L’Ecole des Petits: CCTV replacement and cabling renewal, Fulham
How ACCL replaced an end-of-life analogue CCTV system with a modern Hikvision estate and renewed the cabling at a Fulham pre-school, in a single five-day summer window.
L’Ecole des Petits, a French-English bilingual pre-school in Fulham (part of the Globeducate group), needed its end-of-life analogue CCTV system replaced without touching the school term. ACCL delivered a full Hikvision NVR estate and cabling renewal in a phased five-day window across the summer break.
The result
ACCL replaced L’Ecole des Petits’ end-of-life analogue CCTV system with a modern Hikvision NVR estate, renewing the supporting cabling at the same time. The completed project provided the school with:
- A live monitoring station for on-site staff
- A phased delivery completed within the summer break
- No disruption to the school term
- A modern Hikvision NVR estate installed
- Full coverage of entrance, playground and stairwells
- Cabling fully renewed alongside the new cameras
- A clean, documented security foundation
- Commissioned and handed over for the new term
Services delivered
Overview
L’Ecole des Petits is a French-English bilingual pre-school in Fulham, London, part of the Globeducate group of international schools. Its existing CCTV system was analogue and had reached the end of its serviceable life.
ACCL was appointed to replace it with a modern Hikvision NVR estate and renew the supporting cabling, delivered in a phased five-day window across the summer holidays so the new system was fully in place before the start of term.
The challenge
The school’s existing analogue CCTV had reached the end of its serviceable life and needed replacing with a modern IP system, without interrupting the school term. The work had to be completed within the summer holidays, in a safeguarding-sensitive environment, with the supporting cabling renewed at the same time.
Key challenges included:
- An end-of-life analogue CCTV system requiring a full replacement
- A fixed five-day summer window with no disruption to term
- A live school environment where safeguarding and tidiness are paramount
- Renewing the supporting cabling alongside the new camera estate
Project context
French-English bilingual pre-school · Fulham, London
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ACCL’s school CCTV installation: a modern Hikvision estate on renewed cabling
ACCL replaced the analogue system with a new Hikvision NVR estate and renewed the supporting structured cabling, delivered in a phased five-day programme across the summer break.
CCTV replacement: the end-of-life analogue system was removed and replaced with a modern Hikvision NVR estate, commissioned and handed over ready for the new term. Cabling renewal: the supporting cabling was renewed alongside the camera estate, giving the school a clean, documented foundation for its security system.
Phased delivery across the summer break
Schools cannot pause for infrastructure works, so timing and tidiness matter as much as the technology. ACCL planned the replacement around the school calendar and delivered it during the summer break, with the cabling and the CCTV handled by one team.
The programme was phased across a five-day summer window so the school could reopen for term with the new system fully in place, cameras covering the entrance, playground and internal stairwells.
Outcomes and results
The end-of-life analogue CCTV system was fully replaced with a modern Hikvision NVR estate, and the supporting cabling renewed alongside it. The phased five-day delivery was completed within the summer break, with no disruption to the school term.
The result is a clean, documented security system that the school’s team can rely on, commissioned and handed over ready for the new term.
Technologies used
ACCL’s role
This project required considerably more than a straightforward camera swap. ACCL provided L’Ecole des Petits with a complete infrastructure upgrade, including:
- Survey of the existing analogue CCTV estate
- Design of the replacement Hikvision NVR estate
- Supply and installation of PTZ and dome cameras
- Coverage of entrance, playground and stairwells
- Renewal of the supporting structured cabling
- Set-up of a live on-site monitoring station
- Scheduling delivery within the summer holidays
- Removal and disposal of the old analogue equipment
- Testing and commissioning the full camera estate
- Handover ready for the start of the new school term
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Foreword by Wayne
“Working in a school is different to any other site we go into. The building never really stops, so replacing an end-of-life system has to happen in the window the school gives you, not the other way round. This one was a straightforward brief done properly: old analogue kit out, a modern Hikvision estate in, cabling renewed alongside it, all inside five days over the summer so it was ready before the children came back. That is the standard we hold ourselves to whenever we are working around a live school.”Wayne Connor, Managing Director, ACCL
“An excellent service from start to finish.”Mark Cooper, IT Manager, L’Ecole des Petits
Frequently asked questions
What did ACCL replace at L’Ecole des Petits?
ACCL replaced the school’s end-of-life analogue CCTV system with a modern Hikvision NVR estate, and renewed the supporting structured cabling alongside it.
Why did the CCTV system need replacing?
The existing analogue CCTV system had reached the end of its serviceable life and needed replacing with a modern IP system to keep the school’s security coverage reliable.
How long did the installation take?
The work was delivered in a phased five-day window over the summer holidays, with no disruption to the school term.
Why was the work scheduled over the summer break?
Schools cannot pause for infrastructure works, so ACCL planned the replacement around the school calendar and delivered it during the summer break, ready for the new term.
What technology was used for the new CCTV system?
ACCL installed a modern Hikvision NVR estate, using a mix of PTZ and dome cameras across the site’s entrance, playground and internal stairwells.
Was the cabling replaced as well as the cameras?
Yes. The supporting cabling was renewed alongside the new camera estate, giving the school a clean, documented foundation for its security system rather than new cameras running on old infrastructure.
Did the work disrupt the school day?
No. The project was planned and delivered entirely within the summer holiday window, so there was no disruption to the school term.
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