PHAM NEWS | NOVEMBER 2026 28 Productsin Action Specialist installation helps reunite a family


Baxi has supported the heating and hot water installation for a BBC DIY SOS project that helped 17-year-old Daniel and his family return to a home adapted to his needs in Freckleton, Preston. Diagnosed with a brain tumour


Low-carbon performance


At Welborne Garden Village, Jaga’s Briza 10 Baseline heat pump radiators help deliver year-round comfort in low-carbon homes. Installed in bedrooms, each compact, wall-mounted unit provides effi cient heating at low water temperatures using intelligent fan-coil technology, supporting Kensa and NIBE heat pumps. In summer, the same emitter switches to cooling through the existing fl ow-and-return pipework, avoiding separate air-conditioning units or additional pipework. Its slim profi le preserves valuable wall space, while quiet operation and a refi ned appearance complement contemporary interiors. Jaga’s JRT-100 touchscreen thermostat, with Wi-Fi and app capability, gives residents intuitive control over heating and cooling throughout the year. ◼ phamnews.co.uk/1126/41


High-end specifi cation


Vado’s Booth & Co collection in Bright Nickel features across all 12 bathrooms in a three-home development by Oak & Olive Homes at Pembroke House, Surrey. The homes combine traditional Surrey architecture with contemporary family living. Luxury bathroom showroom Salacia selected the collection to complement the heritage-led design. Specifi ed products include crosshead wall-mounted basin


at 13, Daniel spent three years in hospital because his home could not accommodate his care. The renovation required reliable heating and suffi cient hot water for a wet room and multiple showers. Baxi’s in-house design team


carried out a feasibility survey. Heat pumps were considered but ruled out because the building fabric was unsuitable. The fi nal specifi cation combined a Baxi 600 System 2 18kW boiler with a Megafl o Eco SystemReady 250- litre cylinder. Donated Danfoss heating controls and thermostatic radiator valves completed the system, providing reliable space heating and stored hot water for


mixers, freestanding bath/ shower mixers, concealed shower valves, exposed showering and matching accessories. The coordinated brassware creates consistency across the development, from cloakrooms to master en-suites, while allowing each bathroom to retain its own character. The collection was chosen for


its contemporary interpretation of traditional brassware, with distinctive detailing and a Bright Nickel fi nish that complements the architectural style of the properties. ◼ phamnews.co.uk/1126/43


the family’s daily needs. Baxi national sales manager


Barney Wharton-Jones and fi eld team manager Chris Perkins used a company volunteering day to assist installers and help with tasks around the house and garden.


Cast iron drainage


Brymec has supplied 642m of cast iron drainage for White City Living Phase 4, a 28-storey residential development in west London comprising 503 apartments across three blocks. The system was selected for its non-combustible performance, durability and acoustic properties, achieving an A1 fi re classifi cation when tested as a system to BS EN 13501-1. Installation began in


Leisure centre cuts the energy required to meet demand for hot showers with WWHR system


The Multivert wastewater heat recovery (WWHR) system from Showersave has been installed at the Platinum Jubilee Leisure Centre in Hillingdon, in collaboration with TClarke and Hillingdon Council, to help reduce the energy required to produce hot water. The Platinum Jubilee Leisure


Centre is operated by Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) and off ers modern facilities including a 25m swimming pool, training pool, splash zone and gym. As one of the most energy- intensive types of public buildings, leisure centres face signifi cant energy demands, particularly when it comes to heating water. Maintaining standard indoor pool temperatures requires a continuous thermal load, while hot water used in changing room showers creates a signifi cant additional demand. With this in mind, the new


leisure centre was designed as a modern, energy-effi cient building


otherwise be lost down the drain, the system provides a passive way to reduce the centre’s hot water energy load. The Multivert system is


designed to simplify installation, requiring no specialist access equipment, height-related health and safety procedures or specialist training. Once installed, it provides continuous energy savings without aff ecting the building’s aesthetics or the user experience. Off ering a 35-40% reduction


in the energy required to heat shower water, the system can also help to reduce CO2 emissions by recovering waste heat that would otherwise be lost.


with the ambition of becoming carbon negative over its lifetime. As part of the centre’s


commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2030, Showersave’s Multivert system was installed to reduce the energy required to heat water for the centre’s 20 showers. Designed specifi cally for high-


demand commercial applications, the Multivert system incorporates four QB1-12 WWHR units. It recovers heat from wastewater generated by the showers and uses it to preheat incoming cold mains water before it reaches the calorifi er tanks. By reusing heat that would


Long-term performance Multivert can integrate with all low-carbon technologies, including PV systems, and once installed, is extremely low maintenance, off ering long-term reliable performance suitable for public-sector facilities.


Barney said the team was proud


to support a project that helped Dan return to his home and reunite his family. The episode, ‘Bringing Dan


Home’, aired on BBC One on 13 October as part of DIY SOS. ◼ phamnews.co.uk/1126/42


December 2025, with more than 30 deliveries made to site. Brymec subsequently inspected the installation and provided a formal quality assurance report. ◼ phamnews.co.uk/1126/44


Ross McIntosh, project


engineer at TClarke, says: “Showersave’s Multivert proved to be the most robust and fi t-for- purpose solution for the project. It was straightforward to install and provides an eff ective, simple method of improving energy effi ciency by recovering heat from shower wastewater and reusing it to preheat incoming cold water.” Cameron Loggenberg,


technical manager at Showersave, adds: “This project demonstrates how Waste Water Heat Recovery can help high- demand commercial buildings reduce the energy required to produce hot water by recovering heat that would otherwise simply be lost down the drain. “Reducing hot water energy


demand can also have wider implications when heating and hot water systems are being designed. Incorporating WWHR before equipment is specifi ed may enable the capacity required from a heat pump or hot-water system to be reduced, potentially lowering associated capital and running costs.” ◼ phamnews.co.uk/1126/45


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