Managed by Centro, West Bromwich station was built in 2002 and provides the town with a major interchange between local bus services and also with the nearby Midland Metro tram line.
The existing air conditioning system had worked well since 2002 but was getting old and was using R22 refrigerant which is now banned, so the company was aware that it needed to find a suitable replacement.
“The station has been praised as being open and accessible with covered corridors connecting the 24 departure stands but it its offices and retail outlets can easily become hot in the summer and cold in the winter”, explained Yvonne Whelan, Facilities Manager for property consultancy Bruton Knowles, which manages the station’s services on behalf of Centro.
“We were also aware of the R22 issue and therefore worked out a schedule of replacement with Trios Compliance that could demonstrate an increase in energy efficiency for the client”.
The new system uses two City Multi Replace VRF (Variable Refrigerant Flow) air conditioning units for the bulk of the complex, which includes the Centro office and travel shop. Two Mr Slim split systems were also installed to provide air conditioning to the mobility shop at street level.
The added benefit of using the City Multi system is that can simultaneously heat and cool different areas so that the energy loads can be more balanced across the building, thereby increasing efficiency.
As a national provider of facility and property related services, with extensive experience in the public and private property sectors, Trios Compliance is able to offer both the depth of experience and the breadth of skills required to satisfy clients’ demands in a rapidly evolving property marketplace
The company is an Accredited Installer of Mitsubishi Electric equipment and was aware of the benefits of using City Multi Replace systems to upgrade R22 air conditioning.
“The Replace system from Mitsubishi Electric can really help because it can often simplify the renewal of air conditioning by allowing us to keep all the existing pipes and wiring”, added Costas, “this means we can swop over the indoor and outdoor units without having to dismantle and then reinstall all the internal piping”.
Yvonne Whelan was full of praise for Costas and his engineers and is also delighted with the clean look of the new equipment and the enhancement in performance. Trios engineers were able to complete the entire replacement in two weeks despite having to work around both the busy bus station and the working offices.
