Alliance Pharmacy chooses Scorpion for power support package

Alliance Pharmacy, part of the retail division of Alliance Boots, is the UK’s third largest community pharmacy chain providing dispensing, health advice and pharmacist-led support services. The Group’s IT department is the nerve-centre for all Boots and Alliance Pharmacy transactions handling cash machines, credit card transactions, pharmacy details and drugs register.

Following an in depth site survey, Scorpion suggested the installation of a complete power support package that included a Scorpion Powerhouse DM 741 continuously rated diesel generator fitted with a supersilent waterproof acoustic canopy and automatic mains failure. The generator has been equipped with the capability to self-test each week and remote dial-out facility so that the system can be checked as part of a BMS (Building Management System).

As the generator has been sited outside the building, Scorpion has fitted it with a dual water jacket heater to aid cold starting and a steel bund to retain any diesel spillage. The addition of a Powercare Premier Annual Maintenance Contract has ensured that the standby power system will always be ready to take over the load should an outage occur.

“I have been in this business for 20 years and Scorpion is the best company I have worked with”, said Alan Robertson, Building Services Manager at Alliance Pharmacy. “Everything they said they would do was done proficiently and on schedule. I can’t praise them highly enough.”

With downtime a key factor all work had to be planned down to the smallest detail. Scorpion worked closely with Alan Robertson and his team to ensure that all civil and electrical works were co-ordinated so that installation could be carried out in just one day.

“We powered-down on a Sunday and transferred all the IT facilities to our Weybridge office. Work started at 7.00 a.m. and by 10.00 p.m. everything was finished and the system up and running. Scorpion ensured that the complete installation went like clockwork”.

The Scorpion DM741 generator is specifically produced for the long-term protection of critical and sensitive equipment to insure against major electrical catastrophe. Now, when the mains supply fails, or goes out of acceptable limits, the AMF panel disconnects the faulty mains supply, the critical loads continue to be supported by the UPS with no break in supply, then will automatically start the generator. After a preset time delay, the generator will pick up the load.