Automation & Controls - Case Studies
The Tower of London is one of six historic buildings under the care of independent charity, Historic Royal Palaces (HRP). As one of Britain’s most important historic buildings, and home to priceless treasures including the Crown Jewels, it is vital that any works commissioned by HRP deliver best value-for-money and reliability. Principal contractor, EV Bullen, was responsible for the execution of the project from the design phase through to practical completion and handover. Delivering c...
Karndean Designflooring UK has been bringing nature’s influence and cutting edge design to homes and commercial businesses with beautiful floors since 1973. Adcock was appointed to survey, design and install energy-efficient heat recovery heating, cooling and ventilation systems to Karndean Designflooring Head Quarters in Evesham. To meet building regulations, Adcock Engineers chose to incorporate a new Daikin heat recovery fresh air ventilation system to the ground floor Training and Tes...
One might have heard of a creative DIYer converting an old 40-foot shipping container into a tiny house, but has anyone heard of using the container as a farm? Vertical Roots, a Charleston-based company in SC, uses retired shipping containers to create indoor hydroponic lettuce farms. Hydroponics is a soilless cultivation practice that uses nutrient-rich water to grow plants. The company is able to use this process to create high functioning farms within the metal containers. Lettuce producing...
McCormick has been the company to turn to for flavor expertise since 1889. In the food service and beverages division of McCormick (UK) Ltd, the company provides a broad range of herbs and spices for restaurants, hotels, chefs and food catering establishments. Schwartz is the forerunner brand in their diverse brand portfolio. Climaventa water chiller Mitie Technical Facilities Management (Mitie), the globally renowned facilities management and HVAC equipment servicing firm, had been called upo...
Whole Foods recently announced its launch of a new food redistribution program, “Nourishing our Neighborhoods.” Under the program, Whole Foods Market is donating a fleet of 21 Thermo King refrigerated vans to community-based food rescue and redistribution programs to expand their capacity and capability to move food from where it’s available to where it’s needed most. The refrigerated vans were upfitted by Thermo King customer Delivery Concepts, in partnership with Therm...
Located just a few miles south of Birmingham City Centre in Birmingham, the Spire Parkway Hospital provides wide range of private hospital treatments and specialist medical care to patients, coming from across the Midlands region and beyond in the United Kingdom. Thanks to a wealth of knowledge and experience within the healthcare industry, Adcock (Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Ltd) was awarded a maintenance contract at the hospital to look after their climate control system and ref...
London Data Exchange (LDeX) provides purpose-built, enterprise-grade, network-independent, colocation space and high quality data center solutions designed to deliver total confidence. With extensive server rack capacity, LDeX builds, manages and maintains its own data center facilities with total resilience built in as standard. London Data Exchange prides itself in never having experienced a moment of downtime since it started operating. In line with LDeX’s requirements, Airedale Intern...
Aggreko, the provider of portable modular power, temperature control, and energy services, is set to power the 2020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open, which tees off at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick. Supplementary power Aggreko will be providing supplementary power to the three-day event, which sees 156 players compete for a share of the $1.5 million prize fund. The services that Aggreko provides will support the smooth running of the event, powering critica...
Adcock has been looking after the refrigeration and air conditioning equipment at 'ALS Global' in Chatteris, the provider of food and drinks testing services, since 2007. They recently attended site to carry out routine maintenance works to their mobile transport chiller cold room which has been onsite for nearly 20 years. Excellent customer service Following the visit they are pleased to say that the equipment has been restored to its former glory. This loyalty was earned through the quality...
Flax House is a five-story Victorian building with red brick, warehouse style construction, located on Adelaide Street, in the Linen Quarter of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Originally home to handkerchief manufacturer, McBride & Williams, the warehouse building was designed by Young & Mackenzie and built in the 1906-07 period. Straidorn Properties acquired 83-91 Adelaide Street, in 2016, after it had been derelict for 30 years. Flax House The refurbished and fully extended Flax House no...
Adcock (Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Ltd) was appointed by Savage and Sons Electrical Ltd to design and install an efficient climate control solution for The Gym Group in Swindon, United Kingdom. Adcock engineering team supplied, installed and commissioned 6 Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning systems, along with a RMI remote monitoring system. RMI remote monitoring system The RMI is the ideal solution for property managers, hotel and leisure operators, who, whether they are in...
Bryant Heating & Cooling Systems and Fischer Homes have announced a multi-year agreement to feature Bryant heating and cooling equipment in every new home built by the Erlanger, Kentucky-based Company. As part of the agreement, Bryant equipment will be installed in more than 2,000 homes each year, in markets including Atlanta, Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Indianapolis and Louisville. Building automation technologies Bryant, a supplier of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC)...
Thermo King Corporation (Thermo King), a globally renowned company in transport temperature control solutions for a variety of mobile applications and a brand of Trane Technologies, announced that its South African based dealer, Grindrod Intermodal, has expanded its services and will now offer Thermo King SGCM-3000 generator sets (Gensets) to customers in the region. SGCM-3000 generator sets Transporters moving perishable goods like grapes or citrus fruit throughout South Africa, can now benef...
Adcock has been contracted by Parkway to design a climate control solution for a proposed new 30,000 sq ft four-storey center at Haverhill Research Park, comprising high specification offices and dry R&D accommodation, together with conference and meetings rooms, training facilities, a ‘work-hub’ area and coffee shop/café with an external break out area. Heat recovery system The installation works are due to start in April. The design engineers have chosen of a ducted VR...
Anna Jaques Hospital opened as a small community medical facility in 1884. The main building was constructed at the turn of the 20th century and then greatly expanded in the mid 1970’s to early 1980’s time frame. As part of the HVAC design, 100% outdoor air handling systems serving the expanded facility were equipped with energy recovery wheels (also known as ‘enthalpy wheels’), in order to minimize the heating and cooling costs associated with 24/7 operation. ERV techn...
Adcock has recently won a planned preventive maintenance contract for Chelmsford City Council. The equipment covered under this agreement ranges from air conditioning to ventilation systems which are located at 24 different sites including Theatres, Council Chambers and Leisure Centers. Adcock’s specialist maintenance team is on hand 24 hours a day, all year round.
As globally renowned UK-based pharmaceutical and drug-maker company, Napp Pharmaceutical’s air conditioning and refrigeration service supplier, Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Ltd. (Adcock), recently carried out an energy inspection to keep them TM44 standard compliant. A TM44 standard compliance inspection is mandatory every five years, if air conditioning systems have a combined rated output of more than 12kw (kilowatts). Local councils can enforce a fine if an inspection is n...
Wilo products are in operation in several Unite Students’ facilities, one of them being Blithehale Court in London, United Kingdom. With energy efficient solutions and an extensive service offer, the pump manufacturer, Wilo ensures a reliable operation within the building. Bethnal Green Bethnal Green, situated north of Whitechapel and Stepney, certainly is an archetypical East End borough. Since London’s East End has been booming for years, the district has transformed from a no-go...
Seagate Towers is a twin-tower luxury condominium complex in Delray Beach, Florida. Constructed in 1970, the towers contain a total of 149 units that each feature more than 1,700 feet of living space and unobstructed views of either the abutting Intercostal Water- way or the Atlantic Ocean, which is an only block away. In 2011, Seagate Towers Condominium Association manager Jon Branson and his facilities management team decided that it was time to replace the original heating and cooling units...
Coastview Estates were looking for a climate control solution with a unique ‘exposed services’ look. This was achieved by designing bespoke air conditioning enclosures - the ductwork being smooth rolled sheets with concealed fixings to give the appearance of ductwork floating below the ceiling. In partnership with GPAD architects and MWL consulting engineers, Adcock designed and installed Daikin Heat Recovery VRV equipment to serve the whole building. Minimizing energy consum...
The Dublin Docklands is spread over 520 hectares north and south of the Liffey. High employment prospect possibilities have attracted people and businesses since the late 18th century. What used to be a landscape of ship funnels, cranes, pubs and stables, has been transformed into a gleaming, modern business hub due to urban regeneration over the past years. North Wall Quay is located on the northern side of Dublin, including the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). Since 2017, the n...
The Gardener Schools Group comprises of four London-based schools catering to a number of students and staff. The schools’ existing 4 pipe fan coil system, along with associated water chiller and boilers were old and due to vandalism over the years of the water chiller, there was a hastened need for replacing it. Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Ltd. (Adcock) proposed to replace the inefficient old fan coil system equipment with a new heat recovery Mitsubishi Electric VRF system....
Aggreko, the supplier of mobile and modular power, temperature control, and energy services announces that it has signed a five-year contract to deliver a 24 MW gas-battery hybrid power solution to United Steel Industries Fujairah steel mill, the largest of its type in the United Arab Emirates. The new Aggreko hybrid solution will deliver a 49% saving on the cost of fuel to the customer while reducing the company’s carbon emissions. mobile and modular power equipment The steel mill is o...
Located in the heart of Boston, Wentworth is a nationally ranked university and leader in engineering, design, management, and sciences education. Approximately 4,000 full-time students, most of whom live in dormitories across the urban campus Air handling unit (AHU) components are operating 24/7 and are constantly exposed to airborne substances due to dormitory applications. Under-performance and inability to maintain the equipment due to limitations of existing AHU location and design add app...
After over 20 years of reliable operation, the energy recovery ventilation (ERV) system serving Harley Davidson’s corporate headquarters was due for an upgrade. Joe Langfeldt, an HVAC engineer for Harley Davidson, contacted Airxchange to determine if there was a way to restore or replace the energy recovery wheels in the system, in order to avoid the high cost of a complete ventilator unit replacement. Unique design feature of the Airxchange wheels He learned that a unique design featur...
Upon failure of Warners old air conditioning equipment at Bourne in Lincolnshire, Adcock recommended replacement of the entire system. This project involved removal of the old R22 refrigerant from the site, which, from 1st January 2015 became illegal to charge virgin into any refrigeration or air conditioning system. Air conditioning equipment Along with the benefit of new air conditioning equipment, substantial energy savings are being realized by Warners due to the modern inverter controlle...
This growing brewery has been a client of Adcock for many years where the cooling equipment has been designed and installed to provide process and storage cooling for the increased brewing capacity at the site. This new project at Broadland Brewery Woodbastwick involved design and installation of refrigeration equipment in the extension area of the ale storage cellar. Installing bespoke cooling systems As a Danfoss UK Ambassador, Adcock, not only provides equipment installed by a team o...
Adcock was asked to provide a climate control solution for Holkham Studios, two buildings in a small complex on the Holkham Estate. They faced the challenge of designing a system that suited the layout of these Grade 2 listed buildings located in the 3,000 acre walled grounds of Holkham near Wells-next-the-Sea. Wall mounted indoor units They installed two Daikin VRV systems incorporating wall mounted indoor units. Holkham Estate specified that no equipment and pipework should be seen on the e...
With the help of Airxchange, AT&T recently completed a 13′ energy wheel replacement in order to restore energy savings and improve humidity control to an air handling unit serving six floors of their Miami office building (previously the Bell South Building). customized replacement wheel solution Limited access to the air handler unit (AHU) located in a rooftop penthouse was overcome by Airxchange’s customized replacement wheel solution which was delivered in sections through a...
After enduring 12 years of continuous operation, an existing six-foot diameter energy recovery wheel serving Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Huntington Avenue dormitory was beyond repair, due to a limited ability to properly maintain it. With the combination of failed internal wheel bearings, plugged heat exchange media and loss of US$ 5,000 in annual energy savings, Wentworth was tasked with finding an economically feasible replacement. Design and location of the Air Handling Unit...
