Projects
Natural Power – A Bat Smart Curtailment System (BSCS)
NP, a leading independent renewable energy consultancy operating globally, required a system for the curtailment of wind turbines when a high risk of bat fatality is present on windfarms. In the US, the current blanket curtailment approach in response to high wind speed minimises bat fatalities (an endangered mammal) but at a significant economic cost to operators even when there are no bats in the area. Estimates suggest that 25% to 75% of curtailment hours may be unnecessary.
Working closely with NP and Elekon AG (a Swiss-based supplier of Batlogger equipment for recording and analysing the location of bats), Bridgeall custom developed the software underpinning a Bat Smart Curtailment System to minimise these economic costs. The system removes the need for blanket curtailment by monitoring bat activity in real-time, curtailing turbines only when relative risk value has reached a certain level.
REMT – Comprehensive Email Security for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Bridgell implemented an email security solution to provide the business with effective cyber resilience capabilities.The solution increases REMT’s cyber resilience capabilities thereby preventing potential ransomware incidents, eliminating the impact of email outages, preventing data loss and protecting against malicious web activity all supported by staff cyber security awareness training.
West Lothian College – Modernising a Legacy Intranet With SharePoint
West Lothian College had been facing a host of problems as a result of their outdated intranet system. Several unused sites and scattered information meant their employees were struggling to collaborate efficiently. Bridgeall worked with West Lothian College to create a new SharePoint intranet, prepare a review and provide suitable recommendations to modernise their existing intranet.
Sandstone – A Proactive Managed IT Services Partner Case Study
Sandstone (previously Grant Property) had limited internal resources and a complex range of third-party suppliers to manage their IT infrastructure. This was proving to be ineffective, and the team were actively looking for a new Managed IT Services partner to help them transform their IT. Bridgeall was recommended to Sandstone and invited to tender for the provision of Managed IT Services and to replace the existing suppliers and internal resources. Our team was a proactive partner who identified opportunities for improvement, simplified systems and brought everything in-house, helping to keep Sandstone’s network at peak performance and provide stability for the business.
REMT – Enabling Remote Working Supported by Azure Virtual Desktop
With the rapid move to home working required as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic the organisation need a solution that would allow staff to access key business systems and continue to operate on a business as usual basis.
A Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) solution was delivered to the REMT management & sales teams to facilitate remote working during the Covid-19 pandemic. AVD delivered a low risk, predictable and rapid desktop migration enabling a BYOD strategy and use of cost-efficient staff devices.
MOSL – Settlements System for the Water Market in England
To fulfill its role as Market Operator for the world’s largest competitive water market, MOSL required a central solution to manage all market transactions and market-wide settlement of wholesale charges between the Wholesalers and Retailers.
Working in close partnership with the leading IT services provider CGI, Bridgeall successfully delivered the settlements sub-system at the heart of the Central Market Operating System (CMOS).Bridgeall developed the high-quality solution, which settles £2.5BN annually, over 15 months and after a further 6 months of market testing only 7 minor defects were detected.
Wheatley Group – Empowering the Modern Intelligent Workplace
Be-IT – Modern Secure Asset Management
Be-IT Resourcing is a leader in IT recruitment, specialising in the sourcing of high calibre professionals. To meet the growing workforce demand for secure mobile working and ensure alignment with GDPR regulations, Be-IT sought to improve their IT security systems, policies and procedures. With no disruption to the day-to-day running of the business, Bridgeall’s expert Managed IT Services team delivered modern secure management for Be-IT assets through the implementation of Microsoft Enterprise Mobility and Security Suite (EMS), developed the company’s security policy and assisted in Cyber Essential Plus certification.
BUUK – Service Desk & Monitoring Platform Integration
BUUK Infrastructure is the leading independent provider of last-mile utility networks, constructing and operating essential utility assets for over a million homes in the UK.
BUUK embarked on a project to raise the business wide visibility of the status of the critical systems in use within the organisation. The aim of the system was to centralise information from disparate IT monitoring systems into a clean colour coded interface so that it would be easy to understand for end users.
Bridgeall were approached to integrate BUUK’s service desk with the organisations core monitoring systems. Service desk tickets were automatically assigned an impact and urgency value and new rules created and used to assign a category and subcategory based on CMDB details streamlining processes.
Scottish National Investment Bank – A Complete Technology Solution
The Scottish National Investment Bank (“the Bank”) were looking to replace the Scottish Government technology solution and managed service, they were operating on at launch. After a competitive tender process, Bridgeall were appointed to implement and support a new tailored solution that included the procurement, setup and ongoing support of several goods and services.
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) – Taking Back Control with Microsoft 365 Governance
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) was undergoing a large
Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland – A Modern SharePoint Intranet Solution
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland required a new and modern intranet that would help them improve search capabilities to find critical information more efficiently. Bridgeall worked with the team to deliver a modern SharePoint intranet solution.
Link Group – Enhanced Productivity with O365
One of the largest social landlords in Scotland, Link Group is a group of award-winning social enterprise companies serving over 15,000 customers.
In order to take advantage of the full potential of the O365 portfolio of services Link made the decision to migrate from Google G-Suite.
Bridgeall were appointed to help Link Housing Group move from the Google G-Suite cloud solution and onto the Office 365 platform. This involved the migration of all mailboxes, user and team data stores.Bridgeall established a migration farm hosted in Azure for the duration of the project where data was initially transferred and converted from Google to Microsoft format. All mailboxes for users and shared resources containing email, calendars and contacts were migrated in O365 exchange online. It was completed as a cutover migration for the entire organisation with around 800 users going live across a single weekend.
McAllister Litho Group – Disaster Recovery with a Hybrid Cloud & On Premise Solution
McCallister Litho Group (MLG) is a dynamic print services and fulfilment company based in Glasgow.
MLG approached Bridgeall with an ageing group of servers and out of date business applications that required overhaul. They were also concerned about their ability to recover from a disaster should a major IT failure occur. Bridgeall produced a detailed options report providing several solutions with varying levels of cost. Key was the introduction of Cloud Services in Azure and Office 365 delivering significant improvements to the Business Continuity Plan.
The final solution consisted of a hybrid network of on premise and cloud based virtualised Windows Servers combined with Office 365, backed by a fully managed IT support contract covering business hours and 24/7 system monitoring.
Energy Savings Trust – Reducing Scotland’s Carbon Footprint
EST is a social enterprise offering impartial advice on reducing the country’s carbon footprint. The Scottish Government asked EST to manage a project to design and build a register for the collection and validation of Energy Performance Certificates (EPC).
Bridgeall’s Microsoft accredited .NET development team designed, developed and deployed the new combined register within six months. An Agile development approach was essential to accommodate multiple third parties and frequent specification changes. The customised software solution developed by Bridgeall plays a key role in the Scottish Government’s drive to reduce the country’s carbon footprint, meeting the challenges of global warming. Circa 200,000 Energy Performance Certificates are generated annually from the new combined register.
NHS NES – Supporting Professional Career Development in the NHS
The NES Nursing and Midwifery Career-long ePortfolio system allowed practitioners to record evidence of continuing professional development on an electronic platform however this system was not intuitive which meant that many health professionals did not use it and went back to paper-based re-validation.
Bridgeall was engaged by the Digital team at NHS Education for Scotland (NES Digital) to develop a new web application. Working closely with the NES product owners and UX team to refine user stories and develop appealing visual designs, the new system allowed users to generate evidence for re-validation in many formats, e.g. various forms, file uploads and professional details. The resulting application has been enhanced twice and is currently being used by 25,000 users.