Where a premises operates or contains a cooling tower or evaporative condenser, the occupier is required to notify and register with the local authority.

The Council should also be notified if the unit is decommissioned and/or disinfected, or where there is a change in owner (within one month of this occurring).

Cooling towers and evaporative condensers are often linked to outbreaks of legionnaires disease. Legionnaires disease is a pneumonia type illness, caused by the bacteria, Legionella pneumophila. The bacteria is carried in small water droplets and is commonly found in poorly maintained cooling towers.

Operators of cooling towers and evaporative condensers should ensure there is a programme of maintenance for the system, including cleaning and disinfecting regimes.

Registering a cooling tower or evaporative condenser

There is currently no fee to register a cooling tower or evaporative condenser. See the downloads section for the relevant forms.

List of cooling towers in our area

  • Collins UTC Aerospace Systems (Actuation Systems) - Stafford Rd, Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, WV10 7EH.
    • 5 Cooling Towers
       
  • City of Wolverhampton Council - Civic Centre, St. Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SH.
    • 2 Cooling Towers
       
  • Mueller Europe Limited - Oxford St, Bilston, WV14 7DS.
    • 4 Cooling Towers
       
  • Laystall Engineering Ltd - Dixon Street, Wolverhampton.
    • 6 Cooling Towers
       
  • Constellation Cold Logistics UK Limited - 53 Park Ln, Wolverhampton, WV10 9QG.
    • 6 Cooling Towers
       
  • Ceandess Ltd - Dixon St, Wolverhampton.
    • 1 Cooling Tower
       
  • Cooper Coated Coil - Unit 38-39 Planetary Industrial Estate, Planetary Road, Willenhall, WV13 3XB.
    • 1 Cooling Tower
       
  • H & J Speake - Strawberry Lane Ind Est/Strawberry La, Willenhall, WV13 3RS.
    • 1 Cooling Tower
       
  • Marstons (W & D Breweries Plc) - Marston's House, Albany Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4JT.
    • 2 Evaporative Condensers
       
  • DOUGLAS BAKER PLASTICS LTD - Doubak Works, Etruria Way, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 7LH.
    • 1 Cooling Tower

What if I have a complaint or concern?

If you have a complaint or concern about a cooling tower or evaporative condenser or believe either have not been registered, please fill out our contact Environmental Health

or write to: Food and Environmental Safety, Regulatory Services, Regeneration and Environment, City of Wolverhampton Council, Civic Centre, St. Peter's Square, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DA

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