Editorial contact: Royer
Slater
Honeywell Control Systems Ltd
Direct to desk: 01344 656379 |
Ref: UK68/00 |
Five-year service
contract with Honeywell reduces plant running costs for the University of Warwick
BRACKNELL, UK, 1 AUGUST 2000 – The
University of Warwick in Coventry is reducing its plant running costs under a five-year
performance-related service contract with Honeywell. The contract together with associated
capital costs is worth £100,000 a year to Honeywell, but has an added value for the
University. The contract covers the university’s investment in Honeywell building
management systems, which include security and fire systems, across its 292 hectares (720
acres) site.
The University appreciates Honeywell’s Optimum Maintenance Strategy (OMS™),
which focuses on reducing costs. Honeywell works proactively to optimise systems and so
generate energy savings for the University. Maintenance is prioritised according to a
plant criticality template, related to the significance of the activities within each
building.
The University was impressed by Honeywell’s strategy because it focuses on need,
rather than taking the standard "task-based" approach that is common for this
type of contract.
"Honeywell provides valuable advice on energy conservation," revealed Rodney
Perry, the University’s Chief Engineer. "We meet regularly with Honeywell and
discuss where investment would result in further savings for the university.
"We also benefit from regular servicing by Honeywell technicians who fully
understand the systems."
In addition to routine preventive maintenance and surveys, Honeywell provides 24-hour,
7-day breakdown coverage.
The University of Warwick is one of Britain's leading universities. It is research-led
and is committed to providing undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of the highest
quality. Sited on the southern side of Coventry where the city meets the County of
Warwickshire, the University is the place of study for 15,900 undergraduate and
postgraduate students and employs more than 3,500 staff across a range of University
departments.
Honeywell is a US$24-billion diversified
technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products
and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products;
power generation systems; specialty chemicals; fibres; plastics; and electronic and
advanced materials. The company is a leading provider of software and solutions, and
Internet e-hubs including MyPlant.com, MyFacilities.com and MyAircraft.com (joint venture
with United Technologies and i2 Technologies). Honeywell employs approximately 120,000
people in 95 countries and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol HON,
as well as on the London, Chicago and Pacific stock exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks
that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard
& Poor’s 500 Index. Additional information on the company is available on the
Internet at www.honeywell.com.
This release contains forward-looking
statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including
statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions.
Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business
forecasts.
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Editorial contact: Royer Slater
Honeywell Control Systems Ltd
Direct to desk: 01344 656379
royer.slater@honeywell.com |
