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“We’ve been working with Springer Nature for a number of years. There were some space issues for their tea points and by using the LinkLine system they have effectively removed all the localised chillers throughout the whole complex. LinkLine is up to 45% more cost effective than installing multiple individual units and up to 55% more energy efficient.” John Haskell, Contracts Manager at Springer Nature explains: “If we had the same number of units on each floor with a regular chiller, we would require 30 chillers in total. With the LinkLine systems we have in place, we have four high performance ice bank units providing a network of purified water across the entire campus.” LinkLine is environmentally superior as it eliminates the need for regular deliveries of pre-bottled water, thus lessening the impact on the environment through reduced transport pollution. When installed with the Table Water Bottling System, the disposal of large quantities of glass or plastic waste from pre-bottled water purchase is eradicated. John Haskell, Contracts Manager at Springer Nature commented: “Part of the original plans to get Vivreau involved was down to the environmentally friendly aspect of the offer.”
Stephen Charles, Managing Director
at Vivreau, is thrilled with the LinkLine development: “LinkLine offers huge advantages, one of the primary benefits is enabling an entire building to be serviced from a single unit, which eliminates the need to install individual refrigeration technology in separate areas. As you would expect, it links with the entire range of Vivreau products including our award winning Vi tap and Table Water Bottling systems.” The LinkLine Control Management System (CMS) is designed to monitor the performance of the LinkLine Master Control Unit (MCU) as well as the services provided by the client. The CMS is an essential tool to ensure optimum
Building & Facilities Management – February 2016
FREE TEA! V
ivreau has teamed up with Birchall Tea and for a short period only is offering free tea with every Vi tap installed. Each new client will also be entered into a prize draw and at the end of the promotion, one lucky winner will receive a Birchall’s beautifully carved wooden box filled with a variety of Birchall teas – perfect for any meeting room environment. To take advantage of the above offer or to find out more about the Vi tap please contact one of the team on: 020 8813 4895 /
bfm@vivreau.com /
www.vivreau.com and quote BFMFEB.
performance of the system particularly as each MCU controls multiple drinking water dispense points in one building. It is also used as an aid to the onsite technical/vending team to monitor the performance of the system, enabling immediate action to be taken if required. The Vivreau LinkLine CMS as standard will monitor the following: • Power • Mains water pressure • CO2
bottle replacement
Four email contacts can be added to the alert list (two customer contacts and two Vivreau contacts) – emails will be issued to all contacts to inform them of any changes in the monitoring conditions. In a typical busy Facilities Department the CMS is like another reliable member of staff overseeing the day to day running of the LinkLine system and bringing reassurance that any changes in the above activities will be reported immediately. John Haskell, Contracts Manager at Springer Nature comments on the experience of installation “It’s been a seamless process all the way through from installation through to the maintenance programme, which has been absolutely perfect for us”.
Water at your fingertips – Introducing the Vi tap T
he Vi tap dispenses mains-fed purified chilled still, sparkling and instant boiling hot water from one single tap with a touch sensor control and zero splash. Incorporating high performance ice bank refrigeration, the Vi tap is capable of delivering large quantities of chilled water per hour. The high spec boiler can also produce up to four cups of water per minute at 97 degrees, the perfect temperature for tea! There is even an intelligent safety feature on the Vi tap which prevents boiling water from being dispensed by accident. John Haskell, Contracts Manager at Springer Nature commented: “I would say that the Vi tap system is one of the most used items of equipment that we have on the premises. With the proximity of the Vi tap, staff are constantly topping up their bottles and taking them back to their desks, so they rehydrate on a regular basis.” The Vi tap is also hygienic, promoting a healthier workplace. Hygiene has been at the heart of each stage of the design process, from the dirt free touch pad, purposefully shallow drip tray (because your drinking water dispenser is not a sink) and the ability to fill water bottles without nozzle contact (no more bottle germs), to the removable dispense nozzle for cleaning. Stephen Charles, Managing Director of
Vivreau is extremely proud of the Award winning Vi tap: “The Vi tap not only looks fantastic, but boasts a perfect flow of water with zero splash. It incorporates a power-saving option to reduce electricity consumption and obviously because it filters and purifies at source, it reduces a company’s carbon footprint significantly, in comparison to buying in pre-bottled water.”
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