Nuaire has supplied a
significant range of ventilation systems, including Air Handling Units (AHU),
Heat Recovery Units and Extract Fans for use in Wales’ largest retail space,
Trago Mills in Merthyr Tydfil.
Trago Mills superstore
has over 350 staff members and 215,000m of retail space, with the building
stretching half a mile long end-to-end.
Navigating such a
large facility can take a few hours, making comfort a key driver in the design
of the store.
Peter Powell of McCann
& Partners, responsible for the detailed design of the M&E services,
advised: “We needed to design a ventilation strategy to provide adequate fresh
air for the occupants, along with good levels of heat recovery.”
Nuaire supplied seven
Bespoke AHUs, which were spread across three buildings. Due to its size, five
of these AHUs were used in the main retail area, with thermal wheels quoted.
The inclusion of thermal wheels meant the site could benefit from considerable
heat recovery levels, whilst also minimizing the amount of space the units
occupy due to the vertical stacking.
As well as its large
retail spaces, the site also contains a number of office areas for staff and
management. Heat recovery units were selected to ensure the same levels of
comfort and efficiency as the rest of the store. Nuaire XBC units were
specified, and designed to fit into the void spaces above the office areas.
Nuaire Technical Sales
Manager, Rhys Tatchell, commented: “Comfort was the primary focus, not only for
customers, but also for staff. Our XBC units mean that the office spaces will
achieve high levels of heat recovery, with the minimum use of space. These
units only require 260mm as a side access to the unit for filter maintenance–
which means that, not only can space be saved for the installation, but time
can be saved during maintenance in future.”
Peter Powell of McCann
& Partners has much experience of specifying the XBC, having quoted it on
several previous projects. He commented: “We have used XBC units quite
extensively over the last few years and found them to be quiet and reliable. I
personally like the fact that you are able to control the speed of each fan
individually, and they can stand alone without BMS control.”
Alongside the AHUs,
Nuaire also supplied a range of low-energy extract fans to the site, including
Squif, Opus and Dave units, for areas including the offices and kitchens.
Nuaire will continue
to quote and supply ventilation equipment as the store expands to include a new
Leisure Village, containing a boating lake, a model railway and an indoor
go-kart circuit.
Nuaire provides a full
range of energy-efficient domestic, commercial and renewable ventilation
solutions. UK based with over 500 employees worldwide, Nuaire has been at the
forefront of the ventilation industry since 1966.
