Middlesbrough Building Schools for the Future
09/03/10
Airedale M & E Ltd have been awarded the M&E works for the new Beverley & Tollesby School on behalf of Main Contractor Willmott Dixon. The contract is part of the £106 million Middlesbrough Building Schools for the Future programme to transform eight schools.
Beverley and Tollesby schools will be located in a new single building on Saltersgill Avenue. The V-shaped scheme has been designed so that each school has a separate wing with separate entrances. The clever design means that the schools benefit from the economies of a single building but the students can follow separate programmes within the building.
Beverley will feature a new sports hall and teaching spaces designed for children with autism from nursery to post-16. Tollesby’s wing provides a mixture of vocational and standard classrooms with chill-out areas and a two-court sports hall.Outside there will be a new parking and drop-off system, multi-use games area, sensory gardens and various play and activity spaces designed for the needs of different age groups.
The £2.4M of M&E services are due to commence in Summer 2010.
Triple Success on Student Accommodation
09/03/10
Airedale M&E Ltd have been awarded the design and installation for three Student Accommodation Projects on behalf of Main Contractor Ocon Construction. The £7m of M&E services to the University of Sussex, Brighton, University of Exeter and University of Loughborough are due to commence in Summer 2010.
Spotlight...
09/03/10
Newly arrived Nigel Pollard (left) takes on the senior post of Bid Manager.
Airedale Charity Golf Day
04/01/10
The annual Airedale Charity Golf Day was held at Cookridge Hall Golf Club on the 11 September 2009 in aid of Wakefield Hospice. Founded in 1982, the hospice provides the highest level of symptom management and care for people who have advanced active, progressive and life threatening illness. It takes £3.9m per annum to run the hospice, the government pays just 17% while the remainder is funded by donations.
60 guests comprising of clients, suppliers, colleagues and friends raised £3,700.00 in various fund raising activities throughout the day including sponsoring a hole, a raffle and auction. Ray Fendyke, Managing Director of Airedale Maintenance Services Ltd, added "This is a fantastic achievement bearing in mind the current economic climate, I’d like to thank everyone for their generosity and reminded them to start saving for next year!”
Karen Crawshaw, Director of Patient Services at Wakefield Hospice received the cheque from Ray Fendyke on 21 December 2009 - just in time for Christmas.
Mongol Rally Team makes headlines
29/10/09
After traveling over 4,000 miles from Goodwood to Ulaanbaatar, the team sponsored by Airedale M&E Ltd made it into the official CNCF (Christina Noble Children’s Foundation) newsletter.
The Christina Noble Children's Foundation is an International Partnership of people dedicated to serving underprivileged children with the hope of helping each child maximize their life potential.
Donisthorpe Hall completion phase
29/10/09
John Smith of Donisthorpe Hall joined Gary Williams of Airedale M&E Ltd, (left) along with three Tolent Construction personnel, including their regional director Geoff Bilton. The occasion was to mark the opening of a significant new phase at Donisthorpe Hall, Leeds.
Donisthorpe Hall provides care for the elderly for the Jewish Community of Leeds. It’s one of the best residential care homes in the North of England and it’s the only independent home of its kind to achieve the coveted Health Quality Service (HQS) accreditation.
Airedale M&E Ltd are pleased to have been involved with five phases of Donisthorpe Hall, spanning over a six year partnership with a further phase of the development currently under consideration.
New Kirklees College, Huddersfield
06/10/09
Airedale M&E Ltd have been awarded the design & installation for the mechanical & electrical services to The New Kirklees College Huddersfield through Main Contractor Allenbuild.
The £46m project has been procured via a 2-stage design and build route, funded by the LSC. The project will relocate the Kirklees College Huddersfield Centre facilities onto a single site.
The new state-of-the-art campus known as ‘The Vision’ designed by architect Broadway Malayan will provide approximately 28,000m2 of new accommodation for the college. The current design proposes a multi-storey building consisting of three linked blocks set into the sloping site to avoid any disruption to the existing retaining wall which forms part of the northern site boundary.
The two linked blocks will consist of a engineering block, which forms the western block and is linked to the seven storey central block, consisting of atrium, LRC, restaurant, bistro, refectory and classrooms, which in turn is linked to the nine storey eastern block, which houses foundation, hair & beauty, science and administration areas.
The £9.4m of M&E services to the New College is due to Commence in Autumn 2010 with a completion of Summer 2011.
A good SPArtnership
30/09/09
Wates Construction announced a prestigious win at the recent Constructing Excellence regional awards.
They received ‘Project of the Year’ for The Spa, Bridlington. Airedale Mechanical & Electrical Ltd provided £4.2m of building services in the overhaul of the Spa and Royal Hall.
The Spa Refurbishment and redevelopment project was a bold scheme that aimed to restore and reinvigorate the iconic building and landmark of Bridlington. More than just a building project, this scheme was the key to the Urban renaissance of Bridlington.
Airedale tackles Yarm Rugby Club
21/09/09
Airedale Mechanical & Electrical scored some points with the members, players and supporters of Yarm Rugby Club recently – with its M&E work on the new clubhouse and in particular the installation of a new floodlight – which means training can now continue throughout the season at Wass Way.
As part of its support of Yarm Rugby Club, Airedale M&E provided all the necessary equipment and materials free of charge. Speaking about the project, Airedale Group Managing Director, Mark J Nelson said “We are proud to be associated with Yarm Rugby Club and only glad to be able to lend our expertise to help bring their facilities up to scratch. I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Executive Committee for its determination and commitment to bring the project to life in the first place.”
Richmond School Phase 2
07/09/09
Following the successful completion of the first phase of the redevelopment of Richmond School, Airedale have been awarded the design & installation of the M&E systems for the second phase of the development which incorporates 2 new blocks (linear & Link Buildings) and the refurbishment of the rectilinear block, whilst incorporating new car parks and sports pitches. Works will also see the installation of 6 wind turbines and a rainwater recycling tank all to ensure the project receives a very good Breeam rating.
The £4.0M of M&E services are due to commence in February 2010 with completion in early 2012. The main contractor is Shepherd Construction whilst the architects are Atkins.
Ormesby Priory Woods School
07/09/09
Airedale have been awarded the M&E design & installation works for the new Ormesby & Priory Woods School. Ormesby School, a community secondary school, is joining forces with Priory Woods all-age community special school for children with severe learning difficulties and those with profound and multiple needs. The contract is part of the £106 million Middlesbrough Building Schools for the Future programme to transform eight schools. The project involves the building of 5 new blocks and the refurbishment of an existing block which is part of the existing school. All blocks will be joined together via a communal street.
The £3.7M of M&E services are due to commence in September 2009 with the first phase completing in summer 2010 and the second phase in early 2011. The main contractor is Shepherd Construction (who in turn are working for Willmott Dixon), whilst the architects are Aedas.
NEFRA - North East Fire and Rescue Authorities
07/09/09
Airedale have been awarded the M&E design & installation for 5 new community fire stations in the North East of England which include Bishop Auckland, Spenny Moor, Tynemouth, Pegswood and West Hartford. These five new fire stations will be built during the coming year as part of a £60 million North East Fire and Rescue Authorities (NEFRA) Private Finance Initiative (PFI).
The design and construction of both stations will be environmentally friendly achieving BREEAM (energy efficiency rating) of between very good and excellent. As well as providing emergency fire and rescue cover, each station will have multi-media facilities including free internet access and meeting rooms, which will be available for members of the public to book. Both stations will also be equipped to train the public in fire and community safety and advice about these subjects will be available from experienced staff as part of a ‘drop in’ service. The £4.8M M&E services installation commence in November 2009 with completion in the summer of 2010. The main contractor is Shepherd Construction and the Architect is Napper Architects from Newcastle.
Newcastle University
07/09/09
Airedale M&E Ltd have been awarded the design & installation for the mechanical & electrical services to The New Newcastle Business School for the University Of Newcastle through Main Contractor George Downing Construction of Liverpool.
The £4.7m of M&E services to the New Business School is due to Commence in early 2010 with a completion of December 2010.
Abertay - Dundee
07/09/09
Airedale has been awarded the M&E design and installation services at the latest Opal Student Accommodation development in the heart of Dundee.
The £2.4m of M&E services to the 498 bedroom building will commence in October 2009 on an ambitious 40-week schedule. Hot water is generated through its central gas boiler plant, which distributes hot water to each bedroom though a series of calorifiers.
Airedale rallies for the Mongol Rally
27/08/09
Airedale Mechanical & Electrical Ltd sponsored Simon Dixon of Candour Management in his epic 8,000 miles adventure that took him and his 993cc Suzuki Swift through France, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia to the border with Mongolia.
After a gruelling four and a half months, he and his co-driver finished 12th out of 400 and raised much needed funds for the British Heart Foundation and the orphans of the Christina Noble Ger Village, Mongolia. The Ger village supports 60 orphans is fully funded by the rally.
Please review the CNCF web site link: www.justgiving.com/whosideacncf
Please review the whole story web site link: www.mongolrally09.theadventurists.com/whosidea
Plaza 2 completion
28/08/09
Airedale Mechanical & Electrical have just completed the impressive Plaza 2 tower block for Shepherd Construction in just 52 weeks.
Situated in Leeds, the student residential development comprises of a tower building linked to existing residence via a link. The 34-storey tower consists of 520 bedrooms with shared kitchen/dining facilities in varying sized blocks along with reception, concierge, VIP Lounge and laundry facilities occupying the lower floors.
The mechanical & electrical services briefly comprised of tanked boosted metered water & electrical supplies to each block via a dedicated substation installation, electrical panel heating system to level 19 above this chilled water fan coil units with electrical heating elements, TV, voice door entry, fire alarm, HWS, MCWS, ventilation, sanitary ware with acoustically treated
A different win for AMS!
12/08/09
Airedale Maintenance Services Ltd celebrated its team’s hard work and commitment with an evening afternoon of go karting followed by a BBQ. The event was a social get together arranged by Adam Wider, Operations Manager to say a "Big Thank You" to everyone for achieving excellent results for the financial year ending March 2009.
The event was held at Chequered Flag Karting, Guiseley and consisted of a number of heats were all team members participated. A semi final and final heat was held, the Victors were: 1st David Oliver - Mobile Service Technician, 2nd Rob Newall - Mobile Supervisor, 3rd Adam Wider - Operations Manager.
Following the prize giving, Ray Fendyke [MD] thanked Chequered Flag Karting for organising the event and AMS Team members for attending.
Airedale scores high with BAM
10/08/09
Airedale M&E Ltd has been encouraged with the second quarter scores relating to the BAM supply chain initiative health and safety award.
Airedale Group Managing Director, Mark J Nelson, commented “The results are very encouraging and are a credit to those who assist Airedale M&E Ltd with the procedures, not only site based but also head office. We are proud of our continued support of the BAM health and safety initiative and look forward to more such good news in the future.”
North East expansion plans
10/08/09
Airedale M&E Ltd have further expanded their growing network by opening another UK office – this time in the North East of England, headed up by Operations Manager, Jon Swales. Commenting on the development, Group Managing Director, Mark J Nelson, described it as “a positive move for Airedale… being very client-focused this further demonstrates our commitment to assist all current and future clients in this region. It also demonstrates our continued belief in the business as a whole - especially during such challenging times.”
Contact details for the new trading address: Airedale Mechanical & Electrical Ltd, 6 Parsons Court, Welbury Way, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6ZE
Airedale wins coveted Silver Award
15/04/09
BAM has selected Airedale Mechanical & Electrical Ltd to receive their SILVER PEP Award for 2008/2009.
Airedale are classified as a CAT (1) subcontractor for BAM Construction Group, BAM themselves are part of the UK's "Major Contractors Group" (MCG), in essence this means that we are at the forefront of their internal specialist supply chain.
As part of their own ISO 9001, BAM carry out monthly audits on each specialist supply chain member, for us this means estimating, procurement, design, project management (both office and site based), site wide delivery and aftercare. It is to this end that Airedale have been selected to receive the coveted award.
Speaking about the achievement, Airedale Group Managing Director, Mark J Nelson said, “I would like to thank all those individuals for their efforts in assisting Airedale M&E Ltd with achieving this prestigious award.”
Airedale, providers of first class M&E services for 25 Years
02/04/09
From its early beginnings Airedale has grown from a local heating and ventilation company into a national service provider, with the same moral values as 25 years ago. Airedale Mechanical and Electrical Ltd now have a turnover in excess of £50m, undertaking design and installation projects on some of the most prestigious projects in the UK. These include commercial and public sector buildings, higher and further education, urban regeneration including retail, sports & leisure and medical facilities, on behalf of the largest and most respected names within the construction industry.
We pride ourselves on exceptional client service, close attention to detail and developing long term relationships. It's a mind-set shared from our Group Managing Director down to our first year apprentices, that's served both us and our clients well and we intend to stick to the principles our business was founded on - just what you'd expect from a company that's still family owned and run.
So here’s to the next 25 years, and a big thank you to all our colleagues, suppliers and clients who’ve helped us get where we are today – we couldn’t have done it without you.
Huddersfield Business School
01/04/09
Airedale M&E Ltd have been awarded the design & installation for the mechanical & electrical services to The New Huddersfield Business School for the University Of Huddersfield through Main Contractor BAM Construction.
The £2.8m of M&E services to the New Business School is due to Commence in Autumn 2009.
Charles Morris Hall, Leeds University
01/04/09
Airedale M&E Ltd have been awarded the design & installation for the mechanical & electrical services to The Charles Morris - Mary Ogilvie Re Development for the University Of Leeds through Main Contractor Morgan Ashurst.
The £4m of M&E services to the 459 bedroom student accommodation building will commence shortly on an ambitious 34-week schedule and is set to achieve a BREEAM rating of "Very Good ".
LTHW and domestic hot water to each bedroom will be supplied through a series of plate steam exchangers from the Universities Site wide steam system.
2009 Building Services Awards
26/03/09
Airedale has again been shortlisted for National M&E Contractor of the Year in the prestigious 2009 Building Services Awards. The category is open to M, E or M&E contractors with an annual turnover less than £50M and will be awarded to the contractor who demonstrates sound business sense, investment in training and its staff along with commitment to its new and existing clients.
This year has apparently seen a much higher number of entries as most companies are trying to gain a piece of the high profile marketing that the awards can offer, and as such there are five finalists this year. The awards are being held at the London Hilton, Park Lane on Wednesday 17th June.
BuildingConfidence a New Standard in Construction
23/03/09
Airedale Mechanical & Electrical Ltd have been awarded the coveted BuildingConfidence accreditation. The assessment sets a new standard for supplier excellence across the construction industry and is unlike any other pre-qualification standard within our industry.
The scheme has been set up to address the growing pre-qualification requirements of major contractors with a fair, open and transparent process to evaluate their supply chains, drive up performance and forge longer lasting relationships with key suppliers.
The two stage accreditation involved an in-depth On-line Self Assessment Questionnaire followed by a comprehensive two day audit on-site. True to form we achieved the requirements of the standard with flying colours and hold our place on the scheme with only one other M&E Contractor capable of meeting the strict requirements of this standard.
And the Gold Award AGAIN goes to...
06/03/09
Just last year Airedale was recognised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) with their Gold Award.
This year we’ve done it again, with another Gold Award, for “a very high level of performance… outstanding control of risk and very low levels of error, harm and loss”.
Well done to everyone who helped us attain this excellent achievement for the second year running.
David Oliver – Apprentice award winner
11/02/09
Airedale colleague David Oliver recently picked up an award for “Service & Maintenance Engineer (Individual Merit Award)” on behalf of Airedale Maintenance Services Ltd at the annual Yorkshire Regional Training Group Apprentice Awards 2008. YTG Chairman Peter Fox presented David with his award, commenting on the award - Maintenance Services Managing Director, Ray Fendyke said, “I’d like to congratulate David for winning this prestigious award and to thank everyone who supported him on the evening”.
The Great North Run - Newcastle
08/02/09
Airedale Group Managing Director Mark J Nelson and HR Manager Katy Bellhouse recently donned their trainers to run the 13.1 miles of The Great North Run in Newcastle in aid of Barnardo’s. Both Mark and Katy managed to complete the course together and achieved a great time of just over 2 hours 6 minutes in what’s considered to be a very tough event. The pair would like to thank all those who supported them and sponsored them in raising £1,555 for Barnardo’s.
DC Leisure Centres – Rother Valley
02/02/09
Airedale has just completed £5.6m of mechanical and electrical services for a major re-development in south Yorkshire which resulted in 4 bespoke new leisure centres. Facilities included swimming pools, splash pools, training course areas, full height water slides including ‘lazy river’ run off rapids, squash courts, rock climbing walls, tennis courts, gymnastic facilities, full interactive 200 plus machine standard weight and training gyms, aerobics studios and full wet and dry temperature controlled changing areas.
Building Schools for the Future Scheme - Bradford
27/01/09
Airedale has just commenced work for £12.5m of mechanical and electrical services for Bradford Phase 2 Building Schools for the Future scheme. The project involves the build of three new primary schools and one new secondary school in Bradford under the Government's BSF programme. The scheme is a collaboration between Bradford Metropolitan District Council and the Integrated Bradford Local Education Partnership. Work is scheduled to be complete during 2009/2010.
More education projects – Selby and Sheffield
27/01/09
Airedale has secured two further education projects – the first is for Selby College, Phase 3 with over £4 million worth of mechanical & electrical works. Work includes a signature teaching and administrative building and a state-of-the-art sports hall, engineering and construction workshops, science labs, hair and beauty salons, media training, student social facilities and a refectory. The plans which incorporate environmentally friendly practices during the construction period, also include the collection and use of grey water, follow months of public consultation, involving students, local residents, civic and community leaders, staff and governors. The main building is expected to be completed by Christmas 2009 and the specialist Engineering and Construction building will be ready by September 2010.
The second education project is The Arts Tower for Sheffield University, in December 2007 the University announced plans for a major refurbishment of the Arts Tower. The tallest building in the city will see a major re-organisation of the building's interior, as well as a new façade, taking approximately two years to complete.
East Riding College – Bridlington
27/01/09
Airedale Mechanical & Electrical Ltd has secured the mechanical and electrical services for the new East Riding College, Bridlington. The new £17 million development with £3m of M & E Services. Which will include a range of envirmonetlayy friendly devices such as such as, rainwater harvesting system, ground source heat pump and solar energy. The schema is due to complete in August 09.
The Mint - Leeds
20/01/09
Airedale has just completed £4.5m of mechanical and electrical services for the prestigious Mint office building in Leeds city centre. Airedale provided full design, co-ordination and build for the grade “A” project, which achieved a very good BREEAM rating. A key driver for The Mint was to design the services to give the maximum flexibility for any new tenants including providing sufficient spare capacity on the incoming power, sufficient riser and future plant space for the tenants use.
Airedale Charity Golf Day
20/1/09
A total of £4,000 was raised for Martin House Children's Hospice in Wetherby during the Airedale Charity Golf Day, with donations from everyone attending and Cookridge Hall Golf Club. Commenting on the day, Ray Fendyke, managing director of Airedale Maintenance Services Ltd said "I couldn't believe the generosity of all attendees, especially the golf winners who forfeited their prizes to be auctioned - highly commendable! And we achieved our objective by beating last year's target by a massive £2,970.00!"
2008 has been a special year for Martin House, celebrating 21 years of providing care and support to children and their families throughout Yorkshire. Once again all the staff and friends of Airedale are only too happy to help.
It’s a Hat-Trick
With the OHSAS18001 accreditation Airedale has been able to demonstrate the effectiveness of systems in place for managing Occupational Health and Safety. This approval of how effective our practices are has provided us with the drive to gain accreditation to not one but two more standards that are of significant importance in today’s business world.
ISO 14001 is an internationally accepted standard for effective Environmental Management - it's designed to address the delicate balance between maintaining profitability and reducing environmental impact.
ISO 9001 is by far the world’s most established quality framework, currently being used by almost 1 million organisations in 161 countries, and sets the standard not only for quality management systems, but management systems in general. It helps organisations to succeed through improved customer satisfaction, staff motivation and continual improvement.
And the Gold Award goes to...
Just last year Airedale was recognised by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) with a Bronze Award.
This year we’ve done even better, with a Gold Award, for “a very high level of performance…
outstanding control of risk and very low levels of error, harm and loss”.
Hoyle Street, Sheffield
Airedale has been awarded the M&E design and installation services at the latest Opal Student Accommodation development in the heart of Sheffield.
The £5m of M&E services to the 1,000 bedroom building will commence shortly on an ambitious 54-week schedule and is set to achieve a BREEAM rating of "Very good" through its central plant biomass boiler, which distributes hot water to each bedroom though a series of calorifiers.
M&E Contractor of the Year
Airedale Mechanical & Electrical Ltd have been nominated for National M&E Contractor of the Year Award. The prestigious event will be held on 23rd June 2008 at the Grovesner House Hotel in London.
Hungry for Hungate
We have been selected as the M&E Contractor to design and install the services to York City Council's new £27m head office building in Hungate, York.
The 12,000m2 of state-of-the-art office includes a 2,500m2 support building (the bio-tower) to house the M&E plantrooms and data centre. Works on the site are anticipated to start Autumn 08, with the M&E site works, valued at £6.8m, to begin in September, ahead of overall completion in early 2010.
Staff told... “On yer bike”
Airedale staff have turned to pedal power to help raise money for some very good causes in TWO separate sponsored bike rides.
Cyclists, including Airedale directors Jamie and Mark Nelson, took to the saddle to raise some much needed funds for The Acorn Charity, which helps Alzheimer’s sufferers and their carers. The ride of 100km took them 4 hours in total and raised £2,000 for the charity.
Next, taking place on 20-21st of June will be another grueling test of endurance as Airedale joins teams from Wates Construction raising funds for three excellent causes – St Leonard’s Hospice, Martin House Children’s Hospice and Marie Curie Cancer Care. Starting in Bridlington on the east coast, the team will cover a punishing 150 miles to Blackpool on the west coast.
Bridlington Spa-kle
Airedale M&E provided £4.2m of building services in the overhaul of Bridlington Spa and Royal Hall, part of a £19.5m overhaul of the iconic structure for the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. The 24-month project renovated a dilapidated facility into a state-of-the-art concert hall and conference arena, while retaining its original deco style.
Spotlight...
Newly arrived Jon Swales (left) takes on the senior post of operations manager, while, Graham Stables (right) joins our ever-growing team as mechanical & electrical planner.
Highlighting specification...
Huddersfield University commissioned Airedale for a £2.7m M&E services installation, as Arts and Music departments are combined into a single state-of-the-art facility. The project has two key objectives: noise and comfortable environment. Mechanical services involved extensive ventilation, with room and cross-talk attenuation.
Local heating helps global warming
A new housing development in Stevenage is using collective heating to increase efficiency and reduce energy consumption. The 172 apartments at Woolners Way have a central ‘condensing boiler’ supplying heat to each unit through a system designed and installed by Airedale.
The centralised condensing boiler saves energy by ‘recovering’ heat usually discarded into the atmosphere and claims a thermal efficiency of up to 98%, compared with 70-80% for conventional systems. By installing a single boiler for many homes, it operates closer to maximum efficiency for longer, due to the ‘evened out’ demands from 172 homes, compared to an inefficient on-off cycle followed by a boiler serving just one home.
Airedale makes a splash at Gateway Plaza
Airedale Mechanical and Electrical has been appointed to design and install services at the new Gateway Plaza complex, Barnsley. The 16-storey mixed-use development includes an impressive central plaza, with decorative lighting and fountains. Airedale will work with developer, Landmark Developments, main contractor, Browns Construction Group and services consultant, Pearce Buckle to complete £5.1m of services over a 52-week program. Works include a full building managements system, security and access control, vertical distribution of power and water, with Cat 6 telephone and data to 95,000 sq ft of office space, plus dry risers and fire alarms linked to ventilation for automatic smoke venting.
The project has achieved a BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’, through several energy saving measures. Water is heated by up to 16 degrees in solar water heating panels before topping up to full temperature, reducing energy consumption, as does automatic lighting control in the communal and office spaces.
12 go on Marakesh trek and raise £20k for Barnado’s
A team of gutsy volunteers from Airedale have scaled the tallest mountain in North Africa to raise money for the children’s charity, Barnardo’s. The four women and eight men embarked on a four-day mission up Jebel Toukbal in Morrocco’s Atlas mountains.
Day 1: Fly to Marrakech, & overnight in ‘basic’ accommodation
Day 2: two hour drive to the road’s end at 5,000ft then a six-hour hike to a remote base-camp mountain hut at 11,000ft
Day 3: up before dawn to reach the 13,900ft summit by 10.30am
Day 4: back to civiisation to collect over £20,000 in sponsorship
Fresh Aire for Barnsley Digital Media Centre
The new Barnsley Digital Media Centre is reaping the environmental benefits of a low energy ‘natural’ ventilation system, part of a £1.25m services installation by Airedale Mechanical & Electrical. Air movement through the purpose-built centre for new businesses is takes advantage of warm air’s natural tendency to rise, so cutting out energy consumed by electric fans. Air enters at the base of the Centre’s main atrium and through each of the building’s six storeys, rising to automated roof louvers, which regulate the airflow and act as automatic smoke vents when the fire alarm is triggered.
The natural ventilation system was part of a comprehensive package installed by Airedale, including electrical and data connections, plus a full CCTV and access system, all plumbing, heating and sanitary works in the complex, including under floor heating and full kitchen facilities on each level. A co-ordinated team of Airedale technicians completed the installation within a challenging six-month schedule.
Airedale’s new flagship offices
Airedale has moved into a new 12,000 sq ft office building near Leeds. The site provides improved communications, with easy access to the major transport routes and even easier access further afield, being across the road from Leeds Bradford Airport.
New and improved offices don’t just mean a better place to work for Airedale, it also offers a better way of working. Extra space has allowed us to add an extra dimension to our services, with a new, dedicated computer aided design department. The new CAD facility enables us to offer clients and M&E consultants alike radically enhance design and planning power.
Richmond School goes greener, with help from Airedale
Richmond School is set to be able to do more than just teach its students about the theories of renewable energy and climate change, it will be able to show them, thanks to a range of sustainable energy measures being installed by Airedale Mechanical & Electrical. The package of both energy saving measures and greener on-site power generating sources are part of a £6m program, funded by the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative. The works on the listed building will see the school substantially reduce its ‘carbon footprint’ through a range of sustainable energy measures.
Energy will be generated on-site through the installation of solar panels helping the school to reduce its dependency on fossil-fuel derived power from the national grid. As well as producing power on-site, energy consumed in heating and cooling will be cut through a combination of
solar water heating and ground source heat pumps.
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