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Staff promotion
14th April 2011With immediate effect Chris Wheeler has been appointed Systems Integration Engineer.
In his new role he will liaise with key customers to ensure we are meeting their requirements, help develop new and modified products to enhance the C-Matic offer to our customers and liaise with Sales and Design personnel to ensure smooth integration of products and services through all areas of C-Matic.
C-Matic On Ice
11th April 2011
The inaugural event for the C-Matic Challenge Shield was played out on England’s only dedicated curling rink on Monday the 11th April.
Twenty Four hardy souls took to the ice after suitable refreshments were taken on board and after only a few short minutes of tuition took to the sport like ducks to water. (well frozen water actually and we have all seen them trying to land on that!)
Six teams battled it out over five rounds of matches with the “All Stars” team winning all their matches and deservedly awarded with the trophy. So congratulations to Geoff, Sally, Carmen and Jenny on their performance and many thanks to Fenton’s Curling Rink for use of their facilities. A great evening was had by all.
Data Centre World success
7th March 2011Alan Rees, Commercial Manager at C-Matic Systems Ltd, commented that the Data Centre World Exhibition staged at London Olympia was "a resounding success which generated many credible leads from interested parties. Data Centre designers and operators are becoming increasingly aware of the need to accurately measure and control their energy usage in this climate of rising fuel costs. Based on the enthusiasm shown towards our products and services at the 2011 event, we have already booked our place for next year".
Data Centre World
24th February 2011C-Matic Systems will be exhibiting at Data Centre World in London at The Olympia on March 2/3rd.
Our commercial manager, Alan Rees, and his sales team will be available on stand A5 to discuss your power monitoring requirements and answer questions about our power and energy monitoring solutions.
Final Circuit monitoring solutions expand
10th January 2011With the success of the SPN (Single Phase Node) for new and retrofit pan-assembly applications, the new PoE and other models are progressing well in design.
David Sawyer – Sales Director commented: "When the SPN was originally conceived it was always intended to be a self
contained power monitoring node that is distributed throughout locations and installations where final circuit monitoring is required. Many users are unaware that when supplied in the strip version for pan–assembly mounting, each node is a dedicated power monitoring meter and is how we achieve the accuracy of energy measurements. The node provides the inherent flexibility of the SPN solution. These new developments allow further use of SPN's at rack and bus-bar tap-off level combined with easier retrofit options".
New Power engineer joins C-Matic
4th January 2011We welcome the addition of Frederic to our Power Engineering team. Frederick, who qualified in France, has joined our team of 10 dedicated power engineers who deliver our ION Enterprise monitoring and L-Con load control solutions.
Another L-Con solution delivered
17th December 2010With Christmas fast approaching, the C-Matic L-Con power engineering team complete another factory acceptance test for our 2nd L-Con solution in as many months.
Snow
22nd November 2010The snow has come earlier than expected this year but our offices continue to operate. Our location in Crowborough is one of the highest points in East Sussex and we have received some of the heaviest snowfalls. However with sterling efforts from local staff walking to work and use of our remote IT infrastructure our operations continue unhindered.
L-Con solution delivered
24th October 2010The C-Matic L-Con power engineering team have completed the factory acceptance test on the load control system for Broadgate – City of London.
High end power quality metering
10th October 2010Further additions to high end power quality metering have been ordered by a utility network operator for the South East. This further upgrade sees additions of the ION 7650 advanced power quality monitor utilising the non intrusive current input variant for retrofit to existing 33kV & 132kV systems.
The order also includes licence upgrades for their central ION Enterprise monitoring systems. This represents further ongoing commitment from this utility network operator which commenced in the mid 1990 and continues today.
L-Con solution ordered
11th August 2010A further C-Matic L-Con solution has been ordered by a finance house in Broadgate - City of London. Hot on the heels of the L-Con contract secured in June 2010, this system will use a similar L-Con solution with two dual redundant Rockwell PLC outstations and HMI's. The site already has an ION Enterprise power monitoring system installed and this contract further confirms the users recognition of C-Matic Systems as a key supplier of monitoring and control solutions for critical buildings.
Riverbank House contract secured
19th July 2010We have secured the contract for supply of an ION Enterprise monitoring system and network of advanced power monitoring ION instruments for Riverbank House, a new commercial build on Thameside – City of London. Near one of our existing sites, commenced in January this year, this adds to the concentration of C-Matic ION solutions in this enhancing part of the City adjacent to the River Thames.
Further changes at Warren Court
10th July 2010The re-organisation of our Warren Court offices continues, our embedded design and IT engineers are now installed in their newly re-furbished ground floor area.
Broadgate contract secured
18th June 2010We have secured the contract for a load control and monitoring system for a finance house in Broadgate – City of London. This system utilises the C-Matic L-Con solution with two dual redundant Rockwell PLC outstations and HMIs. It will provide secure control of the HV supplies for the building and is combined with an ION Enterprise power monitoring system
Expanding premises
5th June 2010With the additional space secured at our second facility, The Forge, we have now moved our Schneider ION PowerLogic stores to its new home without any disruption to supplying our customers.
Commenting Ian Atkin – Production & Operations Manager said: "The extra area leased at The Forge in February has given us the required space to re-organise our departments, moving the stores from Warren Court to The Forge was the start of this phase in our continued expansion. The large stock levels we hold of Schneider ION products continue to allow us to provide the response to the market we believe it deserves".
Heathrow datacentre expands
22nd May 2010Further work has been contracted for a finance datacentre at Heathrow. As this site continues to expand, C-Matic Systems have been contracted to further extend the existing ION Enterprise monitoring system. This installation began with the previous owners in 2001, and has grown to an advanced system with over 500 ION monitoring devices.
Further SPN development
10th March 2010Further in house development has seen the introduction of the first 63 Amps rated C-Matic Single Phase Node - SPN.
Technical Director John Crudgington announced "We are pleased to move our unique monitoring systems forward in response to considerable uptake and favourable customer reviews. The original SPN was launched with a rating up to 40 Amps, I suppose it was only a matter of time for data centre loads to climb above the previous maximum of 32 Amps as KW loading of server cabinets continued their increase with the adoption of blade architecture and denser packing densities".
The increase to 63 Amps is achieved with no reduction of the excellent energy measurement accuracy of better than 1%.
Company expansion
24th February 2010Further workshop space has been added to our second facility, The Forge. The remainder of this building has now been leased and this brings our total facility space split across our two sites in Crowborough to 11,000 sq ft.
The Forge was one of our first premises in Crowborough, as the business expanded we moved to Warren Court and 7500 sq ft of mixed use office and workshop space. It was not long before this space was fully utilised and we re-leased the The Forge, adding a further 2500 sq ft in 2008. This latest addition will allow room for re-organisation and further expansion of our operation.
Another supply landmark reached
7th February 2010Another supply landmark has been reached with the order for the 250th copy of ION Enterprise placed with Schneider Electric. Prior to ION Enterprise the product was known as Pegasys, which we started supplying in Dec 1996. In November 2001 we moved to ION Enterprise version 4.5. ION has seen continued development and been released as versions 5.0, 5.5, 5.6 and the current version 6.0
New contract secured
9th January 2010After two months of design finalisation for this new fit-out we have secured the contract for a Power Management System for the new HQ building of a London Finance House, located in the City of London, Thames side. The system consisting of an ION Enterprise system, 350 ION instruments (7650, 7550, 7350 and 6200) is combined with 3rd party interfaces into the BMS and load control SCADA system.
The project has been fast tracked with some ambitious delivery schedules. This project also welcomes back to C-Matic Jonathan Hawkins, our journeying power engineer, who has just arrived back from New Zealand. Jonathan first worked for C-Matic in 2000, and this will be his 3rd stint here between travelling around the world and working on projects with other ION Integrators.
Our position in the market
16th July 2009Recent press releases from our competitors may have lead to confusion amongst our customers. These relate to the Schneider PowerLogic ION range of products and software. Today sales director David Sawyer is pleased to put the record straight. "Our involvement with the ION product range began in 1989 when we became the exclusive agent for Power Measurement of Canada the originator of ION products and software.
In 2005 Power Measurement was purchased by Schneider Electric and C-Matic Systems became a high end integrator and distributor for the expanded range including ION and PM products. This relationship continues and flourishes today, with C-Matic Systems continuing to be the number one stop for ION products and support.
In changing markets and large corporations, it always happens that products become available through more than one channel. Users may see a short term advantage on price as supply is wrapped up with other products and systems - however, as all good engineers know, the real cost in the solution is not just the raw price but how the final solution is delivered - with the C-Matic Systems service customers are never left wanting with their system"
Supply landmark reached
23rd May 2009On the 14th May 2009 we reached the supply landmark for the 200th copy of ION Enterprise software to be supplied by C-Matic Systems. ION Enterprise version 5.6 serial no 0905-0007-260-000-B200, licensed for 195 ION metering devices, was supplied as part of the power monitoring and control system for the Ropemaker building in City of London.
Strategic Alliance Partner Agreement signed with Schneider UK
27th March 2006Following the purchase of Power Measurement in 2005, this new agreement continues our involvement with ION products and adds the PowerLogic PM range. C-Matic Systems are appointed the sole High End Distributor and System Integrator for the ION and PM range of products.
Commenting David Sawyer - Sales Director said: “This new contract continues and strengthens our involvement with supply of high level integrated systems for key facilities, using the ION products and software, started with Power Measurement of Canada back in 1989”.
PML bought by Schneider
2nd April 2005Schneider Electric completes the purchase of Power Measurement Ltd, Canada, designers and manufacturers of ION products. C-Matic System's supply and integration of these products continues under the new owners.