Local firm donates kit for innovative Birmingham building exhibition.

Eaton has donated electrical distribution equipment for the four-month Festival of Xtreme Building (FXB) in the centre of Birmingham. Site electrician David Checkley chose Eaton’s Memshield 2 distribution equipment for the innovative project, which is only four miles from its Reddings Lane factory.

The Festival of Xtreme Building, close to Birmingham’s £6 billion Eastside Regeneration Zone, will bring together artists, architects, builders, designers, planners and ordinary residents in a collaborative venture to design and build aspirational buildings of the future.

The centrepiece of the scheme is Richard Horden’s micro-compact home – a 2.65 m2 aluminium, cuboid, low-energy dwelling designed for short stays. Checkley opted for Eaton as the company’s equipment can be dismantled and reused if the festival is repeated elsewhere at a later date. “It is tough and allows you to change arrangements or reuse the kit,” he said. “Some competitors’ equipment falls apart after a couple of uses.

“The use of removable pan assemblies is particular feature that speeds up installation.”

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Electrical and Mechanical Contractor