PTSG is privileged to work on some of the UK’s most outstanding and iconic buildings. From historic castles and monuments to cutting-edge skyscrapers, we are proud to play our part in ensuring they are safe and protected, clean and operationally efficient.
Recently, Bowmore Distillery in Scotland contracted PTSG to deliver specialist electrical services. The distillery is on the Isle of Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides.
Bowmore Distillery
The distillery, which lies on the South-Eastern shore of Loch Indaal, is one of the oldest in Scotland.Established in 1779, it holds the distinction of being the oldest running distillery on Islay. Morrison Bowmore Distillers Ltd, a holding company owned by Beam Suntory, owns the distillery. Bowmore Distillery has an annual capacity of two million litres. The distillery typically ferments the liquid in traditional wooden washbacks. Thereafter, it passes the liquid through two wash stills and then through two spirit stills.
Bowmore Distillery sources as much barley as possible from on the island of Islay. The distillery demands more barley than the quantities currently produced, leading to the importation of barley from the mainland. It retains a traditional floor malting, but this also lacks sufficient capacity. Typically, the barley imported from the mainland is already malted.
The wort spends time in the traditional wooden washbacks, thereby facilitating the delicate process of fermentation. The now-fermented liquid embarks on its journey through two wash stills, followed by a further refinement in two spirit stills.
The distillation process channels its waste heat to warm a nearby public swimming pool, situated in one of the distillery’s former warehouses.
Morrison Bowmore bottles all whisky produced at Bowmore Distillery and their other distilleries at a facility in Springburn, Glasgow.
Engineers from PTSG Electrical Services Ltd will design, supply, install, test and commission a lightning protection system for Beam Suntory in Scotland.
PTSG Electrical Services Ltd carried out a test and inspection of the lightning protection system in place at Glenmorangie Company in Edinburgh; in the same year, the Group’s engineers performed a full upgrade of the lightning and surge protection system at Glenfiddich Distilleries in Moray – and at Auchentoshan Distillery in Glasgow.
