PRODUCT SHOWCASE
AROS Solar Inverters now available from Riello UPS
with AROS Solar Technology to offer a range of Solar Inverters to the UK market. The range features applications from 1.5 to 500kW, and include a host of monitoring and customisation options, suitable for both domestic and commercial applications. Over the last 70 years, AROS, a division of Riello Electtronica, has established itself as a leader in the field of
R
iello UPS, Europe’s leading manufacturer of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) has teamed up
inverters for photovoltaic applications. Robin Koffler, General Manager at
Riello UPS, said: “We are pleased to have the opportunity to offer UK customers these products for the first time. “AROS Solar Inverters are stocked in our UK warehouse so orders can be turned around quickly to ensure customers won’t be kept waiting for deliveries from overseas.” For more information on the AROS range of Solar Inverters, visit
www.riello-ups.co.uk
Email
sales@riello-ups.co.uk or call the sales hotline on 0800 269 394.
Bespoke rooflight solution from Xtralite delivers bright future for students at new Academy
T
he versatility of Xtralite’s products and services has been highlighted thanks to the Northumberland-based rooflight manufacturer’s involvement in providing a bespoke rooflight solution for a new £48 million academy in Hull. Funded by the ‘Building Schools for
the Future’ programme, the Sirius Academy required an innovative rooflight solution that could reflect its own unique, oval-shaped design. Working closely with roofing contractor Chemplas Ltd, Xtralite manufactured and installed two thermally enhanced ridgelights, measuring 33m x 28m and 24m x 28m.
Sat above the school’s full-height central atrium space, the ridgelights allow
the maximum amount of daylight to illuminate the space below which houses an innovative learning environment plus a number of multi-use spaces. Central to the success of the installation has been the close liaison between Xtralite’s design team and Chemplas Ltd, who both worked together with the contractor to overcome the complex area of interface between the roof and the rooflight. Jim Lowther, Sales Director at Xtralite, commented: “It is becoming increasingly important to ensure that schools built for the future are both sustainable and energy efficient. “These particular ridgelights are
glazed using translucent Lumira™ aerogel (formerly known as Nanogel). By using Lumira aerogel for this project, we’ve been able to ensure the building is flooded with high quality diffused light, reducing the glare and solar overheating that are usually associated with rooflight structures at this scale.”
Sirius Academy boasts new teaching
spaces, a six-court sports hall and three multi-use games areas, as well as specialist areas such as dance studios. It is anticipated that the Sirius Academy will achieve a BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating. For more details call 44 (0) 1670
354157, visit
www.xtralite.co.uk or email
sales@xtralite.co.uk
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