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TROX chilled beams and flow rate controllers are ensuring that a new £22m sixth form college in Newcastle achieves the ideal indoor environment for learning. Equally important was the energy efficiency of the building, which has been designed with a number of sustainable features, including a ‘green roof’. A key challenge was how best to cater for widely differing occupancy levels in zones across the site throughout the day. Optimum comfort conditions for students and staff needed to be maintained while ensuring that the HVAC system could adjust to match demand to prevent wasted energy. The HVAC products supplied included TROX multiservice chilled beams (MSCBs) and variable volume flow rate controllers. The chilled beams installed at the college supply heating, cooling and ventilation throughout the building as well as incorporating lighting. As the units are easy to maintain and do not require cleaning they offer significant benefits for the demands of the busy college. The variable air volume flow rate controllers have been installed to ensure that energy usage can ramp up and reduce down in line with changing occupancy levels in each zone. The products supplied are TROX TVR and RN Models. TROX UK
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AS A leading provider of essential security monitoring services it is vital to Cougar Monitoring that the server room at its head office in the Midlands remains operational 24/7. When part of its existing air conditioning system failed, the company knew it had to act fast and called upon Weatherite Building Services (WBS). WBS recommended a Daikin wall-mounted split system as a replacement. This model is not only more efficient but also more reliable than Cougar’s existing
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equipment. WBS supplied, installed and commissioned the unit in a reduced time frame to suit the client without causing any inconvenience to the server room operations. Chris Young, business manager at Cougar Monitoring, said: “When it came to replacing the failed equipment we knew immediately that we wanted to return to a company that we could rely on. Having historically used WBS for our air conditioning requirements we knew we were guaranteed an installation of the highest standards using the best quality products.” Weatherite Building Services 01922 741641
FASHION retailer New Look has awarded a multi- million pound contract to GSH Group to provide a range of compliance services across its high street stores in the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe.
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Under the terms of the agreement GSH will ensure that the key assets within the New Look estate in the UK and Ireland are fully compliant with relevant legislation. All reporting will be accessible through a single online portal enabling full transparency across the portfolio in real time. GSH will provide a similar compliance services solution for all stores in mainland Europe and concessions in Germany. In addition it will provide a complete maintenance service, responsible for all mechanical and electrical services across a wide range of equipment, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning, as well as building fabric. GSH will provide a single point of contact for all reporting which will be supported by dedicated in-country management. GSH
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BIG Foot Systems has supplied support solutions for rooftop plant at the new Cromer and District Hospital
in Norfolk as part of a £14.9m redevelopment project to replace the original hospital on Mill Road, which opened in 1932. The new, two-storey building was built by main contractor Mansell Construction, designed by Purcell Miler Triton & Partners, with building services installed by m&e contractor Eyre Building Services Group. Providing accommodation for 14 departments, the new hospital building required a significant number of air handling units and services on its flat roof. However, the lightweight roof build-up of single ply membrane on top of insulation meant any roof-mounted plant needed to be supported on a robust non-penetrative frame. This was necessary to avoid any damage to the roof membrane and to rule out the possibility of future leaks, as well as ensuring that the plant was not too heavy for the roof. Eyre Building Services Group asked Big Foot Systems to provide a solution. Big Foot visited the site to assess the installation and designed all the frameworks for the plant in 3D CAD and issued drawings for approval before the frames were manufactured. This enabled the client to visualise the project and make any necessary amendments before manufacture. Once manufactured the systems were delivered flat-packed, for quick and easy assembly before the delivery of air handling units. Big Foot was required to install 11 air handling units, four extract fans and nine condensing units, together with pipework and electrical services. The company’s support services enabled the safe, efficient and cost effective installation of the air handling units, associated ductwork, pipe and cable on the new hospital building roof. Big Foot’s supports avoided any penetration through the single ply roof, while working to the loading parameters of the designed roof. The support systems also ensure that the plant will be easy to access in the future. Big Foot Systems 01323 844355
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