Tratos Powers Twickenham Stadium for Rugby World Cup |
Anglo/Italian cabling company Tratos will facilitate power for the Rugby World Cup at Twickenham, applying its subsea cabling technology to combat the challenges of the stadium’s high water table. The company, which manufactures in the UK and Italy, and has offices around the world, was approached earlier this year by project consultants ME Ltd, because of the particularly difficult nature of the environment. Cable would have to maintain its integrity despite constant immersion; and time would be critical. The Rugby World Cup started this month (September) and the stadium couldn’t afford the risk of power outage. That left an eight-week turnaround for Tratos. The solution lay in the design and supply of the replacement 11kV feeder cables A + B to ensure the continuation of the incoming medium voltage supply and, then, the distribution of this power to the various services within the stadium. The company manufactured and supplied around 3 km of cable on that critical eight week manufacturing lead time (around half that offered by competitors) from receipt of order and delivered it on a dedicated Tratos truck complete with crane. Tratos CEO Dr Maurizio Bragagni, said: “We knew we had cables that would not just withstand the environment at Twickenham, but had the capability to cope with much harsher conditions. So it was just a question of coming up with the right design solution that would work with timing and access constraints. We believe this is a great result for all those involved in the project.” |