The Raceway Group is one of the longest established and most experienced karting operators in the UK. The Raceway’s Bristol circuit is the biggest and widest in the area. The track boasts a large flyover for an exhilarating racing experience and a raised spectator area, providing an excellent view of the circuit.

The original enquiry at the Bristol circuit involved the ventilation of the pit lane to remove petrol fumes produced by standing karts. Distributor Lindab-Bristol fitted four Elta Compact PowerPlus SCPP units. The robust, heavy-duty contra-rotating fans offer an economical, straightforward ventilation solution by achieving the additional performance required beyond those provided by single-stage fans. Pressure developments are typically three times higher since the second-stage fan is fed by a pre-rotating air supply, which means the workload for the fan is dramatically cut.

Following the success of the first installation, Lindab-Bristol, won two further contracts at the Bristol site to ventilate the track itself and the company’s ‘Lazer Combat’ site alongside – the city’s largest and only multi-floored laser-tag arena.

Elta is part of the £85 million Elta Group, a family of businesses with operations in six countries on four continents which, together with a network of international distributors, provides quality fans and related air movement equipment to customers worldwide.

The single fan was fitted in an outside courtyard area to provide extraction power to three canopies in the main kitchen of the TV celebrity’s world-famous restaurant which overlooks the ancient but busy fishing port of Padstow, Cornwall and the Camel Estuary. Being typical of many Cornish buildings, the restaurant’s kitchen is situated halfway below ground-level and with 16 guest rooms above the restaurant, noise levels of the extractor fan were a big consideration.

Ventilation and air conditioning sub-contractor for the project, Partridge Ventilation working on behalf of M&E contractor EIC South West fitted the single fan to service the three kitchen canopies but was ably assisted by Elta representative Mark Butler. Mark programmed the fan’s inverter controller on site to restrict extractor performance in order to reduce noise levels for the comfort of guests in the rooms above.

Elta is part of the £85 million Elta Group, a family of businesses with operations in six countries on four continents which, together with a network of international distributors, provides quality fans and related air movement equipment to customers worldwide.