Thursday, 21 May 2015

London Bridge Station Redevelopment

Part of this massive £500m station redevelopment project, started in 2013 and completed in 2018, ESH were contracted to design, supply and install a frost protection trace heating system to internal steel sprinkler pipework. The dual circuit system complete with change-over monitoring controllers was designed to maintain the pipework at +5°C in an ambient of -15°C.

Just under 2000 metres of type VCBOJ constant wattage heating cable was supplied and installed during this project.

Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Hatcham Temple Grove Free School, London

350 metres of H2OWAT65 self regulating heating cable was supplied and installed in order to provide hot water temperature maintenance to the schools HWS pipework.

Wednesday, 6 May 2015

Lakeside Academy, Telford

Within this new Academy in Telford, ESH supplied and installed a frost protection trace heating system to the external LTHW pipework associated with six air handling unit's. Constant wattage heating cable type VC was used throughout this project.

Friday, 1 May 2015

Roberts Building, Torrington Place, London

Part of the UCL Department of Mechanical Engineering this brand new laboratory is in the heart of London. Here ESH designed, supplied and installed trace heating to provide frost protection to the CHW and LTHW pipework. In total over 250 metres of type VCBOJ constant wattage heating cable was installed by our engineers.

Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Twickenham Stadium, London

ESH were contracted to test and de-commission an existing trace heating system installed by others. 

Monday, 20 April 2015

Telford Co-Operative Academy

Within this brand new state of the art academy, set to open in September, ESH designed, supplied and installed a frost protection trace heating system to the external LTHW and BCWS pipework on the buildings roof.

Monday, 13 April 2015

Robinson Brothers Ltd, West Bromwich

ESH supplied and installed both the trace heating and thermal insulation to provide temperature maintenance to stainless steel pipework within a Zone I hazardous area. The pipe required to maintain a temperature of +40°C. Our ATEX approved constant wattage heating cable, type SCBXT, was used throughout this project.

Friday, 10 April 2015

Flocktons, Grimsby (Storage Tank 2)

ESH Trace Heating Ltd Tank Heating SystemPart 2 of this Flocktons project saw ESH design, supply and install a second storage tank frost protection system. Again using type FBT self regulating trace heating cable, this tank required only the lower half protecting. 150 metres of heating cable was installed in total to this 2.5m dia x 6.5m high storage tank.






Tuesday, 7 April 2015

British Polythene Ltd, Widnes

Here for this leading manufacturer of polythene products, ESH designed, supplied and installed a high temperature maintenance trace heating system. The process plant pipework and equipment required maintaining at a minimum temperature of +80°C to allow for smooth and efficient running.

Thursday, 2 April 2015

Waitrose National Distribution Centre, Milton Keynes

Once finished, this giant building will become one of the UK's largest ever distribution centres constructed, covering a site of 45 acres. Here ESH supplied and install a trace heating system to provide frost protection to the external CHW and MCWS  pipework. Type VC constant wattage heating cable was used throughout this project.

Monday, 30 March 2015

Flocktons, Grimsby (Storage Tank 1)


ESH were contracted to design, supply and install a frost protection trace heating system to a large storage tank, 3.5m dia x 6.5m high. In total over 220 metres of type FBT self regulating heating cable was installed to achieve the required heat loss replacement.



Friday, 27 March 2015

Penrith WWTW

For this waste water treatment project, ESH designed, supplied and installed over 600 metres of self regulating trace heating cable. The site requirement was to frost protect the external ABS pipework at +5°C in a minimum ambient temperature of -20°C. Type FBT heating cable was used throughout this project.

Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Stockport WWTW

ESH were contract to provide frost protection trace heating to external pipework and a large vessel. Just under 800 metres of type FBT self regulating heating cable was supplied and installed on site to prevent the formation of ice.

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

5 Hyde Park (Rackspace Ltd), London

Part two of this large trace heating project, saw ESH supply, design and install a trace heating system to frost protect the chilled water and basic cold water pipework on top of the office roof. The system was designed to use our type VC constant wattage heating cable, of which, over 600 metres was installed during the first part of the project.

Rackspace is a world leader in cloud computing and hosting and 5 Hyde Park is the home of their UK headquarters.

Monday, 23 March 2015

Stepan, Stalybridge

ESH extended the existing trace heating circuits with the same power rated trace heating cable as already installed. The required application was to temperature maintain the emergency shower pipework at a minimum temperature of +10°C.

Friday, 20 March 2015

Plaxica (Wilton Centre), Redcar

Within a Zone I Hazardous Area, ESH designed, supplied and installed a temperature maintenance trace heating system to a section of 1" Ã˜ vessel pipework. The pipework required to be maintained between +90°C and +150°C, this was achieved by straight tracing three runs of type SCBXC12/2 ATEX Approved constant wattage heating cable to the underside of each pipe.

Thursday, 19 March 2015

Plymouth EFW (Energy From Waste)

This facility will provide South West Devon with one of the most efficient energy from waste plants in Europe. For this large frost protection application, ESH split the project into two separate systems:

  • System one was designed, supplied and installed with type VC constant wattage heating cable onto the range pipework, the manifolds and gel skid pipe, incoming feed, deluge and cannon feed pipes.
  • The second system was for the frost protection of 400mm NB steel pipework associated with two hose reels. ESH supplied and installed type ESRS self regulating cable in order to prevent the pipework temperature dropping below +5°C.


Friday, 13 March 2015

Robert Sanderson & Sons Ltd, Hull

ESH supplied and install a trace heating system to temperature maintain a large HCA storage tank at +36°C in a minimum ambient of -20°C. The system, within a Zone II Hazardous Area, required over 150 metres of type SCBX ATEX approved constant wattage heating cable. 

Monday, 9 March 2015

Solvay Ltd, Oldbury

ESH were contracted to supply and install constant wattage heating cable to repair a damaged trace heating circuit. The 2" and 3" NB pipework containing PPA needed to be temperature maintained at +100°C. 

Thursday, 5 March 2015

Orley Farm School, Harrow

ESH supplied and installed a trace heating system to provide frost protection to two runs of BCWS pipework. Type VCBOJ constant wattage heating cable was installed onto the external metal pipes and controlled using STCI thermostats.

Friday, 27 February 2015

Flint Ink UK Ltd, Wolverhampton

A local project and a site we have done work for in previous years. ESH were contracted to supply and install a trace heating system to maintain steel pipework and two tanks at a temperature of +70ºC. The tanks comprised of a holding tank and a pre-mix tank, both 2.2m diameter and 3.5m tall. In total the system required over 300 metres of type SCB30/2 constant wattage heating cable.

Monday, 23 February 2015

Stepan UK, Cheshire

The project scope here was to design, supply and install a trace heating system to temperature maintain three sections of pipework at +30ºC and +10ºC respectively. Almost 500 metres of type FBTBOJ20/2 self regulating heating cable was installed and controlled using multiple digital thermostats and control panels.

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

University Hospital Of Wales, Cardiff

Supplied and installed a trace heating system to temperature maintain hot water pipework at a minimum of +55°C. Type H2OWAT55 self regulating heating cable was straight traced onto the copper pipework.


Monday, 16 February 2015

West Engineering Ltd, Ipswich

ESH supplied and installed three hopper trace heating systems utilising our type VCBOJ20/2 constant wattage heating cable.

Friday, 13 February 2015

Project Ogre (Riverside Building), London



ESH were contracted to repair four runs of frost protection heating tape originally installed by others, on two chilled water pipes and two heating pipes.

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Plaxica (Wilton Centre), Redcar

ESH were asked to test a damaged circuit and if necessary remove and replace. The damaged circuit, caused by others, had to be replaced with mineral insulated hazardous area constant wattage heating tape.

Monday, 9 February 2015

5 Hyde Park (Rackspace Ltd), London


This was ESH's first project here at Rackspace's ultra modern UK headquarters. Part one, of this two part project, saw ESH design, supply and install a trace heating system to temperature maintain the internal hot water pipework at a minimum of +55ºC. Type H2OWAT55 self regulating heating cable was installed throughout to achieved the required temperature.

Friday, 6 February 2015

Nestle, Burton On Trent (Part 2)

Frost protected three runs of external stainless steel pipework, including drinking, shower and soft water pipework. The system was designed using type FBTBOJ self regulating heating cable.

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Nestle, Burton On Trent (Part 1)


One for the chocolate lovers! ESH supplied and installed a frost protection trace heating system to a little under 300 metres of external pipework. This comprised of various services of stainless steel pipework up to 76mm.

Monday, 2 February 2015

Heinz, Telford


A saucey project right on the door step of ESH HQ. For this local job we were contracted to design, supply and install two trace heating systems to temperature maintain both a Glucose line at +40°C and a Caustic line at +20°C. Type VCBOJ constant wattage heating tape was straight traced onto both sets of pipework and temperature controlled using DTC digital thermostats.

Tuesday, 20 January 2015

Cambrian Centre, Newport

ESH carried out repair work to an existing JBTR1 thermostat plus supplied and installed an additional run of type VCBOJ constant wattage heating cable to the CHW pipework.

Monday, 19 January 2015

Tophill Low WWTW

ESH supplied and installed FBTBOJ self regulating heating cable in order to frost protect 1" and 2" plastic pipework at +5°C in a minimum ambient temperature of -20°C.

Tuesday, 13 January 2015

New SEM Headquarters, Dartford


Within this brand new headquarters building for technology manufacturing group SEM, we were contracted to supply and install a frost protection trace heating system to the chilled water pipework associated with three chillers. The system was designed using type VCBOJ constant wattage heating cable and controlled via JBTA thermostats.


Monday, 12 January 2015

ESRI Building, Swansea University

The Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) is a brand new 3800sqm building on Swansea's Bay Campus. ESH designed, supplied and installed a frost protection trace heating system to over 600 metres of external pipework on the buildings roof area. Pipework, which comprised of BCW, LTHW and CHW pipes up to 100mm NB, was straight traced using our constant wattage heating tape type VCBOJ.

Monday, 5 January 2015

Downside Abbey Library, Radstock


The Abbey library is the largest private library in the South West of England and holds one of the largest collections of research material in the UK. Within this fabulous building, ESH supplied and installed a frost protection trace heating system to the external pipework in the basement area. The pipework comprised of LTHW, CHW and sump-pump pipework up to 50mm NB. Two buffer vessels approximately 1.8m tall were also frost protected. 

Friday, 2 January 2015

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Derby

Within the Toyota weld shop, ESH supplied and install a trace heating system to perform the duty of temperature maintenance. The internal metal pipework was required to maintain a temperature of +30°C.