The Challenge

‘ Working in a Grade II listed building is always challenging especially taking into account the scale of the refurbishment and the quality of the finish required in a 5-star Hotel.’  John Bulger, Senior Project Manager, ISG technology  
Unique challenges exist within every project, especially when working on a Grade II listed building. ISG technology has a wealth of experience working on listed buildings gained from many high profile installations including Westminster Abbey, Customs House and English Heritage hence ISG technology was able to apply this experience to The Cedar Court Grand Hotel.
ISG technology was chosen to work directly for Cedar Court Hotels, providing a full design and installation service working in conjunction with the building and electrical contractors to deliver a solution within budget, with future flexibility which allowed for a phased installation approach throughout the building.
To maintain the character of the building and to provide the desired finish, it was decided that all services within the bedrooms would be chased into the walls, therefore removing the need for surface mounted skirting trunking. Using this method provides a better final finish but it restricts the future installation of cables within the rooms, therefore ISG technology worked with Cedar Court Hotels’ design team to ensure that sufficient outlets were installed to serve the current and future needs of each guest.
In addition, the cabling in each room needed to be installed in two phases. The installation needed to be in sequence with the building program before the walls were re-plastered.