The last thing you want to hear when you’re recovering in hospital is the noise from machinery outside the window. At Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton, expansion meant that an existing generator and subsequent cabling was incapable of coping with the demands required of it. When a new generator was commissioned it was imperative that noise from this didn’t create any issues and impact on patient wellbeing.

Initially it was proposed that the new unit be installed inside a container, however the noise and heat this would create would make it a harsh environment for engineers carrying out any maintenance.