Pro-Temp wins Green Gateway award for leading Anfield efficiency drive

Specialist supplier Pro-Temp Air Conditioning Ltd has received an Award from Mitsubishi Electric for its work with Liverpool Football Club replacing old R22 air conditioning at Anfield – in the first year of the new the Green Gateway Awards. 

The Awards have been created by Mitsubishi Electric so that it can recognise the important contribution of its partners in encouraging energy efficiency in the built environment.

“Anfield is a great example of partnership between a supplier and its customers,” explained Martin Fahey, Sustainable Solutions Manager for Mitsubishi Electric, who presented Pro-Temp with the Award at the company’s recent conference, which was held at the historic football club. 

“Liverpool’s home had loads of different air conditioning equipment and types, from multiple manufacturers and Pro-Temp were proactive in approaching the club to explain the issues with R22 and convey the benefits in upgrading.”

R22 refrigerant is being completely banned from the end of 2014 so anyone with old air conditioning will face immediately issues if they need to de-gas their units during routine maintenance.

Pro-Temp’s detailed analysis of Anfield’s systems used Mitsubishi Electric’s unique Audit Tool to show the estimated payback period on the new investment and demonstrated an average 53% reduction in run cost savings for each unit. 

“We were also able to show that the club would cut their carbon emissions by more than half using modern equipment,” explained Jon Yeates, who founded Pro-Temp with partner Tom Hetherington.  Pro-Temp is a Business Solution Provider (BSP) for Mitsubishi Electric.

“Our role as a BSP also meant that we were able to offer Liverpool a 7-year warranty on the new equipment and help them offset some of the capital costs against their annual tax bills using the Government’s Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme.”

Pro-Temp has extensive experience of both air conditioning and heat pump design, installation and maintenance and has developed a strong relationship with Anfield, which allowed the company to help the football club plan for an R22 phase out. 

There are estimated to be over 750,000 R22 systems still in use in the UK, so the complete ban on the use of this refrigerant poses a real challenge for businesses that will face maintenance issues with old systems.

“We know that there are still thousands of businesses out there that have yet to grasp the full implications of the ban on R22,” added Fahey.  “What Pro-Temp has done is work with its customer to develop a planned schedule of replacement that fits in with Anfield’s business plans.

“We wanted to recognise the success of this approach and acknowledge the fact that Pro-Temp has helped its customer tackle an important issue and achieve on-going savings in running costs.”

Pro-Temp also received a £1,000 donation from Mitsubishi Electric which is being donated to two charities, the Junior Diabetes Research Foudation and Crohns and Colitis UK. Further details on the work of the JDRF can be found at www.jdrf.org.uk.

For more information on the work of Crohns and Colitis UK, visit their dedicated website at www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/get-involved/local-groups/Mersey+Group 

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CAPTION: (Left to Right) – Tom Hetherington, Pro-Temp Director and Jon Yeates, Pro-Temp Director receive the Green Gateway Award from Martin Fahey, Sustainable Solutions Manager, Mitsubishi Electric.

Note to editor:

Founded in 1921, Mitsubishi Electric is a global, market leading, environmental technologies manufacturer, producing an advanced range of heating, air conditioning and ventilation equipment. The company realises that ensuring the right solutions are selected for each individual building, requires collaboration by all involved. Mitsubishi Electric has therefore changed the way it does business to ensure engagement with all involved in delivering sustainable buildings so that together, we can make a world of difference.

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