We’re excited to see a write-up on the solution we devised for Trevelyan’s Packhouse in the latest issue of the Kiwifruit Journal. For more information on that innovation, please read the full case study HERE.
Introduction The purpose of this article is to provide commentary and outline strategies to reduce the transmission of airborne infectious diseases with respect to commercial air conditioning systems. The article is intended to provide general guidance principles but cannot cover every type of installation of air conditioning system installed throughout the range of buildings encountered….
Trevelyan’s kiwifruit packhouse in Te Puke had a problem that’s common throughout the packhouse industry. In the 2.5-week kiwifruit harvest season, there are too many kiwifruit to process and grade at once, so instead they’re put into temporary cold storage until they can be sorted, usually in autumn or late summer.
We were pleased to attend the 2019 National Conference of LAPA (Local Authority Property Association) earlier this month, which was held at Wairakei Resort in Taupo. Our Industrial Design Manager Martyn Round spoke about ‘The 8 most common causes of HVAC issues and what you can do to help minimise them’. Don’t think HVAC (heating,…
From the literal lows of Siberia (-30) to the highs of Maldives (30+), Lance Jimmieson has experienced a varied career in HVAC – and 2019 marks his 40-year anniversary in the industry. We got the MD of Jackson Engineering to share his highlights, lowlights and life lessons from the past four decades: What made you…
At Jacksons, our internal culture and employee happiness are very, very important to us. We care a lot about our employees and want our team to feel included, needed and valued. This is not always an easy task with 24 team members, spread out across the country with five offices in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of…
The TSB Bank Wallace Arts Centre in the historic Pah Homestead hosts prestigious art exhibitions that have strict loan requirements relating to the precious pieces of art and sculptures. When storing or exhibiting valuable art, the environment must be kept with stable and precise humidity and temperature control.
We’ve been working together with Restaurant Brands on their KFC sites for two years, undertaking HVAC design and construction supervision for all of their project work around the country. This involves both new stores and refurbishment of their existing stores.
Kauri Group engaged us to undertake a full survey and report on the HVAC systems at the iconic 139 Quay Street building on Auckland’s busy waterfront. Identifying that most of the plant was beyond its life expectancy and the risk of imminent failure was high, we then fulfilled two stages of work for our client.
It was announced at the recent IRHACE Conference that our senior engineer/adviser Howard Healy (photographed, on the right) had been awarded the prestigious James McAlpine Award for “Making a valuable contribution towards the betterment of the refrigeration & air-conditioning industry”. The award is a bi-annual and only awarded if an appropriate candidate is proposed for…