Hospitality first
Radisson Hotel Manchester City Centre has become the first hospitality venue in the UK to install Carrier Commercial HVAC’s new AquaSnap 61AQ heat pumps, strengthening its position as a Verified Net Zero hotel.
The AquaSnap 61AQ has been specifically designed and optimised to operate with natural refrigerant R-290, offering ultra-low Global Warming Potential (GWP) and high energy performance.
The hotel had originally planned to install another heat pump model from Carrier’s 61 range. However, with the launch of the 61AQ in February 2025, the hotel revised its specification to take advantage of the system’s enhanced efficiency, low environmental impact and future-ready design to help the hotel strengthen its Net Zero position and further align with the 2040 Net Zero Methodology for Hotels.
Four 120kW modular units, providing a combined 480kW of heating capacity, were crane-lifted and installed on the hotel’s rooftop. The design was created by consultants [PS]K Design and installed by award-winning contractor Nationwide Air Conditioning.
