Aston Wood Golf Club is an 18-hole USPGA standard golf course, situated in Sutton, Coldfield in the heart of the West Midlands. After spending in excess of £180,000 on the drainage of the course during the past three years, Aston Wood was keen to provide the best conditions for its members during the milder winter months. However, it wasn’t the 18-hole golf course that was under-performing, but the heating system within its leisure facility, which includes a restaurant, bar, members lounge and snooker room.

Simply by chance, Kenny Virdee, a member of Aston Wood Golf Club and Vaillant’s regional sales manager, noticed the heating issue throughout the club and helped to specify two Vaillant ecoTEC 65kW wall hung condensing boilers as part of a heating solution. The recent installation has formed part of a £100,000 refurbishment programme by Aston Wood, which is nearing 50% completion.

Mark Davies, managing director of Prolec UK, commented on the installation of the Vaillant commercial boilers: “I have been using Vaillant domestic boilers for years now and can’t fault any of their products. When I heard that the golf club had specified a Vaillant ecoTEC 65 commercial boiler, I had no hesitation in installing it, as I know Vaillant provide one of the best back-up services in the industry. I can safely say that with the new Vaillant boiler and outside temperature controls, the cost savings will be noticeable with almost immediate effect.”

Kenny Virdee added: “Having been a member of the golf club for numerous years, I know that the management team has been working tirelessly to improve all areas of the course and its facilities. However, the heating system started to fail in the build up to the winter, which obviously isn’t the best time to have no warmth or hot showers. As a member of the club, I felt it was in my best interest that the problem was rectified swiftly, and what better way to provide a solution than through my company’s own products?”