Project details
Client: Shaw Education Trust
Sector: Education
Location: Lichfield
Duration: 4 weeks
Service: Mechanical
OUR CLIENT
We have worked with Shaw Education Trust on a number of School projects, such as the pool AHU project at Blackfriars Academy and Endon High School’s plantroom refurb and we are delighted to be brought on to carry out this project for Saxon Hill Academy.
Saxon Hill Academy is a Special Academy for children and young people with physical disabilities and complex medical needs aged between 2 to 19 years.
THE BRIEF
This project came about due to problems the School was experiencing with their heating and ventilation systems. Their hydrotherapy pool was being heated by air heating and heating the pool itself and the oversupply of heat lead to greater energy costs.
As some students struggle to regulate their body temperature, heating is a very important element for the School. Having a more efficient system in place would enable them to have better control over the temperature in all parts of the building as well as more comfortable students.
We worked alongside Demma and EJ Payne for this project and our brief included the following:
BMS & Heating Works
- We completed the installation of new replacement heating pumps across the entire site over 3 plantrooms to new Grundfos Magna 3 type to enable control from the BMS system.
- We upgraded the BMS systems to Trend IQ across all plantrooms on site integrating the control of boilers, water heaters, ventilation and the pool water plant.
Pool Works
- Remove all the unwanted equipment from the pool plantroom including pumps, filters and pipework.
- Pressure test the existing pipes to make sure there are no hidden problems underground.
- Install a new type of filter; a 1050mm 1m Deep Media Bed Filter. This new filter is better than their old sand filters and will make the pool maintenance easier.
- All the necessary pipes and valves for the filter system will be included, and we’ll make sure the water flow is efficient.
- The new system will follow the current flow setup of the pool, but we replaced all the exposed PVC pipes and valves inside the pool equipment room.
- Lastly, we’ll supplied and installed two new 3 HP EuroSwim Pool Pumps to keep the water circulating properly.
IN THE END
The upgrade carried out by Ford Mainwaring and Demma ensures the School has much better control over their heating and students and staff are much more comfortable as a result. The team worked around the School’s needs, which included supplying water and heating for a day while the kitchen was deep cleaned.
If you require a skilled engineer for work at your educational facility, all Ford Mainwaring staff are fully DBS and CTC vetted, so you can know your facility is in safe hands. Contact us to book a free consultation for your mechanical and electrical installation and maintenance work.
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