General Register House, Edinburgh

Positioned at the east end of Princes St in Edinburgh city centre, General Register House is one of the oldest custom built archive buildings still in continuous use in the world. The building was designed by eminent Scottish architect Robert Adam and finally opened in 1789 after being under intermittent construction for fifteen years._Each year staff deal with about 12,000 visits to its search rooms and provide visitors with access to around 250,000 records. _The National Archive of Scotland houses documents spanning the 12th to 21st centuries, touching on virtually every aspect of Scottish life._The earliest surviving Scottish public record is the Quitclaim of Canterbury of 1189; the oldest private record is a charter by David I to the church of St Cuthbert in Edinburgh, 1127.

General Register House has recently undergone a major refurbishment to its electrical services including the fire alarm, emergency lighting, and PAVA systems. _John Eastwood of Blyth and Blyth Consulting Engineers, specified a range of Draka Firetuf cables stating, _"For a high profile project such as this, we had to be 100% certain we were specifying the right type of cable and that it would be absolutely fit for purpose. After reviewing the cables currently available, we were left in no doubt that Drakas' Firetuf would meet fully all our requirements with regard to certification, fire performance, and ease of installation"._General Register House can now be added to an impressive list of major projects in the city, which includes the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh Airport, and the Scottish Parliament Building.