Case Studies 39 Gambian cold store triumph
J & E HALL COMMERCIAL condensing units are playing a key role in a refrigeration project bringing fresh meat to the masses in a West African country.
Three Fusion Scroll units have been teamed with Kuba evaporators at a newly-built cold store and butchery complex which has been kitted out to UK standards in order to meet the exacting demands of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh.
Two JEHS-0400-M3 units, are helping the
36m2 cold rooms to function at temperatures from 0°C to 2°C. The third, a JEHS-0750-L3, is operating in conjunction with a similar- sized freezer room, running between minus -18°C and -21°C. A range of Halal meats, including beef, chicken and lamb, is being eagerly purchased by locals from the on-site butchers. Meat bought on a wholesale basis is dispatched from the centrally-located Senegambia base to supermarkets and restaurants across the nation, which has a population of 1.9million.
J & E Hall Fusion Scroll condensing units are an ideal solution for commercial refrigeration jobs where noise, size and reliability are paramount. Housed in a cabinet made of electro-galvanised mild steel, with anti-corrosion treatment and coated in baked polyester powder paint, the compact size of the units and ease of fitting makes
them a good choice. The integral IP54 rated control panel provides protection for all essential electrical components. All units are acoustically lined and have components fitted during the manufacture to save the installer time and money.
The units and other equipment were supplied by Bolton-based Koolmax. They were shipped out in advance, before proprietor Nas Fazal, and his son Arfan Naseer, owner of Manchester-based Kryos Cooling, flew out to undertake the installation work.
Mr Naseer said: “We chose J & E Hall units because we have been using them for a long time in the UK. They are well built with a decent compressor, good value for money and easy to work with.”
It proved to be an incident-packed project, full of challenges but with successful overcomes. None more so than when Mr Naseer, who led the installation work, was struck down by malaria. Luckily, blood tests in a private hospital revealed that it was not a severe case of the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease and was treatable with injections and tablets. Nonetheless, Mr Naseer, laid low by fever and sickness, lost a day from his tight schedule, but by working up to 15 hours a day he was able to make up the lost time.
Other issues in a country renowned for its laidback culture, involved delays in getting the necessary power cables and wiring. “We asked for the power to be installed the day after we arrived knowing full well that because of the slow pace of doing things it would take six or seven days. We kept asking when it would be ready but funnily enough we were still ready before the power was available. The people seemed very relaxed. We were the only ones who seemed to have any sense of urgency,” said Mr Naseer. “It was quite entertaining at times.”
Another unforeseen challenge came when Mr Fazal had to make a 100-mile journey to get the nearest available nitrogen, which was essential for the pressure testing of the new system.
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ACR News May 2015
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