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Warwickshire Pub Installs Panasonic nanoeTM X to improve indoor environment
22/03/2022
The New Inn Pub in Warwickshire, a community-owned pub dating back to 1750, needed a new approach to heating and cooling to create a welcoming and pleasant environment for its customers. Panasonic Etherea air conditioning units with nanoeTM X were recommended as the ideal solution by installer Oli Thorndale of Thorndale Heating & Cooling.
The residents of the small village in Norton
Lindsey, Warwickshire, purchased the pub in 2016, to maintain its key role as
the social hub of the village. The villagers clubbed together to raise the £400,000
needed to purchase the property and now 220 shareholders and a steering
committee manage the New Inn Pub.
When the villagers took over the property, it was
very run down and needed a complete renovation throughout, including the
heating system which was an old LPG gas-fired boiler. With the price of gas
going up and its less-than environmentally friendly credentials, gas was
considered an expensive and inefficient fuel – in fact, many locals complained
the pub was cold in winter and too hot in the summer.
As this was 2021 and during the pandemic, COVID was
very much at the forefront of everyone’s minds. With many villagers feeling
vulnerable, the steering committee wanted to provide confidence in the pub, as
well as creating a safer and healthier environment. It was at this point that
the steering committee learnt about the benefits of Panasonic’s unique nanoeTM
X; a unique technology to improve air hygiene by
preventing transmission of airborne pathogens.
Through his relationship with air conditioning
distributor, Oceanair, village resident Oli Thorndale of Thorndale Heating
& Cooling, had already installed Panasonic nanoeTM X Etherea units
in his property and was very pleased with the unit’s performance. Oli proposed
a similar solution to the steering committee for the pub, which was quickly
approved. Installation of wall-mounted
Etherea air conditioner with nanoeTM X built-in as standard now
provides not only energy-efficient heating and cooling but can also inhibit the
growth of certain bacteria and viruses. Tony Bourne, a member of the steering committee
remarked, “It was nanoeTM X and the benefits it brings that was the
clinching factor to install Panasonic”.
Tony also said, “I had already had the Panasonic
nanoeTM X units installed in my own home, as our bedroom was very
hot in the summer along with my wife suffering from chest problems and
hayfever, we have since found that the Panasonic air conditioning unit with nanoeTM
X technology has really helped and we both sleep much better now”.
“The Pub is a major hub for the local community, so
very important to ensure that its accessible and a pleasant place for everyone.
The space is now much cosier and warmer with the new Panasonic units making a significant
difference. We have also seen an increase in more of the local residents coming
back to the pub, as they feel much more confident now that the nanoeTM
X technology is installed.”
Oli Thorndale has been involved in the industry for approx. 15 years, starting out in air cleaning and filtration using electronic statics, which is why Oli quickly understood the benefits of nanoeTM X. Oli has since worked for an air conditioning company installing and maintaining the equipment and then started his own business three years ago – mainly domestic installs with lots of home office cabin style installs in and around Warwickshire – ideal for the Panasonic Etherea energy-efficient units with nanoeTM X technology.
Oli commented, “With the price of gas going up
considerably, I am seeing more and more people looking to switch to more
renewable sources. It was Tony Holland of Oceanair that first came to me with
the information on the Panasonic nanoeTM X technology and the independent
tests regarding the benefits of the technology to inhibit bacteria and viruses
such as COVID19. The units have been
installed for approx. six months in the pub now – we have had a great reaction,
with bills being reduced and the units quickly heating up the space. Following
the pub install, local residents have been impressed and are requesting the
units to be installed in their homes – the install of the units is very straightforward
and made from good quality materials and comes ready to run.”
“The support and help from both Panasonic and
Oceanair has been very good with lots of back-up and information provided to
help give people confidence, particularly since the latest independent test
results re nanoeTM X inhibiting the COVID virus were recently published
and confirming that is 99.8% effective against
the adhered novel coronavirus Delta variant (SARS-CoV-2).
“I was particularly impressed with Oceanair as a distributor
that helps the smaller installer and provides back-up for small projects – it
was them that told me about nanoeTM X, because of my background in electrostatics
and how they work I completely understood the technology.”
Tony Holland of Oceanair, also working in the
industry for 15 years added, “Having worked with Panasonic for at least 10
years now, it is always a pleasure to work with the team. I have found their
products to have come on leaps and bounds, now currently leading the industry
by far, especially with nanoeTM X and their Air Source heat pump technology,
renewables are the future for this industry. We are seeing a phenomenal take up
for these units both in domestic and commercial projects – people want to come
back to safe and healthy environments – it’s selling itself, particularly with
the latest test results revealing such high results against the virus. At
Oceanair we are more than happy to work with smaller projects and installers –
we treat all projects and customers with the same full customer support”.
Panasonic has been developing nanoeTM
since 2003. The technology is a cost-effective way to improve air hygiene
by preventing the transmission of airborne pathogens. The nanoeTM X generator collects invisible moisture
in the air and applies a high voltage to generate hydroxyl radicals in water.
Hydroxyl radicals, abundant in nature, inhibit the growth of certain viruses, bacteria
and allergens. Contained in tiny water particles, nanoe™ X generates particles
that have a long lifespan and can spread over long distances.
The Panasonic air conditioning systems that incorporate the
nanoe™ X technology can help bring incredible benefits indoors so that
hard surfaces, soft furnishings, and the indoor environment can be a cleaner
and more pleasant place to be. nanoe™
X works independently from the heating and cooling operation of its units and
uses minimal energy and requires no maintenance.
For
more information on the Panasonic range of heating and cooling solutions,
including nanoeTM X technology and the latest independent test
results, please visit https://www.aircon.panasonic.eu/GB_en