Case Studies | Reco-Air

RECO-AIR IS ALREADY PROVIDING INTERNAL RECIRCULATING EXTRACTION SOLUTIONS FOR NUMEROUS OPERATORS AND LOCATIONS, INCLUDING:

RECO-AIR CASE STUDIES

United Kingdom

KERB

Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London

Iconic food hall operating in heritage building with close residential neighbors.

Simplifying design and ensuring no nuisance external emissions with Reco-Air units provide flexible internal extract solutions to multiple kitchens and various operator menus.

Solution: Reco-Air RA3.0, RA1.5 and RA1.0

W HOTEL

St. James Quarter, Edinburgh

Prestigious landmark hotel with kitchens presenting challenges for extract.

Resolved by designing two bespoke Reco-Air units to suit layout. No external duct or plant required and no nuisance external kitchen emissions to trouble guests or neighbours.

Solution: 2x Reco-Air RA2.0

BUNSIK

Charing Cross & Wardour Street, London

Iconic Korean street food brand Bunsik specified Reco-Air units to support kitchen operations at these busy stores.

Tricky-to-access basement kitchens are no problem with Reco-Air flat pack options, palletised delivery for easy access and reconstructed in situ by our expert team.

Solution: Reco-Air RA0.5 & RA0.8

DONUTELIER

Charing Cross & Carnaby Street, London

Elevating donuts to atelier level, Roladin Bakery presents @donutelier.

This is an example of how Class E locations can be transformed with Reco-Air units, enabling simplified planning and flexible use of ex-retail spaces.

Solution: Reco-Air RA0.8 & RA1.0

ATIS

East Cheap & Moorgate

We continue to support the exciting expansion of atis, with new locations at East Cheap and Moorgate.

Bespoke designed Reco-Air RA0.8 models ensure a fully approved and compliant internal kitchen extract, with no nuisance emissions to trouble office neighbours. Premium controls enable remote service monitoring and internal operator dashboard.

Solution: Reco-Air RA0.8 Range

HOUSE OF SOCIAL

Coleman Street, Manchester

Food Court operating to Ground Floor of new build, high rise student accommodation. Strict fire safety criteria and no external emissions permitted.

Reco-Air unit installed to each kitchen pods enabling simplified design, flexible layout and significantly reducing kitchen fire risk.

Solution: Reco-Air RA0.8-42C

SEARCY’S AT HORIZON 22

22 Bishopsgate, London

Commercial kitchen supporting events catering at London’s highest viewing platform, located at Level 58 in the iconic 22 Bishopsgate.

No restriction to cookline or menu, with Reco-Air unit enabling safe and compliant kitchen extract with no route or duct to atmosphere.

Solution: Reco-Air RA2.0

GAIL’S BAKERY

Gatwick Airport

First airport location for iconic Gail’s Bakery. Introduced into previously retail space in South Terminal.

Simplified design in an area congested with existing services and meeting all pollution control and fire safety requirements of airport authority.

Solution: Reco-Air RA2.0

MARKET HALLS

Canary Wharf, London

Multiple operator Food Hall operating in high rise office building. Multiple operators with close residential neighbors.

Simplifying design and ensuring no nuisance external emissions with Reco-Air units provide flexible internal extract solutions to multiple kitchens and various operator menus.

Solution: Reco-Air RA0.8 & RA0.8-42C

GLENEAGLES TOWN HOUSE

St. Andrew Sq, Edinburgh

Retrofit of Bespoke Reco-Air unit designed to suit existing kitchen layout, ensuring no external duct or plant required with no nuisance external emissions.

Solution: Reco-Air RA0.8-42C

TENPIN BOWLING

Fountain Park, Edinburgh

Leisure operator with kitchen facility and no external duct or permission for external plant.

Landlord approved Reco-Air unit installed internally, with no route to atmosphere required.

Solution: Reco-Air RA1.5

CHOPSTIX

Festival Place, Basingstoke

Former retail unit within shopping mall made viable location for new Chopstix restaurant with Reco-Air internal kitchen extract needing no external duct or route to atmosphere.

Creating new opportunities and commercial advantage for operators.

Solution: Reco-Air RA0.8-42C

VASINIKÓ

Covent Garden, London

Having selected an ex-retail Class E property, this Italian pizza operator faced a potential operational challenge posed by high temperatures emitted by the pizza oven.

The carefully designed Reco-Air solution introduced fresh air into the system, diluting the temperature and ensuring a safe operation.

Solution: Reco-Air RA0.8

THE GOTHAM HOTEL

Manchester

A project at the stunning Hotel Gotham, in Manchester City Centre.

Housed in the former premises of Midland Bank, this listed building features challenging routes to external extract. Reco-Air provided the solution with our RA 1.5 model to support the newly created basement level catering facility and private function rooms.

Solution: Reco-Air RA1.5

THE BOND

Digbeth, Birmingham

A stunning canalside private function venue in Birmingham. Located in a Victorian warehouse typical of Birmingham’s Digbeth area, this venue has capacity for hundreds of guests.

With a limited route to atmosphere, they needed a larger Reco-Air models to service a sizeable cookline. The RA 3.0 provided the perfect internal kitchen extract solution, ensuring no nuisance emissions to impact the celebrations.

Solution: Reco-Air RA3.0

CHAIIWALA

Knightsbridge, London

Indian street food cafe chain expanding to a new site with a basement kitchen, no useable route to atmosphere and in a premium residential area.

We delivered our Reco-Air RA1.5 floor mounted unit, locating it in the basement kitchen and allowing for an otherwise impossible full commercial kitchen operation.

Solution: Reco-Air RA1.5

EVERYMAN

Borough Yards – London

Leading cinema chain operating from a location with no route to atmosphere available.

Supporting the full Everyman hot-food menu, Reco-Air RA1.5 Void unit was installed enabling layout flexibility and simplified design.

Solution: Reco-Air RA1.5

CAFÉ CLO, FLANNELS

Fosse Park, Leicester

High-end department store with an opportunity to create F&B offer on the ground floor of this flagship location.

Reco-Air made this possible with a RA1.5 floor mounted unit, specifically engineered to provide enhanced odour suppression, given the odour sensitive premium retail setting.

Solution: Reco-Air RA1.5

JD WETHERSPOON, NETWORK RAIL

Waverley Street Station, Edinburgh

A Grade ll Listed Building which offered no option for an external extract due to strict conservation control.

Installing a Reco-Air unit allowed the installation and operation of a full commercial kitchen offering Wetherspoon’s popular menu, while at the same time giving Network Rail additional fire safety for its historic station.

Solution: Reco-Air RA2.5

THE WATERSIDE PUB & RESTAURANT

Imperial Wharf, London

A trading Youngs site with on-going grease and odour issues for residents in apartments above.

Resolved by the retro-fit installation of a Reco-Air unit, which also gave additional fire safety to the building and its residents.

Solution: Reco-Air RA2.5

CAMDEN BAR & KITCHEN, AIRSIDE

Stansted Airport

In-Airports operator SSP identified an opportunity to introduce a Bar & Kitchen in an airside location previously occupied by retail, and with no route to atmosphere.

The Reco-Air installation enabled an otherwise impossible location to trade with a full hot food menu.

Solution: 2x No RA2.0 UL

SLIM CHICKENS

Bishopsgate, London

We delivered a brand-new venue for Slim Chickens, one of our global clients, in the heart of Bishopsgate London.

With no direct route to atmosphere and strict emissions controls, Reco-Air was the best solution, delivering a reliable and proven internal kitchen extract solution.

Solution: Reco-Air RA2.0

ITSU, AIRSIDE

Heathrow Terminal 5

Location chosen by Heathrow Airport for an F&B tenant, but with no route to atmosphere available.

Reco-Air units were installed, enabling the clients full menu to be offered.

Solution: Reco-Air RA1.5 and Reco-Air RA1.0

OTTOLENGHI

Pavilion Road, Chelsea, London

Location with limited route to atmosphere and no space for roof plant, in a premium residential area with no tolerance for nuisance to neighbours.

Our bespoke-designed Reco-Air RA1.5 floor mounted unit, located in a stairwell to save valuable kitchen space, provided the ideal solution.

Solution: Reco-Air RA1.5