Case Study Overview

Marks and Spencer, better known as M&S, is a leading British retailer that has over 1050 UK owned and franchise stores.

Contractor, Wates, was awarded a 5 month project to completely renovate and refit a store in Bristol. Throughout this project, M&S wanted the store to remain open and trading its normal hours.

Challenge

During the works, a temporary 10-week relocation was required of the chilled food area. The new location provided no suitable extraction for the heat produced by the chillers, which would create a stuffy, uncomfortable environment.

As the store was remaining open and trading as usual, Wates identified that a temporary hire solution was needed that met two key objectives; extracting the heat created from the chillers and also suitable cooling across the food hall as a precaution.

Solution

Wates approached RVT Group for support.

For extraction of the heat, we installed two VENTEX® Centrifugal 600S Fans and situated them outside the store. The fans had bespoke ducting attached that ran through the suspended ceiling of the store into the chilled food area. As a precautionary measure, RVT Group also installed equipment to provide supplementary chilling.

Our bespoke temporary solution met the requirements set out, allowing Wates to focus on the renovation and refit.

Client

Wates

Location

Bristol

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