product innovations
Underground solution
cle, with crane and receiving hopper, stops by the
UWS and the driver uses a remote control to guide the
Litter bins over-flowing with unsightly waste are un- crane to the hooks on the UWS.
Meeting market demand
welcome and unhygienic – and they need constant at- For further information telephone 01530 277900. With suppliers to the building trade coming
tention. Otto’s Underground Waste System (UWS) under intense pressure to supply all products
tackles the aesthetic problems as well as the need to at much keener prices, Glasgow based
improve waste streams segregation. Access to the un- Strongwood Flooring has responded to this
derground storage is via neat surface receptacles and as demand and can now offer a comprehensive
underground temperatures tend to be lower than those range of hardwood flooring at the most com-
in surface containers, odour levels are reduced. petitive prices possible. Especially manufac-
Typically, a UWS may hold the equivalent of between tured for the UK market, the Strongwood
15-20 240ltr wheeled bins, so there’s an environmental range includes the species, stains, sizes and
advantage in vehicles making fewer collections. The finishes that meet the particular collective
large underground containers reduce the amount of tastes of the British people. Strongwood’s
discarded waste lying around a full litter bin, and as un- products offer developers and builders alike
derground temperatures tend to be lower than those in the opportunity to use hardwood flooring to
surface containers, odour levels are reduced. The con- create a stunning look to interiors within limit-
tents of a UWS can be collected in about two minutes ed budgets. In order to meet the anticipated
by a vehicle with a single operator. The collection vehi- demand for the new range, the company has
committed major investment to stocking
Strongwood products to try to ensure that se-
Turbomiser chiller
namic control system. A recent installation at The lected product is always readily available to or-
Dorchester Hotel is saving the client some £10,000 der. The Strongwood solid range is available
wins double accolade
per month in energy costs. Receiving the awards on unfinished or prefinished with a variety of
behalf of the development team were Ken Strong, stains, lacquers and oils, with processes such
The companies behind the ultra-efficient managing director of Cool-Therm, and Roberto as brushing and handscraping used on some
Turbomiser chiller have achieved a double win for Mallozzi, managing director of Klima-Therm. products. Strongwood flooring’s new pricelist
the technology in the UK’s most prestigious industry For further information telephone 0117 961 0006 is now available, and free samples of all prod-
awards. UK distributors Cool-Therm and Klima- or 020 8947 1127. ucts are on hand for immediate dispatch.
Therm worked closely with Italian manufacturer For further information visit
Geoclima to develop Turbomiser, acclaimed as www.strongwoodflooring.com
“probably the most efficient HFC-based chiller in
the world.” They received the awards for
Environmental Pioneer – Air Conditioning and
Environmental Collaboration of the Year at the glit-
tering finals of the Cooling Industry Awards, held at
The Hilton on London’s Park Lane. The Turbomiser
uses between a third and a half of the energy re-
quired by conventional screw or reciprocating
chillers. This is made possible by the ground-break-
ing combination of a compact centrifugal compres-
sor with virtually frictionless magnetic bearings,
floating head pressure design, LPA low energy free
cooling, flooded evaporator and fully integrated dy-
Perfect Partners
furniture door range
Leading supplier of electrical wiring accessories,
Hamilton Litestat, has launched a new range of stylish
door furniture to complement its comprehensive range
of switch plates, sockets, hotel card switches and lighting
controls. Designed by Tupai of Portugal exclusively for
Hamilton Litestat, the ‘Perfect Partners’ collection of
limited edition door handles is available in a variety of
design-led finishes including piano black, bright chrome,
satin chrome, satin steel, and bright chrome and black to-
gether. These contemporary finishes are also featured
throughout Hamilton Litestat’s range of wiring acces-
sories, making them ‘Perfect Partners’ for a completely
co-ordinated, sleek residential or commercial interior.
For further information telephone 01747 860088,
email web@hamilton-litestat.com or visit
www.hamilton-litestat.com
Open Metering System
working groups of the Open Metering initiative
checked the use of existing standards and defined
The “Open Metering System” initiative of the supplements or concretions where necessary. For
manufacturers’ associations figawa, KNX and the data transfer between the actual meters and the
ZVEI has published an open, manufacturer in- data concentrator MUC – defined as primary com-
dependent, interoperable device and interface munication – the EN 13757 standard was identi-
definition called an “Open Metering System fied as the only current standard applicable to
Specification”. At present, the OMS specifica- metering devices. This standard defines the M-Bus
tions are being reviewed by the European as a physical interface (wired and wireless), as well
Committee for Standardisation (CEN), as as a data protocol. EN 13757 also complies with
European new work item proposal TC 294. The the KNX standard. The remote communication is
OMS specification is available on the internet at defined by approved internet standards.
www.openmetering.org. From May 2007, several For further information visit www.knx.org
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