Ormandy Rycroft Engineering

Just back from a couple of days visiting our manufacturing partners in the U.K. Ormandy Rycroft Engineering it is always fascinating to see the products in production at their Bradford facility #offsite #skids #Heatexchangers #Datacentres

ORMANDY SPONSOR LOCAL COMMUNITY FOOTBALL TEAM Ormandy are proud to sponsor three players, who form part of the team of our local community football club, Clayton Albion FC. The lads, pictured below from left to right, are Calvin Clavecillas, our very own Systems Estimator, Scoty Cissa and Myles Bishop. Clayton Albion FC play in Division 2 of the Bradford Sunday Alliance. The amateur sports team were established back in 2018, following a break away from Clayton Sports and Social Club. Having spent the first four years working their way up the Bradford Sunday Alliance, they now sit in the Championship Division in their new home ground at Clayton Rugby Club And since 2018, they have collected quite a few honours, including in 2023/24 Bradford Summer Cup Runner up and Bradford District Sunday Winners. We wish the lads all the best for the rest of the season and will be cheering them on in their upcoming fixtures.

AIMING HIGH WITH ORMANDY QUALITY PLANTROOMS  Ormandy Rycroft Engineering have a wealth of experience within our engineering team. One of Ormandy’s specialities is the manufacture of sectional plantrooms, to be positioned on site, in basements and on roof tops. The plantrooms are designed to the client’s specifications and can be tailor built to meet site-specific requirements. Designed by our skilled engineering team and in-house technical experts, they are fabricated by our world class coded welders. The factory built, high quality plantrooms are carefully coordinated, competitively priced and scheduled to be delivered on time.  Our engineers work tirelessly to ensure everything runs to plan and are on hand to advise and answer any questions you may have throughout the duration of the project. Once completed and factory tested, the plantroom is prepared for shipment and split into appropriate sections for shrink wrapping and transport to site. Our engineers will be on hand during delivery to assist in the positioning and re-connection of the plantroom. Later, when the plantroom is ready to be put into service, the engineers will return to carry out commissioning. Ormandy Rycroft Engineering also offer the option for an ongoing service agreement with attendance at agreed scheduled intervals to ensure optimum performance is maintained. Ormandy have a vast experience in commercial heating equipment and packaged solutions. Whatever your query, get in touch, I am sure the Ormandy team will be able to assist you.

After Care & Service At Ormandy, we believe in supporting our customers throughout the lifetime of the bespoke products we manufacture for them. Backed up by our care and service programme, including ongoing advice, service and maintenance or commissioning and spares, our after care team will ensure your vessel runs efficiently, saving you both money and inconvenience. For more information email service@ormandygroup.com or spares@ormandygroup.com.

A WARM WELCOME TO GREG WOOD. Greg joins us as our Service Sales & Aftermarket Manager and comes with a background of over 35 years experience in engineering, specialising in the Service and Aftermarket business.  His career has been principally focused within the industrial, commercial, renewables and plantroom sectors where customer care and satisfaction is always a priority.  The performance of heat exchange equipment will gradually reduce over time.  With regular inspection, we can identify any reduction in performance early on, reducing their impact and likelihood of a breakdown.  Furthermore, a build-up of scale on Plate Heat Exchangers, will result in significantly higher energy costs and increased CO2.  At Ormandy, our in house refurbishment and service capabilities can save thousands of pounds and maximise heat exchanger life before the effects of scaling get established.  Finally, we have an extensive UK stock holding of spares for all brands of PHE’s and carry spares for all Ormandy bespoke products. So, for a speedy turnaround or a maintenance schedule tailored to your needs, give Greg a call on 07943 440 975 or email greg.wood@ormandygroup.com, because the quality of service we offer our customers, doesn’t end with the delivery.

NIGEL RETIRES AFTER 31 YEARS AT ORMANDY NEWADE Today we say a fond farewell to Nigel Wade, who after 31 years of service has taken retirement. Nigel joined us after serving 23 years in the Merchant Navy. He started his career with Ormandy as a Storeman and was instrumental in developing our Material Traceability and Bonded Store System. Following this, Nigel turned his talents to assisting on the Quality Assurance Programme, combined with the vital task of inspecting the vessels prior to their final despatch to the customer. Nigel’s skills were then transferred to the office where, due to the increased demand from customers for Documentation and Certification, Nigel set up and established this departmental necessity and ran it with organised precision. Nigel was presented with a card signed by all his colleagues and a gift voucher by Newade Director, Phil Wade. Nigel said, “Having joined the Newade family business with my father & my brother Philip in 1993, time has flown by. But even with two changes in ownership, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working here. Now I have time for my passion in researching family history, gardening and spending time with my seven grandchildren”. We wish Nigel all the best for the future, with a massive thank you for his talented contribution, which has helped make Ormandy Newade a fabulous success story for the Ormandy Group.

MICK RETIRES AFTER 49 YEARS AT ORMANDY Today we say a fond farewell to Mick Wanczyk, who after nearly 50 years of service has taken retirement. Not many people will achieve the long service that Mick has given to Ormandy, who is an inspiration to all his colleagues. During his time working for the Ormandy Group, Mick has worked for 6 million minutes, and transformed over 20,000 tons of copper and steel into calorifiers and vessels worth over 15 million pounds. Mick was presented with a card signed by all his colleagues and a gift voucher from the Company, by Managing Director, David Dzimitrowicz. Mick said “I will be sad to leave after working with so many wonderful people. I have enjoyed my time working here and will miss every one of you”. We wish Mick all the best for the future, along with a huge thank you for his dedication and unrelenting hard work over the years.

Another plant room completed for a large commercial building in London.

RAY BENNETT - FOUR DECADES OF DEDICATION  Although Ray joined Ormandy Rycroft as Electrical Manager in 2018, Ray’s association with the Company goes back to the early 1980’s as an Electrical Contractor. He has remained with the Company through various takeovers over the years, officially joining in 1999 as an Electrical Engineer and working his way up to Electrical Manager. His electrical experience in HVAC has been invaluable. I asked Ray about his career. HOW ARE THINGS DIFFERENT FROM WHEN YOU STARTED? Health and Safety has become of paramount importance and more legislation has been brought in to reflect this. It has placed limits on the number of hours people can work a week and improved working conditions, for a safer working environment. There are also more external inspections, and with the use of cameras and the internet, Factory Acceptance Testing can be done virtually. In the early days, the factories often had a closed shop. I remember sweeping up after I had completed a job, only to be told that I couldn’t, as someone was already employed to do that. Today, flexible working agreements mean productivity is improved, and employees are multi-skilled. HAVE THE NEEDS OF CUSTOMERS CHANGED? The biggest change is the demand for BMS, with clients wanting to monitor everything from flow return temperatures, to system efficiency. There is increasing demand for renewables, air & ground source heat pumps, solar and combined CHP. Also, different countries have different electrical specifications, so you need to be aware of more than the UK specs. WHAT IS YOUR FONDEST MEMORY? Travelling with the company. I have been all over the UK and abroad and worked on naval vessels and oil & gas rigs. I remember one time been stopped in Ireland by the Police. Our car front number plate had fallen off and as we were so busy, we reattached it with a pair of bootlaces as a temporary repair. The Police were not amused by our DIY solution.   WHAT CHALLENGES HAVE YOU COME ACROSS? Both political and global economic factors can have a significant impact on the business. In 1988/89 export restrictions imposed by the government of the time, severely restricted international trade. At this point in time, 75% of Rycroft products were exported, meaning anything already made had to be stored and we had to find other customers to plug the gap, before the government gave the go ahead to export again. We were lucky. Many companies with export trade only, sadly went out of business. HOW DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE OF THE COMPANY? Our values of robust design, product quality and reliability remain. Our products evolve to meet the changing needs of society, costs of energy, environmental and health & safety. In the future our products may operate differently. We have moved from batteries to plate heat exchangers and smart controllers, as well as re-using waste energy and increased renewables. Eventually, these products might be run completely by artificial intelligence.