A new state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz retail centre now under construction will be air conditioned with Toshiba’s award-winning Super Heat Recovery Multi (SHRM-e) variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system.

A new state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz retail centre now under construction will be air conditioned with Toshiba’s award-winning Super Heat Recovery Multi (SHRM-e) variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system. Located on a 10.5-acre site near Stockport, the development will be the largest Mercedes-Benz facility in the UK, and includes the brand’s largest showroom in Europe, 32 workshop bays and a high-tech body and paint repair facility. Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd. is a joint venture between Toshiba and Carrier in the United Kingdom, and is part of Carrier, a leading global provider of innovative heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies.

Award-winning systems

The project includes a combination of Toshiba’s award-winning three-pipe heat recovery SHRMe and two-pipe SMMSe VRF systems, plus Toshiba Digital Inverter splits and applied AHU-DX combined coil systems. Along with a CIAT Floway DX system, these provide for the complex heating and cooling requirements of the multiple spaces within the building.

Toshiba’s regional specifications manager, Waldemar (Val) Belz, worked closely with mechanical and electrical contractor, Briggs & Forrester Engineering, Northampton, throughout the design and delivery stage to ensure the client’s requirements were met. Requirements included long piping separation capability, low-noise operation, energy efficiency, valuefor- money and proven equipment reliability.