Cat6 and Cat6a structured cabling. Fibre optic backbones. Whole-site Wi-Fi with managed access points. From a three-bed cottage in Wedmore to a twenty-desk office in Bath — we design it, install it, test it, and hand you the certification pack.
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A modern network is both — structured copper and fibre running everything that has to be fast, stable or secure, plus wireless access points layered on top for the kit that has to roam. We do both halves. Every cable terminated to TIA-568, every Wi-Fi network designed off a proper site survey, every handover with a full Fluke test pack.
Cat6 supports 1 Gbps at the full 100 m and 10 Gbps up to about 55 m. Fine for most homes and small offices.
Cat6a supports 10 Gbps at the full 100 m and is the right specification for Wi-Fi 6E / 7 access points, 4K IP CCTV, and any site that expects to still be there in fifteen years.
We recommend Cat6a as the default for new builds and refurbishments. We install both solid (in containment) and stranded (patch leads), LSZH-sheathed for commercial and U/UTP or F/UTP depending on noise environment.
Fibre is the right choice for inter-building links, long runs over 90 m, noise-critical environments, and any site where copper just isn’t appropriate. We are City & Guilds Level 3 Fibre Optic Installation (3667) qualified, fusion splice with Fujikura, OTDR test, and issue Fluke channel certification.
Multimode OM3/OM4/OM5 for in-building, singlemode OS1/OS2 for campus and long-distance.
Ceiling-mount access points on PoE, back-hauled over Cat6a to a central switch. One SSID across the whole site, seamless roaming between APs, optional guest network on a separate VLAN.
We design and install Ubiquiti UniFi (best price-to-performance for homes, bars, SMB), Cisco Meraki (cloud-managed, right for multi-site commercial), TP-Link Omada (good budget managed option), and Ruckus (high-density venues).
Before we quote a wireless job we survey the site. Floor plan, construction types (stone walls and foil-backed plasterboard kill 5 GHz), interference sources, device density and throughput requirements. We use a spectrum analyser and predictive design software, not guesswork.
You get: a heat-map showing predicted signal strength at each AP, a bill of materials, and a fixed-price quote. No rip-out-and-start-again calls six months later.
Managed switches to run the whole thing. We spec for PoE+ (30 W per port) or PoE++ (60-90 W per port) depending on whether you are running access points, IP phones, or 4K PTZ CCTV. VLAN-capable for guest / IoT / CCTV separation on day one.
Cabinets from 6U wall-mount up to full-height floor-standing. Patched, dressed, labelled, and fitted with a proper cooling and power arrangement — not a heap of spaghetti behind a door.
1U and 2U 24-port patch panels for cabinets, single- and dual-gang RJ45 wall plates for desk drops, angled patch panels for dense environments. Keystone jacks from Excel, Hellermann, CommScope, and Brand-Rex. Labelled both ends to match the Fluke test sheet.
Every link tested to TIA-568 Category 6 or 6a permanent-link limits on a Fluke DSX-8000 — the same kit the major datacomm contractors use. Not a cheap continuity tester.
Every port gets a PDF test report at handover.
Stone cottages, extensions, detached garages, home offices, home gyms. Mesh pods and plug-in range extenders always disappoint.
We wire Cat6a from the router to one or more ceiling-mount UniFi access points, usually one per floor plus optional outdoor AP for garden coverage. One SSID, seamless roaming, separate guest network for visitors. Typically £450–£950 for a three-bed install; more for larger or harder-to-cable properties.
Office, retail, hospitality, clinics, gyms, care homes, holiday lets. Staff Wi-Fi on one VLAN, guest on another with captive-portal sign-in and content filter, IoT/CCTV on a third. Everything cloud-managed so you can see what’s happening from a laptop.
Also: pre-authorised device lists, schedule-based access (e.g. Wi-Fi disabled at 11 p.m.), bandwidth shaping so Netflix doesn’t kill the point of sale, and full event logging.
Got a network that used to work? Slow on one floor, randomly drops, VPN keeps disconnecting, one desk gets 100 Mbps while the one next to it gets 1 Gbps?
We’d rather fix it than replace it if replacing isn’t warranted.
Every cable terminated to TIA-568, every port certified on a Fluke DSX-8000, every patch panel labelled to match. Handover pack supplied as a PDF.
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BS 7671Free survey, fixed-price quote, full test pack on handover. Call Dan directly.
Direct Dan Stevens, Director: 07889 334849 Dan Street, Director: 07983 106928Tell us about the property and what you need done. We will come back within 24 hours to arrange a free site survey.