Premier Technical Services Group Ltd (PTSG) has been contracted to deliver specialist electrical services at the University of Bristol.
The university received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers’ school founded in 1595, and University College, Bristol, which had been in existence since 1876.
The university does not have a main campus but is spread over a considerable geographic area. Most of its activities, however, are concentrated in the area of the city centre, referred to as the “University Precinct”.
Some of the University of Bristol’s buildings date to its pre-charter days when it was University College Bristol. These buildings were designed by Charles Hansom and suffered being built in stages due to financial pressure. Many of the more modern buildings, including Senate House and the newer parts of the HH Wills Physics Laboratory, were designed by Ralph Brentnall using funds from the University Grants Committee. He is also responsible for the extension to the Wills Memorial Building library which was completed to such standard that few now realise that is an extension to the original building.
This contract will see engineers from PTSG Electrical Services Ltd deliver a test and inspection of the lightning protection system in place at the university. This is required by law at least every 12 months. PTSG works with a large number of customers in the education sector, as well as many other industry sectors, to ensure their lightning protection systems remain compliant. Any maintenance, repairs or upgrades can also be carried out by PTSG’s highly skilled engineers.
