Product category:
Drainage, Footings and Piling
News Release from: One NorthEast | Subject: Natural ground source heating
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 18 January 2008
One NorthEast digs deep for groundwater
specialist
A groundwater engineering firm in Durham won't be left out in the cold this winter, having expanded into state-of-the-art premises warmed by natural ground source heating.
Incorporated in 1989, OGI Groundwater Specialists Limited (OGI), based in Meadowfield, designs and constructs cost-effective groundwater management systems to make ground safe and stable for construction work beneath the water table The firm also provides geothermal heating systems, which work by pumping cool liquid into underground pipes where it is warmed by natural ground heat
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 12 Sep 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Bachy Soletanche mini piling works in Edinburgh
Geotechnical specialist conducts mini piling works for high profile city centre office development.
Sustainability and safety key for HVAC ductwork
Prestigious 215 bedroom Liverpool Hilton, under construction and due to open next summer, will be supplied with HVAC ductwork by specialist contractor Senior Hargreaves.
This warmed liquid then returns to the surface where a pump extracts the heat into the building and returns cold liquid back down into the underground pipes.
OGI has secured a GBP100,000 Selective Finance for Investment grant from regional development agency One NorthEast towards the GBP625,300 project to expand into their new purpose built premises and create the new job positions.
The 13 new roles will include specialist engineering positions, project administrators, a software engineer and technical assistants.
Geothermal heating has a reduced impact on the environment and is more economical to run than most fossil fuel heating.
It is particularly suitable for organisations that require heating for a substantial length of time, for instance 24 hour supermarkets, prisons, hospitals and care homes.
OGI can also reverse this heating process into a cooling system, and has provided geothermal cooling for the visitor centre and pavilion at Alnwick Gardens.
Suzanne Pickering, Business Manager at OGI, said: "Geothermal heating is used throughout Scandinavia but is quite a new concept in the UK.
By using it on our own premises we are able to fully demonstrate the system and its workings to potential clients".
"The grant support has been a great boost for our business as it has allowed us to expand our capacity and create a number of new positions, some of which are extremely specialist within this field".
Ian Williams, Director of Business and Industry at One NorthEast, said: "Energy efficiency is at the top of many agendas at the moment as the shortage of fossil fuels, together with government policy aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions, are placing oil and gas prices at an all time high".
"It is great to be able to support a firm like OGI, which is leading the way in producing reliable energy from environmentally friendly ground source heat pumps, whilst also creating a number of specialist jobs in the region.".
• One NorthEast: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Buildingtalk email newsletter
• Buildingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
