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Happy accident leads to new outlook for dairy farm – and for refrigeration specialist
Allied Refrigeration specialises in the service and maintenance of bulk milk tanks on dairy farms and for small hospitality companies .
It was acquired by Aircon Group back in 2019 , but the company has always traded under its own name .
Last year , Allied received a call from a customer stating that a tanker visiting his farm had collided with the building housing its existing 13,000-litre milk tank .
While this sounded like a major setback at the time , every cloud has a silver lining . The customer was able to rethink his dairy set-up , consider new options and make some changes and improvements that would improve the farm ’ s efficiency .
Aircon Group managing director Steve Farrell , who has 35 years of experience in refrigeration design and installation , conducted a site visit .
The customer decided he wanted to reap the benefits of additional payments when milk isn ’ t collected daily , but this wasn ’ t an option with the existing bulk milk tank .
A design for a 25,000-litre bulk milk tank was drawn up specifically with heat recovery to increase system efficiency .
Steve and chosen manufacturer Fabdec worked closely to ensure this size of tank could be transported to the farm without issue and be installed on time and on budget .
Contracts manager James Farrell and service supervisor Dave Saunders project-managed different stages of the installation .
“ Until the tank arrived I didn ’ t realise just how big it would be ,” said Dave . “ To see it up and running has been a great accomplishment for the team .”
James added : “ Driving up to the farm and seeing the tank in place with its new roof on demonstrates how a large piece of refrigeration equipment can fit sympathetically in its surroundings .”
With 15 years ’ experience behind him , James has designed bespoke refrigeration
Plenty in the tank – The new 25,000-litre milk tank in place .
systems and project-managed installations for Wensleydale Dairy as well as company shops , convenience stores , food manufacturing plants and chemical processing plants , to name but a few .
From June , James will be taking Allied Refrigeration forward , with the support of his brother , refrigeration engineer Ben Farrell .
Together they will grow the Allied Refrigeration brand and have a platform to showcase their innovative work , which has sometimes been overlooked while working under the Aircon Group banner .
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