Project details
Site: St Andrew’s Academy
Location: Derby
Sector: Education
Services: Mechanical
OUR CLIENT
Shaw Education Trust is a growing multi-academy trust. We have previously completed several projects for the trust at other schools, such as the pool plant room refurb project at Saxon Hill. After successfully completing projects at local academies for the Trust, we were invited to complete a plant room refurbishment at St Andrew’s Academy, Derby.
THE BRIEFING
The project required the removal of redundant heating infrastructure and the installation of an upgraded system to improve energy efficiency and reliability.
Our brief included the following:
- Boiler removal and replacement: We installed two Remeha Quinta condensing boilers.
- Cascade flue system installation.
- Pressurisation unit installation.
- Grundfos heating shunt pump installation.
- Heat exchanger and magnetic filtration: To ensure system cleanliness and longevity.
- Replacement of pipework: New heating, gas, and water pipework.
- Thermal insulation: Complete with valve and flange bags.
- Electrical supplies installation: New electrical supplies were installed from the local distribution board to serve the new plant items.
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PROJECT GALLERY
IN THE END
The plant room refurbishment at St Andrew’s resulted in a modern, energy-efficient heating system. By replacing the outdated system, Ford Mainwaring was able to provide Shaw Education Trust with a cost-effective solution that ensures long-term reliability and lower energy consumption.
Ford Mainwaring’s experienced engineers ensured that the system was fully functional and compliant with the required standards, delivering more reliability.
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