Ventilation and heat recovery at former Yorkshire textile mill

Airtec Services (Yorkshire) Ltd has designed and delivered a modern comfort cooling and heat recovery solution with fresh air ventilation from Fujitsu as part of the regeneration of a historic former textile mill in Yorkshire.
Pharmaceutical manufacturer, Thornton & Ross, has taken an open-plan office with meeting and breakout rooms at The Globe Mill in the village of Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield.
Airtec used 15 ducted fan coil units connected to two VRF heat recovery systems with seven, four-way cassettes in some o the meeting rooms. The VRF systems achieve high operating efficiency by transferring heat between rooms that require cooling and areas that require heating.
Ian Whitaker of Airtec Services Yorkshire said: “We chose Fujitsu equipment for this project because of its competitive pricing and design flexibility. The way the building has been developed meant the system had to look the part as well as meeting all the customer’s requirements in terms of performance and efficiency, and it has delivered on all fronts.”
An innovative design feature sees the high static 22kW ducted units connected to fabric air socks, which create a more even air distribution in open plan areas and are more aesthetically pleasing as all equipment is visible, due to the exposed ceilings which have been retained in keeping with the building’s industrial heritage.