Telecoms civils · HV overlay · Fibre testing

From the trench to the test result

Clyde Network Testing installs, repairs and proves the underground networks that carry data and power. Twenty directly employed people, our own plant, and a SafeContractor-assessed safety system behind every job, from the first cut to the final splice.

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Clyde Network Testing van and trailer loaded with red HV ducting at the yard

Yard, loaded outHV duct heading for an overlay route

Capability

Six disciplines, one certificate, one crew

Every line below is assessed and listed on our SafeContractor schedule, so a procurement team can check scope on the SSIP portal before we've sent a compliance pack. Open any line to see what it covers and what it looks like on site.

Telecoms

Fibre splicing & network testing

The "testing" in the name. Fusion splicing, closure build and tray management, then OTDR and power-meter proving so the circuit is handed over with results, not promises.

Fusion splicing
Closure build
OTDR & power meter
Fault finding
Handover test packs

Optical power meter reading taken beside a fusion splicer

Telecoms

Cable installation & repair

Underground and overhead telecommunication cabling: duct and sub-duct installation, cable pulling, fault location and repair on live networks, to the operator's specification.

Duct & sub-duct
Cable pulling
Chambers & joint boxes
Live network repair

Open fibre closure showing splice trays in a roadside chamber

Power

HV overlay works

High voltage overlay and the civils that go with it, delivered through tier-one contractors on distribution network programmes. One crew takes the scheme from first cut to live circuit: excavation to energisation.

HV cable route civils
Trenching & ducting
Backfill & reinstatement
Tier-one delivery partner

Twin red HV ducts laid in an open trench along a rural road

Civils

Groundworks, excavation & earthmoving

Trenching, excavation, duct and pipe laying, backfill and reinstatement, with underground services located, exposed and protected before the bucket goes in.

Service location
Trenching
Duct & pipe laying
Backfill & reinstatement
Highways working

Footway broken out ahead of the duct run, seen from the excavator cab

Civils

Concrete works & groundworks

Chambers, bases, plinths and structural concrete groundworks, formed, poured and finished for telecoms and power infrastructure.

Chambers & bases
Plinths
Formwork
Finishing

Ducts in a trench beside a footway, ready for surround and backfill

Specialist

Confined space services

Chamber and confined space entry by trained teams under permit-controlled working, with gas monitoring and rescue arrangements in place before anyone goes below ground.

Permit to work
Gas monitoring
Rescue arrangements
Trained entry teams

Fibre closure lifted from a chamber for splicing

Power

Excavation to energisation

On HV overlay schemes we don't hand the trench to someone else. The crew that breaks ground lays the duct, backfills, reinstates and stays until the circuit is live, so there is one accountable party for the whole route.

Open HV duct trench along a rural road with barriers in place — Twin duct in open trench, ready for the pull

Stage 1LocateServices traced, trial holes dug, permits and RAMS signed before any mechanical excavation.

Stage 2ExcavateTrench cut to the specified depth and width, with bank support where ground conditions need it.

Stage 3Duct & layDuct installed, bedded and surrounded; cable pulled on the planned route.

Stage 4BackfillCompacted in layers with warning tape and marker tile placed over the cable.

Stage 5ReinstateSurface returned to specification across footway, carriageway and agricultural land.

Stage 6EnergiseTesting, jointing support and handover so the circuit goes live on programme.

On site

Schemes delivered

HV cable routes across Cumbria delivered excavation to energisation as delivery partner to Alyntra Group, plus fibre and duct works for the telecoms side of the business. All our own photographs, taken by the crews doing the work.

Uva Asby Scar

Route: 3,200 m · 11 kV
Ground: Open fell, agricultural land
Cover: 1,100 mm to cable
Scope: Excavation, cable lay, backfill, reinstatement, jointing support
Status: Complete, energised

Open trench across fell land with barriers either side and hills behind — Trench open across the fell

Cable coiled at a joint position inside a barriered compound — Cable coiled at the joint bay

Reinstated route across a field with ground made good and livestock back on — Ground made good, stock back on

Ulverston

Route: 2,100 m · 33 kV four-way
Ground: Footway and carriageway, village streets
TM: One-way working, Chapter 8 signing
Scope: Duct, existing services bridged, depth-staffed, permanent reinstatement and surfacing
Status: Complete, handed back

Red duct laid in a footway trench passing beneath existing services — Duct laid, services bridged

Depth staff held in a trench reading past 1,100 mm — Depth staffed before backfill

Rural carriageway with fresh permanent tarmac reinstatement along the route — Tarred and handed back

Further HV routes

Cleator Moor: 600 m · 11 kV · complete
Golden Fleece: 780 m · complete
Station Road: 800 m · complete
Peters Lane: 1,480 m · live
Total to date: 8,960 m of cable route

Open trench along a sandstone boundary wall with red duct lengths laid out ready — Trench open along the boundary wall

Long straight trench along a footway with spoil heaped behind barriers — Depth checked along the full run

Twin HV ducts in trench beside a tarmac road with pedestrian barriers — Twin duct under traffic management

Red ducts coupled together in a trench next to a footway — Duct coupled and bedded

Telecoms

Fibre and duct

Closure builds, splicing and power-meter proving on live fibre networks, with our own plant and traffic management on site.

Fibre closure opened to show stacked splice trays — Fibre closure, splice trays dressed

Hand holding an optical power meter beside a fusion splicer — Power-meter proving at the splice

Portable traffic light and keep-left sign in front of a Clyde van on a rural road — Lights up, one-way working

Fibre closure with splice tray stack in a roadside location — Closure build in the verge

Van towing a mini excavator on a plant trailer — Own plant, own crews

Pickup and welfare trailer parked on open fell beside a fenced excavation — Remote fell working, welfare on site

Footway reinstated in fresh tarmac behind barriers and cones — Footway reinstated, permanent

Reinstated footway strip running beside a new stock fence — Reinstated along the fence line

Barriers following the verge of a lane with new planting behind — Route made safe along the verge

Health & safety

The paperwork is the product

Safety is managed, documented and audited. Competent advice comes from a retained external health and safety consultancy, day-to-day compliance runs on UtiliGuard, and the whole system is assessed each year by a UKAS-accredited SSIP member scheme.

Policy & arrangements

Signed, dated and reviewed. The current issue covers asbestos, lifting operations, electricity and our duties as a contractor under CDM 2015.

Risk & COSHH libraries

Excavation, underground services, duct and pipe laying, confined space entry, work at height, highways working and plant.

Competency register

A training matrix for every operative, with card and certificate expiry tracked and renewals booked before they lapse.

Site inspections

Documented HSEQ site inspections with actions closed out and the record available for client audit.

Digital compliance

Site management, RAMS, briefings and workforce competency run on UtiliGuard, so every record is time-stamped, searchable and ready for a client audit without a trip to the van.

Toolbox talks

Delivered on underground services, excavation safety and task-specific hazards before work starts.

RIDDOR & investigation

Clear reporting duties and an investigation procedure, with findings fed back into the risk library.

8,960 mHV cable route delivered or in progress

33 kVHighest voltage route delivered, four-way, Ulverston

20Directly employed operatives and supervisors

6Assessed work categories on one SafeContractor certificate

Who we work for

We work as a subcontractor and delivery partner to principal contractors on telecoms and power distribution frameworks, where competency evidence and safe systems of work are checked before the first spade goes in. That suits us.

CrewsDirectly employed teams, not labour-only agency gangs
CardsSupervisors and operatives hold current accreditations for the networks we work on
RAMSRisk assessments, permits and briefings issued and signed before work starts
ResultsFibre handed over with test results, not just a closed chamber lid
RecordsCompliance managed digitally on UtiliGuard, with the audit trail available to clients on request
SSIPApproval verifiable online, today, through the SafeContractor portal

Contact

Send us the scope

Location, dates and what needs doing. We'll come back with availability and a price, and the compliance pack if your procurement team wants it first.

EmailBarry@ClydeNetworkTestingLtd.co.uk
Phone07956 982091
BasedWest of Scotland, working UK-wide
HoursMonday to Friday, 07:00 to 17:00

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