+44 (0)1249 248 117
kevin@hurtwood.org.uk
kevin@hurtwood.org.uk
The team here at Hurtwood limited did work supporting a major BMS (building management systems) integrator. The Holdenhurst road office block, which in its time has been described as “the wedding cake building” thanks to its iconic tiered structure was in need of a retrofit systems upgrade due to the existing BMS systems increasingly becoming …
Continue reading “Retrofit and upgrade of BMS and BAS – Holdenhurst Road Bournemouth “
Read Full Article10 years on from the first Satrofit cards being installed in Easton Leisure Centre in Bristol, Hurtwood has continued to roll out the Satrofit retrofit solution for the obsolete Satchwell BAS (Building Automation Systems) & Sigma BMS. We recently assisted a major Building Management Systems integrator to upgrade two Sigma 296 outstations. The outstations controlled …
Continue reading “10 Year anniversary of the obsolete Satchwell BAS – tackling obsolescence”
Read Full ArticleHere at Hurtwood we have been assisting the University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (UHDNFT) with implementing their chosen Building Management System (BMS) strategy. This work started in 2018 with the production of a strategy for the BMS across the Trust. The Trust was struggling with large amounts of obsolescence with obsolete equipment that could …
Continue reading “Improving energy efficiency at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Trust”
Read Full ArticleHurtwood Ltd have provided new Tridium BMS controls for the new water source heat pumps at Ebley Mill, Gloucestershire. Ebley Mill, originally built in 1873, was refurbished as offices for Stroud District Council in the 1980s. As a result, by 2021, the gas fired boiler plant was ageing. Hurtwood worked for Stroud District Council’s contractor, Cotswold …
Continue reading “Water Source Heat Pumps at Ebley Mill – Stroud”
Read Full ArticleThe Kingsdown Fort building in North Bristol provides office accommodation for Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health NHS Trust. Hurtwood surveyed the building’s heating controls for the Trust and found an obsolete Satchwell 132 controller. This Satchwell controller had no display or remote access, making adjustment of the heating difficult. Hurtwood replaced the Satchwell controller with …
Continue reading “Upgrade of the heating controls at Kingsdown Fort to a Tridium BMS.”
Read Full ArticleHurtwood surveyed the Building Management System (BMS) at Cabot Primary for Bristol City Council in 2018. Our survey found an obsolete and poorly installed Trend IQ3 BMS. Our benchmarking found considerable energy wastage, the result of the poor installation. To rectify the numerous installation issues, Hurtwood installed a new Tridium based BMS. Tridium is one …
Read Full ArticleHurtwood replaced an obsolete BMS across the Fountain Way Hospital for Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. The system was an obsolete Sauter EY3600 which had no head end PC or remote access. As a result, the local staff were unable to use it to control the heating. How we did it Hurtwood …
Continue reading “Sauter EY3600 BMS upgrade at Fountain Way Hospital”
Read Full ArticleIntroduction Hurtwood recently refurbished the Satchwell BAS 2800 BMS at Ashdown House. Hence we re-gained control of the heating plant which was continuously running in ‘hand’ operation. We used our Satrofit Modbus data collection products. As a result, a significant BMS was upgraded to the latest generation of Trend BMS controllers for half the cost …
Continue reading “Satchwell BAS upgrade at Ashdown House – Hastings”
Read Full ArticleHurtwood has launched a combined temperature and presence detection sensor. Presence detection is the simplest way to make energy savings. We often find plant time-zones are longer than required, wasting energy. Ventilation and cooling plant only needs to run when the space is actually used. The BMS can turn the plant off if everyone has …
Continue reading “Hurtwood Launches Our Combined Temperature and Presence Detection Sensor”
Read Full ArticleHillview Centre – Satrofit upgrade of the Satchwell BAS heating controls The existing Satchwell BAS 2800 BMS had failed and the heating was under no control. The BMS comprised two 96 point BAS outstations of over 120 points. Their replacement with a new BMS panel would have been time-consuming and costly. Hurtwood refurbished the existing …
Continue reading “Satchwell BAS upgrade at the Hillview Centre”
Read Full ArticleHurtwood are one of the foremost experts on building management system strategy, helping clients to navigate through the complexities of refurbishing often obsolete BMS.
+44 (0)1249 248 117
kevin@hurtwood.org.uk