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Strand Hardware Makes its Mark

Strand Hardware has made its mark – completing UKCA compliancy more than a year ahead of the new deadline.

It completed certifications for all its Panic Hardware product ranges – 290 products in total – at the end of last year, in preparation for the original deadline.

The original deadline was intended to be 1 January 2023 but the Government announced an extension as many companies were simply not ready.

The new requirement is compulsory for products which fall within the scope of a ‘harmonised/designated standard’ being made available for sale in the UK. They can continue to be CE marked until 30 June 2025 under a ‘presumption of conformity’.

Strand Hardware Operations Director Jo Walls said that she was delighted that Strand was fully prepared and had made the transition ahead of schedule.

“We completed our requirements towards the end of last year. We are ready! and have everything in place for the new deadline and have begun to mark our products with the required UKCA markings. Our Declaration of Performance (DOPs), fitting instructions, labelling and certification have all been completed and the DoPs are available on our website for download.”

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Stainless steel water heater, a durable and long lasting solution

New Dorchester DR-SG stainless steel water heater from Hamworthy Heating provides a durable and long lasting solution

Hamworthy Heating, a trusted British manufacturer and supplier of commercial heating and hot water products, is pleased to announce the introduction of its new Dorchester DR-SG range of stainless steel condensing water heaters with enhanced durability and large continuous outputs.

The Dorchester DR-SG is available in ten power outputs over three storage capacities and features a durable stainless-steel tank, heat exchanger and coil for enhanced performance, efficiency, and increased service life.

Suitable for both renovation and new build projects, including locations with substantial and continuous hot water demands such as hotels and sports facilities, the Dorchester DR-SG meets all of the latest Building Regulations and offers significantly improved efficiency and performance when replacing a non-condensing water heater.

Featuring a robust design, the Dorchester DR-SG is designed to offer outstanding performance under challenging water conditions and cope with the extremities of soft and hard water.

Incorporating a user-friendly design, Dorchester DR-SG water heaters are operated via the popular Siemens LMS mini controls platform. Featuring an intuitive digital control panel with a clear backlit LCD and a scroll wheel to navigate between different setting screens, LEDs are also incorporated into the user interface to enable quick and easy identification of any potential faults.

Designed to fit through a standard 800mm doorway with a narrow diameter of 80cm (excluding 538 models), the latest range is significantly light for its class, enabling straightforward transportation and installation.

Suitable for retrofit into a vast number of installations due to being approved for multiple flue system types, all Dorchester DR-SG models are convertible to run on LPG.

Building on the success of its popular water heater range, the Dorchester DR-SG is supplied with a five-year warranty on the tank and a two-year warranty on the components. For full details of warranty terms and conditions or to discuss the range of tailored packages available, details are available from Hamworthy Heating on request.

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Natural light and uninterrupted views with latest addition to popular Fortitude range

F.H. Brundle, a long-standing supplier of fencing and railing, alongside an extensive array of other products, has expanded one of its most successful ranges.

The Fortitude railing system has already found success for its stylish looks, flexibility, and user-friendly installation.

Fortitude Contemplation, the latest addition to the range, offers a stylish and contemporary glass balustrade where homeowners don’t want to compromise on scenic views and natural light.

The Contemplation range consists of pre-drilled bolt-down posts and glass clamps, both with a black sand finish and 10mm standard glass panels. Glass panels are available from stock, in 100mm width increments up to 1100mm width and when fitted on a flat surface give an 1100mm high handrail.

The pre-drilled posts are available in sizes of 50 and 70mm and are made of pre-galvanised steel and sprayed with both protective zinc phosphate coating and an Akzo Nobel UV-resistant powder coating.

The broader Fortitude range consists of a series of ready-to-install railing panels, posts and brackets that can produce different design solutions.

Thanks to highly innovative steel raking panels, the railings can be easily fitted to stairs and slopes without the need to pre-fabricate, and the panels conceal the pivot point of each spindle.

While the Fortitude Contemporary glass panel system offers a simple slide technology that is quick and easy to install, with glass available in a clear or grey tint, and for ease and simplicity, all brackets are supplied with suitable fixings for use on steel or wooden posts.

Like all F.H. Brundle products, nationwide delivery on all orders over £150 is absolutely free.

 

For more information call 01708 398048

or visit www.fhbrundle.co.uk

 

 

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EUROFORM’S VERSAPANEL® ‘MAKES THE CUT’ FOR FILM AND TV STUDIOS

Imagery courtesy of Earth Grid

Versapanel®, Euroform’s cement particle board, has been specified for its acoustic properties as a roofing system component for what is set to be one of the UK’s largest film and TV studios, Shinfield Studios, at the Thames Valley Science Park.

 

Shinfield Studios is a state of the art, purpose-built studio facility close to Reading in Berkshire.  Phase 1, comprising four sound stages, workshops and offices is in operation having opened last year.  Phase 2, to add five new sound stages, workshops and offices is opening across the coming months.  When Shinfield Studios is complete it will offer film and television producers over one million square feet of studio space with 18 sound stages and complimentary facilities.

The project is designed by international design practice Scott Brownrigg and being delivered by contractors, including Curo Construction.  Vertec, a leading specialist in facades, roofing and cladding, is constructing the building envelopes for the studios.

Protection against noise is important in modern construction design, but at Shinfield Studios it is crucial to the purpose of the studio buildings.  Versapanel® is used extensively in construction where acoustic control is essential.

Specified by scheme architects Scott Brownrigg, approximately 17,000 square metres of Euroform’s Versapanel® is being incorporated by Vertec as an element, along with acoustic matting and mineral fibre products, to the acoustic roof construction across the studios.

“Versapanel® has advantages over other types of board materials due to its strength, workability, durability and high performance in the presence of moisture, but, in this project where acoustic performance is so important, it is Versapanel’s sound reduction properties that were key to meeting the brief,” said Euroform’s national commercial manager Mark Atkinson.

Versapanel® has a minimum density of 1300kg per M3 providing superior acoustic performance when used in construction of walls, floors, ceilings or roofs.  A single Versapanel® board provides airborne sound reduction of between 30 dB and 36 dB, depending on board thickness which ranges from 8mm up to 28mm.

Versapanel® can be used in single sheet or sandwich construction.  At Shinfield Studios, to achieve the building design’s demanding decibel reduction objectives it has been specified as a multiple layer, contributing to the effectiveness of the acoustic system in the pitched steel roofs at Shinfield Studios.

A versatile building board, Versapanel® is widely used in acoustic roofs, ceilings and floors, but also as sheathing panel for steel frame systems, for external wall insulation and for partition walls.  It can be found in a wide range of commercial, residential and public sector buildings, including offices, schools, hospitals, libraries and hotels.

Euroform has been developing, fabricating and supplying materials for the construction industry since 1995.  Euroform specialises in ensuring fire and thermal compliance across its product range.  Each product is supported by an experienced and knowledgeable technical team to provide advice and guidance.

Based at Warrington, Euroform is part of Performance Technology Group an SIG Trading Ltd group of companies specialising in supporting the construction industry to meet acoustic, fire, thermal and vibration challenges.

www.euroform.co.uk

www.shinfieldstudios.com

www.scottbrownrigg.com

www.curoconstruction.com

www.vertec.org.uk

 

 

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PRACTICAL, ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS USING ALL ENERGY AND POWER OPTIONS WILL LEAD TO DECARBONISATION

 

 

 

Rinnai’s Chris Goggin reviews the Government’s ‘Powering Up Britain’ document & strategy which aims for NetZero by 2050.

“Powering Up Britain” is the Government’s own manifesto for a national strategy to achieve cheaper and more secure fuel supplies, decarbonisation and the goal of NetZero by 2050.  ‘Powering Up Britain’ sets out the department’s approach to energy security and net zero and acts as an introduction to Powering Up Britain: Energy Security Plan &Powering Up Britain: Net Zero Growth Plan, both of which are complementary and should be read alongside each other.  These documents were produced after High Court action by what can be neutrally described as the ‘Green lobby’ – a combination of interested climate groups. Mainstream media have taken their own views on this. For example the BBC reported this by saying, “The government was forced to release a new net zero strategy after the High Court ruled that the original plan did not contain enough detail, and breached the government’s legal obligations under the Climate Change Act.”

 

This latest government released document has attracted criticism from academics and environmentalists alike who stipulate this newly produced centralized literature amounts to a watering down of previous NetZero announcements and aims.

To maintain national fuel provision and decarbonise domestic energy supplies the UK government says it will shift away from fossil fuels and continue to construct renewable energy installations such as wind, wave and solar whilst increasing nuclear capacity.

Hydrogen production and distribution will also become increasingly more relevant as the government is keen on widespread CCUS (Carbon Capture Underground Storage used for blue hydrogen manufacturing) and green hydrogen development – both forms of hydrogen can be used for industrial and potentially property heat usage.

The new plan also sets out the following objectives:
  • insulating 300,000 of the UK’s worst insulated homes as part of a £1bn energy efficiency programme
  • aiming to remove between 20m and 30m tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere by 2030.
  • providing more than £350m for electric vehicle charging facilities
  • aiming to produce 25% of the UK’s electricity through nuclear power by 2050
  • speeding up the planning process for wind farms and solar energy sites

 

 

A main ambition of the “Powering Up Britain” strategy focuses on reducing electrical costs to be the lowest in Europe by 2035. UK energy strategists believe that clean and sustainable electrification is presently the safest way to ensure lower customer costs and carbon emissions.

We believe that manufacturers must adapt and offer the marketplace the variety and quality of products needed to achieve lower carbon through practical, technically and economically feasible pathways today.

Rinnai has adapted the range of low carbon commercial and domestic products to include technologies that support electrification. We now offer a range of products and systems powered by electric, natural gas, hydrogen-blends, BioLPG, rDME, Solar  & Heat Pumps – all commercial heating & hot water systems.

For example, all Rinnai electric storage water heaters are designed with flexibility in mind. All units are fitted with between one and six titanium elements. The Kw rating within the Infinit-E range is scalable from 12kw to 72kw ensuring that our appliances are suitable for a wide variety of applications.

 

The overall Rinnai range is branded as H1, H2 & H3.

H1 – Hydrogen, BioLPG – water heaters & boilers.

H2 – Hybrid Systems – Heat Pumps and Solar Thermal.

H3– Heat Pumps – Low GWP.

 

Rinnai understands the green direction of current and future energy needs as well as the cost-of-living crises which has seen fuel costs rise to exorbitant levels. Not only has Rinnai adapted their current range to include hydrogen ready technology and products that accept renewable power such as solar and hybrid heat pumps.

Energy options will continue to expand across the UK and Rinnai will be constantly preparing products and technology that instantly provides the customer with reduced emissions and costs for their commercial or domestic property. Rinnai’s H3 range will continue to meet current customer demand through technological innovation that creates a healthier way of living.

 

Creating a Healthier Way of Living

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RINNAI’S H3 DECARBONISATION OFFERS PATHWAYS & CUSTOMER COST REDUCTIONS

FOR COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC AND OFF-GRID HEATING & HOT WATER DELIVERY

 

Rinnai’s H3 range of decarbonising products include hydrogen / BioLPG ready technology, hybrid systems, and a wide range of LOW GWP heat pumps and solar thermal. Also, within Rinnai’s H3 range is Infinity hydrogen blend ready and BioLPG ready continuous flow water heaters which are stacked with a multitude of features that ensure long life, robust & durable use, customer satisfaction and product efficiency.

Rinnai’s range of decarbonising products – H1/H2/H3 – consists of heat pump, solar, hydrogen in any configuration, hybrid formats for either residential or commercial applications. Rinnai’s H3 range of products offer contractors, consultants and end users a range of efficient, robust and affordable decarbonising appliances which create practical, economic and technically feasible solutions. The range covers all forms of fuels and appliances currently available – electric, gas, hydrogen, BioLPG, rDME solar thermal, low GWP heat pumps and electric water heaters.

Rinnai H1 continuous water heaters and boilers offer practical and economic decarbonization delivered through technological innovation in hydrogen and renewable liquid gas ready technology.

Rinnai’s H1 option is centred on hydrogen, as it is anticipated that clean hydrogen fuels will become internationally energy market-relevant in the future; Rinnai water heaters are hydrogen 20% blends ready and include the world’s first 100% hydrogen-ready hot water heating technology.

Rinnai H2 – Decarbonization simplified with renewable gas-ready units, Solar Thermal and Heat Pump Hybrids.  Rinnai H2 is designed to introduce a practical and low-cost option which may suit specific sites and enable multiple decarbonisation pathways with the addition of high performance.

Rinnai H3 – Low-GWP heat pump technology made easy – Rinnai heat pumps are available for domestic and commercial usage with an extensive range of 4 – 115kW appliances. 

Rinnai’s H3 heat pumps utilise R32 refrigerant and have favourable COP and SCOP.

Rinnai is a world leading manufacturer of hot water heaters and produces over two million units a year, operating on each of the five continents. The brand has gained an established reputation for producing products that offer high performance, cost efficiency and extended working lives.

Rinnai’s commercial and domestic continuous flow water heaters offer a limitless supply of instantaneous temperature controlled hot water and all units are designed to align with present and future energy sources. Rinnai condensing water heaters accept either existing fuel or hydrogen gas blends. Rinnai units are also suited for off-grid customers who require LPG and BioLPG or rDME.

Rinnai products are UKCA certified, A-rated water efficiency, accessed through multiple fuel options and are available for purchase 24/7, 365 days a year. Any unit can be delivered to any UK site within 24 hours. Rinnai offer carbon and cost comparison services that will calculate financial and carbon savings made when investing in a Rinnai system. Rinnai also provide a system design service that will suggest an appropriate system for the property in question. Rinnai offer comprehensive training courses and technical support in all aspects of the water heating industry including detailed CPD’s. More information can be found on Rinnai’s website and its “Help Me Choose” webpage.

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Multi-Million Boost for Prison Construction

Prison construction is set for a £2.5 billion boost as the Ministry of Justice puts major framework to expand the prison system in place.

A raft of contractors have been appointed to the MoJ Constructor Services Framework, which is being used to support the government’s pledge to spend £4 billion creating 20,000 new prison places (Project ID: 15378582).

Contractors have been appointed in different lots and £625 million will be spent through a national agreement covering schemes valued from £10 million to £30 million. Bowmer & Kirkland, Galliford Try, Henry Brothers, ISG, Kier, Lendlease, Morgan Sindall and Wates are on this lot.

Work in this price band identified by Glenigan’s construction market research as still to be awarded ranges from a £18.5 million plan for two house blocks at HMP Standford Hill (pictured) in Kent (Project ID: 21480670) to a similarly valued plan for a pair of houseblocks at HMP Ford in West Sussex (Project ID: 21472039).

 

Regional plans

The Ministry of Justice has also set up four regional lots to deliver spending of up to £750 million on projects individually valued between £5 million and £10 million.

In Wales and Central England, Bowmer & Kirkland, Henry Brothers, Henry Boot, ISG and Wates will compete for £203 million-worth of work, such as a £6 million extension of HM Long Lartin in Evesham (Project ID: 21374948).

Spending of up to £195 million is expected in the South of England, where EW Beard, Galliford Try, Morgan Sindall, VINCI and Wates will be in the running for schemes such as a £6.3 million prison kitchen at Sheerness in Kent (Project ID: 22119190).

In the North of England, Bowmer & Kirkland, Henry Boot, Henry Brothers, ISG and VINCI will vie for £240 million-worth of work, while in London and the East of England, Bowmer & Kirkland, Galliford Try, Morgan Sindall, Wates and Willmott Dixon will compete for £113 million-worth of projects.

Small jobs, big spending

More than £1.1 billion will be spent on projects valued at up to £5 million with one contractor appointed in each region and two others held in reserve in case this work is not taken up. This makes the likes of Wates – the successful contractor in Northern England – favourite for jobs such as the proposed £1.9 million redevelopment of probation offices in Consett (Project ID: 22133318).

Other successful contractors in this category include Galliford Try in London and Eastern England, Kier in Southern England and ISG in Wales and Central England.

Big spenders

The Ministry of Justice has shot up Glenigan’s rankings of the industry’s biggest spending clients after commissioning £1.4 billion-worth of construction work in the 12 months to February 2023. A year ago, the Ministry of Justice was ranked 35th after awarding contracts worth £209 million but is now third.

Wates has been a major beneficiary and bagged a £279 million deal for three house blocks at HMP Highpoint (Project ID: 22009764) and a £158 million job for two house blocks at HMP Hindley (Project ID: 17107775).

Other major schemes yet to be awarded include a £42 million conversion of an office block on Newgate Street in central London into a new tribunal court (Project ID: 23000039). With a large pipeline of construction work, the Ministry of Justice looks set to remain a major industry client for years to come.

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TRILUX’s Innovative Light Creates New Opportunities

TRILUX’s Innovative Light as a Service Financing Model Creates New Opportunities for electronic control systems specialist

Wiesheu Elektronik, a specialist in the development and manufacturing of electronic control systems for industrial applications, has recently undergone a lighting transformation of their 2,000 m2 head office in Burgstetten, Germany, thanks to TRILUX’s innovative Light as a Service rental model.

The project, which aimed to convert the lighting of the storage and production areas and its new office building, was completed with minimal effort and investment by Wiesheu Elektronik.

Wiesheu Elektronik took advantage of TRILUX’s Light as a Service rental model. This innovative financing option allows clients to enjoy modern, energy-efficient lighting systems without the burden of high investment costs. This model involves TRILUX planning, installing, and operating the lighting system, including all service and maintenance tasks. The client, in this case, Wiesheu Elektronik, rents the new lighting for seven years for an agreed monthly fee.

“We can enjoy a state-of-the-art, smart lighting system without any investment or risks since we are only dealing with fixed, calculable monthly costs,” explains Arndt Wiesheu, Managing Director of Wiesheu Elektronik GmbH.

TRILUX’s comprehensive portfolio and a highly competent and committed project team enabled the company to provide Wiesheu Elektronik with a tailor-made, high-quality, and energy-efficient lighting solution. The E-LINE NEXT LED continuous line was installed in the storage and production areas, while the FINEA LED light channel, Luceo Slim free-standing luminaires, and ONPLANA LED and SOLEGRA LED pendants were installed in the offices. All the luminaires are networked and controlled via the LIVE LINK PREMIUM light management system. In addition, daylight and presence detection sensors have been integrated to minimise energy consumption further.

“Our Light as a Service rental model offers seven years of carefree and balance sheet neutral lighting, allowing our clients to enjoy the benefits of a modern lighting system without the burden of high investment costs,” explains Tim Riedel, Project Manager TRILUX sales.

TRILUX is proud to have partnered with Wiesheu Elektronik on this project. It is confident that the Light as a Service rental model will continue to create new opportunities for other companies looking to upgrade their lighting systems.

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TRITON WATERPROOFING RANGE LOOKING GOOD FOR ‘BEAUTIFUL BASEMENTS’

A Leicester based company which specialises in waterproofing and the construction of high specification basements, as well as the upgrade of existing sub-structures, has made extensive use of products from the range of Triton Systems in creating a complex new extension to an old farmhouse in Northamptonshire for a private client.

Beautiful Basements Ltd. works right across the country on commercial projects as well as large residential developments, in this case helping create a number of luxurious spaces for the owners of the characterful country home where Eastco Homes was the main contractor. The additions include a cinema room, bar, games room, storeroom and plant facilities. There are also two stylish staircases linking to the ground floor and garden, while the T-shaped basement more than doubles the original footprint of the 150 year-old home with a new excavation cut into the rear garden.

Careful consideration of the water-proofing and damp-proofing detailing is always essential when constructing a basement, but in the case of the Northamptonshire project the situation was made even more challenging due to a very high water table and persistent bad weather during the work.

As an approved installer of the Triton Systems, Beautiful Basements employed half a dozen of the well-proven products to create a large-scale, fully waterproof sub-structure that offers a ten year guarantee along with insurance backed guarantee. The products include TT admix incorporated into all of the waterproof concrete mix at the batching plant, Tri- Cream for the injected DPCs, three variants of the Platon drainage membranes, a pair of sump pumps and one of Triton’s high level alarms.

The Operations Manager for Beautiful Basements, Mike Connelly, comments:

“This was a technically difficult project due to the very high water table and the complexity of the sequencing for the work, which went on for close to eight months, though it has all been successfully completed now and handed over. As a specialist in basement construction we have been using Triton Systems for 12 years now and have a very good relationship with the company, where they will recommend us to interested parties as well as carrying out regular site visits to check on the installations for warranty purposes.

Importantly for us, the products are very reliable and feature innovative technologies as well as being easy to use, while Triton Services provide very good customer service.“

“For the Northampton project we began by sinking a contiguous secant piled wall around the perimeter of the new basement behind the house, topped by a concrete ring beam and the ground floor slab, within which was a space for the light-well that now takes the main staircase. We then excavated the area of the light-well and lowered in a mini-digger to mine out the entire space down to a depth of over three metres – more than two metres into the water table, under continuous pumping. The walls received a sprayed concrete lining applied over steel mesh reinforcement, before we cast the basement floor slab which had to be 500 mm thick to resist the very high hydrostatic pressure.”

In order to excavate a basement beneath the exiting farmhouse, the contractor first constructed one metre deep ground beams beneath the main walls and then underpinned them to a depth of three metres. This allowed the excavation work to continue from the garden area through to the front elevation.

In addition the Triton Tri Cream was employed to inject the old brickwork to prevent moisture ingress where a new sub-deck had to be built into the masonry. The very robust and versatile Platon P8 and Platon P20 membranes, which feature a pronounced stud profile on the reverse, were fixed across the face of all the walls – as well as being laid on top the basement floor slab – to create a free draining void. Any water captured through the Platon system is then directed to the two sump pumps: located in the main stairwell and the plant room.

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Triton Systems: Unit 3-5 Crayford Commercial Centre, Greyhound Way, Crayford, Kent DA1 4HF

 

 

 

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RINNAI INTRODUCES 12 YEAR WARRANTY AND OPENS PATHWAYS TO NET ZERO

PRACTICAL, ECONOMICAL, TECHNICAL

SOLUTIONS TO HYDROGEN READY HEATING & HOT WATER

 

Rinnai is creating practical, economical, and technically feasibility pathways to lower carbon emissions. A major part of these low carbon pathways is the introduction of a comprehensive 12-year warranty on all its fully certified I2HY20 continuous flow hot water heaters which are suited to installation as standalone gaseous water heaters or as Hybrid hot water systems supporting solar thermal or heat pump technology.

 

These Rinnai UK product ranges are ‘hydrogen blends ready 20%’ – meaning that units will accept the proposed 20% blend of hydrogen/natural gas. Rinnai UK is one of the first manufacturers to display the I2HY20 gas category certificate for all its products.

 

This is an addition to the other services offered in support of all I2HY20 Rinnai products – Full Technical Support Service; System Design Service; BIM & CAD drawings & Schematics; Life Cycle Analysis & Carbon footprint; Comprehensive – and FREE – Training Courses & CPDs.

 

 

 

 

 

Rinnai offers H1, H2 & H3 solutions to the energy question and the cost-of-living squeeze which are all potential pathways to NetZero.

H1 – Hydrogen blends ready, renewable liquid fuel ready and electric water heating equipment.

H2 – Hybrid hot water systems – Including heat pumps, solar thermal, and electric.

H3 – Market leading, Low GWP heat pumps.

 

 

 

 

For Rinnai Chris Goggin commented,

“The introduction of our 12-year warranties are specifically designed to give all heating engineers, contractors, consultants and end-users a solution that is practical, technically and economically viable, whilst enabling the ability to lower onsite carbon when blending commences. When these continuous flow water heaters approach end of life, it is expected within policy documents that 100% Hydrogen could well be entering the grid system and we shall be ready to ease this transition.”

 

In 2022 Rinnai announced the global launch of the world’s first designed and developed 100% hydrogen combustion for continuous flow hot water heating units and systems for both domestic and commercial applications. This development complements the company’s current range of water heaters which are all hydrogen blends ready right now – and able to use both BioLPG and rDME without any adjustment.

RINNAI’S H3 DECARBONISATION OFFERS PATHWAYS & CUSTOMER COST REDUCTIONS FOR

COMMERCIAL, DOMESTIC AND OFF-GRID HEATING & HOT WATER DELIVERY

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Rinnai’s H3 range of decarbonising products include hydrogen / BioLPG ready technology, hybrid systems, and a wide range of LOW GWP heat pumps and solar thermal. Also, within Rinnai’s H3 range is Infinity hydrogen blend ready and BioLPG ready continuous flow water heaters which are stacked with a multitude of features that ensure long life, robust & durable use, customer satisfaction and product efficiency.

Rinnai’s range of decarbonising products – H1/H2/H3 – consists of heat pump, solar, hydrogen in any configuration, hybrid formats for either residential or commercial applications. Rinnai’s H3 range of products offer contractors, consultants and end users a range of efficient, robust and affordable decarbonising appliances which create practical, economic and technically feasible solutions. The range covers all forms of fuels and appliances currently available – electric, gas, hydrogen, BioLPG, rDME solar thermal, low GWP heat pumps and electric water heaters.

Rinnai H1 continuous water heaters and boilers offer practical and economic decarbonization delivered through technological innovation in hydrogen and renewable liquid gas ready technology.

Rinnai’s H1 option is centred on hydrogen, as it is anticipated that clean hydrogen fuels will become internationally energy market-relevant in the future; Rinnai water heaters are hydrogen 20% blends ready and include the world’s first 100% hydrogen-ready hot water heating technology.

Rinnai H2 – Decarbonization simplified with renewable gas-ready units, Solar Thermal and Heat Pump Hybrids. Rinnai H2 is designed to introduce a practical and low-cost option which may suit specific sites and enable multiple decarbonisation pathways with the addition of high performance.

Rinnai H3 – Low-GWP heat pump technology made easy – Rinnai heat pumps are available for domestic and commercial usage with an extensive range of 4 – 115kW appliances.

Rinnai’s H3 heat pumps utilise R32 refrigerant and have favourable COP and SCOP.

Rinnai is a world leading manufacturer of hot water heaters and produces over two million units a year, operating on each of the five continents. The brand has gained an established reputation for producing products that offer high performance, cost efficiency and extended working lives.

Rinnai’s commercial and domestic continuous flow water heaters offer a limitless supply of instantaneous temperature controlled hot water and all units are designed to align with present and future energy sources. Rinnai condensing water heaters accept either existing fuel or hydrogen gas blends. Rinnai units are also suited for off-grid customers who require LPG and BioLPG or rDME.

Rinnai products are UKCA certified, A-rated water efficiency, accessed through multiple fuel options and are available for purchase 24/7, 365 days a year. Any unit can be delivered to any UK site within 24 hours. Rinnai offer carbon and cost comparison services that will calculate financial and carbon savings made when investing in a Rinnai system. Rinnai also provide a system design service that will suggest an appropriate system for the property in question.

Rinnai offer comprehensive training courses and technical support in
all aspects of the water heating industry including detailed CPD’s.
More information can be found on Rinnai’s website
and its “Help Me Choose” webpage.

 

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NEW ‘GEMELLO’ TWIN SKIN ROOF AND WALL SYSTEM

NEW ‘GEMELLO’ TWIN SKIN ROOF AND WALL SYSTEM FROM SIG BUILDING SOLUTIONS

 

Metal building envelope specialist SIG Building Solutions has launched a warranted twin skin system called ‘Gemello’.

Gemello, is a self-supporting roof and wall system consisting of a trapezoidal pre-finished steel liner and outer sheet with a Class A1 non-combustible glass fibre insulation in between.  Under development for a number of years, the system is now available for the roofing and cladding of steel framed buildings, including industrial, retail, office, health, education, and leisure buildings.

This new SIG Building Solutions roof and wall system can be tailored to suit the aesthetic, acoustic, thermal, fire and loading requirements of a building.  The Gemello external profiles are available in an extensive range of colours, profiles and coatings, enabling designers to create visually-engaging buildings.

In addition, the Gemello system can provide U-values down to 0.12 W/m²K or lower depending on the required performance. The design of a twin skin system also allows for denser materials to be used in its construction, improving acoustic sound reduction and rain noise.

A key feature is the Gemello system warranty.  The Gemello warranty is flexible, providing warranty periods for 12, 25 or 30 years. This warranty covers all the components within the twin skin system and the system itself.

SIG Building Solutions provides an extensive range of accessories for Gemello, including rooflights, gutters, flashings, fascias and cappings.

Working alongside the customer with a collaborative approach, SIG Building Solutions provides the technical expertise and robust product offering to develop a bespoke, effective roof and/or wall system with minimum complexity.

Commenting on Gemello, Samantha Jones, SIG Building Solutions’ commercial development director, said,

 

“An exciting product development, Gemello is an example of the innovation and expertise that is made available by bringing our extensive manufacturing experience together in one dynamic built up system offer.”

SIG Building Solutions

 

Following more than a decade of operating collaboratively alongside each other, SIG’s team of cladding and sheeting manufacturers came together in Q4 of 2022 to provide a cohesive customer facing brand under the SIG Building Solutions banner.

Providing complementary product ranges and servicing regional markets to create a national solution, these manufacturing businesses are prevalent in the agricultural and light industrial sectors and are well placed to combine their resources to present their service to a wider audience.

 

“SIG Building Solutions provides a relationship-driven, solutions-focused, single point of contact which translates well across the industrial, commercial and agricultural build sectors.  Our manufacturing businesses combine decades of roof and wall system expertise and manufacturing know-how which have been brought together and backed by the robust supply chain and extensive capabilities of SIG plc,” said Sam Jones.

 

SIG Building Solutions manufactures secondary steelwork, insulated panels, single and twin skin roof and wall profiles, bespoke fabrications, rainwater goods and ancillary products.

In addition, SIG Building Solutions has developed a range of solar car park canopy structures, and works alongside solar system providers to help organisations with large parking facilities generate solar energy and reduce their carbon footprint.

 

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NEW ‘GEMELLO’ TWIN SKIN ROOF AND WALL SYSTEM

 

 

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