Ongoing Insight

Performance Monitoring Study

Remove guesswork. Establish the baseline. Build an ROI case you can defend.

Vistech's Performance Monitoring Study captures real operational data from your cooling system to validate consumption, expose inefficiencies, and strengthen the commercial case for investment.

£5,000 Fixed Price
For UK manufacturing sites with >500kW cooling load.
50+Years of Cooling Expertise
18%Average Energy Savings Identified
40+Studies Completed
100%UK‑Based Engineering Team

WHY MONITORING MATTERS

Most Cooling Systems Waste Money Quietly

Many legacy cooling systems are running inefficiently, but without instrumentation and trend data, the true cost remains hidden. 

Engineering teams often assume the system is optimised because it is stable. 

Finance teams assume savings are limited because nobody can prove otherwise. 

Performance Monitoring bridges that gap. 

It provides measurable baseline data and reveals where electricity and water are being consumed unnecessarily. 

 

Assumed vs actual system efficiency
What engineering teams assume
~90%
What monitoring typically reveals
~72%
~18% hidden inefficiency — recoverable with the right data
24/7 Continuous data capture
4–12 wks Monitoring period
This Study Is Recommended When:

When Monitoring Is the Right Next Step

  • Your cooling system is operational, but energy costs remain high
  • Savings opportunities exist but require proof for approval
  • The system has evolved over time and lacks a clear design basis
  • Control strategy is unclear or inconsistent
  • Cooling load varies significantly with production demand
  • Internal teams believe the system is already optimised
  • You need data to justify FEED or capital investment
  • There is uncertainty around true duty, capacity, or resilience

In short: when the commercial opportunity looks real, but you need evidence.

What We Measure

We Capture the Data That Drives Cost and Risk

Depending on your site, monitoring may include measurement and trending of:

This provides a true picture of how the system behaves under real production conditions.

  • Pump electrical consumption (kW)
  • Fan electrical consumption (kW)
  • Flow rates (where applicable)
  • Supply/return temperatures
  • ΔT performance
  • Ambient conditions
  • System operating modes
  • Run hours and load profiles
  • Control setpoints and operating strategy behaviour

What You Recieve

Clear Outputs Designed for Decision-Making Your Performance Monitoring Study includes:

Temporary instrumentation & Data Capture

Safe installation of monitoring equipment with minimal disruption to production.

Trend analysis & Load Profilin

A clear picture of how your system behaves across representative operating conditions.

Identification of Energy & Water Waste Drivers

Pinpointing where consumption is occurring unnecessarily and why.

Duty & Capacity Validation

Evidence-based confirmation of whether your system is correctly sized for current demand.

Evidence-Based Savings Model

Quantified improvement opportunity with payback modelling.

Prioritised Recommendations

Actions ranked by commercial impact — so you know where to focus first.

Next-Step Roadmap

Clear route into FEED or delivery scope, grounded in real data.

A structured report with findings, baseline performance data, and quantified improvement opportunity.

This study is designed to support confident, board-ready investment decisions.

Monitoring Turns "Suspected Waste" into "Proven Opportunity"

This study supports:

  • CFO-level investment decisions
  • Payback modelling and ROI confidence
  • Board-ready project justification
  • Accurate FEED scope development
  • Risk and resilience assessment based on evidence

It also prevents:

  • Oversizing new plant
  • Undersizing upgrades
  • Solving symptoms rather than system causes
  • Spending capex without guaranteed outcome

From Data to Design to Delivery

Performance Monitoring typically follows the Efficiency Review and provides the evidence needed to progress with confidence.

No. 1
Cooling System Efficiency Review
£2,500
No. 2
Performance Monitoring Study
£5,000
You Are Here
No. 3
FEED Study
POA
No. 4
Turnkey Upgrade Delivery
POA

We only recommend progression where measurable opportunity exists.

We Don't Just Monitor Systems - We Engineer the Outcome

Many firms can install sensors. Very few can interpret the data correctly and translate it into engineered scope.

We work from the process backwards, ensuring the solution is designed around real demand - not generic assumptions.

  • Hydraulic distribution redesign
  • Pumping energy reduction
  • Centralisation opportunities
  • Control strategy upgrades
  • Resilience and redundancy engineering
  • Capacity release to support production growth

Our Commercial Guarantee

To demonstrate our confidence in the value we deliver, we offer a commercial guarantee across our review and monitoring process. 

If, following completion of both the System Healthcheck and the Performance Survey, no measurable efficiency improvement opportunities are identified, we will refund the full cost of these assessments. 

In simple terms:

No opportunity identified = full refund

Proceed to project = FEED costs offset against capital

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about our Performance Monitoring Study.

Typically a short defined 2-week monitoring period sufficient to capture representative operating behaviour. The duration depends on production patterns and load variability.
No. Instrumentation is designed to be installed safely with minimal disruption.
We monitor what matters commercially - pumps, fans, load profiles, temperatures and system behaviour. The objective is end-to-end understanding, not component snapshots.
Not usually. Most BMS systems do not capture the right data, at the right resolution, with the right context. Our study is designed specifically to support ROI and engineering scope definition.
Not always. If the system issues are structurally clear, we may recommend proceeding directly to FEED. Monitoring is used where evidence is required to strengthen ROI confidence.

Ready to Replace Assumptions with Evidence?

If your cooling system is consuming significant energy and water, but the business lacks clarity on performance and opportunity, Performance Monitoring is the fastest route to a defendable commercial case.

Book Your Performance Monitoring Study

Complete the form below and one of our engineers will contact you to discuss your site and arrange the study.