Air Condtioning consultants; refrigeration consultants; humidity control; refrigeration efficiency

Applied UK - Industrial & commercial refrigeration /air-conditioning specialists

Specialists in environmental engineering

Industrial & Commercial Refrigeration Specialists

Spar Convenience Stores

SPAR Sedbergh

The challenge was to build an environmentally acceptable store within the Lake District National Park upon the site of an abandoned livestock auction mart in the rural village of Sedbergh.

The site was to be jointly occupied by a 3000 square feet convenience store and a local health centre. Due to it's location, the planning of the store had extra conditions placed upon it.

As a result it was decided at an early stage to make this store a trial store for major new technologies.

The following technologies were included:

Photo voltaic
Co2 heat pump water heating
Lighting control
LED lighting ( back of house only)
BMS control
RDM refrigeration control
Free cooling (air conditioning)
Doors on dairy cabinets
Chilled water dairy cabinets
Heat re-claim
Hydrocarbon main refrigeration plantproviding chilled water (Arctic Circle free-heat)

The result has been a beacon store for all James Hall & Co franchise holders to view that would be an invaluable asset in bringing new and environmentally friendly technologies to the smaller retailer in local convenience stores, illustrating how new technology can not only reduce operating cost but also the improve the overall life of the installation.

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