Open Air Business June/July 2018

FUNCTION VENUES
PRODUCT IN FOCUS
Heat and
Power
Could your venue benefit from the products
in these case studies?
Company: Arcotherm
Telephone: 0345 600 44 99
Website:
www.arcotherm.co.uk
Venue: Old Royal Naval College,
Greenwich
Units supplied: EC85 heaters
Details: We supplied EC85
heaters to Manor Hire Marquee
and Catering Equipment who
purchased one of our marquee
packages. Our heaters were
consequently used to keep
the actors and actresses warm
between takes during the filming
of 2017 blockbuster Darkest
Hour at the Royal Naval College
in Greenwich.
The EC85 heaters supplied to
Manor Hire have an output of
81kW (275,000 BTUs / Hr) and
are widely recognised as being
one of the UK's most popular
indirect oil fired heaters for
use in the temporary structure
industry.
The heater can be purchased
with a range of "marquee
packages" designed to suit
both budgetary and practical
requirements. The ducting is
manufactured with a hypalon,
high temperature lead, and
is available in 3m and 7.6m
lengths. Other accessories
available include a two-way
splitter, pneumatic wheel kit
and pre-heat oil filter.
The EC85’s 105 litre fuel tank
is sufficient to support 12 hours'
continuous running in the
manual position (I); however,
the unit is more often operated
in conjunction with a Heavy
Duty Thermostat (02AC582) in
position (II) of the switch. The
thermostat has a temperature
range of -5/+50°C and is supplied
with 10m of cable as standard.
Company: Energy
Solutions (UK)
Telephone: 01634 290772
Website: www.energysolutions.co.uk/leisurefacilities-glamping
Venue: Hadsham Farm
Weddings, Oxfordshire
Description: Located in a
secluded Cotswold valley
in north Oxfordshire,
Hadsham Farm provides
a stunning permanent tipi
wedding reception venue
suitable for up to 200
guests
Product: EasyGrid 10000
with solar array, plus back
up JCB generator
Details: When Charlie
Taylor started looking
at power options for
his business he had
traditional off-grid issues
- no grid connection
available and an
extremely expensive
quote to install one.
Living in an off-grid home
powered by an Energy
Solutions’ EasyGrid he
understood that this
could once again be
the solution he needed
for a cost efficient way
to supply power to the
venue.
Working closely with
the Energy Solutions’
off-grid team, he decided
that another EasyGrid
10000 system would be
perfect for supplying
the power required for
all the catering, lighting
and media at the venue.
A solar array and JCB
generator were linked
to the unit to ensure a
full capacity of efficient
power from the battery
bank at all times.
The venue’s permanent
tipi structures are
home to full catering
facilities, lights, sound
systems and heating,
so power demands can
be significant. The big
advantage of the EasyGrid
system is that it can
supply silent power when
needed (no generator
running during the
speeches!) enhancing
the rural ambience of
the venue. At set stages
the generator will start,
picking up peak loads and
recharging the batteries if
solar power is low.
Feedback: Charlie is
delighted with the system
– they are almost fully
booked for weddings until
2020, so the system will
be working hard while
guests enjoy their day!
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