The Savoy, a professional hospitality college in Merano, is a centre of excellence in training the future professionals of the catering industry.

Under the watchful eye of over 60 teachers, the Savoy buzzes with passion and dedication from the 700 students engaged on courses including those for chefs, sommeliers, waiting staff and hospitality and tourism managers.

The school teaches everything required for a successful career in catering and hospitality, not only practical sessions in the kitchen and restaurant but also modules teaching teamwork and interpersonal skills.

The requirement

• The Savoy needed a kitchen for the new educational facility. This was to be built alongside the existing building which had become too small to house the growing number of students.
• The kitchen in the old facility had gas appliances from the Ambach System 900, Ecoline and Compact Plus lines. Appliances were needed for the new kitchen that had electronic controls and state-of-the-art technology; offering significant savings in energy consumption.
• The school was not just seeking a simple supplier of kitchen equipment; it needed a partner to undertake the project from start to finish and supply all the appliances needed for the students: cooking ranges, washing and refrigeration systems and blast chillers, as well as kitchen extractors, ventilation systems and all the elements for the self-service area.
• The new facility presented a number of challenges. Not only did the building have distinctive sloping walls but for logistical reasons the training spaces, such as the kitchens and the classrooms had to be located on different floors.
• The Savoy needed highly functional, yet aesthetically pleasing products – the new kitchen had to be robust and high performance enough to stand up to the rigours of the students.

The solution

• Some 14 years on, the Savoy decided to ask Niederbacher, the company that installed the original appliances for the kitchen in the old school. Niederbacher was a reliable choice, the Savoy knew they could guarantee results were experienced in handling complete projects in the world of professional catering. Ambach was chosen, without any hesitation, once again, for the new kitchen at Savoy.
• In order to best meet the needs of the school in terms of high-performance, the robust yet compact Ambach System 700 and System 700 double service cooking lines were installed with a single hygienic top, together with the System 900 line, perfect for the school’s high volumes.
• The kitchen tops were welded in situ and occupy an overall surface area of 150 metres. Amazingly, the worktop alone (that connects the kitchen to the restaurant of the school, where the students practice) comprises 22 metres of stainless steel!
• The project took two years and was the result of great teamwork between all the partners involved: the directors of the school, the team of architects, the technicians and the project managers from Niederbacher and Ambach.

The Spittal hospital is a piece of history of Carinthia.
Built in far-off 1191, it gave its name to the Austrian town of Spittal an der Drau.
With as many as 236 beds, 14,000 in-patients and over 41,000 outpatient appointments in a year, Spittal is the largest hospital facility in the town.
More than 400 employees work every day to make the hospital not only a highly professional and efficient structure but also a comfortable and welcoming environment for all patients.

In recent years restructuring work has been carried out to extend the central part of the structure and ensure an even higher service level.

The request

•  The Spittal hospital needed to remodel the kitchen. The new equipment must be high quality and high performance. 
• The structure is impressive and the kitchen has to match this: every day from 2,500 to 3,000 meals are prepared. 
• The new kitchen has to ensure the highest levels of hygiene, a crucial factor, particularly so for a hospital facility.
• The work has to be completed in a short space of time as the distribution of meals to patients cannot be interrupted.

The solution

• The Spittal hospital opted for the Ambach System 900 line, a perfect solution for high volumes thanks to its considerable ruggedness and efficiency.
• The kitchen installed consists of a block with a single hygiene surface and glass ceramic hob.
• The sides are welded seamlessly with an inside compartment with rounded corners.
• The installation work was performed at high speed with good coordination and everything was completed in just 3 days.
• The project partner was Lugama, consultancy located in Mauterndorf, Austria.
• The various phases of the project were coordinated perfectly and performed without any difficulties.
• The chefs valued the solution highly as it was considered exactly in line with their needs and requests.
• The installation completed, Ambach dealt with commissioning and start-up of the block via a training course for the chefs.

Barnsley College is one of the UK’s foremost Colleges for the study of Hospitality and Catering. In 2013 the College underwent a massive redevelopment, creating many superb new facilities available to the students, it has become one of the most modern and efficient schools in the country. It offers a course of studies dedicated to those who wish to undertake a career in the hospitality and catering sectors.

The Brief

• The College required new, innovative kitchens for its students at all levels. Kitchens that provided a complete commercial working experience, using the very latest and highest levels of equipment available.
• The College wanted to create the most technologically advanced and modern training kitchens in England and facilities that would be seen as the bench mark for education.
• To satisfy the needs of lecturers and students alike and recognising the particular needs of the facilities, plus the intensity of the use of the kitchens during student training, all equipment needed to be reliable, robust and durable.
• Working with Design and Project Consultant Jason Fish of HK Projects, Ambach supplied a wide range of modules creating customised double service island suites, featuring a mix of cooking technologies and power types.
• Besides build quality, it was extremely important that impeccable hygiene standards were delivered, that the equipment was easy to clean and that technical assistance and spare parts were only a phone call away.

The Solution

• Ambach proposed the
• System 900 series, which thanks to its hygienic one piece work top, wide radius corners and solid frame in stainless steel, ensures the highest levels of hygiene, quality and durability.Different kitchens were supplied with custom, double service units to allow more students to work simultaneously.
• The variety of modules offered by Ambach provided complete freedom during the design process, allowing each kitchen to be perfectly tailored to the level of the students, the available space and the techniques taught.