The Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort- winner of the Best UK Hotel spa award 2024- is taking its visitor experiences to the next level, with contribution from Gilberts Blackpool.
The globally renowned venue has invested £16m in a new thermal experience- the Woodland Spa- set within the facility’s 100-acre grounds in the heart of Lancashire. The three-storey building includes a gymnasium, bar, restaurant, treatment rooms, relaxation rooms, indoor swimming pool plus jacuzzi, salt steam room and serenity pool.
To confidently create the perfect atmosphere in each area, addressing the specific ambient conditions required, building services consultants Petit Singleton Associates utilised the expertise of Gilberts Blackpool to supply the air movement supply and extract.
For ventilation within the internal spaces, Gilberts worked closely with PSA to develop a scheme that predominantly uses a combination of Gilberts’ contemporary-styled louvre faced ceiling diffusers (DGA, four-way blow configuration), linear slot diffusers (GSLS) and high-capacity slot diffusers (HSLS), with separate units for supply and extract. To compliment the clean, modern décor, all were finished in either pure white with a 20% gloss finish or matt traffic white.
And to ensure the air handling equipment with heat recovery connected to air source heat pumps all functions at optimum efficiency, constantly, Gilberts’ plant ventilation louvres in anthracite grey have been incorporated into the first- and second-floor facades.
Anthony Fitchie, Principal Building Services Engineer @ PSA, explained, “The rural location- set in woodland and pasture with Pendle Hill as a backdrop, inspired Crow Wood to minimise the impact on the environment with the new Woodland Spa. The challenge was to deliver green technologies, whilst ensuring clients visiting the facilities had the perfect experience. That meant careful consideration of the ventilation supply and extraction to ensure the potentially aggressive atmosphere and high levels of humidity in certain areas such as the pools were correctly addressed. We know from past experience that Gilberts would provide the technical expertise and product quality to support us in delivery of that challenge.”
All Gilberts’ products- standard lines and bespoke solutions- are designed and developed in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001:2015 quality standard in the company’s state of the art 140,000 ft2 facility in Blackpool. The company has its own state-of-the-art test facility, including an air movement laboratory and specialist CFD and BIM software suites, giving customers unrivalled technical support and specification validation.
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