The challenge: bring efficient heating to a heritage HQ
A family business for 120 years, Lincoln-based Stokes Tea & Coffee has a proud history of innovation that’s kept it competitive even as newcomers have arrived in the sector. To futureproof its ongoing success, the firm recently completed a £2 million refurbishment of its historic HQ, the Lawn Building – a former asylum turned roastery and training academy.
The work would include the replacement of its 43-year-old heating system with new commercial boilers to deliver reliable performance and zoning functionality to help meet different demands across the site. The system would also need to cut carbon emissions and ideally allow for the seamless integration of renewable energy systems in the future.
The solution: a flexible, future-ready boiler system
JLA was brought in to design and supply a commercial heating solution complete with all-inclusive servicing and breakdown cover for a decade. A pair of state-of-the-art boilers now do the work of three older cast iron models, improving efficiency by up to 30%. What’s more, the building’s entire heating system is controlled by a digital cascade unit, which also offers weather compensation and intelligent zoning for optimum performance from day to day.
By redesigning the Lawn Building’s internal pipework, JLA has enabled independent heating for the café and function room – two spaces often used outside normal working hours. This has allowed Stokes to turn on the heating in spaces where it’s needed, cutting unnecessary energy use.
Plans are also in motion for phase two of the upgrades, which will see the installation of heat pumps and solar thermal panels to further cut carbon and provide lower-cost heating for the Lawn Building’s water and underfloor systems.
“We like to make things last at Stokes, so we’re striving to make our Lawn Building into an eco-showcase where we can help share our knowledge and experience in waste and emissions reduction with anyone facing the challenges of owning or occupying historic buildings like ours.”
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