lead/lag arrangement.

Two new rectifier switchboards were installed in the new battery room on level 1. New submains were installed from the ground floor main switchboard to supply the new rectifier boards. New circuit breakers were installed within the main switchboard during the service window (out of hours) to provide power to the newly installed equipment.

At Gosford the project brief involved the reclaiming of an un-used area on Level 1,an adjacent locker room, toilets and lunch room area to become a new dedicated equipment  and plantroom area for the NBN roll out.  

The overall project was scheduled to be completed in two Stages, Ryan Wilks were awarded and have recently completed the Stage 1 works

The Stage 1 which involved the preparation of the existing room to become the new equipment room and the demolition and clearing of the lunch room area to become new Battery Room.

Ryan Wilks carried out the building works which included the demolition of walls, cutting and fitting of new fire doors, bricking up and rendering existing doors, removal of existing air conditioning services, patching of ceilings, installation of support columns to walls and fire rating of existing floor penetrations, painting of the room and the laying of new vinyl flooring.

In addition to the building works Ryan Wilks installed new hot and cold zone air conditioning ductwork and droppers to suit the H3  equipment layout. The H3 requirements required the provision of non standard supply air grilles which, with the assistance of Airgrilles, Ryan Wilks was able to develop and provide the “Special 3JD-200” supply air grilles.

The new ductwork penetrated the equipment room wall and was capped for future connection in Stage 2 works.

Within the equipment room new C-Bus controlled automated lighting was installed and the fire system upgraded to suit the new room configuration.

Two new rectifier switchboards were installed  within the new battery room. The switchboards were installed temporarily on supports as the wall on which they are to be mounted is not due to be installed until stage 2 works. The switchboards were installed and powered up as the new battery racks were installed in preparation for early NBN fitout of the room.  New sub-mains were installed from the ground floor main switchboard to supply the new rectifier boards. New circuit breakers were installed within the main switchboard  during the service window (out of hours) to provide power to the rectifier boards and new sub mains run through the building to the new rectifier switchboards.

To accommodate the initial NBN fitout of the equipment room an existing de-commissioning air conditioning plant was re-commissioned and new supply air grilles and flexes installed to provide  temporary air conditioning solution until the final Stage 2 works are complete.

The Stage 1 works involved the co-ordination of a number of different trades as well as our own Ryan Wilks staff and required the completion of a large volume of work in a short timespan which we completed by the NBN deadline and to the satisfaction of our end client.

Ryan Wilks is now one step closer to being able to offer our clients a full in-house solution to there electrical and mechanical service requirements.

Whilst the projects may have only been relatively small in size the project was completed in a very short time period to meet the critical NBN timeline.

This project involved the replacement and upgrade of two existing Main Switch Boards at separate locations at the University of Sydney Camperdown campus. The works also included extensive refurbishment of heritage buildings and Fire Services.

Both construction sites provided challenges with the isolation of supplies feeding sensitive buildings and equipment. As such, detailed site surveys of an aged electrical system were conducted to create a staged migration plan outlining numerous out-of-hour outages and cutovers. The electrical surveys also provided power readings to calculate temporary power requirements for the end supply to each of the campus’s buildings. The migration plans, cutover strategies and temporary power requirements were presented to the Universities many stakeholders over numerous presentations to ensure clear communication and understanding of the philosophy, timing and impact of our works. 

It was a credit to the construction team that all cutovers were successfully completed to the original program with zero down time to the Universities many buildings and zero incidents which delighted the anxious Academics. 

HOLME BUILDING MSB REPLACEMENT

• The amalgamation of two existing 600A & 400A supply feeds from separate substations into one 1000A new MSB to replace the obsolete Holme Main Switchboard. Installation and cutover of three distribution boards over a one week out-of-hour cutover.
• Installation of an outdoor Mobile Generator Change Over Cubicle.
•  Excavation of a busy footpath for the installation of new 12 x 1c x 300mm² Fire Rated Consumer Mains.
•  Four mobile generators supplying temporary power to campus buildings over a two week cutover period. Buildings included the Universities PABX, lecture theater’s and Biological buildings with numerous ongoing experiments and life support systems operating for various animals.
• The Holme Main Switchroom underwent building works to demolish the internal dividing wall creating room for the New MSB and electrical service.
•  Installation of 197 GPO’s within the Footbridge Theatre supplying power for student laptops.

 SUBSTATION  54 REPLACEMENTS

• This project replaced an obsolete Main Switchboard a new 1600A MSB.
• The works included providing six mobile generators to locally power campus buildings for the one week duration of the staged MSB cutover and coordinating re-fueling of the generators. Buildings included the Universities PABX, lecture theatres and Biological buildings with numerous ongoing experiments and life support systems operating for various animals.
• Installation of new 12 x 1c x 240mm² consumer mains from new Pad Mount Sub Station.
• Multiple staged cutovers which included jointing and redirecting existing SWA submains.
• The Old Sub building and Old Switch Room underwent extensive repair and restoration works in line with heritage listed buildings.
• New Fire Protection installation works to Switch Rooms.

Value $995k

As part of this new Solar Facility Centre construction, Ryan Wilks’ conducted the power distribution and process control installation of the specialised industrial process plant & equipment together with all mechanical control, cooling water VSD control and air ventilation requirements within the plant rooms.

This new installation included all cable support design & installation, supply of numerous Distribution Boards, together with all submain / final circuit reticulation and control cabling from Local Control Panels to specialised process equipment in the field including, air compressor systems, fume exhaust systems, abatement’s systems, acid scrubbers & gas cabinets. 

This project was successfully completed, on time, within budget on the back of an exceptional safety performance record.

The Department Of Education & Training (DET) had released a much awaited electrical Upgrade Project at this northern beaches school. The works included various components including: 

• New Power Monitor & Surge Diverter Installation to the incoming consumer mains at the Main Switch Board.
• Replacement of over 330 Circuit Breakers with new RCBO’s within the Schools Distribution Boards in line with Australian Standards.
• Installation of 99 new general power outlets throughout the school.
• Installation of 32 new data  outlets throughout the school.
• Installation of timers to all security and walk way lighting throughout the school.
• Various lighting installation and electrical repairs works. 

Due to project time constraints and the schools busy time table the above works were completed in only a two week holiday period. In this time frame a high percentage of tripping RCD circuits were also rectified with a substantial amount of additional works requested by the school. High praise was received from the school for Ryan Wilks planning and clear communication strategies.

Ryan Wilks was engaged by a leading Building Management System provider to carry out  power monitoring installation works as part of a new BMS Power Monitoring Upgrade with this major facility.

A total of 67 Power Meters were installed combining upgrades of existing aged analogue power metering with PM710 together with Modbus Energy Meters at the facility’s Main Switch Boards, Generator Main Switch Boards, Rectifier Main Distribution Boards, Mechanical Main Distribution Boards & Light & Power Distribution Boards. All Modbus cabling was run to newly installed break out box’s mounted at the top of each board ready for BMS connection.

The main challenge with this particular project was to ensure a seamless transfer of supplies to the critical supplies in the facility. All installation works and isolation’s were conducted out-of-hours on a level-by-level basis to minimize the impact of any potential down time to data equipment. Our experienced team ensured there was no compromise to safety or integrity of delicate communication equipment by conducting vigorous onsite investigations, planning extensively and creating comprehensive contingency strategies within detail work procedures.

This project was delivered ahead of schedule even with numerous unforeseen faults and control issues being addressed. The success of this project again proves Ryan Wilks has the experience to deliver complicated high level electrical projects within the telecommunication sector.

• Temporary mobile generator configured to start automatically, supporting the facility on mains power failure & for the duration of the project.
• Underground Bulk Fuel Tank Integrity Testing.
• Demolition of existing SGP, remote radiator all associated SGP equipment.
• Demolition of internal existing Generator room internal wall to create a larger Plant room Via new concrete filled block wall encroaching on the neighboring Battery Room.
• Extensive dust protection solutions.
• New Air intake & exhaust air attenuation complete with intake and exhaust air fans.
• Remote Air Radiator & cooling water pipe work to upper level car park.
• New diesel exhaust muffler.
• New Generator MSB.
• New 4 x 1c x 500mm² Fire rated Generator Mains and associated Generator control cabling.
• MSB ATS Logic control modifications.
• New Generator Auxiliary DB complete with air attenuation & radiator fan control.
• Acoustic wall lining.
• Battery Room Air Ventilation, complete with Vermiculite Fire Rating, Fire Dampers & electrical fan supplies.
• New BMS alarm points.
• Generator pre-start checks,  dummy load testing & building load commissioning.
• New Generator room & battery Room Lighting.
• Epoxy floor finish.
• External Bollards to protect Generator air attenuation.

This project required substantial input in the attenuation design to meet acoustic standards at the residential boundary together with height limitations within the generator room impacting on duct work layout. Ryan Wilks worked closely with the consulting engineers to achieve the best solution to a number of engineering challenges.