Hospitality

Today's hospitality industry relies heavily on electrical devices from their IT infrastructure and telephony to security, CCTV and access control through to customer experience systems, kitchen management and EPOS. Other critical applications include emergency lighting, fire safety systems, evacuation lifts. All of these require resilient, backup power.

Any power disturbance could cost £thousands in lost revenue. Individual hospitality facilities have reported that a single major power failure can cost on an average of £60,000.

There are numerous considerations to be aware of when specifying UPS for hospitality facilities. For example, UPS systems which support life safety applications should meet BS EN50171 compliance standards.

Emergency lighting, fire detection, smoke extraction and carbon monoxide systems form a key part of electrical infrastructure within hospitality businesses. Centralised battery systems (CBS) ensure that these critical applications are backed up with minimum recommended runtimes (of up to three hours) and compliant with EN50171. Power Control has a range of central supply systems including the Legrand Trimod MCS, Borri Ingeinio ECS and Borri E8031.

Resilient UPS systems for hospitality organisations are vital for business continuity, ensuring positive customer experiences and for safeguarding data. Hospitality facilities are complex, relying on continuous power for guest rooms; in-room entertainment, electronic door locks, phone systems, food and beverage; point-of-sale, kitchen appliances, refrigeration, security; access control, alarms and event spaces; audio visual equipment.

The complexity of hospitality environments means there are several key design and installation factors to consider. It goes without saying that due to the vast electrical demand on hospitality facilities, load requirements will be diverse. It is important that thorough assessments are carried out to establish the correct power requirement. This will ensure that the most suitable UPS capacity is identified.

Hospitality facilities should also consider contingencies for future expansion and increased power demands from any electrical upgrades or additions. Critical electrical applications will require backup power redundancy to ensure a continuous power supply, even in the event of a UPS failure.

UPS for hospitality will need to integrate other systems such as building management systems for central monitoring and control of the facility infrastructure. Where energy management systems are in place, these should work alongside hospitality UPS systems to optimise power usage and enhance energy efficiency.

Like many other industries, the hospitality sector is also under pressure to meet ambitious environmental targets. This has meant there has been a significant uptake of efficient UPS systems for hospitality applications. Legrand UPS systems offer sophisticated energy saving features and high efficiencies.

Finally, selecting the correct location for hospitality UPS systems is essential to ensuring the smooth running of the UPS unit and its lifespan.

Power Control has years of experience in working with multifaceted hospitality facilities. Taking a full consultative approach, we consider the needs of the entire electrical infrastructure. To find out more, please call a member of our team 01246 431431.