Generator Installation

Client
Northgate Retail
Duration
03 Months
Services
Standby Generator
Date
February 14, 2026
Standby generator installed on a concrete pad outside a retail building
Project Overview
We successfully completed a comprehensive residential electrical upgrade, transforming an outdated electrical system into a modern, safe, and energy-efficient solution.The project included complete home rewiring, electrical panel replacement, LED lighting installation, and dedicated circuits to support today's high-powered appliances and smart home technology.

Ensure uninterrupted power with our professional generator installation services for businesses. We installed a standby generator with an automatic transfer switch, sized to carry the building's essential load through an outage without manual intervention. Every stage was planned around keeping the business trading, from pad placement through to final load testing and handover.

Automatic transfer switch wired into the building's main supply
Concrete pad poured and levelled ready for the generator unit

Project Challenge

The site lost power several times each winter, and every outage meant shutting down operations until the grid recovered. Refrigeration, security systems and point-of-sale terminals all went dark together, and the existing supply had no provision for a backup source.

Our Solution

We sized a standby generator against the building's measured peak load, poured a level pad clear of the exit routes, and wired it through an automatic transfer switch so the changeover happens without anyone on site touching a control.

Services Included

  • Load calculation and generator sizing
  • Concrete pad and mounting
  • Automatic transfer switch installation
  • Fuel line connection and leak testing
  • Dedicated standby circuit wiring
  • Commissioning and load-bank testing

Project Highlights

Automatic changeover

Power returns within seconds of an outage, with no manual switching and no staff intervention required.

Sized against real load

Generator capacity was set from metered data rather than nameplate ratings, avoiding both under-sizing and wasted spend.

Serviceable layout

Clearances were planned around annual servicing, so filters and batteries can be reached without dismantling anything.

Fuel line connection being leak tested on the standby generator
Dedicated standby circuits wired back to the building distribution board
Portrait of the store manager at the retail site
Daniel Okafor
Store Manager
We used to lose a full day of trading every time the power went out. Since the generator went in we have not closed once, and most of the staff do not even notice the changeover.

Project Outcome

The system has carried the building through several outages since commissioning, with no interruption to refrigeration or trading. Monthly self-tests run automatically and log their results.

No lost trading hours

Outages that previously closed the business for hours are now invisible to customers.

Predictable servicing

A scheduled maintenance plan keeps the unit under warranty and catches fuel and battery issues before they matter.

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