Toshiba Carrier UK is helping one of Europe’s top professional Rugby Union clubs to move away from the use of high Global Warming Potential (GWP) refrigerants, reducing the club’s environmental footprint and ensuring a high-quality indoor environment for its elite sports fitness program.
Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd (TCUK) is a joint venture between Toshiba Carrier Corporation and Carrier, which is part of Carrier Global Corporation, the global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold-chain solutions.
High-efficiency Toshiba air conditioning system
UK-based Sale Sharks Rugby Union club has installed a high-efficiency Toshiba air conditioning system, operating on lower-GWP refrigerant - R-32 in its Mind Gym, located at the club’s training facility at Carrington, in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Refrigerant R-32 has a GWP of 675, two-thirds less than R-410A, the refrigerant it replaces, resulting in a substantial reduction in equivalent carbon emissions over the system’s lifetime.
Installation at Sale Sharks’ Mind Gym
The Mind Gym installation is part of a larger program at Sale Sharks’ training ground, replacing older air conditioning systems.
With a contemporary design and built from steel shipping containers, Sale Sharks’ Mind Gym is used for yoga and mindfulness relaxation training. It provides a light and airy exercise therapy space, but has high heat gains in summer and heat losses in winter, due to its flat roof and steel construction.
Duplex DX split-system based on R-32 RAV Condensing unit
Toshiba’s solution consists of a duplex DX split-system, based on a high-performance R-32 RAV outdoor condensing unit
Toshiba’s solution consists of a duplex DX split-system, based on a high-performance R-32 RAV outdoor condensing unit, linked to two ceiling-suspended indoor units, delivering a total of 12.1KW of cooling and 12.8KW of heating. The self-cleaning indoor units provide an excellent solution in situations, where there is no ceiling void in the treated space.
“We identified a need for some form of temperature control to allow the Mind Gym to be used by the players all year round,” said David Hulme, the Facilities Manager at Sale Sharks, adding “Due to the excellent relationship we have with Toshiba, they were the obvious people to speak to.”
Reducing carbon footprint
David Hulme adds, “Within a matter of days, not only was the equipment on site, but it was fully installed and commissioned. Our sincere thanks to the Toshiba team and installer - Woburn Mechanical Services Limited for their support and professionalism throughout the project.”
David Dunn, the Sales Director for the United Kingdom and Northern Europe, the Carrier Residential and Light Commercial said, “We are delighted to have been able to support Sale Sharks with this Toshiba solution that helps reduce the club's environmental footprint and supports its high-intensity training program. It’s a great example of a solution that is both good for the environment and good for bodily and mental wellbeing, both core values of Carrier’s ESG Goals.”
