Case Study

Bespoke Solution Keeps People Comfortable during a Full Renovation Project at a M&S Store

Construction

Specialist climate and ventilation equipment supports contractor during renovation of a store.

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.