Rack & Cabinet

Racks you can actually work in.

Structured rack builds with clean patching, labelled runs, proper UPS and cooling. Serviceable on day one and still serviceable three years later when you need to swap a switch in five minutes.

Overview

The rack in the cupboard is usually the worst-treated part of any install. Tangle of patch cables, unlabelled runs, no cable management, UPS on the floor with extension leads, and a half-dead fan that nobody remembers fitting.

We treat the rack as part of the product. Every cable is labelled, every run has a documented port number, the PDU and UPS are mounted properly, cooling is considered and the whole thing is designed to be opened and serviced without pulling ten other things out first.

What's included

Floor-standing or wall-mount rack sized to needs
Structured patch panel with documented port mapping
Managed PDU with load monitoring
UPS with run-time matched to your workload
Cable management - horizontal, vertical, velcro ties
Passive or active cooling as needed
Proper labelling (on cables, panels and equipment)
As-built documentation - rack elevation, patch map, inventory

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Typical Scope

How a server rack project runs

Rack builds run 3-10 days depending on size and whether cable pulls are involved.

Equipment audit

List every switch, server, patch panel, UPS and device that needs to live in the rack - now and in the next 2 years.

Rack plan

Written rack elevation drawing - what goes where, cable paths, cooling airflow, power budget. Fixed quote on rack, PDU, UPS and labour.

Build & patch

Rack assembled, devices mounted, patch panels terminated, cable management installed, UPS configured. All labelled.

Document & hand over

Photographed rack elevation, patch panel map, cable run list, PDU load map. Your IT team or ours can service it confidently.

Ideal For

Who this suits

Any site with enough gear to justify doing it once and properly.

Offices with on-prem servers

File servers, domain controllers, backup NAS - deserve a proper rack, not a desk corner.

Sites with serious CCTV

NVRs, switches, UPS for 24/7 recording - belong in a labelled rack, not on a shelf.

Network-heavy sites

Multiple switches, patch panels, media converters - structured racking keeps it serviceable.

Warehouses and workshops

Industrial sites where the rack lives in a dusty room and needs proper protection.

FAQ

Common questions

What size rack do I need?

Depends on current gear plus 30-50% future headroom. We've built 6U wall-mounts for a single-switch office and 42U floor-standers for small server rooms. Sizing is part of the scoping call.

Do I need cooling?

Most small offices and home installs don't - passive airflow is enough if the rack isn't sealed. Larger loads (multiple servers, dense switches) need active cooling, which we spec into the rack plan.

How big should the UPS be?

Sized for the load plus the runtime you want. 30-minute runtime for graceful shutdown is typical. Longer runtimes or generator integration possible for critical workloads.

Can you relocate an existing rack?

Yes - often a rack relocation is a great chance to tidy patching, replace tired UPS and relabel everything. We scope relocation as a mini-project.

Who owns the kit you install?

You. Rack, PDU, UPS, switches, cabling - all invoiced to you, no licensing traps. If you ever stop working with us, everything stays.

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Ready to scope your server rack project?

We'll visit the site, map what's there, and come back with a practical scope and a fixed quote.

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