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Saputo Dairy UK Ltd

Customer

Saputo Dairy UK Ltd

Project Date

May 2024

Site

Saputo Dairy UK Ltd, Nuneaton

Project Value

£110k

Project

Hot Water Plant Replacement

Scope of Work

  • Compiled Health & Safety file, including Risk Assessments, Method Statements, and Programme of Works for client approval.
  • Arranged and held a pre-start meeting to discuss installation.
  • Following approval, arranged scaffolding to the plant room and prepared access by removing side wall air vent panel (later reinstated).
  • Hired mobile crane for lifting new hot water plant into position.
  • Isolated and removed one existing Andrews water heater, buffer tank, and associated pipework, then blanked off old flue system.
  • Maintained continuous hot water supply by replacing water heaters sequentially.
  • Supplied and installed:
    • Two Andrews Supaflo Evo SF62 190kW natural gas water heaters
    • Two Andrews GL500 buffer tanks
  • Installed first water heater on existing base.
  • Supplied and installed a new Andrews concentric flue system discharging through the external wall.
  • Installed all associated pipework and fittings to:
    • Connect flow and return between water heaters and buffer tanks (reusing existing pump).
    • Connect boosted cold water service to buffer tanks with isolating valves.
    • Connect hot water draw-off to buffer tanks with isolating valve, safety valve, and thermometer.
    • Connect hot water secondary supply with new isolating valve (reusing existing secondary pumps).
    • Provide new discharge pipework to drain.
    • Provide condensate waste to drain.
    • Connect existing gas service to new water heaters.
  • Carried out electrical wiring of new water heaters and pumps to existing controls.
  • Filled, tested, pre-commissioned, and chlorinated new system.
  • Repeated full installation process for second water heater.
  • Arranged manufacturer commissioning of both water heaters once operational.
  • Applied foil-faced, Class ‘O’ phonic insulation to new and disturbed pipework.
  • Hired crane to remove redundant water heaters and buffer tanks from site.
  • Reinstated wall air vent panel and arranged scaffold removal.

Prepared and issued full As-Fitted Manuals including commissioning certification.