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Focus Enhances Website to Provide Online Support Gledhill Expansion Increases Customer Satisfaction
Focus SB has launched Gledhill Building
new areas on its website Products, one of the
www.focus-sb.co.uk, UK’s leading
to enhance its level of manufacturers of
customer support. stainless steel and
These new sections copper cylinders, has
will provide online recently expanded its
installation information Blackpool factory.
and technical data to The company has added
enable contractors to a brand new mezzanine
access the information floor to the Blackpool site,
they require at any time. which is one of its 16
This new service will manufacturing centres
include technical data based across the UK.
on the HAL lighting and The new level, which has
building control system created an extra 612 m
2
and the Wise Controls wireless interior and exterior lighting control system, of factory space, has been added as a result of significantly increased orders.
along with set-up guides for both of these ranges. There will also be a The additional space will also help maintain product delivery performance by
dedicated section that covers Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). allowing the company to store more products at the factory.
...searchable archive at www.buildingconstructiondesign.eu ...searchable archive at www.buildingconstructiondesign.eu
£ Millions Could be Saved on Social Housing
Refurbishment Says New Study from Encasement
Initial findings from an ongoing study, conducted by Encasement, indicate that savings of up to £
1/4
million could be
made on social housing and Decent Homes Standard refurbishment schemes by using pre-formed casings to conceal
boiler pipe work rather than fabricating them on site from wood or MDF. Encasement’s Managing Director, Martin
Taylor, explained: “We set up the research study to help quantify the cost benefits of using pre-formed boiler casings
compared to traditional methods. The initial data we’ve gathered shows that, on average, making a casing on site
costs £45 for a contractor to box in gas and central heating pipe, compared to a figure of just £20 when using an
n-case pre-formed casing.” He added: “That saving really hits home, when you consider that a number of authorities
have refurbishment programmes that include more than 10,000 homes, so a saving of £25 on these volumes means
that budgets could be easily reduced by well over £
1/4
million just by using pre-formed boiler pipe casings.” All n-case
boiler casings can be used free standing between a work surface and the boiler or secured using mastic adhesives,
mechanical fixings or even Velcro pads, enabling the casing to be removed easily for routine maintenance or
inspection. Also, as the casings are pre-finished with a durable white melamine finish, there is no need for additional
painting, which saves further time and cost on site as well as improving the overall finish and consistency.
Tel: 01733 266889 www.encasement.co.uk
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