Efficiency - Case Studies

Hospitals around the country face enormous energy costs that can strain their budgets and divert funds from patient care. In one year, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (ARRMC) reduced its energy costs by $187,000 and won a $304,250 incentives grant by updating its indoor comfort system.   ARRMC, a 378-bed referral and trauma center in Medford, surpassed its energy savings goals by working with Trane, a provider of indoor comfort solutions and a brand of Ingersoll Rand. The hospita...

Blacketyside Fruits is a family run business. The Todd family have been running the fruit farm for over 20 years. Their farm grows approx 130 acres of soft fruit together with oats and barley. They also have a farm shop, tearoom and very popular Pick Your Own during summer months and they aim to source as many as possible of their products locally in order to reduce food miles. The Blacketyside Fruits required an energy-efficient refrigeration solution, suitable for fresh produce, to rapidly co...

The Convention Center is one of the most important works done in the last years in the City of Buenos Aires. It has a total capacity of approximately 5,000 people, with a plenary room and an auxiliary room, offices, meeting rooms and a 1,600 m² lobby. It consists of three underground levels to extend the landscape of the property between the University, Faculty of Law, and Thays Park. In total, it has an outdoor park of 18 thousand square meters. Preserving Green Space In addition to pre...

Adcock has recently completed a bespoke job for Lignacite Limited located in Brandon, Suffolk. Lignacite Limited is concrete blocks manufacturer operating from two plants, one in Suffolk and one in Essex. Lignacite is currently celebrating their 71st year of supplying the housing and construction market with a sustainable block range. Lignacite Limited’s blocks have been used in projects such as The Shard, Canary Wharf and the Olympic Stadium. All the concrete blocks are wet cut and have...

Training more than 7,500 students each year, the College of West Anglia is one of the largest providers of education and training in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire with an exceptional track record of developing the skills and talents of Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning’s students. This is achieved through a combination of great teaching by a team of highly-trained, industry experienced staff and excellent, modern facilities designed to prepare students for employment and further study...

Southern California Edison recently presented a $1.85 million check – one of its largest incentive rebates to date – to pioneers at the TowerJazz plant in Newport Beach, California. TowerJazz collaborated with Trane® to complete energy-saving upgrades at the facility, which reduced peak energy demand at the circuit-manufacturing plant by more than 1.3 megawatts, saving about 12.5 million kilowatt hours annually. This is equivalent to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from 2,0...

Southern California Edison recently presented a $1.85 million check – one of its largest incentive rebates to date – to leaders at the TowerJazz plant in Newport Beach, California. TowerJazz collaborated with Trane® to complete energy-saving upgrades at the facility, which reduced peak energy demand at the circuit-manufacturing plant by more than 1.3 megawatts, saving about 12.5 million kilowatt hours annually. This is equivalent to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from 2,00...

Auburn Community Hospital has completed an energy-efficient indoor comfort solution, which reduces the healthcare facility’s heating and air conditioning energy use by 50 percent and saves more than $220,000 in energy costs annually. The savings are reinvested in patient care. To achieve these results, the hospital collaborated with Trane®, a global provider of indoor comfort and energy services solutions and a brand of Ingersoll Rand®. Ensuring The Best Patient Experience Possib...

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning has completed a project working for Panalpina World Trade to provide a blast chilling facility for the Heathrow site. Panalpina Group is one of the world’s renowned providers of supply chain solutions, specializing in Air Freight, Ocean Freight, Logistics and Manufacturing. The energy-efficient blast chill facility that Adcock has installed will enable the client to rapidly cool fresh produce prior to shipment. Adcock has a wealth of knowledge in...

With 30 years of experience in PET containers solutions, SIPA has acquired considerable expertise in all available bottle manufacturing and filling technologies, from preforms to finished products, for the food and beverage, chemical products, cosmetics, detergents, and pharmaceutical sectors. Headquartered in Italy, SIPA has 16 sales branches and 4 production plants (2 in Italy, 1 in Romania, and 1 in China). SIPA’s mission is to offer cutting edge technological solutions able to solve t...

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning has completed a full HVAC system install for a pharmaceutical warehouse based in Avonmouth through longstanding client O&M Movianto Ltd. Movianto is a part of the US based Owens & Minor Company. They serve the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostic industries. The site in Avonmouth is a brand new healthcare logistics center. Adcock has carried out a lot of works across various Movianto sites and have carried out similar projects...

The gift of an X4 Series Model 7300 trailer refrigeration unit from Carrier Transicold is helping to significantly expand the Yuma Community Food Bank’s “War on Hunger” in southwest Arizona. The refrigeration unit, which will be used to transport and cool nutritious fruits, vegetables and other food products, was provided through a grant from parent company United Technologies Corp. to aid food banks in the Feeding America network. Carrier Transicold is a part of UTC Climate, C...

Carrier China has been selected to provide heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems for four stations along the new Jinan-Qingdao High-speed Railway, which is expected to open by the end of 2018. Carrier China is a part of Carrier, a pioneer in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. Providing Optimal Temperature And Humidity Levels Spanning 307.9 kilometers, the...

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning has been awarded a new air conditioning maintenance contract for bpha following a service visit at Warburton House, Cambridge. bpha is a housing association and a renowned provider and developer of affordable homes for rent, sheltered, residential care and shared ownership. They operate in the home counties between Oxford and Cambridge. maintenance contract Warburton House in Cambridge has been created exclusively for the over 55’s and is availab...

Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems, through its brand Climaveneta, has supplied the HVAC system for the Euphoria Resort. The resort, with over 280 rooms, 3 restaurants, a gym, and various common areas, is located on shores of Kolymbari, 23 km west of Chania, Crete and 30 minutes away from Chania International Airport. Euphoria is a premium all-inclusive family resort provides high-quality infrastructure and hospitality services for its guests, including several dining option...

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning has recently completed an installation project for a new client, AJ Cycles. AJ Cycles is an independent family run cycle store which has been around since 2006. They have recently expanded with a new store at Rushden Lakes and Adcock was contracted to carry out the installation at the site. All work needed to be scheduled and completed prior to the new store opening to make the move as easy as possible and to minimize disruption for customers. Adcock ha...

Trane®, a provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand helped Mather Hospital reduce energy consumption by 20 percent with cool thermal energy storage and other heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) upgrades. Cool thermal energy storage stores ice during off-peak hours, stores it in special tanks, then uses the ice to cool the building during the day. As a result, the 248-bed community hospital can save up to $100K per year. High Efficiency HVA...

Adcock has secured another total installation project and is currently working with Parkway Construction MK Ltd for the Link 9, Bicester site developed by Albion Development Ltd. Link 9, Bicester is a major new distribution, production, and headquarters development. Adcock is currently working on phase one of unit 3. Unit 3 will comprise of a single industrial unit totaling 82000 square ft. This unit will be sub-divided into 2 units. Mitsubishi VRF heat recovery systems Adcock has installed M...

One of the biggest downtime threats for data center operators is leaks and preventing them is one of the most fundamental areas of protection of data centers and critical facilities. Standard technologies for leak detection include tape leak detection or pipe-in-pipe solutions. But what happens when the extent of the water distribution scheme and inaccessibility make these inapplicable? This was the situation with one of the largest data centers in the United Kingdom, which has a water distribu...

An unsung U.S. Army private who suffered countless head traumas during the Iraq war – leaving him with permanent, deafening ringing in his ears – is living more comfortably now that Goodman and local HVAC dealer Climate Control installed a new, energy-efficient Goodman brand heating and cooling system in his family’s home. Casey Harrison, his wife Crystal and their three daughters were living in an Independence, Missouri home in need of repairs before getting a Military Makeov...

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (Adcock) has announced that they have recently completed a design and build project, working with Apex Contractors, at St Johns Street, in London, United Kingdom. Apex Contractors provide professional refurbishment and fit out services to Commercial, Health, Residential, Educational and Leisure sectors. Structural alterations and fit out works This particular London project included structural alterations and fit out works to the ground and lower grou...

While women make up nearly half the U.S. workforce, they hold less than a quarter of the country’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) jobs, according to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Trane, a provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, together with the Ingersoll Rand Foundation and Project Scientist, recently helped close this gender gap for a group of 60 Orange County girls. Project Scientist is a nonprofit organization that provid...

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Ltd. (Adcock) have completed a project for Colchester General Hospital, working with Bower Fuller, to supply, install and commission Mitsubishi Electric VRF air conditioning equipment to their new Multi-Modality Diagnostic Imaging Center. Adcock and Bower Fuller partnership Both Adcock and Bower Fuller have decades of knowledge working in a Healthcare environment. Adcock have successfully completed a number of projects together. This resulted in securi...

AET Flexible Space announced that they have completed a full upgrade of the underfloor air conditioning system on the first floor of 16-18 Kirby Street, occupied by creative agency - 7Fold, in London, United Kingdom. The 26,000 sq. ft., 1960’s post war building was fully refurbished in 2006, enlarged and re-modeled by Architect, Buckley Gray Yeoman, with underfloor air conditioning and raised access flooring installed throughout the seven floors. The existing system at Kirby Street is a C...

Adcock has secured a large scale maintenance contract for CVS Group PLC looking after various VRF air conditioning and split comfort cooling systems. CVS Group Plc is the largest integrated veterinary services provider in the UK, employing 4,500 colleagues, including over 1,000 vets and 1,500 nurses. Performing diagnostic services The company owns over 450 veterinary surgeries in the UK and Netherlands across small animal, large animal, and equine specialisms including seven small animal refe...

Exactly 2 years after replacing the existing diesel power station with a high-speed, gas-fuelled reciprocating engine station, Aggreko is working with Gold Fields to introduce renewables at its Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia. Aggreko won the contract to build and operate the 21 MW power station in 2016 and has since worked with Gold Fields on plans to provide 7.3 MW of solar power generation, as well as a 2 MW/1 MWh battery system, to be integrated with the existing gas supply...

Adcock is pleased to confirm the completion of a supply and install project working with Chiltern Construction & Design Limited for multiple car dealerships. Adcock were contracted to install new Daikin air conditioning and ventilation equipment to new Peugeot, Lexus, and Hyundai showrooms, and heaters to serve the workshop areas. The new car dealerships based in Crawley form part of the Motorline group. Maintained air conditioning Adcock have installed and maintained air conditioning and...

Adcock is pleased to have an ongoing service and maintenance contract for DS Smith at their Kemsley Paper Mill site in Sittingbourne. DS Smith is a provider of corrugated packaging and is world-wide across 37 countries. Kemsley Paper Mill has an annual production capacity of around 800,000 tonnes and is the second biggest recovered fiber-based paper operation in Europe. Presently the plant produces Light Medium, the first recycled lightweight paper manufactured in the UK. Building strong relat...

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...

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...