Design and Draughting
We offer a full AutoCAD Draughting and Design service. We have over 25 years’ experience using AutoCAD technology and have City & Guilds Qualifications in ‘AutoCAD Design’
Using the easily transferable ‘.dwg’ and/or ‘.dxf’ format we can accept drawings from third parties – architects/building contractors/M&E contractors etc – and use these as templates for developing your kitchen ventilation design. We can then share with concerned parties and become part of the full design procedure.
In modern times, all drawings are usually required to be in electronic format , and for 2-dimensional drafting, AutoCAD is still the industry standard.
As well as the draughting, we offer a fully supportive surveying service. This is a vital cog in the machine of developing a first time solution. We would never allow a design to be signed off without a visit to site to check ‘with our own eyes’. Very often, information does not come across in 3rd party drawings – e.g clashes with other services/building inaccuracy – so it is imperative that a survey is undertaken.
Once a design is developed and approved, we can generate full working dimensioned installation drawings based upon our dedicated survey to enable your fitting teams to install with confidence and accuracy.
We can accept your drawing borders and input them into our design and installation drawings so that you have effectively a ‘badged’ design.
Once an installation is complete, we can complete ‘As Built’ drawings for the completed job file and/or Operation and Maintenance Manual.
We can support on site installation if required – our team has years of hands-on experience as well as offering the full technical design support.
Our designs are to the very latest industry standards.
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Other important information for commercial kitchen ventilation design:
We have many years’ experience working with developers and restauranteurs in pushing forward new dining ventures. The kitchen ventilation is a crucial part of any planning when considering a new food outlet, as it is the contact between the products generated by cooking processes and the outside world.
Local Authorities (LAs) require very specific information regarding the proposed kitchen ventilation aspects of any new dining venture, and we can provide a service to guide you through this minefield. Council planners and EHOs will both need to be satisfied that as much as possible is done to limit any impact of new ventilation system – be it noise generated, smoke or smell issues or aesthetic issues to surrounding premises.
Traditionally, and architect or designer would provide a very basic drawing with minimal detail showing just a discharge ‘chimney’ somewhere on the roof of the premises.
Nowadays, much more stringent processes are in place, and a Risk Assessment needs to be undertaken by a competent person to assess exactly what measures are required to satisfy LA criteria pertaining to smoke and smells being emitted by the new kitchen ventilation system.
We can undertake this Risk Assessment on your behalf to allow you to put forward the necessary information to the LA to smooth out the approval process. We can support this with drawings, specifications and costings if required. We can talk to the LA on your behalf in a language they understand. We can also liaise with your building and/or fit-out contractor to assess the impact of a compliant design upon your build.
Equally as important is the impact of noise generated by any new kitchen ventilation system – where heavy duty commercial fans are employed to move large volumes of air, then noise is an unpleasant by-product.
Local Authorities will have strict guidelines on acceptable noise levels local to any new development, and it is important that any new plant for electro-mechanical systems adhere to these noise levels. We advise developers to work closely with Acoustic Specialists early in a project to avoid any serious problems further down the line. This may take the form of noise surveys, calculations and equipment specifications; we would work with the acousticians to develop bespoke ventilation designs which incorporate the necessary acoustic treatment to satisfy LA planning conditions.
We work with some of the best suppliers in the business to give you the best possible soluti.
These include kitchen canopy manufacturers, fan suppliers, specialist filtration suppliers and controls and commissioning specialists.
