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Installation & Commissioning

Installation and Commissioning Services
Installation & Commissioning

Overview

From single standby generators to multi-set synchronising systems and full containerised plants, we deliver complete installation and commissioning across the full range of diesel generator applications.

We work directly with end clients, M&E contractors, and principal contractors across new build, retrofit, and replacement projects.

Every project is delivered in-house — covering mechanical installation, electrical connection, controls integration, and commissioning.

Benefits

Complete M&E Capability

Mechanical, electrical, and controls integration delivered by a single in-house team across every project.

Critical Site Experience

Trusted by healthcare, utilities, and government clients for installations in live, mission-critical environments.

Live Environment Delivery

Carefully phased installation programmes that maintain power resilience throughout the works — even on live operational sites.

Controls Integration Depth

ComAp and Deep Sea Electronics control systems designed, built, and commissioned in-house.

Single Point of Responsibility

One contractor accountable from delivery through to handover — no gaps between disciplines.

Full Documentation Package

Test certificates, commissioning records, O&M manuals, as-built drawings, and operator training included as standard.

Features

  • Mechanical installation — positioning, anti-vibration mounts, exhaust systems, and fuel system tie-in
  • Electrical installation — LV cabling, HV connections, switchgear integration, and protection interlocks
  • Controls integration — AMF, synchronising, and mains-parallel systems built around each site
  • Commissioning and load bank testing prior to handover
  • Full documentation — O&M manuals, as-built drawings, test certificates, and operator training
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This standby diesel generator unit has a unit mounted radiator and fuel filter system.

Discuss Your Project

Whether you’re planning a new generator installation, replacing legacy plant, or scoping a complex multi-set or containerised system, every project starts with a conversation. Our engineers will help you shape the scope, identify constraints, and design a solution that fits both the site and the operational realities.

Get in touch to discuss your project — from initial enquiry through to commissioning and handover, we’ll guide you through every stage.

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Why Choose Us

From mechanical installation and electrical connection to controls integration and full commissioning, every discipline involved in a generator installation is delivered by AC Automation’s own engineering team. There are no handoffs between contractors, no gaps in accountability — just one team responsible from the first delivery to the final handover.

Over more than three decades, we’ve installed generators in some of Northern Ireland’s most demanding environments — including live acute hospitals, water treatment works, and secure government sites. That experience translates into carefully phased works, robust risk management, and the operational realism that critical clients depend on.

Our reviews

Hear first-hand from our incredible community of customers.

AC Automation has been a long-standing contract partner to NI Water for over 10 years.  Providing goods and services 24/7, which includes planned and remedial maintenance.  They provide generator hire and have provided support during major incidents.Their work helps keep our generator fleet available and well maintained, supporting the delivery of services to our customers.
AC Automation provides expert servicing and maintenance across our generator and electrical infrastructure, with a depth of capability spanning LV and HV systems and SCADA control. Their SCADA project at Belfast City Hospital has transformed how we manage our electrical estate and is now being replicated across the Trust.The team — from senior leadership through to the field engineers — are exceptional, and we are always treated as a priority customer.
AC Automation have provided Generator and associated Control Systems servicing, maintenance and repairs, together with new installations for the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Hospitals and Healthcare facilities for over 10 years. Their professionalism and ability to respond 24/7 provides us with confidence and reassurance that we can ensure continuity of essential critical infrastructure. AC Automation bring exceptional technical expertise and experience, are reliable and a welcome team member to solve problems at critical times.
AC Automation have provided the BHSCT with exceptional generator maintenance and control system development for over 20 years. Their technical expertise, reliability, and proactive support have ensured the resilience and continuity of our critical infrastructure. We highly value their professionalism and trust them as a key partner in maintaining essential services.

Why Choose Us

Backed by over 35 years of experience, our own in-house engineering team and trusted specialist partners give clients a single point of contact across their wider power infrastructure.

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