Case Study: Heating Refurbishment - Education
Client: Lancaster Maloney Martin
Sector: Education
Completed: November 2024
Budget: £336,000
Services Used
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- BMS Engineers
- Air Source Heating
- Building Works
- Pipefitting and Welding
Boiler house refurbishment with Air Source heat pump integration.
Site:
Oldham Sixth Form College is a government-funded college of further education in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and opened in 1992.
Contract Arrangements:
We secured this project via competitive tender from our valued Client, Lancaster Maloney Martin.
Project Scope:
The project involved refurbishing one of the college’s internal boiler houses. The work included the strip and removal of existing plant and equipment and the installation of new boilers, pumps, and associated pipework.
A new Air Source heat pump was installed to operate as a lead boiler, with additional gas boilers installed to function as a top-up. The installation was also complemented with a full new BMS system.
Scope of Works:
The scope of works included:
- The removal of redundant boilers and associated plant
- Installation of new Remeha Boilers and Flues
- New external Mitsubishi Air Source heat pumps
- New pipework and Grundfoss pumps with buffer vessel.
- Meel Group also completed the required BMS upgrades.
In addition to the above work undertaken by our mechanical engineers, Meel Group also completed the associated building works. These included the removal and reinstatement of ceilings. We also removed walls to get the new plant into position, bored core holes and installed the required specialist scaffolding.
Project Challenges:
The boiler house was located internally on the college building’s second floor, and access was challenging.
Our solution involved removing and reinstating walls to allow the plant and equipment to moved into position. We completed this process without affecting the operation of the school.
Health and Safety:
Our engineers designed and built a specialist scaffold to access the flue way and install the new flue. This project was completed without accident.
The Results:
This project is an excellent example of incorporating green technology, such as Air Source pumps, into an existing heating system.
The new Heat Pumps will reduce the building’s gas consumption, resulting in savings in heating costs and lowering the college’s carbon footprint.
Project feedback:
“It was a privilege to deliver another scheme on behalf of our valued client Lancaster Maloney Martin. The LMM team including Gary Wright assisted us by working collaboratively to achieve a great end result.”
Joe Best
Meel Group Mechanical Director
