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    A Yorkshire based heating and renewables engineer, serving commercial as well as residential clients, has been making extensive use of high-performance valves and other products from the range of Anglo-Swedish manufacturer, ESBE, in building his business. Damon Blakemore began his career undertaking


an apprenticeship with the local authority, gaining NVQ levels 2 and 3, and has also undertaken training at the Northampton Heating Academy in hydronics; also recently reaching the National Finals for the Heating Installer of the Year competition at the NEC. 


 some three years ago. They were recommended to me by another engineer, but I have come to appreciate the build quality and the versatility of the VRG valve as it can be altered to suit your plant room rather than installing your  connection points and the fact they’re fully serviceable from the front. Also, you can purchase different heads for them and alter wiring if necessary.” https://esbe.eu/uk


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drainage and sub-structure. The very substantial footings feature trench foundations supporting dense concrete blockwork walls, with two different widths of Thermoblocks running in parallel along most of the length. The Contract Manager for Marsh Construction, Steve


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The £4.8m restoration and redevelopment of the Stable Future project of the 19th century disused agricultural buildings at the Delapré Abbey in Northamptonshire is making use of a novel foundation detail featuring Marmox Thermoblocks,  which will become part of Stable Future Wellbeing Hub the visitor and well-being centre. The highly sensitive work at Delapré Abbey, located near Northampton town centre, is  acting on behalf of the Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust, and supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund together with the Architectural Heritage Fund. The new build wing to the old stable block is being built by


Briggs & Forester Special Projects, with Marsh Construction (Luton) taking responsibility for all the civils work, including


Gallagher, commented: “As a civil engineering specialist, we are undertaking the foundation and services work for the new extension located in the courtyard to the former stables. The element we have built so far is a substantial returning wall along one side, which then forms part of the new building on the other side. The use of Marmox Thermoblocks  Smith Associaites, civils consultant on the project. Laying the Thermoblocks proved to be a straightforward exercise for our bricklayers, employing the special adhesive and there has been no issue at all with cutting them or making the overlap joint with the adhesive. The work is currently all on programme and on budget.”  “As a company, we do quite a large amount of low-energy and Passivhaus standard, residential work around Manchester,  a variety of projects to date. Feedback from our colleagues on these projects has been that the Marmox blocks are at least the equivalent to other market products and are also more cost-competitive, which gave our Arts, Culture &  Thermoblocks are available in widths of 100, 140 or 215mm and are formed from sections of XPS (extruded polystyrene) encapsulating two rows of high strength, epoxy concrete  sales@marmox.co.uk www.marmox.co.uk


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