Click Scolmore’s wiring accessories and Elucian consumer units have been selected and installed throughout a major £70 million flagship development of affordable homes in Northminster, Peterborough, underlining the brand’s continued presence within large-scale residential projects.
The nine-storey flagship Northminster development features a mix of 1, 2, and 3-bedroom apartments and town houses designed to provide high-quality, energy-efficient, and affordable homes in the heart of the city. The project aims to meet growing demand while revitalising the local area, bringing 315 new homes to market as part of a wider regeneration plan.
As part of the project’s commitment to quality and durability, products from Click Scolmore’s extensive range of wiring accessories have been installed across all apartments, ensuring both functionality and aesthetic appeal that align with the development’s modern interior design. Products specified include Click’s Mode range of white moulded wiring accessories, which combine sleek, contemporary styling with ease of installation and low maintenance, ideal for high-volume residential settings. The modular design allows installers unprecedented flexibility in creating dedicated wiring solutions.
Mode’s antimicrobial properties were an additional benefit, helping to support cleaner living environments for residents. Sockets and switches from the range have been installed in all areas of the apartments, including bedrooms, kitchens, living areas and bathrooms.
In communal areas, Click Scolmore’s robust Metal Clad accessories were selected to deliver enhanced impact resistance and longevity, crucial for high-traffic service zones. The comprehensive Metal Clad range is offered as part of Click’s Essentials wiring accessories and features electrophoretically coated plates and back boxes that provide a durable and long-lasting heavy-duty finish.
The range includes a number of 2 way switch plates, switched sockets, safety shutter switched sockets and fused connection units, as well as 1-gang and 2-gang switched sockets with Outboard Neon Rockers. Some recent additions also feature a 13A 2 Gang DP 3 Pin Safety Shutter Switched Socket Outlet with Outboard Rockers (Twin Earth). All switch products are of modular construction allowing the installer total freedom in designing customised switching solutions according to on-site needs. Unfurnished plates and mounting boxes are available for use in conjunction with Click’s extensive range of MiniGrid and New Media modules.
To support the development’s commitment to quality and compliance, Click Elucian single phase consumer units were installed in each apartment, offering an effective, regulation-compliant solution that simplifies circuit protection and future maintenance.
The Elucian single phase range is an extensive collection of metal consumer units that were designed with the contractor in mind and developed to cover a broad range of installations, offering a number of features and benefits that enhance the products’ convenience, flexibility and safety properties. The comprehensive range includes mains switch boards, split load boards and combination boards – all three also available with SPD – plus IP65 garage units, garage boards, dual row boards and REC units.
The Elucian 100A mains switch consumer units were supplied pre-populated with a combination of AFDDs and RCBOs, which added to the overall object of sustainability for the project, by negating the need for the protective devices to be delivered and installed separately and thus saving on time and packaging.
With the requirement for a reliable, aesthetic, and compliant solution for a project of this scale, Click Scolmore’s Mode, Metal Clad, and Elucian ranges provided the perfect match. The products are easy to install and provide the clean look that was expected for a flagship development.
Completed by social housing association Cross Keys Homes, the Indigo development was delivered by national contractor Willmott Dixon in partnership with Briggs & Forrester Living providing the design, installation and verification of the Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health Services. It will offer sustainable, modern city centre living, just minutes from the train station and other key amenities.
Just months after its completion, the landmark 315 home Indigo development in Northminster has been shortlisted for two national awards. It has been nominated for the Housing Project of the Year and the Modern Methods of Construction awards. It has been recognised for its use of modern construction techniques, such as light gauge steel framing and off-site manufacturing, which saw construction times reduced by an estimated 20 to 30 percent compared to traditional methods.