HVAC News, January 2021

Adcock have completed the replacement of an air conditioning system, working with Boom Collective, for Mascalls Academy, a Leigh Academies Trust school. Leigh Academies Trust is a non-profit making charitable company based in Strood, Medway. The trust was set up to support and assist schools build their existing strengths and to help them achieve quick educational transformation. It has significant experience in running schools and includes both sponsored academies and schools which have chosen...

When the weather’s mild and summer seems months away, it’s actually an ideal time to get the cooling system serviced. One can never know when a heatwave is about to strike, but they will certainly feel it if the air con is struggling and productivity slows right down. Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning can provide a full range of maintenance services for both Adcock installed HVAC equipment and any systems that the company did not originally install. If the reader of this art...

Works are currently underway at the Crook Log Leisure Centre in Bexleyheath, working with FES FM Ltd, for the replacement of old air conditioning systems with new Daikin Equipment. Crook Log Leisure Centre is part of the London Borough of Bexley - Parkwood Leisure, which operates three large centers (Crook Log, Erith, and Sidcup). The site offers an impressive range of facilities to the local community. Across the sites, there are a significant number of children enrolled in Sway Dance classes...

After the successful completion of a smaller project two years ago, Adcock is working on the larger Ashford Commercial Quarter project with Quinn Estates Ltd to supply and install Fujitsu VRF Systems. Quinn Estates Ltd is a Property Development and Investment company based in the South East. They have completed a variety of Residential and Commercial developments with multiple future developments planned. About Ashford Commercial Quarter Taking inspiration from the existing brick warehouses i...

LUX Products Corporation is proud to announce that its top-selling smart thermostats are now ENERGY STAR® certified. ENERGY STAR is a joint partnership program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy that helps businesses and individuals save energy and protect the environment through energy-efficient products, homes, and buildings. The LUX KONO, LUX KONO Pro Edition, LUX GEO, and LUX GEOx have all earned their ENERGY STAR certification. EPA Tested S...

May 1 marks World Asthma Day, a global annual event to improve awareness and care for this life-changing respiratory condition. Here in the UK they, unfortunately, have some of the highest levels of asthma in Europe: 5.4 million people in the UK are currently receiving treatment for asthma – that's 1.1 million children (1 in 11) and 4.3 million adults (1 in 12). Asthma is a condition of the airways whereby sufferers face symptoms from wheezing to potentially fatal attacks. Poor outdoor ai...

The Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning custom-built training center situated in King’s Lynn, which has been accredited by the international awarding body City & Guilds, recently had a visit from John Broughton, the Global Application Manager from Danfoss. Danfoss is a global producer of products and services used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, motor control, and mobile machinery. They are also active in the field of renewable energy as well as distri...

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning is proud to announce that the company recently been audited by the British Assessment Bureau to United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) standards on a stage two audit, and was awarded certification to the standard. ISO27001:2013 is a specification for an information security management system (ISMS). An ISMS is a framework of policies and procedures that includes all legal, physical, and technical controls involved in an organization’s informat...

The engineers have completed the two-year course at the Adcock training center in Kings Lynn. The in-house training is accredited by City & Guilds and forms the foundations of our technical staff’s continuing professional development. The engineers undertake in-house fundamental and advanced level training programs. These courses provide comprehensive training on maintaining and repairing refrigeration and air conditioning plant. F-gas 2079 accreditation It covers fundamental princi...

The Churchmanor Estates Company are a property development company with head offices in Ipswich. The company have been around for over 30 years and have developed over 2.5 million square feet of property including residential accommodation, offices, industrial parks, and shopping centers. Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning was contracted by Imex M&E Ltd to supply large scale air conditioning and control systems for their client, The Churchmanor Estates Company Plc. This was the very...

On the first day, delegates find out exactly how a combi works; knowing the sequence of events that lead to the boiler firing up makes it easier to work through and identify where an issue may lie when called to a breakdown. The multimeter course explains how to use this valuable tool to carry out safety checks and identify whether components are working properly. The final day, boiler diagnostics puts into practice everything delegates have learned in the previous two days. They will work on l...

CEFAS is the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and a pioneer in marine science and technology. Adcock has moved four existing coldstores from CEFAS, located in Lowestoft, for facilities management company Interserve FM Ltd who are assisting with site preparation for major demolition, change and refurbishment works to one of the buildings onsite. Adcock was asked by Interserve FM to move the coldstores. Temperature alarm system Cefas have relocated these coldrooms to al...

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning were asked to carry out replacement works for the University of East Anglia (UEA), working with CBRE. The project was to replace the condensing units and evaporators for the campus supermarket coldrooms. The existing units were originally designed to operate on R22 and were sited in a poorly ventilated plant room which caused issues in the summer heatwave. The new units were sited externally above a loading bay area. Purpose built scaffolding was built...

Constructionline Gold membership has been awarded following the assessment of the company policies relating to environmental management, quality management, equalities, and diversity. It also ensures that the company is abiding by legislation in areas such as modern slavery, anti-bribery and corruption, and equal opportunities. In addition to this, Adcock has been assessed and awarded, an Acclaim or "Deemed to Satisfy" SSIP certificate, demonstrating full compliance with Health & Safety leg...

Adcock has secured a maintenance contract for the Cambridge American Cemetery located in Coton, just outside of Cambridge. The Cambridge American Cemetery site is 30.5 acres in total with over 3500 burial plots. Heating & Air Conditioning Equipment Adcock is looking after the heating and air conditioning equipment installed throughout the 4000 square foot visitors center which opened in May 2014.  This includes a highly energy-efficient air source heat pump to water for underfloor he...