A national housebuilder was approaching meter-fit stage on a 47-plot development off the A1 in Borehamwood. The principal contractor had laid the LV duct network with the main spine, but with the bricklayers chasing them down the estate, every service had to be pulled, jointed into the distribution pillar, and tested ahead of the meter fit dates.
We were appointed for the LV pulling and jointing element. Sequence mattered as much as speed: pulls had to be co-ordinated street by street so the bricklayers weren't blocked, and the road build crew weren't ducting over a half-finished pull.
What the job involved
- 47 individual service cables (35mm² to 95mm² LV) pulled from feeder pillars to plot intake positions.
- Service joints at the pillars and terminations at the meter boxes.
- Test certificates issued plot by plot for the meter operator.
- Cable warning tape and marker installation in advance of the road build.
- Daily progress reports shared with the principal contractor's QS for valuation.
Key challenges
- Service positions changed on six plots after the bricklayer adjusted plot orientations — re-routes coordinated within the week.
- Cable duct on one phase had been damaged by a trades vehicle reversing — repair pit and replacement duct cut in.
- Wet ground in February meant pillars had to be temporarily mounted on aggregate islands.
Outcome
- All 47 services live ahead of meter-fit programme dates.
- Zero re-work on test certificates.
- Housebuilder added us to their preferred contractor list for the next three phases.
Smooth as anything. They worked around our brickies, our scaffolders and our adopted road programme without ever asking for an extension. That's rare on a housebuilder site.
— Site Manager, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
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