In July this year UT Power Ltd was contacted by St Laurence Church tasking us with finding an additional heating solution for their beautifully designed modern church hall. The Ark currently runs on gas heating, however it was taking too long to warm up and hard to maintain the temperature. 

After conducting a site survey and having discussions with the client we agreed on installing Far Infra-Red heating panels to the lowered ceiling area of the main hall.

The heating area was 5x12x5m which required 10.1kW of heating power, as opposed to installing electric conventional heating which would require 20-25kW to heat the hall efficiently.

We chose to mount 6x sleek looking panels onto the ceiling and 2x higher output panels on either side of the walls to boost the heating and avoiding any heat sinks. The system will be controlled via an online enabled thermostat system, allowing the client to turn the heating on and off via an app remotely from anywhere with an internet connection. The project was delivered in two days, a day ahead of schedule and within budget.

The Ark and their clients will now benefit from radiant heat which is the preferred heat for our bodies, 5-10 second warm up times and numerous health benefits. Infra-Red heating also helps with the reduction of existing damp and condensation and requires NO maintenance or servicing.

Completed at the end of 2017, UT Power undertook a 328 lamp replacement project to retrofit LED lighting in the offices, training areas and warehouse at Viessmann’s facilities in Telford.

The project took three weeks to complete working around the office and warehouse workers who occupy the building.

The previous lighting energy consumption on site was approximately 138,000kWh a year.

The LED lighting consumption has reduced that by a huge 83,000kWh to 55,500kWh a year, in total a 60% reduction.

The savings in 2018 will be circa £11,635 allowing the company to invest in other areas of the business.

UT Power fit Luceco lighting products who have 70 years experience in the lighting and LED manufacturing industry.

Modern gym and spa looking to reduce their energy consumption.

This modern and forward thinking gym on the edge of Norwich have been looking for ways to reduce their overall energy consumption. After a discussion with their Utility Trade account manager they decided to investigate the potential of LED lighting.

After a full investigation by our lighting engineer a full program of LED replacements was devised. The initial phase was to replace the lighting in the main gym and mezzanine areas.  This comprised of the biggest lights and trickiest areas to install. In all 31 LED units were fitted comprising of a mixture of ‘High-bay’ and ‘Low-bay’ fittings.

To minimize the disruption to the patrons and day to day functioning of the gym it was decided to carry out this stage in one day, utilising a scissor lift and mobile tower to reach each unit. The electricians were onsite at 8am, working quickly and efficiently and managing to get the entire job complete by 11pm.

Savings in Year 1:  £819.16

CO2 Reduction:  3,828kg/yr

Energy Reduction:  40%

At the end of 2017 Cleeve Park School took the step to heat their main hall with far infrared space heaters, an intelligent heating solution from UT Power. These heaters give off no light and provide a similar warmth to that of the sun (as it’s the same type of heat). They are highly efficient and heat the objects and people in the hall rather than attempting to heat the air. The hall is used for exams so it was a welcome change for the pupils.

4 of the heaters went into the main hall and one in the adjacent corridor. Far infrared space heaters are an ideal solution for large rooms with ceilings above 3m high. This particular hall is approximately 13m square with a 7m high ceiling in the center, only requiring 12.8kW to heat it effectively, making it not only a good engineering solution but a good economic one too. They also don’t look too bad.

The controls are set up with a temperature sensor for the room to enable temperatures to be maintained when required and an overriding on off switch when the hall is not in use.

At UT Power we can also complete building work and electrical refits for new and existing buildings. We were recently contracted to complete various electrical works at Wagamama’s in Derby during the recent refurbishment.

UT Power installed new LED strip lighting, spotlights and a dimmable lighting control unit.

In summer 2018 we were contacted by a customer who needed a heating solution to a new apartment they’d purchased in a beautifully converted Manor House in the Home Counties. The opportunity was to find a way to heat the whole duplex apartment with a restricted electricity supply that we were unable to easily upgrade due to the nature of the building.

Originally on LPG the properties multiple apartments were slowly having their gas boilers decommissioned as they weren’t up to regulations and switching over to electric boilers. Unfortunately to heat the whole apartment required two 22kW boilers, which was not viable on the incoming supply.

The solution we offered was with the Herschel far infrared heaters, which due to their efficiency are able to provide enough heat on half the output to be able to heat the whole apartment on less than 22kW.

The final design took a few meetings and phone calls to finalise with us wanting to make sure that the client had exactly what they needed in the apartment and the finish was to their particular taste. A two stage approach was taken on the project, the first of which is now completed and the rooms are now being finished with fresh paint and new furniture.

The main lounge was a large 7m x 6m room approximately and now has four 1800W white Pulsars positioned around it’s beautiful central chandelier. The study was the second room to complete and that now houses a 1200W Herschel picture heater from the Inspire range.

Rainbows Hospice are the only Childrens Hospice in the East Midlands. They provide help and support, at present, to over 320 children, young people and their families from across the region. The children that visit Rainbows all suffer from a terminal illness – their visits can vary from hours to years depending on their condition. With a focus on fun and laughter, Rainbows are there to make every moment count for the people that need it most.

The hospice consumes alot of electricity due to the specialist equipment they have on site so we thought having solar would benefit them greatly, and it will!

Utility Trade have installed a 49.59kW system, 174 Panels.  The system will pay for itself after 6 years and reduce their electricity bills dramatically.

Over the 20 years:

£144,508.17 Savings in electricity

£115,566.36 in FIT’s