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n a post-Brexit vote survey undertaken by manufacturer, Giacomini UK, 76% of those questioned said country of manufacture was an important factor when it came to purchasing. When asked if the country of origin was checked before purchasing building and HVAC supplies, just 19% said that they never check – which demonstrates the importance of a product’s origin when making decisions about purchasing.
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Some 83.5% of respondents said they preferred to buy products from a European manufacturer, with only 8%
saying that they would never buy a product if they knew it was made in Europe.
The survey also focused on more specific issues within the HVAC industry and asked respondents if heat interface units had made converting offices to residential properties more achievable.
An overwhelming 84% agreed, which reinforces the noticeable growth that Giacomini UK has seen since regulations surrounding planning permission were altered, meaning that Class B1 offices could be converted to Class C3 residential dwellings without
REL adds Romford leisure scheme to its expanding project list
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EL has been awarded a contract to deliver the electrical works at a £25m leisure development.
Located in Romford, the scheme is being built by Willmott Dixon for Havering Council. It includes an eight-lane competition swimming pool, training pool, fitness suite, 56m x 26m ice rink and associated leisure facilities within the heart of the town centre.
Appointed by Kershaw Mechanical Services, REL is responsible for the £2m electrical element of the project, which is scheduled to take 12 months.
REL’s Managing Director, Toby Buckley said: “We’re looking forward to working in partnership with Kershaw to help deliver the Romford Leisure development, which is set to regenerate the area and secure competition-level ice-skating and swimming.
“The electrical design is complex so we’ve been working closely with
Purchasing attitudes remain intact post Brexit says survey
the need for specific planning and development permission. Matt Lowe, Managing Director of Giacomini UK – which produces plumbing brassware and radiator valves in Italy – commented: “Post- Brexit attitudes towards all the EU were always going to be interesting and our survey gave us some fascinating insights into mindsets and purchasing decision making factors.
“It would appear that people are now more conscious of where products come from but that EU products are still thought to be the best – despite the outcome of the referendum!”
Elmhurst Energy announces new TechNet events
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Wilmott Dixon’s design team to develop and coordinate the design.” Within the last 12 months, REL has also helped to deliver leisure complexes in Waltham Forest, High Wycombe and Flitwick in Bedfordshire.
TV comedian Hugh Dennis is confirmed for industry awards
lmhurst Energy, the energy performance rating organisation, has announced a series of TechNet events across the UK, designed to provide energy assessors with networking and Continuing Personal Development (CPD) opportunities.
“Now in their third successful year, our two hour TechNet networking events provide a wonderful chance for energy assessors to get together with their peers to discuss industry developments and innovations in energy assessment whilst expanding their network of contacts,” explains Martyn Reed, Managing Director of Elmhurst Energy.
“Elmhurst's TechNet is also designed to help energy assessors keep up to date with potential business opportunities and support them in building a better business. We have kept the agenda broad enough to really appeal to our members, members of other schemes and people from various sustainability related organisations.” For more information and to book, visit:
www.elmhurstenergy.co.uk
Partnership creates new industrial group
idros UK Ltd, which specialises in the application of commercial sized, heating optimised heat pumps and refrigerant-based dehumidification has announced that its parent company, Hidros SpA and Emicon SpA have entered into an industrial partnership.
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It creates an Italian industrial group with a consolidated turnover of Euro 40m, a workforce of 150 employees and European-wide coverage with six sales operations across Europe.
Outnumbered and comedy show Mock the Week – has been booked to entertain guests at the ECA Annual Awards and Gala Dinner at Hilton Bankside, London, on June 9th.
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Hosting the entertainment will be Alan Dedicoat – the voice of The
omedian and actor Hugh Dennis – best known for his roles in BBC sitcom
National Lottery and Strictly Come Dancing. There will also be a live band and DJ.
The awards remain open to entries from members of the ECA until Tuesday 18th April.
For more details about how to book your place at the gala dinner or to enter the awards, visit:
www.ecaawards.co.uk 6 BUILDING SERVICES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER MARCH 2017
This transaction involves the purchase of 70% of Hidros SpA capital by Emicon SpA, which becomes the main shareholder. This new partnership combines the know- how of Emicon SpA, more specialised in climate control and conditioning in the field of telecommunications as well as process cooling and office air conditioning, with that of Hidros, a leader in the design and application of high efficiency heat pumps and also commercial dehumidification.
Advertising: 01622 699116 Editorial: 01354 461430 SAV welcomes more
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AV Systems has welcomed the announcement of a new regime for testing heat interface units (HIUs), noting its potential to significantly improve the performance of heat networks.
“Under-performance of heat networks is often down to poorly designed HIUs that are unable to cope with variations in the system and fail to maintain the temperature differentials required for optimum efficiency,” said SAV Sales Director, Jan Hansen.
“This new testing regime is more demanding than its predecessor and the adoption of the new test standard by the Building Engineering Services Association will ensure wider compliance,” he added.
SAV has supported HIU testing since the introduction of an earlier regime developed by Fairheat with support from the then Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC). The first round of tests showed that SAV’s Danfoss FlatStation HIUs provided the lowest VWART (Volume Weighted Average Return Temperatures) values of all HIUs tested. SAV will now be submitting FlatStations for testing under the new regime. “We are very focused on the performance of the whole system at both full and part load conditions and FlatStations are optimised to deal with varying system differential pressures and high performance at low, high and dynamic DHW tapping conditions,” Jan Hansen added. “We are therefore confident that they will exceed the requirements of the new tests. We are also particularly pleased the new regime will conduct tests based on both 70°C and 60°C primary supply temperatures as Danfoss FlatStations are optimised to perform efficiently with the low temperature heat networks of the future.” “Indeed, we would like to see even more rigorous HIU testing, underpinned by penalties for heat networks that don’t perform adequately.”
Unitrunk appoints East Midlands BDM
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nitrunk has appointed Neil Bullock as Business Development Manager with responsibility for working with customers and suppliers in the East Midlands.
Joining Unitrunk with more than 20 years’ experience in the mechanical and electrical (M&E) sector, Bullock has specialised in cable management for the past 12 years, working for both suppliers and wholesalers.
His experience includes supporting customers from across the delivery chain, including contractors, consultants and end users in
both the M&E and power processing markets. His career also includes a recent role with the Energy Industries Council (EIC).
Vexo strengthens team with key BDM appointment
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exo, the water treatment products company, has appointed Matthew Skinner as Business Development Manager for the London & SE region.
Skinner joins Vexo from Flamco UK Limited where he was Regional Sales Manager and prior to that Technical Sales Engineer at Witt Gas Techniques.
Said Vexo: “Matt has a wealth of both technical and sales experience and using these skills he will continue to work closely with BSS Industrial, our national distributor, in addition to MEP
design consultants and contractors, FM specialists, developers and end user clients.”
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