Control Panel Components for UK Water Framework Delivery

Specialist control, monitoring and panel-building components for MCC manufacturers, control-panel builders, system integrators and MEICA contractors delivering UK water and wastewater projects.

Where Charter Controls supports UK water framework delivery

The matrix below shows Charter Controls product families already supplied into organisations working within selected UK water-industry framework delivery chains, together with additional ranges available for evaluation and specification.

For existing customers, this can identify product families that may already be familiar within one part of the panel but could potentially be standardised more widely. For new customers, it provides a starting point for assessing where Charter Controls could add an additional technically supported source to the supply chain.

Framework references describe supply into organisations working within the relevant delivery chain. They do not imply universal water-company approval, preferred-supplier status or acceptance for every project. Final component selection remains subject to the applicable project specification, purchaser requirements and engineering approval.

More of the repeat panel BOM from one specialist supplier

Many of the components inside an MCC or control panel are relatively low in individual value but are purchased repeatedly. That makes consistency, availability and standardisation particularly important.

Charter Controls can support a broad group of frequently used panel components while retaining the specialist product knowledge expected from a manufacturers' agent and importer.

• Monitoring and protection relays for phase failure, phase sequence, overvoltage, undervoltage, current, temperature and thermistor monitoring duties.
• Timers and time switches covering multifunction, off-delay, asymmetric, star-delta, brown-out and scheduled switching applications.
• Industrial and interface relays with compatible sockets and accessories for dependable control-circuit interfacing and straightforward replacement.
• Unipower motor-load monitoring for applications where the load on pumps, mixers, conveyors, screens and other motor-driven equipment needs to be monitored for abnormal operating conditions.
• DIN-rail terminals and distribution products for repeatable panel wiring, identification and power distribution.
• 24 V DC power supplies for PLCs, HMIs, instrumentation, relays, gateways and other control circuits.
• Enclosure thermal-management products including filter fans, outlet filters, thermostats and anti-condensation heaters.
• Panel indication, meters and counters for operator feedback, measurement and monitoring duties.

Why standardisation matters on repeat water-industry panels

Selecting every relay, terminal, timer or indicator as an isolated purchasing decision can gradually create unnecessary variation across panel designs.

Standardising suitable component families can help reduce the number of part numbers, accessories, drawings, spares and supplier relationships that need to be managed. It can also make repeat builds easier for engineering, purchasing, stores, production and maintenance teams.

The objective should not be to replace a proven product simply because another option is available. The better opportunity is to identify products that can deliver the right combination of technical suitability, availability, consistency and commercial value across repeated applications.

Why panel builders work with Charter Controls

A practical way to start

Working with Charter Controls does not require changing an entire panel specification. A better starting point is often one repeat component family, one forthcoming panel or one known application where the existing solution could be improved.