Restaurant solves cigarette smoke problem

Antony Worrall Thompson's Kew Grill restaurant solves cigarette smoke problem using Honeywell air cleaners

Kew Grill restaurant in Kew Green, London, has been equipped with a high-tech Honeywell air cleaner by clean air specialists Inn-House Technology of Colchester, Essex.

The Honeywell air cleaner removes airborne pollutants including dust, tobacco smoke, allergens and viruses, leaving a healthier environment for everyone - especially those who dislike cigarette smoke or suffer from hay fever.

Antony Worrall Thompson says: "It is reported that the air inside a venue where people are smoking can be cleaner and healthier than the air outdoors, when Honeywell air cleaners are fitted".

"I believe in giving smokers and non-smokers freedom of choice," he says.

"But while my Notting Grill restaurant has separate smoking and non-smoking rooms, each with Honeywell electrostatic air cleaners so non-smokers dine in a smoke-free atmosphere even when seated with smokers, the Kew Grill is a much smaller venue with one long dining room.

Therefore smoking is allowed only after 10pm, when the Honeywell unit removes smoke and other pollutants.

"The cleaner is located at one end of the room, so we try to seat smokers towards that end." The Honeywell units actively remove pollutants and supply the clean air over a large area, unlike ventilators which only move air and unlike air conditioners which only cool air and adjust humidity.

Millions of Honeywell air cleaners are in daily use worldwide, in cafes, bars, restaurants, offices, hotels, leisure centres and other venues.

By providing clean air, staffs are happier, less prone to illness and hay fever, and enjoy a smoke-free workplace.

Customers are more comfortable, so stay longer and spend more.

The air cleaners work in two ways.

First, larger particles are trapped by a mesh filter.

Tiny particles remaining receive an electrostatic charge and are attracted onto aluminium plates, like iron filings onto a magnet.

Honeywell air cleaners are available in various sizes and designs to suit the room size, layout and decor, in surface-mounted, recessed and even portable types that can be wheeled from room to room.

All have high efficiency fans for exceptional performance and are designed to provide an effective air distribution pattern whilst minimising draughts.

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