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Vent-Axiawelcomes NICE guidanceon indoor air quality in the home Leading British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axiahas welcomed the draſt guidance ‘Indoor Air Quality at Home’ published byNational Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).


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he consultation document, which was published on Friday 28 June 2019, urges


both local authorities and the public to be aware of the air quality in their homes to reduce exposure to indoor pollutants and protect their health. Within the guidance it advises people to ensure rooms are well ventilated by extractor fans or by opening windows when cooking, drying clothes inside, using household sprays or solvents and paints. With exterior air pollution already high on the UK’s agenda Vent-Axia is pleased that the dangers associated with poor indoor air quality (IAQ) are now being recognised especially since recent research on respiratory health has pointed to non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) in the home posing a risk to health. Currently a staggering 65% of UK homes suffer from poor IAQ as a result of inadequate ventilation. Exposure to indoor air pollution from cookers, damp, cleaning products and fires can all irritate the


Jenny Smith, Head of Marketing at Vent-Axia


lungs and exacerbate asthma symptoms, as well as causing long-term adverse health effects. Poor Indoor air quality costs the UK over 204,000 healthy life years, with 45% lost to cardiovascular diseases, 23% to asthma and allergy and 15% to lung cancer. Within the draft guidance the document confirms the critical role


ventilation plays in removing potential pollutants and improving indoor air quality. NICE’s guidance therefore advises households on how to increase ventilation by using extractor fans in bathrooms and kitchens or opening windows when: using cookers, open solid fires, candles, free-standing gas heaters, cleaning products, household sprays or aerosols and paints; having a bath or shower; and air-drying clothes in the home. “At Vent-Axia we are committed to improving indoor air quality. With homes becoming increasingly air tight the problem of poor IAQ has become less easy to ignore. Without good ventilation in a home air quality can potentially deteriorate and as a result can lead to condensation, mould and build-up of toxic chemicals,” explains Jenny Smith, Head of Marketing at Vent-Axia. “Recent research points to chemical products that contain compounds refined from petroleum, such as household cleaning products, now rivalling vehicle emissions as the top source of urban air pollution.” The draft guidance consultation for ‘Indoor Air Quality at Home’ runs from 28 June 2019 - 09 August 2019. It is expected the guidance will be published on 11 December 2019.


vent-axia.com Switchtec boosts growth with online S


witchtec was founded in 1982 and run from a garage, but is now based out of a warehouse in Stone, with 20


employees and a multi-million pound turnover. Until recently, like many distributors and wholesalers, it had limited e-commerce presence and used bespoke outdated soſtware, manual processes and a separate CRM system. Switchtec, recognising the need for efficiency and increased productivity, launched a new e- commerce website using eShop, and overhauled its business processes by implementing an integrated CRM, accounts and purchasing software, called prof.ITplus. eShop e-commerce platform and prof.ITplus, an ERP (enterprise resource planning) software are developed by Kidderminster’s OGL Computer and have made Switchtec more efficient in many areas of the business including purchasing. Switchtec Managing Director, Jeremy Lester explained: “We used to print and manually go through all purchase orders line by line. It was a full-time job because it was so labour intensive. But now, with prof.ITplus, we have streamlined the process, automated a lot and the role is now part-time.”


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sales and business processes overhaul Staffordshire-based supplier of electrical and electronics components,Switchtec, has launched a new e-commerce website and upgraded its soſtware applications to support a growing customer and product base.


Implementing an e-commerce website was a


major step in expansion for Switchtec, and after seeing strong sales from the company’s eBay account, Jeremy said, “we haven’t looked back. We’re not setting the world on fire but it’s a part of the business we couldn’t be without. “We have a minimum order value over the phone of £25, so we often have smaller orders going through the site because there isn’t that restriction. This is because the order is automatically processed, and a picking list is simply delivered to the warehouse team which cuts out the administration work.” The e-commerce website has also enabled the company to improve customer service:


“If we have a customer on the phone who is unsure of the exact product


they’re trying to order, we direct them to a product page on the website, which has the relevant datasheet attached, and ask ‘Is this what you’re looking for?’ This gives the customer peace of mind that they’ve ordered the correct item, which in turn reduces returns and extra administration”, continued Jeremy.


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