APPOINTMENTS & NEWS 27  Designer Contracts continues to expand


UK flooring contractor, Designer Contracts, has expanded its regional facilities in the North West, North East and Scotland. The North West has now increased its current warehouse and office space to include an adjacent unit. The North East has almost trebled in size; having out-grown its previous


location the move to much larger premises will accommodate its growing business. And Scotland has taken an additional unit at its current location. The expanded regions now have additional high rise carpet racking, giving a considerable increase in the amount of storage space.


01246 854577 www.designercontracts.com The Grundfos SCALA2 is second to none


Grundfos SCALA2 is a new compact, variable speed, water booster pump that has been specifically designed and built to deliver perfect water pressure to wherever it is needed in the home. Recently launched and WRAS approved, each unit is a fully integrated water booster pump that will provide the perfect water pressure to up to eight water outlets – even


with multiple taps and showers running at the same time. The SCALA2 combines the pump, motor, tank, sensor, drive and non-return valve in one neat package. The units also offer intelligent pump control as they adjust their operation to ensure perfect water pressure at all times.


01525 850000 www.grundfos.co.uk 112 Norbord launches new nationwide campaign


Following a successful 30th birthday year in 2015, 2016 also saw great results from the now- established SterlingOSB brand campaign; sales increased by 24 per cent. The new offering continues in the same successful vein with a new campaign designed to optimise sales of the stalwart panel through builders’ merchants in 2017. The industry-wide, national A Great Deal Better campaign


again gives builders and merchants alike the tools they need to maintain the Sterling job in 2017 and encourage sales. Designed to highlight SterlingOSB’s strengths in a host of general construction tasks, Norbord’s 2017 campaign comprises nationwide advertising and POS support along with PR activities in the media and in branch.


Innovative design provides solution


Metropolitan, a leading independent energy and utility provider, has provided a solution to the problematic wastewater requirements of Castle Hill, the new town being built in Ebbsfleet, Kent. By designing and building an onsite, above-ground wastewater treatment plant, Metropolitan has resolved cost and


technical issues, maintaining the area’s protected groundwater status, as stipulated by the EA, thus enabling the development to progress. The onsite plant will deliver a controlled release of treated wastewater, meeting EA exacting standards to protect the environment. The plant should be fully operational by late 2017.


01359 758757 www.met-i.co.uk 116 110  Proud to help Rachel get home for Christmas


When The VEKA UK Group heard, last year, how a Bedlington woman was left stuck in hospital after a devastating fall, the team were keen to help. Rachel Rudd, whose husband Darren works for Renolit, fell down the stairs at their home in April. Rachel suffered severe bruising to her spinal cord; which sadly left her


paralysed from the shoulders down. Darren tried to secure a grant to cover the cost of modifying the house to Rachel's new circumstances, but was unsuccessful. The VEKA UK Group quickly offered to provide the PVC-U profile required, and VEKA customer BMW Windows kindly volunteered to fabricate and install the new windows and doors free of charge.


01282 716611 www.vekauk.com  Vent-Axia wins at prestigious CIBSE Awards


A leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent- Axia is celebrating winning ‘Energy Efficient Product or Innovation of the Year’ at the prestigious Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers Building Performance Awards 2017. Scooping the award for its revolutionary Sentinel Kinetic Advance Mechanical Ventilation


with Heat Recovery (MVHR), the Sussex-based company received the accolade at Grosvenor House, Park Lane. The Judges were impressed by the Sentinel Kinetic Advance’s ingenious use of very modern technology, its ability to ‘deliver strong performance’ as well as ‘ease of installation’ and that internally it is made from all recycled materials.


0844 856 0590 www.vent-axia.com The Burning Issue


UK tax payers may have been subsidising power stations to burn wood in a way that creates more carbon emissions than burning coal, says Norbord, a leading UK manufacturer of engineered wood panel products. Although burning wood is often hailed


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as being a sustainable source of energy, the Government report, ‘Life Cycle Impacts of Biomass Electricity in 2020’, confirmed the potential for a negative environmental impact. Norbord is raising the issues surrounding the misuse of wood and the message that prioritising reuse and recycling ahead of burning for energy delivers clear and tangible benefits in respect of resource efficiency, carbon storage and employment.


115 Encon scoops regional Redrow Award


Encon Insulation is delighted to announce that it has been named Supplier of the Year at the South West Redrow Awards. The regional Redrow Awards honour firms that have done great work in the industry. It also recognises companies that are committed to sustaining and enhancing local communities around


the country. Encon Insulation was named Supplier of the Year, an acknowledgement of its outstanding contribution as a buildings material provider within Redrow’s supply chain. During the last 12 months, Encon Insulation has supplied a range of products to multiple major Redrow projects both nationally and regionally.


01937 524200 www.encon.co.uk 117 WWW.HBDONLINE.CO.UK 113 111


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