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Japanese food stays cool in new premises Tanpopo Japanese Food, a UK-based food wholesaler, has recently equipped its warehouse in Feltham, west London, with condensing units from the Panasonic CO2 Cold Chain range. The units were installed by Versan Ltd of Chertsey, Surrey, a company specialising in the installation of refrigeration technology. For over 20 years, Tanpopo has been making and supplying sushi to catering companies, supermarkets, hotels, stadia and event organisers across the UK. With the use of renewable technology and reliability high on the agenda for Tanpopo, Panasonic’s Cold Chain Commercial Refrigeration range, which uses environmentally-friendly CO2, was the ideal choice for all their frozen and chilled food storage refrigeration requirements when the business moved to its new premises in Feltham. A further challenge for this installation was that the cooking and manufacturing process in the factory results in ambient temperatures of up to 43oC, so any refrigeration units chosen must be able to operate efficiently even in these extreme conditions. The range available in the UK features units for medium temperature (4kW to 16kW) and low temperature (2kW to 8kW) condensing units. Additionally, the 16kW units can be connected to provide up to 32kW cooling capacity at ONLINE ENQUIRY 101 medium temperature.
Water heaters save for Yorkshire schools Twenty condensing gas-fired water heaters have been installed as part of a major upgrade of plant rooms at eight schools in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Boiler, water heater and heat pump company Lochinvar, formed a partnership with HCP Consultancy to upgrade services to improve performance, cut running costs and reduce the environmental impact of the vital heating and hot water systems in ten plant rooms. One option was simply to replace existing atmospheric water heaters with like-for-like models. However, HCP Consultancy opted for Lochinvar’s high-efficiency, condensing technology because it reduces energy consumption and carbon emissions while also providing improved reliability and longevity. HCP’s strategic asset management (SAM) team used lifecycle asset data and technical knowledge to create a best value model and decided a strategic partnership with Lochinvar, FM provider Engie and the installation company Staffordshire Plumbing and Heating (SPH) would deliver the best outcome. The models chosen from Lochinvar’s EcoKnight range have efficiencies ranging from 93 to 95 per cent, which also comfortably meets current regulations. The schools now expect to achieve savings in energy consumption and carbon emissions of around 15 per cent. Engie, which manages the sites on behalf of HCP Consultancy and the schools, will provide ongoing maintenance.
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