Zumtobel Lighting has successfully adhered to a complicated brief to supply luminaires in keeping with the interior of Grade II* listed Bracken House in the City of London EC4. John Robertson Architects (JRA) worked with Zumtobel to improve the office lighting in the refurbishment of the building. The selection of SLOTLIGHT Infinity, CAELA and PANOS Infinity luminaires were important in […]

When Surrey Sports Park, one of Europe’s premier sites for sport, health, wellbeing and leisure, needed an upgrade to its lighting controls, Zumtobel Lighting came up with a perfect solution that ticked all the boxes. The existing lighting controls used old dimming and switching technology that was incompatible with the latest luminaire technology and was reliant on expensive service engineers […]

A small change on a fixing detail is promising to deliver massive site time and cost savings for M&E projects. Gilberts (Blackpool) claims its new bracket for grilles and diffusers saves on average 10 minutes/grille in fixing. It also eliminates the need for skilled or semi-skilled labour to install the ventilators.. “Without overstating the case, it’s a game changer for […]

Alexandra Hall is a sea facing student accommodation on Victoria Terrace serving the historic Aberystwyth University. A comfortable bus ride from the university and a short walk from the City centre the recently refurbished building offer’s student’s affordable and stylish accommodation with fantastic sea views. Working with Mathew Tench Architects & Associates Ltd, a new domestic hot water system was […]

Designed by Sir Norman Foster, The National Sea Life Centre is an aquarium with over 60 displays of freshwater and marine life in Brindley Place, Birmingham.  Its ocean tank has a capacity of 1,000,000 litres of water and houses giant green sea turtles, blacktip reef sharks and tropical fish. It also boasts the only fully transparent 360-degree underwater tunnel in […]

Muller has recently completed an extensive expansion project building a chilled produce manufacturing facility in Telford. The project has doubled the size of Muller’s current Telford site with three new state-of-the-art production lines, energy efficient cooling facilities and automated warehouse. Luceco LED luminaires have been installed in many areas including the cooling tunnel, dispatch, goods in and general plant areas, […]

CIAT UK completed a major turnkey project for Bouygues Energies & Services to replace chillers at Central Middlesex Hospital in North London, involving a chiller installation on the hottest day ever recorded in the UK. CIAT in the United Kingdom is a part of Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd (TCUK), a joint venture between Toshiba and Carrier, which is a part […]

Sussex-based Vent-Axia is leading the way in reliability with one of its Standard Range fans still going strong after more than 50 years. Originally installed in 1967 the fan has been improving its household’s indoor air quality ever since, even moving house with its owners in 1973! It is this longevity and reliability that forms the backbone of Vent-Axia’s commitment […]

Carrier’s new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) module for consultants, developers and system designers highlights opportunities for large-scale energy savings using district heating and cooling schemes. Carrier, a world leader in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is a part of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. […]

Two new modular variants of the GOLD Unit – the GOLD TOP and GOLD L-Concept – address a common problem encountered by design engineers, namely the shortage of space available for building services plant. When a new building is designed, it is usually demanded by a client that as much lettable space as possible is made available. Plantrooms and other […]