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Ben arrived at the doors of St David’s in 1996 as a fresh-faced but educationally frail
individual. The inability of his former school to recognise / deal with Ben’s dyslexia and
discalculia served only to exacerbate the frailty and lack of confidence in this young Old
boy. Fortunately, Ben comes from a very loving and supportive family whose roots are
computer aided design
firmly in the engineering sector. Once the family had ‘discovered’ SDC, the decision
was rapidly made to send Ben here where he would join our Y9. Over the years, Ben
flourished into a confident and very engaging young man. His interest in DT, CAD Davidean
and a myriad of activities (4x4, powerboating, sailing etc) further developed his
confidence and self-esteem. Ben went on to obtain a great clutch of GCSE’s - all at
grade C and above and went on through our 6th form, concentrating on CAD and
DT earning enough points to embark upon his first choice of degree - Information
and Illustration Technology - emerging with a BA(Hons) degree in 2004.

2004 - Having gained an incredibly good academic tooklit, Ben started work for TVR Feature
(Blackpool) working on the power train division / chassis division until 2005. During this
time, the seeds of a new and potentially lucrative project of his own began to take shape. - Ben Morris
Before Ben could embark upon his project, he needed some more mechanical
engineering experience, so he joined the family business (Helical Technology Ltd.,
Lytham) where he started ‘on the tools’, working his way up through the
procurement of parts and heading towards a managerial role. Having ‘sat’ upon his
idea for the new project for several years, the time came for commitment, so in
2008 Ben and his associates started a brand new company called Global Energy
Systems which would design, manufacture and sell Air Source Heat Pumps from a
brand new purpose built factory on the banks of the river Ribble in Lytham. The
business started off very small scale - supplying to friends and family in order to
test the products and evaluate efficiency. In 2009 the first batch production cells
began to sell to the general public. Interest and sales increased at an exponential
rate and there are now over 600 Global Energy Systems Air Source Heat Pumps in
jack williams use throughout the UK - and sales continue to rise.

cad student of the year So, what is an Air Source Heat Pump (Eco Air Boiler)? Air source heat pumps use the earth’s

free ambient energy to produce renewable heat energy for central heating and hot water
Jack’s love for CAD has developed over the last two years to a point where he is systems. They were first built in the 1850’s with Lord Kelvin suggesting the theory and Peter
now eminently employable and joins a much sought-after group in the jobs Ritter von Rittinger building the first example. The modern heat pump has been developed by
market. Acknowlegement of this is the fact that a Manchester-based company Global Energy Systems incorporating the advancements in condensers and compressor
specialising in Plastic Moulding technologies has offered Jack an immediate efficiencies making them a major contributor to the micro generation of renewable energy.
work-placement with them. It is my hope that, like many other of our CAD - With excellent year round Coefficient of Performance the Eco Air Boiler range can produce
literate students, that this will become a more ‘permanent’ relationship. Watch domestic hot water at up to 70°C at the same time as running central heating.
this space! The UK climate is cool and damp which presents significant problems if a heat pump has been
You may remember that last year, Jake Jones left us to join and Engineering designed to work in warm dry conditions as an air conditioning unit. The Global Energy Systems’
firm in Lytham and has rapidly become a very vaulable member of approach to an air source heat pump is that it should be fit for purpose in the UK. The Eco Air
their Engineering Applications team. Jake has been allowed Boiler range has a large evaporator to allow energy to be extracted from the air down to minus
paid leave to continue his education and is about to finish 25°C. The unit is configured to minimise the build-up of frost in our damp climate and to avoid the
ihs BTEC L3 in Mechanical Engineering This will be recirculation of cold air into the evaporator.
folloewd by a HNC and then, if possible - a degree. And t: e: w:
all from the security of a good job - what a prospect! All Global Energy Systems’ heat pumps are equipped with Eco Link, an independent communications
link, to allow monitoring and optimisation by the Global Energy Systems services team. The goal is to
offer efficiency and output figures when the weather is cold and they are most needed through
optimised settings and running patterns. Air source heat pumps can work with any size or type of
property or heat use, be it domestic or commercial. Customers range from Scottish croft cottages to
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stately homes and from artist’s studios to manufacturing facilities. Swimming pools and year round
Skills and Knowledge: heat users are a particular focus for air source heat pumps as they can benefit from the high Global Energy Systems Limited
efficiencies of warm weather running.
City and Guilds Dock Road, Lytham, Lancashire, FY8 5AQ www.globalenergysystems.co.uk
Global Energy Systems’ Eco Air Boilers are high performance, air source heat pumps, capable of enquiries@globalenergysystems.co.uk
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generating energy in a green and highly cost effective manner. They have a COP (Coefficient of
Levels 1, 2 and 3 Performance) of greater than 1 up to 4 in fact, indicating that they actually generate energy, producing
Parametric Modelling up to 4 times more kW of heat output than kW of electricity consumed. Heat pumps thus reduce fuel
bills by up to 65% and carbon emissions by up to 60%. The goal has always been to optimise
Levels 2 and 3 coefficient of performance and output when the air is cold and heating is most needed. Heat pumps
are, in the simplest terms, a reverse refrigeration cycle of condensation and evaporation of a
2D Design
liquid/gas, with an electric pump compressing the gas to create heat energy. This is the heat that you
Levels 2 and 3 CAD and Drafting feel at the back of a domestic fridge, with the cold air in this case being dissipated outdoors. A liquid
Martin
refrigerant that evaporates at minus 40°C is used, meaning that it can boil even when the air
Work pictured above - Fishing Reel: 3D modelling exercise by Jack Williams
temperature is minus 25°C.
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