Power Factor Correction for Banham Poultry

A case study about our expertise at work in the Industrial sector

Power Management Design and Build was brought in by Lowestoft Electrical Group to assist Banham Poultry support its current operations and progressive business expansion plan.

The company is proactive in investing in energy saving equipment and reducing its environmental footprint. 

Banham Poultry Ltd holds an outstanding reputation as UK’s leader of ‘Fresh British Chicken’ to the fresh retail sector as well as the wholesale and export market. The company is based in Attleborough, Norfolk where its main 50,000² ft processing plant is located on a 12 acre/4.85 hectare site.

Power Factor Correction is used to assure efficient consumption of energy as well as to remain compliant to requirements set by the distribution network operator (DNO) for its 3.5 MVA supply to the processing plant. 

Our Electrical Engineers spent time surveying the current network, including the controller wiring. One of our experts in Power Factor Correction was able to upgrade and re-commission some existing equipment to give the company back capability for power factor correction on its electrical networks. There is more work to be done.

Banham Poultry now has a rolling preventative maintenance agreement in place to assure power factor correction at its main site as well as its 150 breeder farms are checked twice annually.

 

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