10 Questions for a UK Cooling Design Consultancy in 2026
Choosing a cooling system consultancy feels a bit like hiring a solicitor – you don’t do it often, and when you do, the stakes...
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Why Is My Cooling Tower Leaking? Root Causes, GRP Refurbishment & When to Replace
Cooling towers are core operational assets in industrial and manufacturing operations. When a tower starts leaking, the impact quickly extends to system reliability, energy...
Modernising Cooling Infrastructure for Performance, Efficiency, and Long-Term Reliability
Industrial cooling systems sit at the heart of modern manufacturing and processing. When they fail, so does everything else, resulting in serious production downtime...
Harlem Legionnaires’ Outbreak: A Stark Warning for UK Landlords on Cooling Tower Maintenance & Compliance in London
In August, New York City finally declared the end of a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem.The numbers were stark: 114 confirmed cases,...
From Guesswork to Clarity: The Client Journey Behind Every Efficient Cooling Upgrade
For many UK manufacturers, upgrading or replacing a cooling system can be a headache from the outset…. turnkey solution? Tendering? FEED requirements? Which/What/Who/How? So...
Crossflow Cooling Towers: Why Hanging Fill Packing Fails
Why Crossflow Packing Needs a Rethink Anyone who has tried to slide a neatly ironed shirt back into an overfilled wardrobe knows the outcome....
Comparison of EWK Smart Control Systems and Variable Speed Drives(VSDs) for Cooling Towers
Traditional cooling tower control will either rely upon thermostatic control through variable speed drives (VSDs) to modulate fan speed by water temperature. It’s simple,...
Freezing Pipework in Cooling Systems: How to Prevent It?
When UK temperatures dip below zero, cooling systems face one of their biggest hidden risks: freezing. It’s not just the pipework that suffers; pumps,...
Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) for Cooling Tower Fans: When It Pays, When It Doesn’t
Adding a Variable Speed Drive (VSD) to a cooling tower fan is often promoted as an easy energy win (we are sure you have...
Buying a Cooling Tower in the UK: Options, Risks, and How to Choose the Right Supplier
Richard Crunden, MD, Vistech Cooling Systems With cooling towers having an average life of 20-25 years, cooling towers are not often on the weekly...