Refrigeration is at the heart of most catering, hospitality and restaurant businesses in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
New or regularly serviced refrigeration can serve many vital functions, not least by helping you make sales.
And refrigeration that’s looked after is energy-efficient, which means you aren’t wasting money needlessly.
Properly maintained refrigeration is also safe to use, reliable and is fully compliant with insurers.
Crucially too, it adheres to health and safety regulations.
On the flip side, however, if your refrigeration is old, not well looked after and is past its best, you’ll find yourself out of pocket.
As well as costing more to run you’ll also have an increased risk of fire with older refrigeration.
Indeed, you may also be unwittingly in breach of health and safety legislation as well as stipulations set by your insurer.
Today we’re delving into refrigeration, why it’s essential to look after it, when you should consider an upgrade, the benefits of newer refrigeration and much more.
So, let’s get stuck in!
Why should I consider a refrigeration fit-out and installation?
Everything we use on a daily basis has a natural life cycle.
That shiny new iPhone will last a couple of years before its battery deteriorates and its software is no longer supported.
And that glistening work van that’s served you so well over the years will eventually cost more to fix than it would to replace.
Or even that computer you’re using now that’s at the pinnacle of technology; it’ll be unfashionable and inefficient soon enough too.
So, it’s against that backdrop that it’s essential to consider whether your refrigeration is making you money or is actively costing you money.
The older your refrigeration is, the more likely it will be past its best.
If that’s the case, it might be worth considering a new refrigeration fit-out and installation.
Thankfully, that doesn’t have to be stressful or cause a significant inconvenience.
In fact, experts like Enviro FWA can work to your schedule to ensure there’s no downtime whatsoever between replacing an old system with a slick, energy-efficient new one.
Benefits of getting new refrigeration fit-outs
No matter what business you’re in, or
whether you’re based in Belfast or Dublin, or somewhere in between, you’ll have two primary goals.
Goal one is to make money, and goal two will be to save money.
As a result, it’s worthwhile to analyse whether your old refrigeration is costing you more to maintain and is using more energy than it should.
If so, brand new refrigeration might be ideal.
That’s because it’ll cost you less to run, will be much more energy-efficient, and you’ll benefit from using equipment that is utilising the most modern technologies.
Other benefits of new refrigeration include reliability; the chance of older equipment breaking down and forcing partial business closure is much more likely than it is with new equipment.
In addition, new refrigeration will help you show your green credentials.
As society looks to make a fundamental reversal in the worst effects of climate change, the pressure is on all businesses to run much more efficiently.
And while older equipment might still work, it might not be as good for the environment as new refrigeration.
When is the best time to get a refrigeration fit-out/installation?
Think of your refrigeration in the same way you think of your most essential things at home.
For example, would you wait until your gas heating boiler breaks before getting it replaced?
Or would you let your washing machine or dishwasher fail to do its job before deciding to get it replaced?
Of course, you’d reach a stage where you know your home equipment has seen better days and replace them before they end up majorly inconveniencing you when you need them most.
So, when is the best time to get new refrigeration fitted out and installed for your business?
Today, before they’re causing you severe headaches and eating into your profits.
What type of refrigeration equipment can Enviro FWA install?
Enviro FWA can install a wide range of refrigeration equipment.
This includes bottle coolers, blast chillers, ice machines, freezers and fridges.
And we can also fit out keg rooms and cold rooms with the latest technology to ensure your business is running as efficiently and reliably as possible.
Conclusion
Unfortunately, as with anything made by humans, it’ll become unfit for purpose over time.
Everything deteriorates sooner or later.
And that applies to all of your commercial refrigeration equipment, too; what’s working fine today could be a costly liability next month.
If your refrigeration could do with an upgrade – or it’s uneconomic to repair – then it might be the ideal time to call Enviro FWA’s team of experts.
Our fully trained team work with companies in a wide range of industries, including restaurants, commercial shops, new builds, education, hospitality and kitchens.
We’ll ensure your business experiences little to no downtime by carrying out repairs, fit-outs and installations when it suits you.
Enviro F ire Water and Air Limited engineers have over 20 years of experience installing and maintaining air conditioning and refrigeration systems throughout the North and South of Ireland.
