boilers & cylinders


compliance with sustainable procurement policies that many local authorities and public sector bodies now have in place. Has that piece of timber being cut, been


sourced from sustainable forests? Has it been purchased in accordance with the EU Timber Regulations for illegal supply? Can the approval certification be easily accessed? To meet this growing requirement,


Encasement has already addressed the issue, as it is the UK’s only manufacturer and supplier of pre-formed plywood boxing and casings that holds an FSC®


from the Forest Stewardship Council. Only FSC®


‘Chain of Custody’ certification certified timber is used in the


manufacture of our boxing and boiler casings. In addition, every order despatched is accompanied with its FSC®


boxing, it can certification, which


means that the issue of compliance is automatically taken care of for users of Encasement’s products. Also, as the company supplies so much FSC®


purchase cost effectively, so there’s no price premium for using FSC®


Methods


Clearly, the choice of ‘Manufacture’ and Material’ have a direct impact on the ‘Method’ of installation and again this is an area where the use of site made boxing and boiler casings has a negative cost implication compared to pre-formed solutions. Typically, once a plumber or heating engineer


has completed a boiler installation, they will move on to the next flat while a joiner will set about the fabrication and fitting of a wood or MDF ‘site-made’ casing. Obviously, due to the different skills required, two different people are required to complete the job, which takes time, as mentioned earlier. If, however, a pre-formed boiler casing is


used, which has already been supplied to the correct dimensions, which only requires on-site trimming to height, then there’s no need for fabrication and the freestanding casing just slides into place underneath the boiler, which can be done by the heating engineer. Also, the use of moulded rubber edge strips


on the base of the casing means that it removes the need for mastic sealant, which save even more time and money, while also having an influence on the final category – ‘Maintenance’.


Maintenance


The ‘whole life’ costs for site made casings escalate significantly, when routine maintenance visits are factored in to the equation. In the majority of cases, site made casings


are damaged or destroyed during their removal, as the screw heads are filled and painted over, making them impossible or extremely time consuming to dismantle, while mastic sealant around the edges also needs to be removed. As pre-formed casings are self-supporting


and have no screws to hold them together, they can be easily removed and replaced in just a matter of seconds, dramatically decreasing the time that maintenance engineers need to be on site, with a corresponding reduction in


associated cost. Also, the complexities of managing routine


maintenance and inspection increases when site made casings are used. In some cases a joiner is required to remove site made boxing in advance of the maintenance work being carried out by a service engineer. The joiner then has to revisit the property after the maintenance is complete to refit the casing or construct a new one.


Case closed!


Apart from the disruption for the tenant and the extended time period to complete a simple process, the cost associated with transport and


labour for three site visits by skilled staff are considerable. Alongside this, the task of scheduling and co-ordinating such an operation on multiple properties is extremely complex. As a result it's a ‘no-contest’ when assessing


pre-formed boiler pipe casings against site made alternatives. The comparative fitting costs alone should ensure that the decision to use pre-formed casings is an easy one to make. Yet, when the FSC®


compliance and


maintenance aspects are factored in too, it becomes, to quote one of Encasement’s customers, “…a no-brainer.”


01733 266889 www.encasement.co.uk www.housingmmonline.co.uk | HMM March 2016 | 33 compliant products.


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