Tour & Andersson is helping to ensure the future processing and storing of blood for The National Blood Service in Bristol.  Tour & Andersson’s Pre Fabricated hydronic balancing solution, TA-H.U.B.® has been specified for the construction of two new buildings hosting offices, laboratories and manufacturing units. 

The National Blood Centre was challenged with reducing the amount of time spent, not only installing individual hydronic balancing valves in the waterborne system, but also commissioning the system itself for the two new buildings.

Combined with the construction of the new buildings, investment was to be made into supplying new IT systems along with ongoing equipment replacement and renewal programmes.  The completion of the overall project provides the required capacity and flexibility to meet emerging developments and future technologies.

Tour & Andersson presented a solution in meeting these objectives. The TA-H.U.B.® , the latest technology for specifiers, offering time (and therefore cost) savings for installation and for commissioning. The TA-H.U.B.® was particularly suited to the new build due to its single location, where time spent on maintenance of waterborne systems is significantly reduced as well as eliminating the need for engineers to be in restricted areas.  Blank points were left on the unit to enable the site to extend for future heating and chilling if required. The prefabricated unit is supported by TA Select 3, a software package that aids the design of efficient waterborne systems by specifying the correct valves according to individual requirements.

STAP Differential Pressure control valves were also specified and included within each TA-H.U.B.®.  These controllers provide good working conditions for the control valves (improving the valve authority). Differential pressure controllers also allow the plant to be divided into modules. Installing a differential pressure controller in each module permits each one to be put into operation step by step.

“The application of hydronic balancing valves ensures a consistent ambient temperature in each part of the building, while the easily locatable valves, encased within the TA-H.U.B.® means that installing, commissioning and trouble shooting (reducing the time normally taken for finding faults and individual valves) - takes place in one location –,” explains Nigel Huggins, Managing Director at Tour & Andersson UK.

Project data
Type of project: New construction
Type of building: Offices/laboratories
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
Products: TA-Therm, KTM512, TA-H.U.B.® 
Owner: National Blood Centre
TA salesman: Simon Meszaros

Product image: TA-H.U.B.® is a customised balancing solution which enables you to balance up to eight terminal units from one location.

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