Case Studies

The Site: Airbus’s UK space vehicle & satellite assembly facility. It is a high-tech, high-security research, development and manufacturing base serving the telecoms and defence industries.

Macair undertake multiple air conditioning HVAC and other mechanical installations on the site. Our most recent project include 8 Mitsubishi split systems to the HR department and the replacement of ageing systems in the production office – replacing them with modern high efficiency units utilising the latest low Ozone depleting refrigerants.

• The Site: Swires House, Victoria, London.
• Consulting Engineer: Elementa Building Consultancy Services.

Design and installation of new Daikin VRV air conditioning system to the 3rd floor of this HQ office building. Works also included the installation of a new main heat-recovery air handling unit to the roof to provide full building ventilation.

The lifting operation involved the closure of a main road in Central London on a Sunday morning whilst we set up a 100 ton crane to lift off the old air handling unit and replace it with the new one – all undertaken in one meticulously organised operation.

The Site: Croxley Green Business Park, Watford.

Servest are a national multi-disciplined facilities management organisation. Macair are retained as Servest’s preferred air conditioning maintenance partner on this and several other sites for over 2 years now. The Croxley Green portfolio includes multiple tenanted properties across this Class A business park.

Maintenance and repair work is undertaken during normal office hours and if necessary over evenings and weekends.

Service Scope: Macair fully manage & maintain over 250 assets across the Croxley Green portfolio ensuring compliance, reliability and efficiency.

Response Times: A fully guaranteed 24/7 reactive response provided 365 days a year.

The Site: IT disaster recovery facility, Kings Cross, London.

To replace the existing air conditioning within this very discrete facility. Each of the 4 computer suits was installed with 8 Mitsubishi Electric ceiling suspended units each providing 13.5kW of cooling.

The key to the success of the project was to ensure continuous operation of the facility 24 hours per day. This involved careful programming of each phase, keeping the existing cooling operational whilst taking great care not to activate the smoke alarms whilst installing new air conditioning!

The client requested an open ceiling format and as such our HVAC installation services are exposed and on show for all to see. The project was completed to budget and on time.

Main contractor: Thirdway Interiors

• The Site: 1st & 2nd floors, 40 Bernard St, London.
• Consulting Engineer: ICFM Consultants Ltd.
• Floor Area: 2,100 square metres.

Design and installation of new Mitsubishi Electric VRF air conditioning, Dalair heat recovery ventilation, domestic hot & cold water services and new pumped foul water drainage.

The installation was undertaken to give a ‘light-industrial’ or ‘studio’ type look with all services being exposed. During the works the tenant occupying half of the first floor remained in-situ; the management of noisy works, deliveries and the continued operation of existing services were all factors in ensuring the satisfactory delivery of the project.

• The Site: Brockham House, Dorking.
• Consulting Engineer: Chapman Bathurst.
• Floor Area: 2,825 square metres arranged across 3 floors.

Working under a full Design & Build JCT contract, Macair designed and installed all-new VRV air conditioning, heat recovery ventilation, domestic hot & cold water systems and new toilet ventilation.

The project focused on turning a very tired & dated corporate HQ building into modern Class-A office facility arranged to British Council of Offices specifications with the ability to divide floors into separate tenanted areas each with independent building services infrastructure.

• The Site: Tempus Court, Guildford.
• Consulting Engineer: ITD Consultants Ltd.
• Floor Area: 2,500 square metres arranged across 3 floors.

Replacement of the original roof-top chiller; replacement of the 4-pipe fan coils serving the 1st & 2nd floor office areas; extension of original ground floor chilled water pipework to serve new ducted fan coils; full BISRIA flush of the LTHW & CW systems; cleaning of all retained ductwork; new Trend IQView BMS controls to each floor.

This project hinged on upgrading the HVAC service to provide resilience and reliability for the next 15 years whilst validating, servicing and making ‘best-use’ of any of the existing HVAC infrastructure.  Delivery of this project has enabled the landlord to assure new and existing tenants of the future satisfactory performance of the HVAC system.

The Site: Colchester Campus.

Catering for the needs of 10,500 students from 130 counties Essex University (Colchester Campus) provides higher education to exacting standards. Macair is proud to have been appointed as the Universities preferred air conditioning maintenance partner for the last 3 years. The portfolio includes multiple planned-maintenance and reactive works throughout the campus.

Service Scope: Macair fully manage & maintain over 700 air conditioning assets across the Colchester campus.

Response Times: A fully guaranteed 24/7 reactive response provided 365 days a year. Critical emergencies are attended to in less than 4 hours from receipt of a call.

• The Site: Telecom House, American Express, Brighton.
• Consulting Engineer: Troup Bywaters & Anders.

Relocation of multiple existing air conditioning condensing units to facilitate local building works. The units were first validated to ensure they were in good working order, cleaned and serviced. Following validation the refrigerant gas was either pumped-down or recovered into pressurised bottles in accordance with F-Gas regulations. Refrigerant pipework was modified, pressure tested and finally de-hydrated and evacuated before final connection onto the condensers. All units were recommissioned and set to work.

During the process Macair achieved the Wates commitment to ‘Zero Harm’. Wates goal is simple – that everyone gets home safe at the end of the day. Macair commit our full support to this objective.

The Site: Notting Hill Gate, London. Working as part of the construction team Macair helped to convert a previously tired eatery unit into a top-class restaurant in the heart of this popular & trendy London suburb.

Design and installation of front-of-house air conditioning and heat-recovery ventilation to create a discrete, pleasant & fresh environment for guests to enjoy all year round.  All undertaken within the rigorous demands and planning compliance issues presented by the local authority whilst endeavouring to keep at least half of the restaurant operational throughout a significant period of the construction program!

Macair is very proud to have been appointed as Yum’s preferred maintenance partner for the second year; we are tasked with looking after their prestigious UK headquarters building in Woking.  Arranged across 6 floors, it includes office space, computer suites, breakout areas and commercial kitchen space.  The building was fully refurbished 2 years ago resulting in a modern, bright, funky & dynamic working environment.

Service Scope: Macair undertake planned preventable maintenance of more than 130 principle assets including VRF air conditioning, computer suite cooling, heat recovery ventilation, water heaters, water leak detection and BMS controls.

Response Times: Guaranteed 24/7 reactive response via a direct phone-line to a dedicated on-call-engineer. Guaranteed 4-hour attendance to critical breakdowns 365 days a year, 24-hours a day.

The Site: Hounslow, Middlesex.

Occupying a 6-storey stand-alone office block in central Hounslow, British Airways Pensions are the custodians of the retirement fund for ‘The World’s Favourite Airline’. Macair have been managing & maintaining HVAC PPM & building compliance at BA Pensions for over 8 years. The building includes office space, computer suites meeting rooms & breakout areas.

Service Scope: Along with air conditioning chillers, boilers and 4-pipe fan coils, Macair fully manage & maintain all aspects of the building infrastructure including lifts, water treatment, BMS controls, emergency lighting and mains drainage. Macair complete planned preventative maintenance on a quarterly basis to include out of hours works as necessary so as to limit inconvenience to the customer.

Response Times:  A fully guaranteed 24/7 reactive response provided 365 days a year. Business critical response within 2 hours.

The Site: Airbus Defence & Space, Stevenage.

Engie (formerly GDF Suez) is a leading energy & services group employing over 20,000 people in the UK. Engie has sole responsibility for managing the facilities within the Airbus aero-space manufacturing site. Macair have been retained by Engie as their preferred support partner at this high security premises for the last 3 years. Macair primarily carry out investigative works & reactive repairs on behalf of the client ensuring that all works are completed with haste on a ‘first-time-fix’ basis within a strict health & safety regime.

Service Scope: Macair are expected to react efficiently & effectively to all the client’s needs in relation to reactive works & repairs.

Response Times: A fully guaranteed 24/7 reactive response provided 365 days a year.

The Site: East Village, Stratford.

East village was originally developed to house the Olympians who came to participate in the London 2012 summer Olympics. Following the Games, it was reverted to domestic housing for the local community. Macair are delighted to have been appointed as the preferred air conditioning maintenance partner for the 2nd year running. The portfolio includes multiple privately-tenanted properties & communal areas across the village.

Service Scope: Macair fully manage & maintain over 700 air conditioning assets across the portfolio.

Response Times: A fully guaranteed 24/7 reactive response provided 365 days a year.

The Site: Private properties throughout London and the South East.

Freshwater are a major national landlord of residential and commercial properties. Macair have been retained as Freshwaters preferred maintenance partner for over 5 years. The Freshwater portfolio includes multiple privately tenanted properties across their estate.

Service Scope: Macair complete CP12 gas safety checks, plumbing works & installations of domestic gas appliances at over 1,000 properties.

Response Times: A fully guaranteed 24/7 reactive response provided 365 days a year.