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Operating model

One lifecycle, not service silos

Every GridLinks service, product, management-system control and project record maps to a phase of the asset's life — so you can see exactly where we fit and what evidence you receive.
  1. 01 Plan
  2. 02 Study
  3. 03 Design
  4. 04 Procure
  5. 05 Manufacture
  6. 06 FAT
  7. 07 Install
  8. 08 Test
  9. 09 Commission
  10. 10 Energise
  11. 11 Operate
  12. 12 Maintain
  13. 13 Renew / Replace
  1. 01

    Plan

    Define the need, constraints, connection pathway and delivery strategy.

    Products & rentals

    • —

    ISO controls

    • ISO 21502 project initiation
    • ISO 31000 risk register
    • ISO 37301 compliance obligations

    Evidence you receive

    • Scope and requirements register
    • Risk register
    • Stakeholder and utility interface plan
  2. 02

    Study

    Prove the network and safety case before committing to design.

    Products & rentals

    • —

    ISO controls

    • ISO 9001 design input review
    • Independent checker on every calculation

    Evidence you receive

    • Load flow, fault level and protection studies
    • Earthing study (IEEE 80 / AS 2067)
    • Arc-flash assessment

    Example: 132/33 kV Zone Substation

  3. 03

    Design

    Primary and secondary design through staged review gates.

    Products & rentals

    • —

    ISO controls

    • ISO 9001 design review at 30/60/90/IFC
    • Checker / approver sign-off
    • ISO/IEC 27001 classification of client drawings

    Evidence you receive

    • Design review comment close-out register
    • Issued-for-construction drawing set
    • Design verification records

    Example: 132/33 kV Zone Substation

  4. 04

    Procure

    Specification-led selection with technical compliance, never catalogue buying.

    ISO controls

    • ISO 9001 supplier evaluation
    • ISO 37001 anti-bribery due diligence
    • Brand relationship status disclosed

    Evidence you receive

    • Technical compliance matrix
    • Vendor document review records
    • Supplier approval record
  5. 05

    Manufacture

    Expedite and inspect during OEM manufacture.

    ISO controls

    • ISO 9001 inspection and test plan (ITP)
    • Hold and witness points

    Evidence you receive

    • Approved ITP
    • Manufacturing progress and expediting reports
  6. 06

    FAT

    Factory acceptance testing against the specification before shipment.

    ISO controls

    • ISO 9001 witnessed FAT
    • Nonconformance (NCR) process

    Evidence you receive

    • Signed FAT reports
    • Routine test certificates
    • NCR log
  7. 07

    Install

    Erect, terminate and lay cable under controlled site procedures.

    ISO controls

    • ISO 45001 SWMS and permits
    • ISO 14001 SF6 / gas handling
    • ITP hold points

    Evidence you receive

    • Completed ITP checklists
    • Gas filling and dew-point records
    • As-built records

    Example: 330 kV GIS Retrofit

  8. 08

    Test

    Site acceptance and diagnostic testing with calibrated, traceable instruments.

    ISO controls

    • ISO 9001 calibration in-date 100%
    • Acceptance criteria per standard

    Evidence you receive

    • PD, withstand, SFRA and tan-delta results
    • Calibration certificates
    • Test reports against acceptance criteria

    Example: Renewable Connection Testing, 330 kV GIS Retrofit

  9. 09

    Commission

    Prove protection, control and SCADA end to end.

    ISO controls

    • Commissioning plan with hold points
    • ISO/IEC 27001 SCADA configuration control

    Evidence you receive

    • Secondary injection records
    • Point-to-point SCADA checks
    • Commissioning certificates
  10. 10

    Energise

    Controlled energisation with the network operator.

    Products & rentals

    • —

    ISO controls

    • ISO 45001 switching and access authorities
    • Utility energisation approval

    Evidence you receive

    • Energisation programme
    • Switching sheets
    • Post-energisation checks

    Example: Renewable Connection Testing

  11. 11

    Operate

    Monitor performance, power quality and asset condition.

    Services

    Client-led phase

    ISO controls

    • ISO 55001 asset information
    • ISO 50001 energy performance
    • ISO 22301 continuity

    Evidence you receive

    • Power quality reports
    • Condition monitoring data
  12. 12

    Maintain

    Planned and condition-based maintenance and diagnostics.

    ISO controls

    • ISO 55001 maintenance strategy
    • ISO 45001 safe work

    Evidence you receive

    • Maintenance and diagnostic test reports
    • Defect and NCR trends
  13. 13

    Renew / Replace

    Life-extension, retrofit or replacement decisions based on condition and risk.

    Products & rentals

    ISO controls

    • ISO 55001 lifecycle decision-making
    • ISO 14001 decommissioning and gas recovery

    Evidence you receive

    • Condition and risk assessment
    • Replacement business case inputs

    Example: 330 kV GIS Retrofit

Controls are aligned to the referenced ISO standards; this is not a claim of certification. See the Quality page for confirmed certifications.

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