News > Ground Heat Installations Ltd were named as the Renewable Ground Source Pump Installer of the Year 2011
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On Thursday 8 September at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, Ground Heat Installations Ltd were named as the Renewable Ground Source Pump Installer of the Year 2011 and awarded a cheque for £10,000 as overall winners of the Renewables Awards. The prize was presented to the Managing Director, Dave Thompson and Stewart Cragg by the BBC presenter Julia Bradbury.
Ground Heat Installations has been at the forefront of the renewable industry, having been installing ground source technology for over seven years. The company is pleased that their efforts have been recognised as the path to success has not always been smooth.
Dave Thompson, Managing Director created Ground Heat Installations through his passion for heat pump technology which was not even in the vocabulary of the heating industry at the time. He enhanced his knowledge by contacting manufacturers who funded visits to Sweden and Germany, where ground source heating is the norm. His knowledge was gained through experience of installing new technology creating innovative solutions to the many problems encountered during each individual installation.
As an accredited installer Worcester Bosch invited him to their factory to examine the products and were very generous in providing him with various heat pumps and cylinders to research performance in his functioning plant room attached to a local hair salon. The salon has won awards, due in part to the innovative technologies designed and installed by Ground Heat.. In addition to ground source technology, the salon has been fitted with solar thermal and heat recovery systems for both heating and cooling which have since been installed in several other projects.
He is also accredited with Vaillant who have contributed heat pumps and publicity materials to use in his showroom on Lee Lane. He has visited their factory in Germany to further enhance his knowledge and expertise.
He has installed ground loops in lakes , moats, streams and artesian wells to extract heat including many vertical bore holes incorporating solar thermal to re load heat during summer and winter. The bores have been used for both passive and active cooling via under floor and blown air cooling. He is now designing and specifying larger sustainable projects which have thus far defeated architects and engineers.
He carefully monitors each of the heat pumps that he installs and provides a 24 hour service to his clients for the first three years after installation and beyond. His engineers are recognised as the best in their field and any problem is treated as a challenge.
Architects, manufacturers and other installers have benefited from his expertise which he offers freely and his clients recognise that he is an expert in his field. The following quote from one of his clients supports this claim :
‘We were delighted with service we received from Dave, his knowledge, and his professional approach was exceptional. We have been delighted with the heating system that he recommended and installed. We were also impressed by all his team. We would have no hesitation and indeed haven’t in recommending him to anyone else.’
