STAR Refrigeration, the Glasgow-based industrial cooling company, has
completed two data centre contracts in England for a total of #1.75m and
secured a #2m order from a leading frozen food retailer.
Its patented thermosyphon system, designed to pump cooling water
through pipes built into mainframe computers, was installed in the
Department of Social Security in Swindon and at the nearby offices of a
building society.
''These latest installations are typical of the kind of work we have
been winning, though a thermosyphon unit was used for the first time for
paint cooling at Ford's Dagenham plant this year,'' technical sales
manager Douglas Scott said yesterday.
The system, which is self-contained, uses a special mix of water and
non-toxic refrigerants and is ideal in environments where only a slight
degree of cooling is needed.
''Cost savings of up to 70% for a typical plant can be made compared
with standard water chillers,'' said Mr Scott.
Star, which makes a range of industrial cooling equipment, expects to
increase its turnover by around #1m this year to #15m. Mr Scott
confirmed the new #2m order but could give no other details.
Formed in a management buy-out 20 years ago, Star is now the biggest
independent firm of its kind in the UK. It employs around 100 people.
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