80 | )ull climate control oering Chillex was formed years ago by Cameron Crawford. CONTRACTING Chillex Group Hugh de Lacy Proudly supports Chillex Group 0800 996 003 | sales@refspecs.co.nz | www.refspecs.co.nz 09 523 0128 acs2002@xtra.co.nz 47a Armadale Road, Remuera, Auckland 1050 PO Box 17133, Greenlane Central 1546 AIRCON COMMISSIONING & SERVICES OUR SERVICES Air &Water Test and Balancing (TAB) Flushing and water treatment Escape route pressurization system testing Duct & Floor plenum air leakage testing Troubleshooting Decommissioning of HVAC systems Issuing IQP Compliance Certificate Established in 2002, ACS have commissioned more than 14 hundred HVAC systems for clients including high rise commercial buildings, dairy factories, shopping malls, hospitals, universities and government facilities in NZ and abroad. ACS guarantee EXCELLENT QUALITY for clients and are dedicated to finishing projects ON TIME. 0800 100 326 www.systemair.nz The full package of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) services, from design and construction to ongoing maintenance, is what the Chillex Group, based at Auckland Airport, oers the wider Auckland building and construction market. Chillex was formed 27 years ago by Cameron Crawford after he completed his apprenticeship in refrigeration and air conditioning, and he’s been running the outfit as managing director ever since. The group is a significant player in the Auckland market with a sta of around 3 more or less evenly distributed between its two subsidiary companies, Chillex Services and Chillex Maintenance. As well as oɝce and commercial sta, the group employs skilled workers across the whole scope of its operations, from electricians and carpenters through to refrigeration and maintenance experts. The services company is the construction side of the group, and each company operates out of its own two-storey oɝce and warehouse block adjacent to each other. ȊOur point of dierence as a group is that we oer a complete +9AC service on both new and existing buildings, all under the one umbrella,” Chillex Group’s business and development manager, Luke Steiner says. ȊSome companies oer design, others construction and yet others just do maintenance, but we oer the whole package. “If it’s anything at all to do with HVAC, from initial concept to construction, post-construction and maintenance, we’re the people to come and see.” The group’s services cover HVAC design and project management, site inspection and advice, new-build and retro-fit upgrading and construction supervisory services, while the ongoing service and maintenance continues for the life of the HVAC equipment. The design-and-build service covers the whole range of building types, from commercial and multi-residential, to specialised and industrial projects. This includes steel and copper pipework, ducting and mechanical ventilation, cooling towers, water chillers, process coolers, computer room air conditioning systems, pumps, package units and split systems. Then there are fan plenums and extraction systems, hydraulic units and high-pressure UPVC plastic water systems, and associated air-conditioning components. Ȋ2ur point of dierence as a group is that we oer a complete H9AC service on both new and existing buildings.ȋ All of this is backed up by 24/7 and 24-hour preventive maintenance and breakdown response services. Chillex operates a data analysis process using the latest data-driven maintenance (DDM) and fault detection and diagnostic (FDD) software, and comprehensive asset management reporting to control heating, cooling and budgeting. External data analysis software is used to assist in reporting technology. The group keeps itself at the forefront of the HVAC technology curve using CAD and REVIT for BIM programmes to co-ordinate with architectural, structural and other trade services. “This is all made easy by 3D modelling, and is a key tool in managing project timelines,” Luke says. “We live in a 3D world using the latest hand-held and fast-paced technology in photo-realistic 3D scanners, which saves time by allowing the pre-manufacture of building components like duct risers and pipe headers o-site.ȋ With its 3D equipment the Chillex design team can scan a space, a room or an area to scale and to photographic quality to generate a scalable-to-real 3D view. Thanks to its highly experienced team of estimators, project engineers and managers, Chillex can drive a project from the developed design through to the customer handover. Chillex sub-contracts out a large portion of work to third-party contractors in its role as a project management construction company Business-wise, the Chillex Group is geared for growth through increases in margins and revenues, though, like most companies in the construction business, growth is to some extent limited by labour shortages. Like most companies in the construction industry, Chillex has a skilled labour shortage, and Luke says they’re always on the lookout for talented sta.
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