Structured cabling
Every access point is only as good as the cable feeding it. We install, terminate, test and certify the cabling ourselves — which is why the design and the installation never have to be negotiated between two firms.
The layer everyone forgets to scope
Wireless is a slightly misleading word. Every access point in a commercial building is fed by a cable, powered over that cable, and connected to a switch in a cabinet that also needs power, cooling and space. The wireless part is the last two metres.
That physical layer is where Wi-Fi projects most often come unstuck, because it sits in the gap between trades. The Wi-Fi supplier specifies access point positions. The cabling contractor prices the runs they were told about. The electrical contractor knows nothing about either. Somebody eventually discovers that the position the design needs has no containment route, no power at high level and no way of being reached safely — usually after the ceiling has been closed.
We scope it at design stage and install it ourselves. It is not a bolt-on service; it is the reason the rest of the work lands on programme.
What we install
- Cat6A copper — the sensible default for new commercial Wi-Fi, with the headroom for multi-gigabit access points and the PoE budget modern hardware draws.
- Fibre backbone — between buildings, between floors, and anywhere a run exceeds copper's limits. Installed, terminated, spliced and tested.
- Containment — tray, basket, trunking and conduit, including at height and across warehouse structures.
- Cabinets and patching — sized, positioned, populated and labelled, with the PoE budget worked out rather than assumed.
- Testing and certification — every link tested to standard, with the results handed over as part of the documentation pack.
- Labelling and as-built records — so the next engineer who opens the cabinet doesn't lose a day working out what goes where.
Why it matters that it's the same team
- The design is buildable. An access point position is only valid if something can be fixed there and a cable can reach it. Because we install, we design positions that survive contact with the building.
- One programme, not two. No sequencing arguments between a cabling contractor and a network installer, and no waiting for a trade that answers to somebody else's programme.
- One price. The cabling schedule is in the survey report, so the installation gets priced properly at the start instead of growing on site.
- One responsibility. If coverage falls short at validation, there is no argument about whether it's the design, the cable or the install. It's ours.
This also makes us useful to other contractors. AV, security, IT and building-services firms regularly need Wi-Fi surveyed, designed and cabled properly on a project where wireless isn't their specialism. We work with contractors on a white-label basis.
Common questions
Can you do cabling without the Wi-Fi work?
Yes, where it's connected to a network project we're involved in or where a contractor needs the physical layer delivered properly. We're not chasing general cabling work that has nothing to do with wireless — it isn't what we're for.
Cat6 or Cat6A?
Cat6A for new commercial Wi-Fi installations in almost every case. Modern access points draw more power and can exceed a gigabit, and the cost difference at install is small next to the cost of revisiting it in five years. Where budget genuinely won't stretch we'll tell you what you're giving up.
Do you test and certify every link?
Yes, and you get the results. Test certificates form part of the handover pack along with as-built drawings and the labelling schedule.
Can you work in occupied buildings?
Routinely. Nights, weekends, shutdown periods and phased area-by-area working are all normal, with RAMS issued before work starts.
What about power to access point positions?
Most access points are powered over the data cable, so the switch and its PoE budget are the critical items — and those are sized at design stage. Where a position needs local power, containment at high level or work in a plant area, it's in scope as part of the installation.
Let's find out what your Wi-Fi is actually doing.
Book a survey and you get measured data, a design you can build to, and a number you can budget against — not an opinion.