Monthly Archives: April 2023
PAM Building introduce VortX aluminium roof outlets range
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Introducing PAM Building’s VortX aluminium roof outlets range featuring flat and domed grates, designed for flat roofing projects. Both spigot and screw connection models are available.
✔UK Manufactured, minimizing carbon emissions, and retaining total control over quality.
✔Manufactured in LM6 Aluminium Silicon casting alloy to BS EN 1706:2010, to suit most roof finishes.
✔Lightweight, robust, corrosion-resistant option with excellent flow performance to BS EN 12056.
✔ Made from 80% recycled material and 100% recyclable at end of life.
✔ No maintenance is required throughout its 40+ year life.
PAM Building is the market-leading manufacturer of cast iron above and below-ground drainage solutions. We have extended our range of VortX outlets to include a new line of high-quality and competitive aluminium roof outlets. They are manufactured here in the UK enabling us to minimise transport-related carbon emissions, provide a consistently excellent service and retain total control over quality. Our easy-to-install products offer a reliable solution for rainwater management, helping you to meet the requirements of local building regulations. The range has been designed to be compatible with most waterproofing membranes and roof compositions and it includes all common diameters of vertical, two-way and balcony outlets along with a collection of extension rings and threaded adaptors with the option of both spigot and screw connection versions.
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New Saint-Gobain PAM UK Brochure For ‘Active Travel England’ Projects
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Active Travel England is inviting Local Authorities in England to apply for funding to make improvements to enable people to choose active travel for their short journeys.
Schools, High Streets and main roads will benefit from improved crossings and junctions to support walking and cycling, reduce emissions and boost local economies, thanks to a £200 million fund announced in February 2023. The successful projects will be announced later this year.
Guidance has been created to help Local Authorities develop active travel schemes that are well-designed and completed to a high standard. ‘Well-designed and completed to a high standard’ – Saint Gobain PAM can offer many solutions to roads that need to be converted to more cycle/pedestrian friendly areas. They have an excellent range of gully grates and GripTop access covers which prevent skidding. For more details on these solutions, take a look at their brand new Active Travel brochure – download it here:”
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Bradite Floor-It on the Menu
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Bradite’s versatile, high-performance floor coating, Floor-It, rose to a number of challenges encountered by Norwich-based JB Decorating Services on bars and restaurant projects across the country.
Floor-It is a low odour acrylic paint suited to medium traffic areas. It provides an extremely durable surface which is mark, stain and petrol resistant. Its quick drying abilities – touch dry in just 30 minutes and re-coatable after an hour – mean it is highly recommended for business or commercial use, where speed of completion is a major consideration.
“We were after a floor paint that was quick-drying and hard wearing.” Said Jake Bygrave from JB Decorating Services. His regular supplier, Brewers’ South Norwich branch, recommended the Floor-It product.
“I was very impressed with it. The application was fantastic.” says Jake, who decorated the floors of three bars in London, Plymouth and York, each with different substrates.
One floor was a non-porous concrete floor and another had been previously painted. As a versatile floor paint suitable for a range of internal or external surfaces, Floor-It was the ideal topcoat for a smooth, durable finish. The third premises had a floor newly fitted with plyboard, and here Bradite One Can was used as a strengthening primer.
Making use of the range of products available from Bradite has ensured a first-rate finish for three demanding jobs. Jake’s verdict? “Brilliant!”
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LG Achieves Quiet Mark For Therma V Monobloc ‘S’
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Quiet Mark is the independent global certification programme associated with the UK Noise Abatement Society charitable foundation.
Awarding the Quiet Mark to the new LG Therma V Monobloc ‘S’ confirms that the R32 Monobloc S is one of the quietest, and most technically effective products in noise reduction or acoustic properties available on the market in its category.
The unit comes with a Seasonal Coefficient of Performance of up to 4.67 (Average climate/Low temperature application) and an A+++ rating. The COP rises to 4.9 (Outdoor air 7°C/Leaving water temperature 35°C) and it can deliver a leaving water temperature of 65°C if required.
The models that have achieved the Quiet Mark accreditation are the 5, 7, 9 & 12kW models in single phase as well as the new 9 & 12kW three phase models.
For more information on the LG Therma V Monobloc ‘S’ head for partner.lge.com/uk, or email LG at uk.aircon@lge.com
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New Programmable Room Thermostat Launched by ESi
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RTP4 Touch offers ‘better’ response in company’s ‘Good, Better, Best’ line up
With a reputation for helping homeowners and tenants to control their heating costs as the cost of living continues to rise in the UK, ESi has responded to the current economic climate with the introduction of the RTP4 Touch programmable room thermostat.
This latest introduction is capable of controlling heating and hot water systems via combi, system or heat only boilers. When installed with the ESi WIFI hub, homeowners and tenants heating and hot water can be controlled via Alexa or the ESi Centro App. Vitally, the load compensation functionality, available via OpenTherm technology, modulates the flow temperature dependant on the desired room temperature, saving up to 15% on gas usage – a benefit not to be overlooked in the current situation where energy prices have leapt to a huge new high in the UK.
And the new addition to the ESi range is an attractive addition as well. The 4 Touch has a large backlit LCD display and touch screen making it simple-to-use and programme.
To find out more about these exceptional new controls head for www.esicontrols.co.uk
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Stelrad Launches Compact 900mm High Radiators
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As part of its programme of providing radiators to operate well with renewable heating systems – powered by air source and ground source heat pumps – Stelrad has announced that it will be launching a range of 900mm high radiators in a variety of widths in quarter 2 2023.
Head of Marketing Chris Harvey said: “There is a clear need for larger size radiators to cope with the lower circulating system temperatures generated by renewable heating systems and we are making sure our installer and specifier customers have access to the full range of options they will need in the months ahead.
“The transition from fossil fuelled, boiler driven systems to heat pump driven renewable systems is well underway and we’re making sure that installers and specifiers realise fully that radiators are ‘fit for the future’ and more than capable of providing the necessary heat around the home – radiators need to be sized properly as always to provide sufficient heating capacity and insulation needs to be evaluated to ensure its adequate to ensure the heat in the home does not escape to atmosphere.”
Head for www.stelrad.com for all the advice you need to decide on the right radiators for your installations and heating system designs.
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Lignacite Launches New Website
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Leading block manufacturer, Lignacite, has launched a brand-new website, packed with fresh interactive features, accessible content and enhanced functionality.
Designed to meet the needs of a wide range of customers – including architects, specifiers, housebuilders, and builders’ merchants – the redeveloped website quickly and easily allows visitors to realise the potential of Lignacite’s products and services.
Finding the right solution
One of Lignacite’s goals when redeveloping the site was to demonstrate the versatility of its products. Thanks to the site’s innovative new Block Application Locator tool, this is clearer than ever. After choosing from four building types (residential, commercial, leisure and stadia), users are able to move through a range of interactive 3D illustrations to pinpoint where Lignacite’s products are best used, from beam and block floors to partition walls and so much more.
Visitors are then given a further hand. The website is now not only integrated with NBS Source but also offers its own FREE Specification Tool. After providing some key information, users will be presented with tailored options to fit their unique needs.
If inspiration is a problem, Lignacite.co.uk can now show the way with its impressive Project Map. Packed with hundreds of projects, from residential developments to landmark commercial buildings, the map showcases just what these top-quality, sustainable blocks can achieve.
Essential information at hand
Once the right units have been found, visitors can drill down into the key details with refreshed product pages.
Simple to navigate, each page features clearly highlighted tabs that allow visitors to instantly locate the information they need, including fire ratings, sound properties and sustainability credentials. Building a picture of each block’s benefits has never been easier.
The information can then be saved for future reference, thanks to new downloadable datasheets. Clean, clear and concise, the format of each PDF has been designed to be easy to digest and understand.
Plus, the site is home to a wealth of information about Lignacite’s delivery and collection services, sustainability practices and accreditations, all of which keep the company at the forefront of block manufacturing.
That’s in addition to a new page dedicated to the development of its state-of-the-art factory in Brandon, detailing every stage of the building process and the benefits customers can expect once it’s complete.
Giles de Lotbiniere, Chairman at Lignacite, comments: “This new website is a great step forward for Lignacite. Its modern design and ease of use showcases our innovative and trusted product range while helping our customers to find the right block for their next build.
“We’re delighted to have already received positive feedback from existing customers. I therefore hope it benefits our users throughout the industry, from merchants and architects to housebuilders and contractors.”
Simply visit www.lignacite.co.uk to take a look.
