Double Winners: National ACR and Heat Pump Awards 2024
22nd March 2024
We are thrilled to announce that WAVE has secured victory in not just one, but two categories at the prestigious National ACR and Heat Pump Awards 2024! This remarkable achievement is a testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation in the industry. The awards gala took place last night on the 21st March 2024 at the Midland Hotel, Manchester. The team at WAVE thoroughly enjoyed the evening celebrating our successes and connecting with friends and colleagues. To find out more about the event and see the other winners click here.
For the Refrigeration Project category, WAVE in collaboration with Bidfood, emerged victorious in a highly competitive category. The award was for our exceptional design and project support for Bidfood’s Glasgow Depot. This project showcases our strong partnership with Bidfood in helping them achieve their sustainability targets. The Bidfood Glasgow depot posed unique challenges and specific customer requirements, all of which we successfully addressed with our cutting-edge solutions for a new build refrigerated depot. Our dedicated team ensured strict adherence to the project specifications while prioritising environmental friendliness, boasting a low carbon footprint and future expansion resilience.
The successful completion of the Bidfood project highlights the importance of effective collaboration and communication in managing complex construction projects. While there were likely design changes throughout the process, WAVE’s commitment to open dialogue and technical expertise ensured these were resolved efficiently, contributing to the project’s timely and successful completion.
In the Ancillary Product of The Year category, WAVE clinched the win with its ground-breaking Theoretical Performance Calculator. This amazing innovation is spearheaded by our very own Chris Parker, this is now the 3rd prestigious award that this project has delivered. This landmark software tool empowers HVACR professionals to design and validate efficient and sustainable HVACR systems with precision. By accurately predicting performance characteristics like coefficient of performance (COP), Seasonal performance, and carbon emissions, the Theoretical Performance Calculator streamlines decision-making processes and facilitates easy comparison between various design options.
One of the key advantages of this software is its capacity to automate intricate calculations, thereby significantly reducing design time for engineers and designers. Through the utilisation of the Theoretical Performance Calculator, professionals can swiftly and accurately model multiple options to optimise system performance, enhance energy efficiency, and mitigate environmental impact by selecting the most suitable solution for their projects. This software is constantly evolving and will continue to develop, and we have highlighted future development goals to make this the definitive HVAC&R tool. The future goals for this software include Pipework Sizing and Dynamic Head Loss Calculations, optimum commissioning parameters and optimised Control Logic.
We are immensely grateful and elated to be recognized as winners in these two prestigious categories at the National ACR and Heat Pump Awards 2024. This achievement serves as a testament to our ongoing commitment to developing ground-breaking solutions and pushing the boundaries of excellence in the refrigeration industry.. Stay tuned for more updates from WAVE by clicking here.