Switchgear and distribution
Switchgear and distribution equipment
The equipment that switches, protects and splits your supply once it arrives. Ring main units and copper busbar feeder pillars, supplied and commissioned on site by our own team.
Application
11 kV distribution
Busbar
100% copper
Type
RMU and pillars
Installation
Available
Supply
Ex stock and to order
Overview
Overview
Switchgear is where a network becomes controllable. A ring main unit lets you feed a substation from two directions and isolate a fault without taking the whole ring down, and a feeder pillar splits an incoming supply into protected outgoing ways. Get either wrong and you have built a network you cannot maintain safely.
We supply ring main units and feeder pillar units, and our feeder pillars are built on solid copper busbar rather than aluminium. That is a genuine cost difference and we mention it because buyers who have been caught out by aluminium busbar ask about it first.
We install and commission this equipment ourselves. We have completed ring main unit supply and installation as a single scope, including transformer and RMU together, terminating, testing and signing off on site with the client present. For most clients that is simpler and safer than splitting supply and installation between two contracts.
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Product range
What we supply
Supplied on its own or installed and commissioned as part of a substation scope.
Ring main units
Compact, sealed medium voltage switchgear for 11 kV distribution, arranged as a ring or tee to feed a substation from more than one direction. Load break switching means a section can be isolated without dropping the whole ring, and the sealed construction keeps dust, damp and insects out, which is exactly what fails open air switchgear in this climate. We supply units, install them, terminate the cables, test and hand over. Typical features include ring or tee configuration, load break switching, integral earthing and cable termination provision. Exact configuration, current rating and protection arrangement are confirmed per unit against the manufacturer datasheet.
11 kV · ring and tee · sealed
Feeder pillars
LT FEEDER PILLAR / FUSE DISTRIBUTION PANEL
Our Low-Tension (LT) Feeder Pillar / Fuse Distribution Panel is designed for safe, reliable and efficient distribution of low-voltage electrical power.
Suitable for 400/415V applications and commonly used for transformer installations, substations, industrial facilities, commercial buildings and distribution networks.
Key Features:
100% Copper Busbar System
Reliable power distribution and circuit protection
Suitable for transformer secondary distribution
Heavy-duty construction for long-lasting performance
Designed for professional industrial and utility applications
Quality • Reliability • Performance
Feeder pillar units
This is medium-voltage electrical switchgear equipment, mainly used for 11kV/33kV power distribution, protection, and control.
The picture shows:
ABB switchgear panels with VD4 Vacuum Circuit Breakers (VCB)
Merlin Gerin SM6 medium-voltage switchgear / RMU panels
Incoming and outgoing feeder panels
Equipment packed in wooden crates/container for transportation.
These are commonly installed in substations, transformer installations, factories, industrial facilities, and power distribution networks.
Automatic Circuit Recloser
An Auto Recloser (Automatic Circuit Recloser) is a medium-voltage protection device used on power distribution lines, typically 11kV or 33kV, to automatically disconnect and reconnect electricity when a fault occurs.
When there is a temporary fault—such as lightning, a tree branch touching the line, or a short circuit—the recloser trips OFF, waits briefly, and then automatically switches ON again. If the fault has cleared, power continues normally. If the fault remains, it trips again and eventually locks out for safety.
Auto reclosers are commonly used on overhead distribution lines, substations, transformer installations, and industrial power networks.
Applications
Where it is used
Distribution substations
Ring main units feeding a distribution transformer as part of an 11 kV ring, so a fault on one section does not black out the rest.
Industrial plant intake
Switching and protecting the incoming supply to a factory or processing plant, and splitting it to plant distribution boards.
Commercial and estate networks
Feeder pillars distributing low voltage supply across an estate, a market or a mixed use development.
Specifications
Range and scope
Item
Application
Key feature
Installation
Ring main unit
11 kV distribution
Load break switching, sealed
Supplied and installed
Feeder pillar
LV distribution
100% copper busbar
Supplied and installed
Feeder pillar unit
Repair and new build
Fuse ways and carriers
Supply only
Copper busbar
Panels and repair
Solid copper
Supply only
Current rating, breaking capacity, number of ways and protection arrangement are confirmed per unit against the manufacturer datasheet at the point of quotation. We do not publish these figures generically because switchgear is specified to a network, not bought off a shelf.
Brands we supply
Brands we supply
ABB
Siemens
Schneider Electric
Meksan
Astor
APAR
We stock and supply products manufactured by these companies. Manufacturer documentation is provided with every order.
Sectors we supply
Power distribution and utilities
Manufacturing and industrial
Construction and real estate
Commercial and residential
Government and public sector
Renewable energy
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Yes. We have completed RMU installations including cable termination, testing and handover, and we sign off on site with the client present. It is one of the reasons clients use us instead of a pure trading company.
Copper. We build on 100% copper busbar. If you have been quoted a cheaper pillar elsewhere, busbar material is usually the difference and it is worth asking the question.
That depends on how your network is fed and how many ways you need. Send us the single line diagram or describe the arrangement and we will tell you what fits, before you commit budget.
Yes, and most clients order both together. A transformer and RMU as one scope is simpler to install and simpler to commission.
It depends on configuration. Stock units move in days, configured units are indent orders and we will give you a real date rather than an optimistic one.
Also supplied
Related products
Need a price for switchgear?
Send the rating and quantity you need. We come back with a price, availability and a delivery date within one business day.
Every unit is checked against its manufacturer documentation before it leaves us.