Money raised from successful hiring, local authority grants and charity fundraising has allowed Chris and the Committee to invest money into improving the Hall, such as the 2010 restoration project. Chris explained that this had enabled them to deliver a better experience for their customers and community, which has further driven their profits. This kind of success allowed them to look into a Building Management System to handle room bookings.
Three spaces need to be controlled: a large hall, a large room with a kitchen, and a smaller room upstairs. These need heating during Autumn, Winter, and Spring, with the largest room using 10 radiators. The system runs on a twin boiler setup, which can meet demand. However, the system was initially all on or all off for the whole building. Initially, they hired a plumber to create heating zones, which reduced the amount of wasted heat, but Chris was still struggling to control temperatures for different bookings, as they all had different needs. Because of this, unlike a lot of our customers, Chris only wanted a way to automate how he ran the hall.
Chris is very hands-on with his stewardship of the hall and is there nearly every day. "I would need to check if the room was set", but now, because of HeatingSave, he doesn't. He heard about HeatingSave through our integration with Hallmaster and was pleasantly surprised to find that we were a great fit and would help with his automation issues. "It means I don't have to worry anymore. It's better for my customers as I don't make any mistakes. I could set a booking with a temperature, and the magic would happen in the background with your fantastic system."
Tansley Village Hall saved 14% on their energy bills compared to last year, which is a great result, especially as they had already made energy-saving improvements to their system before installing HeatingSave.
We asked Chris about how easy he found the system and how much training he needed to use it. "I didn't need a very long training session; I have an understanding but, Anton on the Helpdesk added to it. He filled in things I didn't know." He was also very positive about his Helpdesk experience.
Full of praise for our installer, Chris said: "[He] was absolutely first class. He was so good, I can't speak highly enough of him. He was so good with me and the place and getting it all installed well, quickly and thoroughly. He was so hardworking, and I hope I've said it before. He was just brilliant, and it inspires such confidence."
Finally, I asked Chris for his overall review of HeatingSave: "It's like being there but not being there. I could be anywhere. It's really good." "[Hallmaster and Heatingsave] - The two things together. It's superb. I've got no regrets whatsoever."
Thank you so much to Chris and Tansley Village Hall for taking the time to talk with us, and for their glowing appraisal of HeatingSave.
Tansley Village Hall
Church Street
Tansley
Matlock
DE4 5FH
http://www.tansleyvillagehall.org.uk/
