The winners CONTENTS

Welcome comment 3 The Gold Award 5 sponsored by Climate Center RAC National Student of the Year 7 sponsored by Asda,city refrigeration and CBES Fred Jamieson Award for Industry Achievement 9 Marketing Campaign of the Year 11 sponsored by Johnson Controls and Sabroe Retail Project of the Year 13 sponsored by Ryan-Jayberg Editor I ANDREW GAVED Refrigeration Innovation of the Year – Deputy editor I JULIAN MILNES system or standalone 15 Head of production I KIM SAMPSON sponsored by EPTA/George Barker Deputy head of production I ANDY RENNISON Refrigeration Innovation of the Year – Commercial director I PERRY JAMES component or process 17 Account manager I ANDY SHIELDS Training Initiative of the Year 19 Advertisement production I WENDY SPURLING sponsored by Resource Data Management Events executive I RACHAEL BARHAM Events co-ordinator I DAISY SOUTHAM Environmental Collaboration of the Year 21 sponsored by Cold Service Printed in England by I HEADLEY BROTHERS LTD Environmental Pioneer of the Year 23 sponsored by Emerson Climate Technologies RAC is published by The RAC Contractor of the Year 25 a division of Emap Ltd sponsored by Panasonic GREATER LONDON HOUSE, HAMPSTEAD ROAD, Air Conditioning Product/Innovation of the Year 29 LONDON, NW1 7EJ sponsored by Weatherite Refrigeration Product of the Year 31 International Achievement of the Year 33 sponsored by Toshiba Air Conditioning Air Conditioning/Heat Pump Project of the Year 35 sponsored by Sanhua Industrial or Commercial Project of the Year 37 sponsored by Box Clever Engineering End User of the Year (non-supermarket) 39 sponsored by Airedale International Low Carbon Achievement of the Year 41 sponsored by Space Engineering Services National Retailer of the Year 43 sponsored by WR Refrigeration

2 The Cooling Industry Awards 2012 WELCOME Andrew Gaved Editor, RAC

Welcome to the eighth year of the Cooling Industry Awards. Once again within these pages, I am proud to present a snapshot of the cooling industry at its innovative best. Year after year I search for new ways to pay tribute to the industry as it raises the carbon reduction “It is clear that bar ever higher. It doesn’t have the vast scale of the automotive sector or cooling’s high energy the government support of the defence industry, and so the continuing austerity consumption in a time of makes it even harder, yet cooling keeps innovating to what customers and ever-increasing energy regulations – I don’t know which is worse – demand of it. I would encourage you to peruse the range of shortlisted entries at costs is propelling the your leisure, they constitute a veritable treasure-chest of technology and techniques. This year, a strong theme is ‘agility’ as companies have come end-users towards up with solutions in rapid fashion to either meet customer windows or maximise the advantage of new technologies. ever more imaginative Heat recovery, secondary refrigeration, free cooling, high temperature heat pumps – all are being used in new ways to wreak energy savings solutions” and carbon reduction, and, increasingly, to reduce maintenance too. Our judges were pleased with the variety of entries, demonstrating that the quest for lower carbon cooling embraces food service, commercial offi ces, factories and data centres as much as supermarkets. There was also welcome representation from smaller companies – proving that environmental best practice is not the sole preserve of the giants. There were two things that judges felt they weren’t seeing enough of, however. Good data to support company statements – too many relied simply on claims. Secondly, non-retail projects. The judges were adamant that there were excellent projects that weren’t being submitted. Looking through the fi nalists, it is clear that cooling’s high energy consumption in a time of ever-increasing energy costs is propelling the end-users towards ever more imaginative solutions. Crucially, they are also more willing to spend money up front if there is an energy payback. It’s a great climate for innovation. Earlier in the month we held our fi rst Cooling Awards Technology Forum, to discuss the opportunities in developing technology as well as important challenges. It is clear that increased collaboration and knowledge sharing will be key to progress, not least in persuading the government to support the industry. But what an opportunity. If you add energy costs to the very real prospect of carbon penalties in future and a government commitment to incentivising ‘green deals’, it has the making of a perfect storm for cooling. Could we be seeing a golden age for cooling technology?

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GOLD AWARD

“Judges praise Bob’s professionalism, knowledge and drive, together with a willingness to take diffi cult decisions”

WINNER Bob Arthur

The Gold Award is given to an individual or team who is judged to have had a signifi cant impact on the cooling industry and its response to the environment. Sometimes that impact has been through the direct application of technology and sometime through infl uencing and advocacy. This year’s winner Bob Arthur has, through a career spanning fi rst 17 years at Prestcold and then 26 years at Marks and Spencer, achieved the distinction of doing both, with a combination of technical development and a willingness to lead colleagues and suppliers to greener solutions. Sometimes moving the industry forward requires serious pushing and Bob, through his presidency of the British Refrigeration Association, for his employer and in industry events has been prepared to ‘tell it like it is’. Judges praise Bob’s ‘professionalism, knowledge and drive, together with a willingness to take diffi cult decisions’. This is encompassed in the recent code of conduct for carbon reduction in retail refrigeration, a document that is testament both to Bob’s vision for a common standard and his infl uence in getting the industry to work together. In the technology sphere, Bob has been a strong advocate of the use of carbon dioxide – M&S is impressively on its fourth generation

of pumped CO2 systems and Bob helped develop the BRA’s CO2 short course. He has also played a key role for his employer’s Plan A campaign, halving refrigeration emissions three years ahead of target. Other achievements include the development of the Brooklands display case – now in its fi fth generation – the technology of which he is himself most proud. This is a fi tting time to recognise Bob’s achievements as he retires from Marks and Spencer. Fortunately, he is not going to be taking a step back. As he takes on more of a consulting role, for the industry it could well be a step forward.

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SECOND Andrew Kennedy LAC Air Conditioning, trained by Practical Refrigeration Training Centre (funded by Skill Solutions) Despite having left school with few qualifi cations, Andrew Kennedy regrouped and pushed on to fi rstly qualify in heating and plumbing, then to seek another challenge in refrigeration and air conditioning. “Andrew displayed a real sense of ambition and drive, despite an initial false start, and his references further convinced that he is on a mission to progress,” said our judging panel. They were also impressed with his commitment to study, having joined an adult training group four months late, he managed to catch up with both technical and practical aspects. This was combined with his broad range of ‘on-the-job’ experience, and willingness to embrace changing and emerging technologies.

THIRD WINNER John Forteith Forteith Refrigeration & Heat Chris Kilbane Pump Solutions, trained by Dean & Wood, trained by North Glasgow College/BEST ChillAir (UK) Training Academy A broad range of skills across several areas of industry, together with a good overall knowledge stood out for the judges Once again the fi nalists for the RAC National Student of the Year John also achieved level 3 in both brought a diverse range of skills and competences to the table, with all refrigeration and air conditioning in one 10 having their own individual successes to put forward to the judges. year, the fi rst time this has been achieved in Scotland and in addition It was also encouraging to see entrants coming not just straight from he was awarded the highest accolade at North Glasgow College – college, but in some cases changing careers to join the industry, to strive the ‘Principal’s Prize’ – for his studies. His commitment to the job is also demonstrated when out in the fi eld. His customer reference for achievement. was particularly glowing:“He was impeccable in every way. Indeed, I And once again the judges had a diffi cult time narrowing down the learned from him. The same goes about his job.” fi nalists to three, and then down to a winner, championing their own areas of expertise and experience – such is their broad range of backgrounds. HIGHLY COMMENDED But after cordial discussions over differences of opinion, fuelled by tea Mark Penney and biscuits, our judges arrived at an eventual winner. Star Refrigeration, trained by The Grimsby Institute What stood out about Chris Kilbane was the level of maturity he has of Further and Higher Education shown, not just in his willingness to progress in terms of skills, but in A good all-rounder, who displays a strong degree of motivation and working with more experienced colleagues. His employer references commitment to the role, was among the comments made by the judges. Mark had shown a real sense of determination to progress, particularly stood out, with praise for his involvement in technical combined with previous form via his semi-fi nal win at the recent meetings and his approach when representing the company in front of SkillFridge competition, further displaying his motivation to succeed. customers and suppliers. On top of this, Chris has completed a technical presentation to the OTHER FINALISTS technical team, as well as creating a spares database for all the branch ● Liam Dean, KB Refrigeration staff, which covered the entire product range, further demonstrating the ● Ben Holdaway, Weatherite Manufacturing ● Stephen Owen Lindsay, Balfour Beatty BB workplace value he offers the company. ● Edmund Quilty, Adcock Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Chris’s performance can be summed up by his employer: “I think we ● Mostyn Wynstanly, All Cool NW often forget that Chris is a trainee, and call on him to do more than should ● Marc William Bennett, East Lancashire Refrigeration be expected, but he always delivers and seems to go from strength to strength.” The Cooling Industry Awards 2012 7 2012 JUDGES The credibility and authority of the Cooling Awards rests on its judging process, and thus it is a serious enterprise. Via online pre-judging and thorough discussion in small and large groups, great lengths are taken to ensure that decisions are fair and democratic. Our judges are key to the process, drawn from a wide cross-section of the industry and selected for their wisdom, experience and integrity. We have more judges than anyone else to maintain this objectivity and this year we added more senior supermarket end users to help expand the retail perspective.

THE JUDGES

Ray Gluckman Stephen Adams David Bostock Andrew Chandler Brian Churchyard Mike Creamer Chair of judges, Chair, ACRIB President of sales, Managing director, Head of Managing director, climate change West Europe, GEA Resource Data refrigeration, Business Edge director, SKM Enviros Refrigeration Management Asda Walmart

Graeme Fox Andrew Gaved Stephen Gill Eddie Gittoes Joe Gomez Paul Hooper President, AREA Editor, RAC Consultant, Energy Managing director, Head of Services manager Effi cient Solutions Arctic Circle refrigeration, (retd), Morrisons Tesco Stores

Patrick Mullins Graeme Ogilvie John Skelton Adrian Westrup Mark Woods Terry Wyatt Business dvlpmt & Refrigeration Head of Director, Technical director, Consultant, marketing director, consultant, GOGI refrigeration, Cold Service Space Engineering Hoare Lea WR Refrigeration Sainsbury’s Services

STUDENT OF THE YEAR JUDGES includes John Skelton

Roger Borer John Bonner Ron Filer Graeme Maidment Michael Reeves Chair of judges, National refrigeration London Incoming president, Development director, Rivacold manager, City Refrigeration IOR manager, Facilities Management Society SummitSkills

8 The Cooling Industry Awards 2012 THE FRED JAMIESON AWARD FOR INDUSTRY ACHIEVEMENT “Colleagues describe his 40-year cooling career as a ‘love affair’ with the industry, starting as an apprentice engineer and working his way up”

WINNER Alister McLean

This annual award is given in memory of industry legend and Ryan- Jayberg founder Fred Jamieson, and Fred’s son Nick and wife Jackie help to judge the nominations. This category differs from the other awards as it is presented to a person who has demonstrated a career’s worth of achievement in cooling and demonstrated the values associated with Fred’s own career – entrepreneurism, passion and people skills. This year’s winner, Alister McLean, has demonstrated all of the above as managing director of Edinburgh-based contractor Capital Cooling. Since its founding in 1996, Alister has expanded the business to become a national contractor with 150 staff and a £21 million turnover. He easily qualifi es for the description ‘a big personality’, while colleagues and customers describe him as ‘determined’, ‘charismatic’ and ‘inspirational’. Capital Cooling remains a family-run business, and many of its directors have been with it since its inception. This, the company says, is due in no small part to Alister’s leadership and his ‘contagious passion for the industry’. Colleagues describe his 40-year cooling career as a ‘love affair’ with the industry, starting as an apprentice engineer and working his way up. He founded Capital initially to service Edinburgh’s needs but soon expanded, fuelled by a contract with John Menzies and subsequently with a range of blue chip clients. Alister diversifi ed the business beyond contracting to develop multi- deck cabinets and other allied equipment, and was an early adopter of low-carbon technology and natural refrigerants. Since then, he has continued to work on the environmental front with the fi rm, achieving ISO 14001 environmental management and measuring and establishing the fi rm’s own carbon footprint declaration and CSR Report. “Alister mirrors many of my father’s values,” concludes Nick Jamieson.

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HIGHLY COMMENDED UK Genetron Performax LT Campaign Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe Honeywell was highly commended by the judges for the efforts it had made in promoting a low-GWP alternative to R404A to retailers. The manufacturer sought to highlight the savings R407F could offer not only in energy and carbon but in running costs too, and chose a variety of channels, including events such as RAC’s Question Times, to help deliver the message directly to top decision makers. FINALISTS Daikin City Daikin Air Conditioning UK Daikin City is an interactive 3D virtual environment designed to demonstrate the energy savings possible by integrating heating, WINNER cooling and controls. The application, aimed at architect and engineer specifi ers, allows the user to select various options within a range of Operation Service Excellence by Climate settings, such as hotel, offi ce or retail. Daikin says the format allows complex information to be conveyed in an easy to understand manner. Center and Pipe Center Judges were impressed with the ongoing strategic focus of Climate and Chilling Facts Campaign Pipe Center to set ever higher benchmarks for its customer service. Environmental Investigation Agency Operation Service Excellence is based on the belief that in today’s The annual examination of retailers’ progress has been designed to ‘shine a spotlight on supermarket refrigeration policies’ the lobby multimedia age, with ‘near-universal product availability, customer group says. The industry has not always agreed with the methods service is the most important differentiator in the marketplace.’ or the conclusions, but some believe it has helped highlight the The campaign is designed to ensure all staff buy in to the raising engineering challenge for the cooling industry. Judges agreed that the of customer standards, and via a series of incentives and imaginative campaign has certainly achieved a high profi le. presentations, based on a Top Gun theme, encourages their commitment to continuous improvement. With twice yearly surveys providing the data for business performance, branches are encouraged to benchmark against each other and to compete for gold, silver and bronze awards. The standards have now been incorporated into a Customer Service Charter, allowing all customers to see the promises. Operation Service Excellence’s success has been demonstrated by rising scores from its customer surveys. Judges praised it as a ‘powerful internal marketing campaign’.

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HIGHLY COMMENDED Piccadilly Gardens Store Co-operative Group The judges liked the blend of natural refrigerants and heat recovery techniques in this store, and the fact that energy effi ciency measures have addressed both cooling and heating. An R290 hydrocarbon primary chills a glycol mix via a plate heat exchanger to distribute to the cases, fi tted with glycol coils. The cases have full height sliding doors for an up to 40 per cent reduction in case duty, and still don’t require defrost heating the retailers notes, thanks to fully fl ooded coils and higher temperatures. A further heat exchanger on the pack absorbs rejected heat to the store via the glycol circuit. The system qualifi es as a renewable energy source. The use of glycol cuts the store refrigerant charge by 70 per cent to 18 kg – and reduces the risk of leakage – while reducing refrigeration energy by as much as 50 per cent and energy bills by around 30 per cent. FINALISTS Forced free air cooling in supermarket cases Tesco Stores Tesco has done extensive work on the application of ‘pipeless’ display cases, where cold air is ducted into the cases and cold store ceiling WINNER vents, in collaboration with Ultra Refrigeration. Its Marlborough Stanground store by store was able to put the many claimed benefi ts – from a refrigerant charge a fi fth of conventional versions to avoiding the need for case Morrisons and Arctic Circle mechanical parts to eliminating drainage – into action. Tesco has seen The drive from retailers to cut carbon, reduce energy costs and to prove the important bonus of 9 per cent better energy consumption. their green credentials gave judges a wealth of innovative entries to Walmart, Brampton Ontario store scrutinise this year. The winner provides a veritable host of techniques Integral Group and Elementa under one roof in what the retailer calls its Store of the Future, and judges As part of its consulting services to the Walmart store in Canada, praised it for “pushing the use of CO2 and heat reclaim to a new level”. Integral recommended a heat recovery loop taking heat from the Three years in the planning, store design was driven by the target to refrigeration system to use for space heating. The lack of a separate achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating and to wring 15 per cent in energy gas heater provides an estimated 15 per cent saving over a conventional reduction against an optimised new store – not, as the team points out, store, a fi gure improved upon via the use of occupancy sensors. benchmarking merely against a traditional store, but against current best Spar Sedbergh store practice. James Hall & Co, Applied UK and Arctic Circle A specially convened carbon reduction team devised a three-step The siting of a new Spar in the Lake District National Park offered a process which would: reduce demand at source; recycle or share energy; prime opportunity to trial an integrated suite of green technologies for and deploy renewable energy sources. the smaller retailer. Sedburgh features a hydrocarbon primary system Extensive analysis at the retailer’s Refrigeration Technology Centre cooling chilled water, a CO heat pump for hot water, free cooling and 2 concluded that a hydrocarbon primary with pumped CO secondary glass doors on the chillers. Projected energy savings are of the order 2 of 66 per cent over traditional appliances. would save most energy. The CO2 system has an impressive six-hour

resilience window built-in, to prevent critical losses from CO2 National air conditioning upgrade pressure surges. Boots and Toshiba Air Conditioning Other notable elements included heat recovery, using glycol, for With Boots concerned about its legacy of R22-based air conditioning, space heating or in colder weather, as a higher grade heat source for the Toshiba and consultant Designbrook proposed an extensive upgrade supplementary heat pumps. Arctic Circle’s two-stage heat pump, cited to the retailer’s estate. In just two months, 232 locations had systems elsewhere, provides a low-energy source of hot water. On top of that, installed based on the manufacturer’s R410A Super Digital Inverter heat pumps. The project saw close co-operation with installers, the petrol station forecourt store has its own hydrocarbon mini pack, sophisticated energy analysis and most importantly energy savings per with optimised controls for the convenience format. “Every part of the store of up to 66 per cent on the old systems. refrigeration system and building integration has been considered” raved the judges in conclusion.

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HIGHLY COMMENDED Brooklands Mark 5 display case SPG and Marks & Spencer The Brooklands case is now on its fi fth generation, but the judges commended SPG for setting out to reinvent the concept on a clean sheet basis. The aim for the Mark 5 was to retain an open design but to approach the performance of ‘the Mark 4 with doors on’. The judges particularly like the use a hybrid refrigeration/air conditioning evaporator offering a larger area of copper tube than the convention, with a smaller diameter. The increased area, together with a hydrophilic coating to minimise the impact of surface water offers very good heat transfer. This, plus new backward curved centrifugal fans, and a dual air curtain has resulted in 12 per cent lower refrigeration duty and a whopping 41 per cent reduction in electrical power consumption over the Mark 4. Evaporating temperature has risen from -7 deg C to -3.5 deg C, reducing the capacity of plant needed to run the cases. FINALISTS World-fi rst chiller with HFO refrigerants Waitrose, Klima-Therm, Frascold, Geoclima WINNER and Honeywell ECO Pro G2 Now the world’s fi rst HFO chiller is up and running in Waitrose’s Bromley store, the industry waits expectantly for full data on energy Foster Refrigerator performance. The chiller’s international team of developers already believe the early trials have proven a reliable GWP alternative to The innovation of the year is traditionally the biggest fi eld in the awards hydrocarbons and expect even better results against R134a. and this year continued the trend. So much so that the organisers took Piccadilly Gardens: refrigeration and heating the decision to split the category in two, to save the judges’ from too Co-operative Group much mental anguish. It is a mark of the activity in the sector that both The system installed at the Piccadilly Gardens store utilises a fi elds were still big. hydrocarbon primary system chilling a glycol mix for delivery to the The winner in the System or Standalone category was chosen for its cases, while a second glycol circuit takes the rejected refrigeration combination of refrigeration engineering and ‘low-carbon thinking’. heat and distributes it around the store for heating. The innovative Foster’s new version of its fl agship hydrocarbon refrigerator range has system contributes to an 18 kg total refrigerant charge and a 30 per been taken back to the drawing board to incorporate a whole suite of cent lower energy consumption than its predecessor store. energy effi cient features – from improved airfl ow distribution to a high- Maintenance-free condenser ventilation compressor housing to a sophisticated magnetic door gasket Tesco Stores which reduces heat loss – a small component contributing energy Condensers easily get clogged, so Tesco’s nifty solution to reducing effi ciency improved by 10 per cent over its predecessor. maintenance at its Windsor store was to develop a control protocol More fundamental changes include increased shell wall thickness to that reversed the condenser fans to blow away the debris. The trial 70 mm and use of cyclopentane foam for a claimed 15 per cent energy condensers have shown a 15 per cent cut in energy consumption and saving over the predecessor. have not required any manual maintenance. To develop the new product, Foster invested £4 million in its SunSource solar energy system for Kings Lynn facility to create a technically advanced and low-carbon microchannel air-cooled condensers manufacturing base. As a result it lays claim to being the fi rst fridge Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration manufacturer to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard. “Good all-round Heatcraft has designed a range of air-cooled condensers to work in technological innovation,” said the judges. tandem with solar PV panels, enabling the condensers to run at lower energy and grid-free at times of peak energy usage. They utilise a microchannel design for lower weight and improved heat exchange.

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HIGHLY COMMENDED Envirofoam Sustain IFS Chemicals IFS was cited by judges for seeking to improve the environmental performance of a ubiquitous product – insulation foam. Envirofoam Sustain is based on vegetable oils recycled from cooking, replacing conventional non-recyclable polyurethane foams. As well as obvious advantage in sustainable production, and comparable handling to conventional foams, Envirofoam claims superior insulation properties. Further benefi ts include compatibility with low-GWP blowing agents and energy use during production of just 10 per cent of conventional foams. FINALISTS Intelligent Load Shedding RDM RDM’s Intelligent Load Shedding controls monitor the capacity of the refrigeration plant against case load and where there is a disparity automatically shuts down case sections in a controlled fashion. The ‘intelligent software’ ensures that the least critical cases are shut down fi rst, preserving stock control. It is particularly WINNER confi gured to respond quickly to CO2 systems, reducing the risk of catastrophic failure. Solstice HFO refrigerants Bio-material fan Honeywell Fluorine Products ebm papst The development of a completely new range of low-GWP refrigerants Ebm papst has a target that 15 per cent of its products contain is a signifi cant achievement and the judges were agreed that sustainable bio-materials by 2015 and this version of its successful Honeywell’s work deserved the winner’s accolade in this category. fan contains the wood-plastic composite epylen in the mounting ring. The research and development of hydrofl uoro-olefi n (HFO) As well as its carbon credentials – 37 per cent reduction in CO2 over plastic – the material has an improved sound dampening effect. refrigerants was motivated by the search for a solution for automotive cooling, but in parallel with the establishment of HFO-1234yf for the Intelligent Glycol car industry, Honeywell has been actively developing HFO molecules Arctic Circle for stationary use. The energy effi ciency of secondary fl uids can now be optimised thanks While the 1234yf molecule has been little applied outside automotive to the Intelligent Glycol system, which uses a control strategy to to date, the HFO1234ze has now been trialled in a range of applications match the glycol fl ow rate to the capacity of the system. The IG system from chillers to vending machines. The HFO range claims a major modulates the pump rate, further reducing energy. The system also allows a separate glycol circuit to handle recovered heat. reduction in GWP over existing HFCs – more than 99 per cent in some cases – and signifi cantly works with the same componentry, making Aluminium tube and jointing system conversion straightforward. This plus the indicated energy benefi ts over refl ok and FSW hydrocarbons and an atmospheric life of 11 days means that The refl ok system promises ‘leak free joints’ by using a patented HFOs have the potential to be a game-changer said the judges. The mechanical jointing system, while the use of aluminium tube slashes industry eagerly awaits the results of fi eld trials of HFO blends for the material cost and, because of its lower weight than copper, the commercial refrigeration. install cost too. The benefi ts combined offer an installation time 30-40 per cent quicker than conventional copper methods, refl ok says.

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FINALISTS MCS certifi cation, support and renewables installation training Easy MCS Easy MCS has a well earned reputation as a provider of renewables training and certifi cation, and provides both support and mentoring where required to new installers who wish to achieve MCS accreditation. Judges noted the important contribution in ensuring air source heat pumps are fully understood and properly deployed by installers.

Client centre seminar series Ebm papst Ebm papst was cited by judges for its imaginative approach to ‘thinking bigger’ than products alone. The company’s series of free seminars has featured topics from data centres to climate change, with guest speakers and real-world case studies making for ‘practical understanding’. Refrigeration performance score WINNER Tesco Stores Tesco set out to ensure that commissioning engineers on its stores Creation of the world’s fi rst HFO-HC-CO2 could deliver ‘right fi rst time’ on product temperature and set points. training academy The fi rm engaged a monitoring company to score each system against specifi cation before commissioning, from A down to F. Engineers WR Refrigeration can then see what issues need addressing before they actually commission the system. Tesco has hopes the initiative can be widened WR won this category in 2010 with the fi rst iteration of this academy, to energy consumption issues in future. but the contractor has been rewarded again by judges for continuing PRO academy to evolve the concept and ensuring their training offering keeps pace Panasonic Heating and Cooling with developments in the industry. The WR facility near Birmingham Panasonic’s PRO academy seeks to provide hands-on and face-to-face now proudly lays claim to having the fi rst training centre in the training for contractors, installers and specifi ers alike, via a range world to feature an HFO system that engineers can observe, analyse of courses at its state-of-the art Bracknell facility. The academy has and learn from. The company has cannily combined the HFO chiller drawn particular praise for its work in demystifying air-to-water heat to a hydrocarbon integral system, and linked this in to the existing pump technology. transcritical CO2, providing an insight into not only the constituent refrigerants but into the way they work together when integrated too. As WR points out, this acknowledges the fact that tomorrow’s engineers are likely to be required to work across several refrigerants. WR will be offering the City and Guilds course in hydrocarbon refrigerants and is developing a short course for chilled water cooling with HFOs, to a customer specifi cation. The rig comprises a 64 kW Hidros chiller running on HFO1234ze,

providing chilled water as the condensing medium for the CO2 plant and the HC integrated cabinets. The HFO chiller incorporates free cooling, as well as centrifugal fans to demonstrate handling of rejected heat. Judges were particularly pleased that WR is offering the facility to those outside of its own supply base. “A useful training initiative and one that is open to the whole industry,” they said.

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HIGHLY COMMENDED Waitrose, Klima-Therm, Frascold, Geoclima and Honeywell World-fi rst Chiller with HFO Refrigerant The international team behind the HFO chiller had to work at pace across national boundaries to achieve the fi eld trials under way in Bromley. “Real co-operation was needed to bring an exciting project from the drawing board to the shop fl oor,” judges said. FINALISTS Arctic Circle and Morrisons Stanground Store Morrisons’ exacting specifi cation for its Store of the Future at Stanground involved establishing ‘low carbon teams’. Collaboration ranged across the supply chain and crossed conventional disciplines, notably including mechanical and electrical specialist NG Bailey to advise on optimum use of refrigeration heat recovery.

Co-operative Group, Arctic Circle, Space Engineering Services and BJA Refrigeration WINNER Piccadilly Gardens: Refrigeration and Heating Climate Center, GE Searle, The Piccadilly Gardens store, cited in a number of categories for its innovation, needed collaboration across the supply chain to ensure the Mitchells & Butlers novel refrigeration and heating systems worked to specifi cation. Free-cooling Cellar Cooler London South Bank University and Bond Group Refrigerated Display Cabinets This category seeks to recognise the benefi ts of working across Cabinet specialist Bonds has worked closely with LSBU on a project disciplines and always results in a diverse set of entries. After much to map the real-world lifecycle of a retail display case. It aims to debate, the judges picked the trio of manufacturer, wholesaler and end- compare the true cost, energy performance and carbon footprint user for working up a solution to a signifi cant problem in the bars and of a refurbished or remanufactured case against buying sequential pubs sector. “They assembled the right people to solve a major issue in a models. problem market,” said the judges, MacWhirter and partners With beer and cellar cooling a signifi cant energy consumer, Climate Project Harmonac Center worked with pub owner Mitchells & Butlers and manufacturing The Harmonac project was a real pan-European effort, with the partner Searle on a free-cooling version of its Beermaster cellar cooling contractor working with nine international partners on the EU- product. Field tests indicated a saving of 30 per cent in the typical large funded research into air conditioning inspection and maintenance. M&B cellar, or £400 per year. This, say the fi rms, could translate to MacWhirter undertook 270 fi eld trials. £630,000 if repeated across the estate. The partners worked together intensively to develop a product in an Tesco, Carter Synergy, WR Refrigeration, Space eight-month window, so as to benefi t from the free-cooling potential Engineering and Montgomery Refrigeration of the winter. The outside wall system was designed for above ground F-Gas Leakage Reduction cellars, but the partners are now working on a version with a longer air Tesco set out to work with several of its refrigeration contractors to make signifi cant cuts in refrigerant leakage, which involved regular inlet pipe for basement cellars. “Often the simplest goals are the hardest knowledge sharing, new reporting structures and the introduction of to achieve,” concluded the judges. six Sigma management protocols.

Tesco and Engynius Low Energy Glass Door Retrofi t The scale of this collaboration was impressive as the retailer worked closely with its supply partner to retrofi t 44,000 freezer doors and 10,000 cabinet frames in a 12-month period.

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FINALISTS Chris Playford Chris Playford celebrated his 20th year at Foster Refrigerator this year, rising from design engineer to market and development director. Among the technology developments he has been involved with, he has pioneered the use of hydrocarbons in the Foster refrigerator range. Chris has also been instrumental in developing Foster’s carbon strategy, culminating in the fi rst corporate social responsibility report in the commercial refrigeration sector.

Jon Shipman Jon Shipman started work as a refrigeration contractor in the early 1990s but it is for his work on ‘leak free’ connections that he is cited here. Jon started working with copper connections but quickly became convinced of the advantages of aluminium, in carbon savings, weight and install time. Since 2007, he has researched and refi ned the process, launching the new refl ok product in September last year. An installation has been running in a Co-operative store without leaks for more than six months.

Sean Allison-Burnham WINNER As technical director of Cooler Recycling Solutions (CRS), Sean Allison-Burnham has done pioneering work on the recycling of large Chris Green commercial refrigerators. Notably Sean has achieved a system that Green by name and by nature, Chris Green leads Arctic Circle’s can recover the foam blowing agents from large display cases. This is set to have a major impact on reducing emissions in an application Engineering Department and at the relatively tender age of 29 has already where refrigerants, including CFCs, are not widely recovered. made a range of important contributions to the industry’s technological and environmental progress. He is on the steering group for the BRA on its guide to fl ammable refrigerants and has helped develop hydrocarbon chillers, carbon dioxide refrigeration, heat recovery systems and glycol equipment, to name but four. One of his key roles is to work with consultants to deliver sustainable solutions from the full suite of cooling and heating, aka ‘thermal solutions’. Described by colleagues as a ‘very positive role model’, judges were particularly impressed at the way he has come up through the ranks – he started on the tools at 16 and by 24 he was still learning – winning RAC Student of the Year in 2007 while doing a day release mechanical engineering degree. They also noted his impressive customer testimonials that praise a ‘dynamic and skilled engineer, which is all too rare in this industry”.

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HIGHLY COMMENDED A1R Services The judges wanted to send a clear message to the industry that smaller companies can achieve environmental credentials to be proud of with the decision to highly commend A1R, the smallest entrant in the fi eld. The Hertfordshire company has 12 employees but it supplied an impressive resume ‘punching above its weight’. Among the notables were the fact that all its workforce are signed up for hydrocarbon training, a commitment to paperless service records and a high standard of F-Gas management. Working on contracts including NHS trusts, industrial sites and ambulance fl eet maintenance, A1R has achieved excellent customer testimonials too. “A great range of work for a small company,” judges concluded. FINALISTS WR Refrigeration Regular fi nalist WR had initiatives a-plenty to offer again this year, with its fl agship HFO/HC/CO2 Training Academy recognised elsewhere. Other achievements include a National Apprenticeship scheme, the launch of WR Electrical and the winning of signifi cant new business. Judges noted there had been a real culture change at the fi rm and WINNER predicted further success in years to come. Space Engineering Services

Capital Cooling The competition to be voted top RAC contractor is always hard-fought Another regular fi nalist, Capital Cooling again caught the judges’ and this year saw a repeat of last year’s battle of the big national players, eye with consistent work, particularly on glass door chillers and hydrocarbon integrals with the Co-operative Group. This year Capital with WR and Space Engineering again going head to head, initiative has also launched a national air conditioning operation, to add to its for initiative. But judges were also pleased to see a number of smaller already broad offering encompassing service, installation, cabinets players entering the fray, showing that scale is not essential to showing and coldrooms. progress in environmental matters. In the end, Space Engineering was awarded its second title in a Ceilite Airconditioning row, a rare accolade in the Cooling Awards, for the sheer diversity of Ceilite was another fi rm that impressed the judges as ‘a small company doing the right thing’ – even extending to achieving Investors developments it had on offer. The judges felt that the Bristol-based In People status. The fi rm has made a particular speciality of health giant had not rested on its laurels but sought to build on last year’s and safety training and has developed its own training and guidance achievements to offer initiatives both on home turf and further afi eld. Toolbox Talks. On the environmental front, it has made headway with Among the year’s achievements is expansion of the European operation, installation of heat pumps, including heat pump door heaters. particularly looking to bring higher standards of maintenance to Tesco Hungary’s operation, and the launching of sustainability services, adding biomass heating to its offering. In the UK the contractor has been active in installing advanced systems with a range of retailers, notably carbon dioxide systems with the likes

of Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury’s. This year it combined its CO2 expertise with its growing experience of convenience stores to launch the

dedicated small-footprint Convenience CO2 pack. To its pack-building operation it has also added a one-stop shop cabinet sourcing operation for retail customers.“Space Engineering combines innovation with an ever widening range of services to meet the customer needs – and it keeps growing the offering,” said the judges.

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AIR CONDITIONING PRODUCT/INNOVATION OF THE YEAR

HIGHLY COMMENDED Refrigerant Leak Detection System Toshiba Air Conditioning Toshiba was commended by the judges for seeking to apply a smart leak reduction solution to the air conditioning sector. Recognising that factory best practice cannot be replicated during installation the manufacturer has developed a range of detectors for use when installed with its systems.

FINALISTS ReCooler Flakt Woods This cooling recovery system designed for integration with air handling units promises to more than double European Seasonal Energy Effi ciency Ratio to 11.2. A thermal wheel, combined with sub-cooling, provides the exceptional energy performance, even at partial loads.

CoolFlow DTX Hydratech The CoolFlow product addresses the rising importance of secondary WINNER refrigerants by providing a refrigerant antifreeze using ethylene glycol that is rendered non-toxic by an additive called Detox. The non-toxic Deltachill FreeCool mix is up to 30 per cent more effi cient in some settings, the fi rm says. Airedale International D2W Heat Pump Arctic Circle This category is always heavily subscribed and this year was no Cited in other categories, the D2W utilises a two-stage process to exception, with energy effi ciency and heat recovery the main drivers of optimise heat recovered from refrigeration systems. The discharge innovation. The winner was the Deltachill chiller from Airedale, with superheated vapour from the HT system will provide suffi cient heat judges appreciating the ability to provide ‘over 100 per cent free cooling’, for the D2W to provide all the domestic hot water and wash-down a and the benefi ts for energy consumption that brings. supermarket needs. Seasonal COP is as high as 5.31, the fi rm says. The model can be built up to 1 MW in capacity, making it the largest Aquarea Air-to-Water Heat Pump scroll-based chiller on the market. It also claims an ESEER of up to Panasonic Heating and Cooling 4.79 – thanks to its ability to use concurrent free cooling – up to an The Aquarea series offers a wide capacity range from 3 kW to 16 kW eye-watering 109 per cent of the chiller’s nominal mechanical cooling and 70 models for a variety of end user applications from high water capacity. Translated into real fi gures, the Deltachill can save up to half the temperature to high capacity. It operates in temperatures as low as operating costs of a conventional chiller. -15 deg C and offers COPs up to 4.61. Features include optimised set point management and compressor envelope management, which ensure that the energy effi ciency and free Sky Air Seasonal Smart cooling are optimised automatically, and a microchannel heat exchanger Daikin Europe for higher heat transfer from a smaller footprint. Options include inverter The Sky Air Seasonal Smart claims to be the most advanced light air conditioning system on the market and around 25 per cent more drive and leak detection and refrigerant pumpdown. “An integrated effi cient than others in its class. The range has been redesigned for solution,” praised the judges. seasonal effi ciency and has been optimised for partial load operation.

Aluminium Tube and Jointing System refl ok UK and FSW The use of aluminium for easier installation and the ‘leak-free’/no hot works promise of mechanical jointing, makes for a compelling combination for air conditioning, its developers believe. In the US the system has shown reliability – 100 tonnes of tube and 20,000 tonnes of refrigerant and zero leaks reported.

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HIGHLY COMMENDED Integrated Power Pack Ultra Refrigeration The IPP is an all-in-one solution designed to deliver the entire refrigeration requirements of a convenience store, as well as total heat recovery for store heating. The judges were impressed that the plant contains high and low temperature compressors enabling both chillers and freezers to be connected without additional booster systems.

Discharge To Water Heat Pump Harvester Arctic Circle The D2W heat pump maximises effi ciency by operating as a two stage process: preheating incoming water by a discharge gas de- superheating heat exchanger; while the R134a heat pump takes its heat source from partially condensing the refrigeration system’s discharge gas, which is fed to the high temperature thermal store. Its seasonal COP of 5.83 is more than 50 per cent better than a conventional air to water heat pump. FINALISTS

Convenience CO2 Space Engineering Services WINNER The fi rm has sought to provide a green solution to meet the rising number of convenience stores in the UK. The result is Convenience Unitary Range Mark II CO , the fi rst packaged transcritical CO plant for small stores. 2 2 Adande Refrigeration Climacheck Performance Analyser In this category, the judges said they wanted to see good operational data Business Edge backing the manufacturer’s statements, rather than unsupported claims. The Climacheck has been recognised in previous awards but its Adande provided this in the shape of independently verifi ed fi gures to growing application for energy optimising and air conditioning support its claim of superior food storage for the latest generation of its inspection has made it a fi nalist again. Available in mobile and fi xed versions, it can give a full picture of a system inside 30 minutes. drawered refrigeration range. The drawered technology, which avoids the cold air ‘spillage’ of Marks and Spencer’s Brooklands Mark 5 conventional refrigerators had been a Cooling Awards winner some SPG & Marks and Spencer years ago, but the judges wanted to recognise the fact that the fi rm had SPG has designed a new generation of the classic Brooklands case. Use thoroughly redesigned the concept. The new version now features natural of large evaporators and a dual air curtain have reduced refrigeration refrigerants in the shape of R600a, together with a redesigned airfl ow duty by 12 per cent and electrical power consumption by 41 per cent, for pattern and is aimed at both restaurant and retail applications. The Mark I a total energy reduction over its predecessor of 24 per cent. version claimed more than 50 per cent energy savings over conventional EcoPro G2 freezers and the Mark II now claims a further 19 per cent improvement in Foster Refrigerator freezer mode over its predecessor. The G2 claims to be the most environmentally advanced commercial The containing effect of the drawers also enables precise temperature refrigerator, thanks to CFD modelling of air fl ow, redesigned to be maintained (+/- 1 deg C) and similarly allows a freezer section compressor housing and a high visibility display that shows only the to be placed next to a chiller section without temperature drift. Precise information the chef wants to see – the temperature in large writing. temperatures also reduce the risk of food spoilage and allows food to be Copeland Stream Semihermetic Compressor stored for longer, reducing deliveries and therefore road miles, Adande Emerson Climate Technologies with CoreSense notes. The independent tests by Griffi ths Laboratories showed that food Emerson’s range of semihermetic compressors feature a range stayed fresher over a seven-day testing period in the Adande units than in of innovations. Prime among these is CoreSense diagnostics as conventional refrigeration – there was 10 per cent food loss in the Adande standard, with features such as alarm history and protection against units against 35 per cent in the conventional cabinet. potentially damaging failures such as a locked rotor.

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INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR

FINALISTS Genetron Performax LT at 75 Tesco Stores in Poland Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe The application of Performax LT aka R407F to 60 new stores and 15 existing ones in Poland represents the biggest installation for the gas and took place in just six months. The benefi ts – a 15 per cent energy improvement on R404A with 50 per cent lower warming and no change of major components – have made it the standard for the retailer in Poland.

Refrigeration Savings at Walmart Brampton Ontario Integral Group and Elemental The team designed a heat recovery loop into the store system, taking the rejected refrigeration heat to reduce external heating. Although heat reclaim increases the energy consumption, the additional heat is reckoned to amount to 1.1 million kWh, saving Walmart $38,000 a year. Empire State Building Energy Effi ciency WINNER Retrofi t Project Water-cooled Hydrocarbon Refrigeration Johnson Controls The Empire State Building is a global landmark and its owners were Solution keen to apply the highest standards to its building retrofi t. Engaging among others Johnson Controls on an energy performance contract Carter Retail Equipment and Tesco Thailand has seen a thorough re-engineering of chiller plant, controls and glazing. Energy savings are of the order of 38 per cent, a whopping The judges were pleased to see the international achievement award £2.8 million annual saving. attracting entries right across the globe this year, from North America to China. Amid tough competition, the winner was selected for its use of Tesco’s Refrigeration Systems in China hydrocarbon refrigerants and the pursuit of ‘zero carbon’ store building in Tesco Stores China, working with Baseline a region where advanced skills may be limited. Since 2008, Tesco has been implementing a ‘step-change plan’ For the Tesco Lotus project, the retailer approached Carter Retail with local fi rm Baseline to signifi cantly upgrade its Chinese stores’ energy effi ciency and leak tightness, and in the process introducing Equipment to apply its water cooled integral cabinet developed for technologies not previously seen in the region, including EC fans and Waitrose to its Thailand stores. Waitrose was willing to share information glass-door freezer cabinets. Since then, the store reports refrigerant and so Carter worked with Tesco to build a hydrocarbon cabinet system loss per square metre has been cut by 58 per cent and energy usage using full glass door frozen units and sliding glass door chilled units. cut by 15-20 per cent. A UK task force travelled to Thailand to apply standards and training. World-fi rst Chiller with HFO Refrigerants Initial six-month results showed 8 per cent energy saving and 25 per cent Waitrose, Klima-therm, Frascold, Geoclima carbon saving over HFC systems. and Honeywell Equally important, refrigerant charge was just 7.7 kg and leak rate was The creation of the HFO chiller has seen the partners widely praised almost zero, against a 10-15 per cent regional benchmark. The next step for pushing ahead with the practical application of the low-GWP is looking at whether the chilled water can be used without a separate refrigerant. The international partnership across the supply chain chiller for air conditioning. “An excellent example of transferring UK has moved the HFO1234ze system from lab to store at pace and early best practice and ingenuity to a ‘tropical’ region,” said judges. results have proved promising, particularly where use of hydrocarbon chillers is restricted.

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HIGHLY COMMENDED Head Offi ce, 1 Angel Square Co-operative Group Co-op has set high goals for construction of its new head offi ce: a DEC A-rating, along with zero ozone depleting refrigerants and an energy consumption of 150 kW per square metre. To do this it has installed CHP with absorption chillers, along with hydrocarbon chillers and extensive heat recovery and free cooling. “It shows enormous potential,” said the judges. FINALISTS National Bank Data Centre Upgrade ebm-papst, Emerson Network Power and Norland Managed Services Here the replacement of conventional fi xed speed computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units with EC fan-based systems offered better energy effi ciency plus the ability to match fan speed to demand. The result across 60 CRAC units, was up to 49 per cent energy saved – and £250,000 a year saved in running costs. WINNER Project Harmonac Integrated Low Carbon Heat Pump Solution MacWhirter and partners This international project set out to discover the actual savings that Oaksmere and Marks and Spencer can be achieved from proper inspection and maintenance of AC systems. The energy saving methods derived from Macwhirter’s 270 The sheer scale of energy savings offered by a well-thought out fi eld trials during the three-year project are being incorporated into installation was aptly demonstrated by this category, with a number of Cibse’s TM44 best practice guidance. ‘Wide-ranging, detailed and impressive projects, which are set to save serious money for the end- useful conclusions,’ said judges users, along with environmental benefi ts. In the end the judges plumped for the innovative heat pump installation at Marks and Spencer’s Colt Technology Data Centres Gainsborough store. Cool-Therm Here the power consumption has been reduced by 35 per cent and Cool-Therm’s high-effi ciency Turbomiser oil-less chillers were used in place of conventional chillers to save a whopping 55 per cent in carbon reduced by 120 tonnes a year by replacing the existing heating energy costs for Colt’s two London data centres. At one site, the Power system with a combination of heat pumps and heat recovery from the Usage Effi ciency has been cut by 24 per cent. Judges praised the refrigeration system. The concept was based on optimising the power ‘spectacular’ savings wrought. absorbed in commercial cooling to initiate the heating cycle and to amplify he process through a combination of heat pumps and air destratifi cation. The system recovers heat from the ceiling to provide the source conditions for the heat pump. Other benefi ts include eliminating cold aisles by percolating warm air from the cases into the aisles. The refrigerated space is kept to an average 18 deg C, while other areas are kept to a constant 21 deg C using display-mounted heat exchangers and over door heaters to support the case supply. “An innovative use of heat recovery,” said the judges.

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HIGHLY COMMENDED Head Offi ce, 1 Angel Square Co-operative Group The judges praised the ambition shown in the specifi cation of a head offi ce that uses a suite of advanced techniques to achieve a high environmental rating, along with very low power consumption. Hydrocarbon chillers providing 3.2 MW of cooling are used in combination with trigeneration, free cooling and heat recovery. Other cutting edge projects include a twin-skin façade providing a ‘thermal jacket’ and subterranean earth cooling, which passes air underground to cool it. Judges said they looked forward to seeing how the newly built HQ performed when occupied. FINALISTS Nottingham University Energy Technologies Building Arctic Circle The university’s £6.5 million facility incorporates a host of innovations, ranging from micro-wind turbines to micro-biomass to earth duct cooling. Arctic Circle provided its Fjord hydrocarbon chiller, complete WINNER with system that ‘saves’ the refrigerant when a leak is detected. National Bank Data Centre Upgrade Colt Technology Data Centres ebm-papst, Emerson Network Power and Cool-Therm The installation of Turbomiser chillers is estimated to save 55 per cent Norland Managed Services in energy at Colt’s two London sites, and annual cost savings of more than £100,000. The project is so successful that the chillers are now This category always attracts a wide variety of projects and this year was being rolled out across Colt’s European estate. no exception. In the end the judges plumped for the bank data centre upgrade, praising the project team’s systematic approach to replacing GKN Aerospace refl ok Installation conventional computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units with JSC Contracting and FSW higher effi ciency systems, which have achieved signifi cant savings. The The Aerospace manufacturer is host to the fi rst installation of aluminium pipe with refl ok’s brazing free system. Among the benefi ts judges also wanted to emphasise that the project had made such savings are no hot works, no nitrogen purging and a leak free system, via upgrades and modifi cations, rather than wholesale redesign – a combined with the weight and cost benefi ts of aluminium. ‘commercial retrofi t’ which could inspire end-users with to seek similar benefi ts with their existing facilities. Genetron Performax LT at Morrisons The conversion of the CRAC units from fi xed fan to EC fan operation Honeywell Fluorine Products Europe has proved particularly well suited to chilled water units, allowing them The process of replacing 54 systems running on R404A with to reduce speed at partial load. This, along with upgrades to the units Honeywell’s proprietary R407F is predicted to save at least 15 per cent in energy consumption and up to 40 per cent in carbon emissions. themselves and their control systems, provides anticipated energy savings of over a quarter of a million pounds a year. Additional benefi ts include lower maintenance, noise levels and increased cooling capacity.

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FINALISTS Boots The high street giant has been credited with a wide-scale upgrade of its store air conditioning, moving from R22 to heat-pump systems. Working with Toshiba and consultant Designbrook, the retailer commissioned surveys across 320 stores before specifying heat pump systems. Trial results showed a huge 66 per cent energy improvement.

Colt Technology Services Data centre operator Colt has seen the merit of ultra-high effi ciency cooling systems, and has been prepared to make signifi cant investment in plant in exchange for dramatic energy savings. Its recent two London upgrades, undertaken with Cool-Therm has seen Turbomiser chillers installed and typically energy halved – saving more than £100,000 a year on a single site.

Nottingham University Nottingham University wanted to practise what it preached when specifying its energy technology building, resulting in a host of innovations, from micro-biomass to earth duct passive cooling, where air is passed underground for cooling, and a hydrocarbon chiller. The WINNER spec adds up to a BREEAM Outstanding rating. Mitchells & Butlers

GKN Aerospace This new category was designed to allow progressive-thinking end The aerospace manufacturer made the fi nal for being the fi rst users to have their achievements recognised away from the dominant end user to commit to a revolutionary combination of mechanical jointing and aluminium pipework. The refl ok installation at GKN’s infl uence of supermarkets, which generally have greater opportunities Bristol facility involved 700 m of alumininium and 225 brazing-free for cooling excellence than anyone else during any year. The judges connectors, with no leaks reported and a 30-40 per cent quicker welcomed the bringing of users of a wide variety of refrigeration and install time. air conditioning applications ‘into the limelight’ and urged the industry to grasp the opportunity to encourage their customers to apply for the award in future years The inaugural winner was judged to be pub owner Mitchells & Butlers, for addressing the very real problem of energy consumption in cellar-cooling applications. M&B engaged suppliers Climate Center and GEA Searle to provide a more energy effi cient cellar cooler across their estate. The result, a version of the Beermaster cellar- cooling product featuring free-cooling, was extensively fi eld tested and monitored across 12 trial installations. But then M&B felt it had seen enough to order a further 469 units across the estate. The normal development cycle was halved to eight months to take early advantage of the free-cooling savings. In practice, the new cooler delivers typical energy savings of around 30 per cent, and a £400 per year saving, providing a 1.7 year payback, based on the trials in 12 sites. “Potential for the whole of that industry,” said the judges.

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HIGHLY COMMENDED Co-operative Group Piccadilly Gardens The judges praised the company for blazing a trail on fi tting glass doors to chillers, ignoring objections on merchandising grounds. It is also not afraid to apply effi ciency techniques and technology to smaller store formats. The Piccadilly Gardens store typifi es these traits, with a hydrocarbon/glycol refrigeration system with heat recovery providing a 30 per cent winter energy cut with a mere 18 kg refrigerant charge.

Tesco Stores and Engynius Glass door project Tesco and Engynius worked on a major freezer cabinet retrofi t across the UK estate, which saw 44,000 doors replaced with the Eliminaator door, together with 10,000 cabinet frames. Tesco says the annual saving from the project is 57.4 GWh with a carbon saving of 33,300 tonnes. Eliminating door heating via the patent ‘warm edge technology’ of the glass structure, together with reduced perimeter heat, saves around 60 per cent over conventional glass doors.

Marks and Spencer and Oaksmere WINNER Integrated low carbon heat pump solution Asda The heat pump installation at the Gainsborough Simply Food store uses air de-stratifi cation and heat recovery from the refrigeration system to SMART engineering make major savings. Heat exchangers on the display cases allow the rejected heat to percolate into the aisles to reduce the cold aisle effect. This category grows in signifi cance year by year as the value of reducing The installation has resulted in a saving of around 35 per cent on the carbon increases – not only for corporate social responsibility purposes store’s electrical consumption and a 120-tonne CO e reduction. 2 or for customer perception, but increasingly amid high energy prices Sainsbury’s for profi tability too. As retailers devoted whole national strategies to 20by20 Sustainability Plan carbon and energy reduction, this year inevitably became a supermarkets Sainsbury’s was cited for its ambitious carbon-cutting plan that showdown, as Asda, Sainsbury’s and the Co-operative Group traded commits it by 2020 to reducing operational carbon emissions by 30 per initiative for initiative. In the end, it was Asda that took the laurels, cent absolute and 65 per cent relative to store square footage against based on its impressive systematic reduction in refrigerant leakage and 2005. Switching to a CO system in more than 100 stores has achieved 2 energy use. equivalent energy consumption to an equivalent HFC store while saving Asda’s SMART model (simple, measurable, achievable, repeatable 243,000 tonnes CO2e and 97 per cent in GWP, the retailer says. technology) takes in a wide range of initiatives, encompassing: EC fans; Morrisons and Arctic Circle electronic expansion valves; weir plate risers on display cases, sliding Stanground Store lids on freezers; desuperheaters on HT plant; LED lighting; and R407F The high-tech, naturally cooled Stanground Store has been rewarded as refrigerant. To this add an equally methodical maintenance and leak elsewhere but appears here also for the carbon impact of its reduction programme and the result is lower emissions, both direct and technology. The use of pumped CO secondary with hydrocarbon 2 indirect. Asda claims a refrigerant loss of 2.6 per cent in new stores and a primary, thermal storage tanks and heat pumps has added up to an estimated carbon saving of more than 250 tonnes per year, along with 50 per cent cut in energy consumption against 2005, achieved with a 25 a 15 per cent reduction in energy against an optimised new store. per cent reduction in capital investment. The retailer is also keen to note “the TEWI fi gure of SMART systems Co-operative Group is lower than any alternative refrigerant system”. 1 Angel Square With the prospect of rolling out the SMART approach to the estate The retailer’s suite of techniques at its new HQ is expected to reap of parent Walmart, the carbon achievement looks set to take on a global substantial carbon benefi ts once fully operational. The building scale. “Shows what can be achieved by good engineering” said judges. was designed for a maximum energy consumption of 150 kW/sq m and to deliver a DEC A-rating when in operation. Features include trigeneration, supplementary hydrocarbon chillers, ‘subterranean cooling recovery’ and a twin-skin ‘thermal jacket.’ The Cooling Industry Awards 2012 41

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HIGHLY COMMENDED Asda Asda’s SMART strategy – standing for simple, measurable, achievable, repeatable technology – was widely praised by the judges for its thoroughness. Where others have committed to widespread pursuit of alternative refrigerants, Asda has opted to focus on improved engineering, better design and installation and new componentry to cut leakage and reduce carbon. Refrigeration energy consumption for a new store is now half of its 2005 baseline and leakage is now at 2.6 per cent – down from 22 per cent. And all the while, the store is piloting new techniques, from ducted air cabinets to, shortly, HFO refrigeration. FINALISTS Co-operative Group The Co-operative this year impressed the judges with a range of imaginative installations and the success of its bold carbon cutting strategy. From Archimedean screws to glycol circuits to extensive glass door fi tting, the retailer has achieved a massive energy reduction of 12 GWh a year across its estate. And its head offi ce, cited elsewhere, WINNER looks set to provide another cooling benchmark. Sainsbury’s supermarkets

Waitrose The intense competition in recent years among the supermarket Waitrose has won in this category’s previous guise for its rewriting refrigeration departments has dominated previous End User categories. of the rule book on store refrigeration and this year it has set out This year, they have been given a category all to themselves, allowing on another innovative direction with its trials of HFO chillers. The retailer’s willingness to experiment in the cause of lower carbon the battle to take place on a level playing fi eld. It didn’t make the judges’ cooling was praised by the judges. job any easier though and the category saw the most intense debate as the relative merits of Asda’s ongoing carbon and leak reduction plans were pitted against Sainsbury’s carbon dioxide refrigeration strategy. Ultimately the garlands went to Sainsbury’s, for a combination of its bravery in committing to a very ambitious carbon dioxide rollout,its diversity of engineering innovation and the depth of its carbon cutting. The Sainsbury’s refrigeration strategy is bold as it is a key part of the retailer’s wider ambitions, which include a goal of a 30 per cut in operational carbon by 2020 and 50 per cent absolute carbon reduction by 2050. This year, there has been rapid progress towards both these goals and the other not inconsiderable target of a switch to natural refrigerants across the entire estate by 2030. The numbers are impressive – by February this year, the retailer had notched up 100 carbon dioxide stores,

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At the same time, it has reduced physical footprint for CO2 plant by 18 per cent in two years, it has cut steel use by 1.8 tonnes per store, and it has cut plant capital cost by 5 per cent. But Sainsbury’s has not stopped there – it has also pioneered use of geothermal techniques – due to be rolled out to 100 more stores; is working on integration of cooling and heating; and is installing anaerobic digesters on site for food waste. As the retailer says: “Our ambition is to be innovation hunters.”

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