ENGINEERED SWITCHBOARD SOLUTIONS

MGE is an expert in the switchboard industry, redefining the reliability and quality of switchboard products. MGE is an Auckland and Whangarei based switchboard engineering facility. The business caters to all segments of the switchboard manufacturing market with special emphasis on solutions that require high-level engineering such as motor control centres and power distribution switchboards for commercial and industrial applications.

MGE is proud to be part of the LKA CRL project for supplying the LV Switchboards.

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PEOPLE-CENTRIC SUPPORT

CRL is one of New Zealand’s few megaprojects that has the opportunity to significantly contribute to the legacy of the wider construction industry. Training and providing team members with learning opportunities are at the heart of Link Alliance’s recognition efforts to empower team members.

Significant time and energy support people to develop as leaders including leadership coaching and a focus on being constructive, upfront and solutions-driven. A bespoke training centre gives new team members a hands-on experience to learn about health and safety before they start work on-site. On top of this, upskilling opportunities enable people to progress both within the alliance but also in the future when they move on to other projects and opportunities.

“Our Wellbeing Team focuses on people’s wellbeing across all work sites and champions a supportive workplace for our people as well as building resilience to cope with an ever-changing environment,” Dudouit tells us proudly. “A range of wellbeing initiatives are undertaken each year to empower people to look after themselves, their work colleagues and their families.

“Examples include diabetes and blood pressure health checks, skin cancer awareness, fundraising for charities, blood donations, family days, touch rugby teams, bike rides, care packages and regular gatherings onsite where people celebrate and enjoy team successes together.”

Information about the alliance’s wide-ranging social outcomes initiatives is available at https://www. cityraillink.co.nz/social-outcomes.

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EXTENDING NEW ZEALAND’S POTENTIAL

CRL railway works are to be carried out in two distinct environments, the first defined by the newly built structures (“greenfield”) and the second near tracks in circulation of the NAL. The phasing of the works is then dependent on the scheduled block of lines (planned periods without traffic) and takes place within a very strict regulatory framework.

On the sites, heavy civil works are now close to an end, and architectural and systems fit out works have commenced. This transition is an important phase in the life of the project and has required great attention upstream in the design phases of the civil and systems packages, engineering, and preparation of the works, in order to ensure that the integration is successful and that the project progresses as planned.

“Moving to the testing and commissioning phase is another critical transition. This phase is scheduled to start in 2024,” Dudouit explains. “The rail system teams integrated into the project are already working to define the tests, in order to validate the nominal operation subsystem by subsystem in interaction with the other subsystems.

“Although it is the future heart of Auckland’s rail network and will fundamentally change the dynamics of this network towards a metro-type operation, CRL must be primarily considered from a technical perspective as a network extension. In particular, the technology of the main systems, such as signalling, is unchanged. The rolling stock supplied by Auckland Transport is the same, which limits the risks during the testing and start-up phases.”

The establishment of the test plan is done in collaboration with the future owners and operators of the CRL (two entities that participate in Link Alliance): Auckland Transport for the stations and KiwiRail for the rail infrastructure, in order to secure the testing and commissioning process and the success of handing over the largest transport infrastructure network in New Zealand.

CRL represents a step forward in the nation’s infrastructure transport space, helping connect people across the Auckland region with a greater, greener and more efficient system. Estimated to be capable of transporting tens of thousands of passengers per hour, CRL will be an open and accessible network for all, bettering the lives of commuters and visitors alike.