George Fischer Piping Systems has declared its involvement at the recent Data Centre
World Show as a major success after evaluating the sales leads and wider
enquiries it received from contractors, consultants and other potential
customers visiting its stand with the COOL-FIT 2.0 range being of special
interest to many.
Air
conditioning and refrigerant pipework has been an important market sector for
GF Piping Systems over many years, but the boom in the building of data centres
during the past decade has boosted sales dramatically.
The
manufacturer has in fact become a key supplier to projects involving leading
players in the digital revolution, as well as the contractors specialising in
the construction of data facilities.
For
its part, the COOL-FIT 2.0 system offers specifiers speed and reliability for
the circulation of chilled water or other low temperature liquids. In fact the
COOL-FIT 2.0 pipe, insulation and jacket combination can carry saline, glycol
or alcohol – as alternatives to pure water – at temperatures down to freezing
point.
The
system also offers excellent energy conservation characteristics, as well as
ease of installation and total corrosion resistance. Pipe sizes range from 32
to 140 mm in diameter and are tested to 16 bar. Furthermore, the installed
weight is as little as one sixth that of metal alternatives. The benefits
extend from 25% higher energy efficiency and 50% faster fitting as well as
reduced maintenance implications.
Simon
Alder, the Marketing Manager for George Fischer comments: “When we set up our
prefabrication facility within the Coventry plant six years ago, the intention
was to offer an improved service for bespoke fittings and large commercial
developments: particularly in respect of the number of ‘Tall Buildings’ being
planned across the UK. However, the boom in data centres, driven by the giant
Internet companies and on-line retailers, has meant that supplying cooling
systems for such facilities has become increasingly important to the business.
“Many
of the visitors to our stand at Data Centre World were keen to know more about
the capabilities of our widely specified COOL-FIT system and our capacity to
supply pre-assembled racks and other components. We are building a very good
relationship with some of the leading players in the field, and expect this
area of our business to grow steeply in parallel with the demand for more data
centre capacity – across Europe and beyond.”
That
growth in demand is due not just to the increased use of social media, on-line
banking and other internet services, but also the shift in energy usage as
electricity generation, transport and domestic heating become greener. In fact,
the surge in data centre construction is set to see cooling loads account for a
far higher percentage of total electricity usage: so cutting waste within such
facilities will play a far more important role in combatting carbon emissions.
GF
Piping Systems offers a full specification, design and delivery service
covering its entire range of high performance product ranges as well as on-site
support in terms of advice and training in the use of its pipe welding
techniques.
