AHU REFURBISHMENT SERVICE

Why clients choose the

refurbishment option, instead of
replacing their AHU’s
Envirotec recognises that many clients do not want the
upheaval and expense often associated with purchasing
new equipment. Our knowledge, experience and
proven track record means that Envirotec are well
placed to advise on the best option for clients, of either
refurbishing or replacing older high spec equipment.
Advantages of refurbishment compared to replacement:
● ‘Green’ solution - environmentally responsible by
re-using existing plant.
● Reduced cost over new plant.
● Minimum plant downtime.
● Less upheaval as existing services are often
unaltered.
● Minimal disruption to the building’s normal
operation.
● Use of existing access routes to bring new Bard Pharmaceuticals Ltd. A major refit of twenty-four
air handling units, with all work being undertaken out
components to plant.
of hours at weekends.

Sainsbury’s Supermarkets NAPP, Bard Pharmaceutical

Tasked to refurbish a 35 year old AHU, access to the roof
was only possible via a 700mm square trap door! The work
involved the following:
● Removing the acoustic splitters and replacing them
with more efficient new items.
● Installing new dampers and actuators.
● Installing a new inner skin.
● Installing new filter frames and media.
● Installing new A/V mounts and flexible connections
within the fan chamber.
● To complete the refit, the unit was completely rubbed
down, pre-treated and then finished off with a new
coat of paint both inside and out.
The Sainsbury’s supermarket at Kempston was the first
refurbishment to be completed. Since then we have
undertaken similar projects at a number of other
Sainsbury’s sites.
With Envirotec’s extensive experience of the
pharmaceutical industry and the relevant specifications
that apply, we accepted a project that entailed reworking
twenty-four air handling units of another manufacturer’s
supply. Access into the plant-rooms was very restrictive,
with replacement coils and fan scrolls being split to pass
through doorways.
● New fan scrolls, motors, drives, A/V’s & flex’s.
Taking one weekend to complete each AHU in turn,
Envirotec engineers completely overhauled each unit, with ● New ‘special’ inward and outward opening access
the works including the following: doors.
● New dampers. ● Where the existing unit had deteriorated too much,
● New heating coils with supplementary ‘stab in type’ complete sections of casing were also replaced.
electric heaters. Typically, the refit commenced at 6pm on Friday evening,
● New cooling coils with eliminators. with all work being completed prior to start of business
on the following Monday morning. The occupants in the
● New stainless steel drain pans.
areas being served suffered no disruption, returning after
● New galvanised AHU floor. the weekend and instantly benefiting from the improved
● New filters and supporting frames. climatic conditions.

Sainsbury’s Supermarkets. Despite restricted access, a complete replacement inner skin was installed in an existing air handling unit, with a number of key components also replaced.
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 20 Cabot Square, Canary Wharf. Eighteen 16.5m3/s AHU’s were supplied in component form,
each designed to pass through ‘standard’ door openings and be assembled within individual plantrooms.

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Canary Wharf

When partial or complete refurbishment is impractical,
replacement of key sections or the entire unit is the next
option.
During the recent refit of MSDW’s premises at 20 Cabot
Square, the Consulting Engineers decided that the original
air handling units serving the trading floors were to be
replaced.
Envirotec were brought on board to develop replacement
units that would offer increased duty and greater
controllability, but could all be assembled within the
existing plantroom.
The units would offer:
● Up to 16.5m3/s against a total static pressures of
1250 Pascals.
● Built in controls including inverter and 90kW heater
thyristors.
● Fully welded penta-post construction and copper
finned coils, electro-tinned after manufacture, offering
a 25 year service life.
The completed units were up to 5 metres high and 2.5
metres wide. The design included unique fan scrolls split
across their width as well as sectional cooling coils.

Contact Details:
Complementing their refurbishment services, Envirotec also manufacture the following range of products: Phone: 44 (0)870 774 3313
Air Handling Units, Extract Units, Smoke Extract Fans, Warm Air Door Curtains, Aisle Heaters, Axial & Bifurcated Fans, Fax: 44 (0)870 774 3316
Rooftop Supply & Extract Units. Email: sales@envirotec.co.uk

AHU REFURBISHMENT SERVICE

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