The Range chooses environmental Breezair cooling for its new Swindon store

One of 33 department stores located throughout the UK, The Range offers a unique concept of bringing ‘mid-price’ home and garden products together under one roof. The Range’s new Swindon store opened in March 2008 in a 6,500 square metre facility offering 65,000 products though 16 departments.

Winner of the 2007 “organisation best committed to the changing of business practices”, CDS Superstores International, parent company of The Range, is dedicated to developing environmental working practices. Under the leadership of Chris Dawson, who started the business in 1989, the company has introduced a range of green policies at its Swindon store which include fully automated light sensitive controls, cardboard, plastic polystyrene and metal recycling streams and the installation of Breezair coolers.

Installed by Abercorn Heating & Cooling Ltd through CoSaf Environments, the exclusive UK distributor of Breezair evaporative cooling, four Breezair coolers have been installed on the roof of the building to provide cooling to the furniture and lighting departments located on the store’s mezzanine floor.

The Breezair coolers are providing a constant flow of cool, fresh air throughout the floor, dispelling the uncomfortably hot temperatures that would be caused from heat collecting in the area from people, lighting and the sun radiating through the windows. Instead, a solid-state programmable regulator maintains a comfortable temperature of around 21°C.

“Both customers and staff have remarked on the comfortable temperature on the mezzanine floor which has enhanced the attractive surroundings by providing a more conducive environment to purchase merchandise in hot weather”, said Jon Barker, Manager of The Range, Swindon. “Breezair was installed because of its environmental qualities. The fact that Breezair is cost effective to install, maintain and run is an added bonus.”

The Breezair system is housed in a simple, clean, ultra-modern designed plastic casing specially developed to withstand all weather conditions. The Breezair's state-of-the-art components include an innovative water distribution system, which delivers continuous, balanced water coverage to all the pads. The world-patented system ensures maximum cooling efficiency and minimal maintenance problems.

An innovatively designed, aerodynamic fan provides a constant, even flow of air over the pads to provide a welcome cool breeze with minimal noise and low energy consumption. Other pioneering components include a highly efficient water pump that guarantees constant and reliable cooling when most needed, and a long lasting variable speed motor that gives maximum comfort level control.

Owner of The Range, Chris Dawson said: “The time has come for businesses, no matter what their size, to realise that we have an impact on the sustainability of the environment and that through simple initiatives we can all accept responsibility and contribute towards a bright future for both retailers and the communities in which our customers live”.