Set in 700 acres of glorious, unspoilt Hertfordshire countryside, Tewin Bury Farm Hotel features a series of barns and 17th Century outbuildings converted to a bar, restaurant and bedrooms and providing a venue for residents, non-residents, weddings and corporate hospitality events.
In 2012, and with a laundry bill that was approaching £80,000 a year, owner/operator Vaughan Williams decided it was time to take control and began to investigate operating his own on-site laundry. He quickly found himself being directed to heat transfer specialist Fulton and discussing his requirements for steam.
Commenting on the decision-making process, Vaughan Williams says: “We don’t have a suitable electricity supply at the site to run an all-electric laundry system, so opted for an oil-fired solution. I did a lot of research into similar hotel laundries, visited numerous sites and discussed the options with several laundry-based installers – and everything pointed towards specifying steam, provided by a Fulton boiler.”
The steam system installed at the hotel is based on a Fulton J Series boiler, which operates the laundry’s dry cleaning section and its larger steam laundry driers, washers and ironers. The J Series is also used for the laundry’s backup dryer and smaller roller ironer.
“The service and support from Fulton’s sales engineer during the planning stages was second-to-none,” says Vaughan: “and the Fulton customers I spoke to were enthusiastic about their experience of the company and its products. It certainly reassured me and I was happy to give Fulton my order.”
In fact, Vaughan was so impressed with Fulton that he signed an on-going servicing and maintenance contract with the company as part of a plan to maximise its potential.
With the comprehensive £200,000 laundry facility now fully operational, it is being used five days a week having secured laundry contracts from other local businesses including a golf club and hotel; and Vaughan is well on his way to meeting or bettering his five-year investment plan.
Additionally, looking to further diversify his offering from the farm’s 700-acres of arable land, Vaughan is looking to introduce malting barley to the crops grown and, with the spare steam capacity in the Fulton-based boiler system, feels that he is already half way to setting up his own microbrewery and using steam throughout the process.
“A microbrewery seems the perfect fit.” says Vaughan. “We have the capacity in the farm’s land to grow the right crop and capacity in the steam system for the brewing process. What’s more, we will also have the hotel’s guests who will be potential customers for the beer!”
Fulton’s renowned ‘J’ Series vertical gas- and oil-fired steam boiler range includes eight models with outputs from 96 to 960 kg/h. The simple design and robust construction from quality materials makes the boilers ideal for arduous applications in a wide range of industries. The tubeless design, invented by Fulton, eliminates coils and tubes traditionally used in steam raising plant and also enable the J Series to raise its full steam output in just 20 minutes.
Fulton also has an enviable reputation for manufacturing fully prefabricated, skid-mounted systems and plant rooms offering high levels of efficiency and reliability. Systems are manufactured in Britain to BS2790 1992 Class 1 and are available for electric-, gas-, oil- and dual-fuel firing, with steam duties from 14 kg/h to 4787 kg/h F&A 100ºC. All systems are designed to be delivered to site and installed on a prepared concrete base. Final installation is made easier by connecting to termination points pre-installed by the customer; and to ensure that new boiler plant matches existing site services, single or multiple skid-mounted systems based on Fulton’s vertical boilers are available complete with all necessary ancillary plant for a range of applications.
Further information on the products and services available from Fulton can be found at www.fulton.co.uk, by emailing sales@fulton.co.uk or by calling +44 (0)117 972 3322.
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Bristol, UK - Tuesday, 08 October 2013 - Heat transfer specialist Fulton celebrated its move to a new £3.5 million, 43,000 sq. ft. Bristol-based headquarters recently and was joined by over 60 customers, suppliers and dignitaries, including US-based owners Ronald and Bram Palm and Honorary President of the Combustion Engineers Association (CEA) – and lover of all things steam – Pete Waterman. In his speech, Pete Waterman welcomed Fulton’s decision to bring the manufacturing of its larger boiler pressure vessels for UK and Export markets from Fulton’s facility in China to Bristol, at a time when many manufacturers are doing the opposite. Despite the many local, national and international obstacles Fulton faced, he also praised the company for maintaining its presence in Bristol and protecting the jobs of local people. Guests were given guided-tours of Fulton’s new facility and a demonstration of its state-of-the-art plasma cutter and, following speeches from Bram Palm and Pete Waterman, the company was presented with a commemorative plaque from the CEA. Commenting on the move, Fulton UK’s managing director Paul Richards says: “The move to the new facility has helped us to manage current demand and plan for the future. Being a much larger facility, it has also helped to boost morale amongst the Fulton team as the offices and manufacturing areas are lighter, brighter and a nicer environment in which to work.” Fulton’s new UK headquarters creates a centre of excellence for the company’s heat transfer products and provides comprehensive customer support, from applications advice and sales processing, through to delivery. Because Fulton stayed within the Bristol area and hasn’t lost a single employee because of the relocation, the same experienced teams are available to help with enquiries for the company’s range of thermal fluid, fuel-fired and electric steam boilers, hot water boilers and ancillary products. The site also accommodates new training and seminar facilities created to enable qualified staff to keep customers up-to-date with the latest products and applications; and host the company’s recently announced City & Guild certified training courses, which offer a mix of theoretical and practical operational assignments. For further information call Fulton on +44 (0)117 972 3322, email uk.sales.office@fulton.com or visit www.fulton.co.uk. For further information contact Carl Knight Fulton Limited, Fernhurst Road, Bristol, BS5 7FG Tel: 0117 972 3322 Fax: 0117 972 3358 E-mail: carl.knight@fulton.com Web: www.fulton.co.uk For press information contact Simon Cantillion Cantillion King Advertising, 16 The Cornhill, Stroud,Gloucestershire,GL5 2JT Tel: 01453 755551 Fax: 01453 751525 E-mail: simon@cka.co.uk Web: www.cka.co.uk Editors Notes With manufacturing facilities in the United States, Great Britainand China, Fultonis a global manufacturer of steam, hydronic and thermal fluid heat transfer systems. Backed by over 75 years of research, innovation and experience, Fulton is building on a tradition of success and is focused on improving life through heat transfer solutions. For additional information about Fulton, please visit www.fulton.co.uk .
