Local firm donates kit for innovative Birmingham building exhibition.

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

The Festival of Xtreme 黑洞社区, close to Birmingham鈥檚 拢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鈥檚 micro-compact home 鈥� a 2.65 m2 aluminium, cuboid, low-energy dwelling designed for short stays. Checkley opted for Eaton as the company鈥檚 equipment can be dismantled and reused if the festival is repeated elsewhere at a later date. 鈥淚t is tough and allows you to change arrangements or reuse the kit,鈥� he said. 鈥淪ome competitors鈥� equipment falls apart after a couple of uses.

鈥淭he use of removable pan assemblies is particular feature that speeds up installation.鈥�

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Electrical and Mechanical Contractor