Samworth Brothers Ltd. Food Distribution

Integral provided a supremely efficient ammonia industrial refrigeration plant to serve a brand new 155,000 ft² food distribution facility for the end user Samworth Brothers supply chain in Leicester. With a focus on low energy costs and plant longevity. The Integral solution ensured lowest possible running costs with its capital plant selection and control procedures.

Scope of works:

• Industrial two stage ammonia refrigeration plant
• Variable speed reciprocating compressors
• Evaporative condensers with floating head pressure control
• Automatic air purger
• HP liquid receiver
• Surge drum/pump separator packages including duty standby ammonia pumps
• Air coolers serving 4MW total cooling (+2°C chill store; -2°C deep chill; -23°C freezer cold store; -32°C blast freezer and +5°C tempering room)
• Hot gas defrost system
• Glycol underfloor heater mat using waste heat from refrigeration plant
• Emergency roof void ventilation system to ammonia valve stations
• Leak detection system
• Plant room safety equipment and ventilation
• Independent wireless temperature monitoring
• Remote dial in/out access
• Commissioning
• 2 year comprehensive