Ability Fan Coil Units Chosen for Iconic Gateshead Quay Commercial Development

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Fan coil units, manufactured by Ability Projects Ltd, are being installed in the first two blocks of the £35 million iconic Baltic Place development, nearing completion at Gateshead Quays on the River Tyne. This 1st phase of the project will provide 131,000ft2 of high grade office accommodation in two 11 storey tower blocks linked by a shared entrance foyer. Notable for its imaginative use of curved flanks, glass and fascias, Baltic Place also offers striking views of the river and the Gateshead Millennium bridge.

Air conditioning for the complex is provided by almost 300 mixed Ability Trojan and Titan horizontal concealed ceiling 2 and 4 pipe fan coil units with capacities between 4.87 and 25.4kW (cooling) and 5.0 to 13.0kW (heating) and designed to meet NR35 noise level at 30pa restrictions. Installed by Inviron Ltd, Washington, the fan coils are fitted with 2 and 4 port free issue valves with free issue compression fittings on both sides, wire frame filters and stepped discharge plenums of 250mm dia (Trojans) and 300mm dia (Titans) to suit the project's varying size discharge ducts.

Based on simplified design precepts and retaining performance related components – fans, motors and coils – the Trojan fan coil unit enables Ability to offer a highly cost effective, rapid delivery solution for competitive projects without reductions in quality or performance. Design flexibility however, is still inherent in the Trojan unit with squared or mitred discharge plenums, inlet plenum options and virtually any combination of spigots and blanks that enable it to be mixed with other Ability fan coil units (such as Titan) on the same project without the need to reselect.

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