INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

at
FENTONS LIMITED

Thennakoon T.M.N.S.
EG/2017/3232
Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing
Engineering
1 Faculty of Engineering-University of Ruhuna
 OUTLINE
• Introduction to Fentons Limited
• Introduction to Proposed Office and Leisure Development
project (Renuka Project)
• Introduction to Marina Square Mixed Development Project
• Training Experience
• Health & Safety
• Problems Encountered
• Conclusion

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 Introduction to
Fentons limited

VISION
“To be the undisputed No.1 in all our business verticals in Sri Lanka and
be a leading player in the region”

MISSION
“To be a winning team that adds value to life through technology
enabled solutions whilst meeting the expectations of all stakeholders viz
customers/clients, shareholders, employees, environment and society.”
 Introduction to
Fentons limited
Company Services
 MEP (Electrical, Fire, HVAC, Plumbing, and & Lighting) solutions
 Security & Surveillance (Extra Low Voltage Systems) solutions
 ICT Solutions (Information and Communication Technology)
 Facilities Management
 Renewable Energy- Solar Power

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 Introduction to Proposed Office
and Leisure Development project

Project Details

Project Team Renuka Project

Client Renuka Holdings Group

Main Contractor Sanken Construction Ltd.
M&E Sub-contractor Fentons Limited

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 Introduction to Proposed Office
and Leisure Development Project
About site

The Galle Face Icon project will be a 32-storey building

situated in the Galle Face District of Colombo 03, and once
completed will receive the Gold Standard lead certification.
With a total construction area of 450,000 sq. ft., the building
will have Grade A office spaces in 22 floors with room for 300
car park slots. The top three floors will be the Galle Face Icon
Club which will consist of a members’ lounge, restaurant, bar
and also spaces for meetings and conference. The terrace
area will have uninterrupted vistas of the Indian Ocean, Galle
Face Green and the Beira Lake area

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 Introduction to Marina Square
Mixed Development Project

Project Details

Project Team Renuka Project

Client Harbour village

Main Contractor Access Engineering PLC and
China Harbour Engineering
Company
M&E Sub-contractor Fentons Limited

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 Introduction to Marina Square
Mixed Development Project
About site
The Complex Will Be Developed On An Expansive Five-acre
Land Consisting Of 1068 Condos Over 36 Floors Across 5
Towers As Well As Having Two Acres Exclusively Allocated
For Recreational Facilities And Common Areas. Located
Minutes Away From The Anticipated Developments Such As
The Colombo International Financial City (Port City) And
Elevated Highway, Marina Square – Uptown Colombo Offers
Modern Living Spaces With Infinite ROI Possibilities And
Unmatched Rental Opportunities.

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 Training Experience

Fire Detection Fire Protection

System System

 Sprinkler
 Smoke detectors  Extinguishers
 Heat detectors  Fire Alarm Systems
 Isolator base  The Water mist fire
 Manual call point system
 Addressable
Monitor Module 9
 Training Experience

Heat detectors Smoke detectors

Sprinkler

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 Training Experience
Conduit Laying For Fire Detection System
 Material Requirement
-PVC Conduits and Fittings - No conduit greater than 32mm
diameter
-Steel Conduit
-Flexible Conduit

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 Training Experience
 Installation Procedure

1) Marking of all fire detection points on the slab formwork by referring the approved
shop drawings issued to the site.
2) Slab conduits wiring should be done in 1.3 mm thick 25 mm size Medium Duty PVC
conduits.
3) Conduit laying will be started once bottom net is in place and will be released for top
net once conduit laying is over.
4) Only Deep junction boxes shall be used in slabs. With Binding wire, properly bind the
PVC conduits.
5) Followed different color coding for junction boxes and conduits.
6) Use PVC solvent for jointing the accessories

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 Training Experience
Cont’d…….
7) Wall drops shall be properly checked for face of wall/beam.
8) All the conducting shall be checked as per services drawing
9) Special precaution shall be taken during concreting of slab.
- All broken pipes are to be replaced
- All joints have are to be watertight joints to avoid
choke up
10) Any choke up to be documented and alternate routing to be
shown in shop drawings and documented for future references.
11) All necessary sleeves shall be provided in beams, columns,
prior to slab casting as per electrical drawings

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 Training Experience
Inspections & Tests
 Correct type of conduits & accessories used.
 Correct markings.
 Dimension checks.
 Damage on conduits and accessories.
 Fittings and accessories are of proprietary type

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 Training Experience
Inspections Sheets

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 Training Experience

Meggar test
After the cable laying is completed, the cables are
checked for continuity and insulation test
From Meggar Machine.

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 Training Experience

Testing Method
1) Remove all devices in the relevant cable loop which is going to
meggar test. (this test should be prior connecting the devices)
2) Connect all negative and positive cable ends together in device
connecting locations.
3) Apart ends of two wires, before testing positive and negative cables.
4) Perform the meggar test for 500VDC with minimum insulation
resistance of ≥ 0.5 MΏ.
5) Do the same procedure to check the wire insulation.

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 Training Experience

Problems
 Loop is not continue at all points.

Solution
 Checked loop by point to point and found
the braked points and fixed it.

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 Training Experience

Pipe Painting
Following steps will be carried out during the process of painting.
 Check the pipe if there is any corrosion mark and that area has to be
cleaned and zinc phosphate metal primer will be applied prior painting or
cold galvanizing paint shall be used.
 Make sure that there
- No dust
- No moisture
- No metal particles on the surface
 Apply one coat of Anti Corrosive Paint (Etching primer) on GI pipe
surface.

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 Training Experience
Cont’d…….

 Leave the pipe till paint gets dried.

 Check the pipe for any unpainted areas
 Apply two coat of finishing paint.
 Leave the pipe till paint dries.
 Check the pipe for any unpainted areas.
 Store the pipe in suitable place.

Painting will be carried out by either hand paint (brush) or paint spray
machine. Final touchup work will be done after completing the pipe network
by using paintbrush.

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 Training Experience
Smoke / Heat Detector Base Mounting
Below images showing the different types of applications and the base mounting methods
separately
 Exposed detector with Pre embedded PVC conduit.

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 Training Experience
Cont’d…….
 Exposed detector on the ceiling.

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 Training Experience
Cont’d…….
 Exposed Detector inside the ceiling with an exposed Remote
Indicator.

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 Health and Safety
Safety shoes & boots
Safety signs

Safety helmets

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 Problems Encountered

• Communication difficulties with Tamil & Chinese labors.

• Lack of diesel and materials due to economic crisis.
• Labors not adhering covid 19 safety precautions.

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 Conclusion

• Able to gather lots of experience about mechanical field.

• Got understanding about site management.
• Able to develop communication skills and labour handling skills.
• Learn how to deal with different professions.
• During the training period its better to work in different kind of
sections such as fire detection, fire protection system etc.

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 THANK YOU…

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