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New freedom for
I N D U S T R Y N E W S
your heating
New faces at the top
Building Product Design Group, which includes brands such as Glidevale, Passivent, Kingfisher Louvre
Systems, Richmond Building Products and Z-Led, has promoted Graham Dronfield and Neil Rideout
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to joint managing directors. The two combine to bring over 40 years’ experience within divisions of the
company to the board.
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Graham Dronfield joined what was then Glidevale Building & Products Ltd in the fitting shop as a
milling machine operator. He progressed into quality management and was responsible for the
energy products:
implementation of BS5750 (now ISO9001) in the company before moving into general management,
SOLARMAT FL/CPC
and operational management. When the Group restructured in 2000, Graham was appointed
Proven fl at-plate production director, based at the company’s main manufacturing site in Pinxton, Nottinghamshire
collectors and premium before being promoted to group commercial director. His main responsibilities in his new role will be
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all commercial activities including production.
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Neil Rideout joined what was then Willan Building Services in 1989 as technical manager, from Scott
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Roof Tiles and previously Redland Roof Tiles. He progressed into product development and R&D, and
was group technical director prior to his appointment as group joint managing director. He will retain
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his technical responsibility in his new capacity, as well as marketing.
The future of heat supply: air/water heat pump,
Peter Willan, Group chairman and founder of the Group, comments: “BPD has always had an ethos
solar connectivity, buffer tank providing hot water
of nurturing its people, and to reward and promote from within. The appointment of Graham Dronfield
generation and heating support, gas condensing boiler and Neil Rideout as joint managing directors exemplifies this philosophy. They will continue to drive
and system regulator all combined within a single,
the Group forward, developing innovative yet practical solutions to changing market requirements and
compact, high-tech device. (COP 4.1)
forces.”
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BEAMA pumps it up
Working alongside key players 4,000 two-person contracting pumps are sustainable and
from the mainstream heating teams.” progressively saving carbon
industry including Worcester Mr Butler says that over time,” continues Kelly
Bosch, Dimplex, Baxi, Danfoss presentations from members, Butler.
Heat Pumps, Vaillant, Stiebel EDF and SummitSkills “Case studies from Sweden
Eltron, Zehnder UK and Myson, concluded that essential and Germany show that price
Leaders in fluid pumping equipment and controls
BEAMA has created the BEAMA building blocks included and investment return affect
Domestic Heat Pump funding to support a web portal take up of heat pumps.
Association. Its chairman is to identify required skills and Therefore, the Renewable Heat
Chris Davis, head of renewables signposting to available courses Incentive is a very sensible
at Dimplex. (manufacturer or college). policy move - but it must give
Kelly Butler, BEAMA’s Training installers was key, payback within five years and be
marketing director explains: especially in line with how at a higher level for this period
“For a couple of years BEAMA Government supported training to cover capital outlay and any
has been active in this sector for condensing boilers. Other loan financing. It should be
having negotiated the ASHP plans include sharing of market allowed to operate alongside
grant under LCBP, pushed for statistics, a heat pump specific CERT and other funding
the upcoming SAP Q scheme, guide for planners, ensuring mechanisms to push the price
and steered the Code for SAP can calculate the renewable down and reduce the payback in
Sustainable Homes to give content of heat pumps and those five years.
credits to ASHPs as a low zero incentive assessments. “DECC should issue guidance
carbon technology. Invited by The industry has explained to to all local authorities so
DECC to lead a Heat Pump the Government that the latest planners are aware that heat
Policy Forum shows the SAP consultation has an un- pumps are renewable, and
standing we have as the leading strategic carbon figure, which is guide them as to how to
authority on domestic heating too high to grow the market in determine their renewable
with heat pumps. The new new-build. The Government is content.
association is a natural fit. considering the industry’s view “BEAMA is well on the way to
“The domestic heat pump that it needs to be longer term in being the priority voice within
sector has vast potential - up to how it is set, and well below the Whitehall for domestic heat
• Water Pressure Booster Sets 2020 it’s estimated to be1.4- consultation’s 0.59kg CO2/kWh. pumps. We’re in ongoing
• Sealed System Pressurisation Units
1.75 million units, largely “We’re demonstrating that if discussions with further
• Tank Level & Temperature Controls
coming from the ‘low hanging you overlay a 2008 Code 1 potential members and will
fruit’ of four million off gas house with an air source heat continue to work with Summit
• Energy Efficient
homes. For this to happen, we pump onto a de-carbonisation Skills, EDF and other energy
• Bespoke Design Service
have urged the Government to trajectory similar to that in the suppliers to grow the market to
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make CERT and CESP more Climate Change Committee its full potential. The
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attractive to ensure penetration Report (December 2008), by Government has also welcomed
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the scale of the challenge happen sooner if the dwelling’s future meeting to progress
requires 8,000 installers, that’s fabric is improved. That is, heat proposed initiatives.”
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