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Versa 8 fire sprinkler boxing (also right)


distributed heating system refurbishment projects all using its specialised products. The company’s products are continually specified


by HAs, LAs and their contractors to conceal interior pipework, while its ‘Arma’ range of tough, lightweight aluminium casings are used to cover and protect exterior services, such as gas supply pipes, electrical cabling and distributed heating pipework. The plywood casings range, which includes Riva;


Versa 5 and Versa 8 pipe and fire sprinkler boxing products, alongside its boiler pipe work casings, are all pre-finished in white melamine, which removes the need for on-site painting and helps save time and money on site. Encasement was one of the first manufacturers and suppliers of decorative casings to achieve the


FSC® Chain of Custody Certification from the Forestry Stewardship Council in 2010 and since then, the company has offered an FSC® certified option on its full range of pre-formed plywood casings to comply with customers’ sustainable procurement policies. Martin Taylor, Encasement’s Managing Director,


explained: “From our experience of working with contractors on countless social housing projects where pipework needs to be concealed, we know that pipe and fire sprinkler boxing can be fitted in less than half the time of site made alternatives.” For housing associations, local authorities and


their contractors, this time saving provides a number of benefits. It helps ensure that heating systems, boilers and fire safety upgrades can be completed within shorter timescales. This minimises disruption for tenants and can also have a positive impact on improving maintenance and tenant satisfaction KPI’s. Potentially the most important advantage is that


the time taken to complete the projects can be reduced without compromising the quality or integrity of the installation, which can also help reduce costs. While the ability to save money on-site by using pipe boxing and casing solutions that are quicker to


install than site made alternatives is already attractive, pre-formed casings also enable further savings to be made. 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. Also, if mastic sealant has been used around the edges, it will also need to be removed. Often, 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. With preformed pipe boxing solutions, it is


usually a simple process of removing the securing screws and then the individual lengths of boxing can be removed and replaced quickly and easily. For boiler pipe casings, this process is even


simpler. 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. “From day one, we set out to manufacture and


supply the most comprehensive range of pipe boxing and casing products for the social housing sector and we now offer more than 200 different products, profiles and sizes within our standard range,” continued Martin Taylor. He added: “Our Versa range of pre-formed pipe


boxing has rapidly become a key solution for concealing retro-fitted fire sprinkler pipework in flats and communal areas, whilst the launch of our flame retardant Versa ‘FR’ boxing was a first for the market. Versa FR is also pre-finished in white, while our Arma aluminium casings can be specified and manufactured in any RAL colour.”


Versa 5 pipe boxing Concealing boiler pipework and flues 01733 266 889 www.encasement.co.uk


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