Air
Handling Units 
Weatherite Building Services Ltd - Weatherite plays it cool at West Midlands Hospital
Weatherite, the West Midlands based building services group,
has supplied a series of air conditioning units which help
maintain the integrity of blood samples at Alexandra Hospital in
Redditch.
The equipment for the hospital – part of the Worcestershire
Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - also provides comfort cooling for
the staff working in the Haematology Department and was
installed by Weatherite Building Services.
Similar plant was also provided by the Aldridge-based company to
cool the laboratory and the seminar room in the hospital’s
Pathology Department and all services were maintained during the
installation period.
“There have been various changes in the blood testing processes
over the years including the increasing use of computers and
other heat generating equipment,“ explains hospital engineer
Stuart Parsons.
“It was critical to ensure the integrity of blood samples
awaiting tests by maintaining them at the right temperature.
Otherwise new samples had to be taken resulting in delays in
patient care.”
As an added bonus, the new Weatherite system has also improved
room comfort levels, creating greatly improved working
conditions for hospital staff operating in the department.
Weatherite Building Services supplied and installed completely
new split systems involving wall and ceiling mounted units for
the two departments and the pathology seminar room.
Other installations were completed in the histology,
microbiology and biochemistry departments.
The company is part of the Weatherite group, formed in 1972,
which specialises in the design and manufacture of packaged air
conditioning equipment and air handling units.
More recently, the company has expanded its activities to cover
other sectors of the building services market.
“We now offer a single source choice to all members of the
supply chain including project management, design, installation
and commissioning facilities,” explains WBS sales director Mike
Turton.
“This covers not only air conditioning equipment but also
ventilation, fire protection, heating, water and control
systems.”
Other products and services include control panels, electrical
contracting, shopfronts and shutters, fire doors, rooflights and
glazing systems.
Email:
rboswell@weatherite-holdings.com