Classeq warewashers at Derby College’s Roundhouse Campus
Chefs learning their craft are bound to generate plenty of dirty dishes. Three Classeq warewashers installed on the Roundhouse campus at Derby College are ensuring sparkling service at all times.
The purpose-built £2.5m catering training operation has the capacity for 170 full and part time catering and hospitality students, and includes a working restaurant trading as the Engine Shed.
Opened in September 2009, the new Roundhouse campus on Pride Park in the city centre also includes two commercial food operations – the Roundhouse Restaurant and the Grab & Go food-court style quick service site.
The thousands of meals served each week generate a lot of dirty dishes, glassware and cutlery, all of which need cleaning to the highest standards. The Classeq warewashers on the site were commissioned through Chesterfield-based Catering Projects Group, which worked with Derby College specifying all catering equipment for the Pride Park development.
Students learn all aspects of the catering and hospitality business in a purpose built suite which includes three glass-fronted kitchens, an 80-seat restaurant, and a bar.
Tony Bates, Estates Operations Manager for Derby College, worked with David Main from Catering Projects Group and identified the new-generation Classeq Hydro H857 pass through dishwasher as ideal for the training kitchen.
Tony says: “For the students, presentation and service are essential skills, and all the dishes and serving equipment has to be up to scratch.”
An Alto rack dishwasher has been installed at the main Roundhouse Restaurant. This trades from 8am to 8pm, and can serve up to 1000 customers a day. In addition, the industrial architecture makes it a prestigious function venue, with up to 450 guests dining at such events, which take place through the week and at weekends.
With many staff working at the site, one advantage is the Alto’s simplicity of use – new employees can be trained easily.
The Grab & Go restaurant in the Stephenson Building is used by students and staff from the college for snack-style meals such as jacket potatoes and paninis. The Duo3 undercounter glasswasher installed at the Grab & Go is a workhorse, designed to cope with high levels of demand at peak time.
“The food and service has to be quick, efficient and to a high standard,” says Tony. “There is no shortage of choice, with the new Westfield shopping centre just a minute’s walk away. Our facilities have to compete.”
Classeq is part of the Winterhalter UK group, providing a total solution for warewashing though their nationwide network of distributors, offering everything from pre-sales advice to after-sales service. For information on the Classeq range of glass and dishwashers, including details of your nearest stockist, call 0870 224 7288.
For more information on Derby College visit www.derby-college.ac.uk. For Catering Projects Group call 08445 4585002 or visit www.cateringprojectsgroup.com.
Classeq is part of the Winterhalter UK group, providing a total solution for warewashing through a nationwide network of distributors, offering everything from pre-sales advice to after-sales service. For information on the Classeq range of glass and dishwashers, including details of your nearest stockist, call 0844 225 9249, see www.classeq.co.uk or email feedback@classeq.co.uk .
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British manufacturer Classeq is part of the Winterhalter group and is BS EN ISO 9001-2000 accredited. All Classeq machines are WRAS-approved (formerly WRC), CE marked and supplied with a comprehensive one year warranty, backed by Winterhalter’s nationwide service network. Classeq is the UK’s leading and most popular warewasher brand for independent and smaller-scale caterers.
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Classeq Hydro H857 Hydro has been engineered to deliver great cleaning results whilst reducing bills by being more energy efficient and using less detergents than previous models. With wash cycle times from one and a half to three minutes, the Hydro can process up to forty large (500 x 500mm) racks, or around 720 dinner plates, every hour.
Their simple controls require minimal staff training and an ‘Auto start’ saves time by turning the Hydro on for the next wash cycle as soon as the hood is closed. The wash chamber is formed from a sheet of folded steel, so there are no dirt traps and cleaning is quick and easy.
The continuous hood cleaning system ensures the interior is always spotlessly hygienic, while the automatic self-drain and clean-down programme, together with the self-draining wash pump, ensures no dirty water is left in the machine at the end of the day.
The Alto rack dishwasher can process up to 280 racks per hour. The double skinned construction cuts down noise and reduces heat loss from the machine, saving on running costs as well as improving the working environment.
A touch pad allows the machine to be set in motion simply. Once everything’s clean an auto timer shuts down the pumps and puts the heaters on standby ready for the next load.
The DUO3 undercounter glasswasher is designed and built to be reliable and energy efficient and a best value-for-money option both at purchase and during operation. A fully insulated double-skinned cabinet ensures that the Duo range is both quiet and cool to the touch while at the same time lowering energy usage.
The full coverage filter system keeps the wash water cleaner for longer, meaning fewer water changes, cleaner glasses and lower fuel bills. To give a quick start-up time and further minimise energy requirements the Duo machine has a washtank requiring very little water -– while the moulded steel interior wash chamber is easy to clean.