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Vicky explains why, after 10 years away from exhibitions for the Twinfix brand, she chose Materials 2017 to exhibit their ‘Georgian wired’ effect polycarbonate product at and describes what is available for visitors to the Twinfix exhibition stand at the show plus how specifiers and buyers viewing this podcast can easily contact the brand for more information. The interviewer for BusinessNet Explorer is Mick de Leiburne.

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BNE – BusinessNet Explorer has launched a ‘new media partnership’ that highlights its digital media focus. BusinessNet Explorer is the product news and information channel for UK Construction & Building Services and associated Manufacturing and Energy focussed specifiers and buyers.

Managing Director Mick De Leiburne says: “We were proud to be given the opportunity to support Materials 2017 recently as a new media partner, providing updates on exhibition and exhibitor news on our portal and in audio / visual formats via our YouTube channel. The event organisers also provided us with an exhibition space to allow us to set up a mobile recording facility. This ‘Voice to the Brand’ opportunity was extremely well received and we recorded several interviews over the two days. These included industry ‘thought leaders’ from brands exhibiting, visitors to the show and senior members from the event management team. The interview recordings are now available as a special series of audio/visual ‘Materials 2017 interviews’ podcasts on the BusinessNet Explorer YouTube channel.

We’re hoping to be able to announce additional exhibitions later in the year where we will be offering the same services, broadening the reach of what we have to offer.”

In addition to the New Media offering, BNE offers the capability to provide brand managers with a short form press release service on an ad-hoc basis, to allow brands that do not have an agency to participate in ‘exhibitor news’ updates. Prices for this service depend on the requirements but are available on application and see the complete service on offer from one organisation.

David Schindler is the Event Director of Materials 2017 and he said: “We decided to utilise BusinessNet Explorer’s podcast services and channel to allow us a collaborative promotion opportunity for the Materials 2017 conference and exhibition itself and also the individual exhibitors. The BNE Product News podcasts provide an easy way to gather information quickly about new developments in our industry and having such an immediate way to reach our ‘on the move’ audience is vital for us. So many architects and building designers are now used to sourcing information from YouTube or other social media and are often out of their offices, so this makes podcasts a useful addition within our communications strategy. Making this service also available to our exhibitors allowed them an opportunity to share podcasts in their individual promotional activities relating to their presence at Materials 2017.”

Mick De Leiburne continued: “Our YouTube channel has a search facility allowing fast access to product news and information from leading and up and coming brands in audio / visual podcast format. The BNE channel search facility is positioned next to the ‘About’ button. You can search by brand, product type or Construction, Building Services including Electrical, Mechanical / HVAC product groups for relevant content. The playlists now have over 100 podcasts available including multi-brand news rounds, individual brand features and interviews. The whole opportunity is offered in harmony with GIANT PEACH new media.”

BNE supports the memberships of over 50 Trade Associations and Support Organisations and the most common visitor types are Architects, Surveyors, House Builders, Local Authorities, Design & Build Contractors, Property Developers, Design & Build M&E Contractors, HVAC Contractors, Consulting Engineers, and Building Services Engineers.

You can link to the BNE YouTube channel at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzSTsoF994swf05-feeZ2EA/featured, or follow BNE on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BNEproductnews. Subscribe to the BNE YouTube channel or follow BNE on Twitter to receive regular updates.  The link to the BNE portal is via www.BusinessNetExplorer.com.

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Shaun Canham (left) and Colin Turnbull (right) of Condair

Condair plc, formerly JS Humidifiers, has expanded its service engineering department with the appointment of Colin Turnbull as Installation Manager and Shaun Canham as a new Service Engineer, specifically covering the North.

Colin, originally from Glasgow, has 20 years experience in the RAC industry having worked in various roles from engineer to project manager for a wide range of commercial cooling applications. As Condair‘s Installation Manager he is delivering the installation of all types of Condair humidification systems across the UK & Ireland, from order placement to completion. This includes liaising with clients, organising installation engineers and materials, and ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation.

Condair’s new service engineer, Shaun Canham, is based near Newcastle, enabling the company to provide a more efficient response time to its customers in the North of England. Shaun has Gas Safe certification, further strengthening Condair’s capacity to commission and maintain gas-fired steam humidifiers.

Tony Tullett, Service Manager at Condair, comments, “We are delighted to welcome Colin and Shaun to Condair’s service department and are proud to be expanding even further what was already the UK’s largest specialist humidifier engineering team. Condair now boasts 11 service engineers out on the road, strategically located across the country to support our customers, delivering the manufacturer’s expertise directly on site. This is in addition to our dedicated installation engineers and spares departments.”

Condair Group is the world’s leading specialist in humidification and evaporative cooling, with energy efficient, hygienic and innovative technologies for commercial, industrial and heritage applications. Condair is represented in the UK by Condair plc, which offers system design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance and spares. Condair plc is the new name for JS Humidifiers following the organisation’s rebranding in October 2014. You can find out more by visiting the company’s website at www.condair.co.uk.

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Leading steel window company Crittall has launched two RIBA-approved CPD (Continuing Professional Development) modules aimed at architects and designers.

One presents ‘A strong case for specifying exterior steel windows and doors’, while the other addresses ‘Inspirational interiors – specifying steel partitions and screens.’

RIBA CPD assists professionals working in the design disciplines to manage their own development of skills, knowledge and experience on an ongoing basis.

The presentations, which each last for about an hour with full supporting material, are aimed at architectural practices and other specifiers who wish to bring their staff up to date with the latest developments in the field of steel fenestration.

“We welcome approaches from architects and others who would like us to arrange CPD sessions to share technical details and development trends in the field of our steel windows, doors, partitions and screens,” said Crittall Sales Director Russell Ager.

As the world’s longest established manufacturer of steel windows, with a history dating back to 1849, Crittall is in a unique position to impart detailed information about the use of steel fenestration and its continued evolution to meet exacting modern glazing requirements while offering design solutions across all market sectors and relevant to both restoration of historic buildings or state-of-the-art new build.

The growing use of steel for internal partitions and screens, becoming sought after in many high-end residential, commercial and retail settings, will be addressed in the second of the two CPD presentations.

For details of how to attend these two CPD modules please contact:

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Condair, the world’s leading humidification specialist, is expanding its product portfolio with a range of advanced commercial and industrial dehumidifiers.

The new Condair dehumidifier range comprehensively covers both desiccant and condensing technologies with extensive standard capacities from 0.5kg/h to 182kg/h (@20°C/60%RH). Custom units are also available, which are capable of providing even greater dehumidification or operating under specific or extreme environmental conditions required by an application.

Condair desiccant dehumidifiers use a silica-coated sorption rotor to absorb moisture from the air. This type of technology is ideal for low temperature conditions or applications that require very dry air, below 50%RH. The dehumidifier’s sorption rotor is regenerated with a heated airflow and the wet, hot air is vented externally. As standard, electrical heat exchangers are used for this regeneration process but gas-fired, steam or hot-water heat exchangers can also be used, either alongside the electrical heater or instead of it, to reduce energy and operating costs.

The desiccant dehumidifiers, from Condair, are designed to allow additional modules to be seamlessly attached on either the process or regeneration airflows. These modules provide pre or post-cooling, post-heating or air-cooled condensation removal. Being able to customise the system with these modules allows air to be delivered to an area or room at a precise temperature as well as the correct humidity. The air-cooled condensation module removes the need for external venting of the wet regeneration airflow, making the system even more flexible in its operation.

Condair condensing dehumidifiers use a refrigerant circuit to remove moisture from the air, as it condenses on cooling coils. This type of technology is ideal for lowering humidity to around 50%RH. Features of the range include hot-gas defrost as standard, to control icing on the cooling coil and ensure efficient operation at lower room temperatures. Temperature neutral models are also available that have a secondary, externally located condenser. This allows some of the heat generated by the refrigerant circuit to be vented outside and the dry conditioned air to be delivered back to the room at the same temperature as the incoming humid air.

Both desiccant and condensing dehumidifiers can be operated as stand-alone systems, providing dry air directly to a room’s atmosphere, or attached to a duct network to distribute conditioned air to a wider area. Due to the extremely large capacities available in the Condair range, a single unit is often capable of serving a whole building.

Condair Group is the world’s leading specialist in humidity control and evaporative cooling, with energy efficient, hygienic and innovative technologies for commercial, industrial and heritage applications. Condair is represented in the UK by Condair plc, which offers system design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance and spares. Condair plc is the new name for JS Humidifiers following the organisation’s rebranding in October 2014. You can find out more by visiting the company’s website at www.condair.co.uk.

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Saniflo – inventor of the macerator with more than 60 years’ experience and the number one in the UK macerator market – is launching a raft of new products featuring new technological advancements for the domestic and commercial plumbing sectors, a new product catalogue available now and an extended warranty for domestic products. The hassle-free, plug and play range is designed to be the best on the market featuring ease of installation and maintenance with new and improved noise and vibration reduction.

Firm favourites from the domestic range to have undergone improvements include Saniflo Up, Sanitop Up, Saniplus Up, Sanivite, Sanishower, Sanipro Up, Sanipack Up and the Saniwall Pro designed with Grohe cistern technology. An extra bonus across all new products in the domestic range is a special three-year extended warranty period – on top of the two-year standard warranty – once the product is registered. This unbeatable warranty period reflects Saniflo’s confidence in the new designs.

The easy to understand range of new Saniflo macerators and pumps is the most comprehensive to date with improved technology and quieter units with easier access than ever before, and as the outlet pipes remain identical, product replacement is swift and straightforward.

For the commercial sector, industry professionals will love the new and improved versions of commercial sector essentials Sanispeed +, Sanicubic 1, Sanicubic 2 Pro, Sanicubic 2 Classic, and Sanicubic 2 XL Single Phase and Sanicubic 2 XL Three Phase.

The new 2017 product catalogue features domestic and commercial products in an easy to navigate format, giving industry professionals all they need to specify the right product for each project, no matter how small and simple or large and complex a project may be.

Saniflo UK Customer Services and Marketing Manager, Ann Boardman, comments: “We’re very excited about the opportunities of 2017 after an impressive 2016, plus the launch of many innovative, fantastic new and improved products, the release of our new brochure with at-a-glance overviews of the entire range, in a stylish and simple to follow format and, of course, the extended warranty for domestic products.

“This is our strongest new product launch ever and we’ve got the all the macerators and pumps the sector needs. We may be market leader, but we continually innovate and improve our technology to ensure our products remain the best available, in terms of design, functionality, technology, cost effectiveness and longevity.”

To order your copy of the new Saniflo domestic and commercial product catalogue visit www.saniflo.co.uk

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Specialist installer SEH Commercial has completed its first major installation using the REHAU Polytec 50 aluminium clad curtain walling system.

The Suffolk based company has successfully installed a 20m high replacement curtain walling section across the common stairwell area in the high profile eight storey, 1960s Greenlaw Court apartment block in Ealing, West London.

Successfully tested to the tough CWCT standards for weather performance and Passivhaus certified and approved, the REHAU Polytec aluminium clad curtain walling matches the aesthetics of the steel curtain walling which was in place previously, but offers much improved thermal performance and minimal requirements for maintenance.

REHAU Polytec 50, which uses a conventional transom/mullion construction with box steel stick sections faced internally with PVC profile and externally with aluminium, was specified by Cooley Architects.  SEH and REHAU’s commercial sales manager Kevin O’Neill worked closely with architect Gebina Ham, director at Cooley Architects, on the specification and recommended REHAU Polytec 50 because it could meet both the planning department’s requirement for slim sight lines and the residents association’s requirement for cost effectiveness.

Alongside the curtain walling, SEH also installed more than 130 windows in the 34 apartments in the Greenlaw Court block fabricated in the flush fitting REHAU TOTAL70R fully reversible window system.  These replaced the original steel windows from the 1960s, replicating the overall appearance and opening options but offering the block’s residents improved thermal performance, better acoustics and greater security.

The curtain walling, windows and 32 balcony doors in a REHAU TOTAL70 outer frame were all fabricated by leading REHAU fabricator Climatec, based in Southend.

The window, door and curtain walling replacement at Greenlaw Court was part of a much larger refurbishment project managed entirely by SEH which also included concrete repairs, asbestos removal, electrical and service alterations and building decoration.

The feedback from the Residents Association has been very positive, not just on the performance of SEH during the refurbishment programme but also on the fact that the building is now much more air tight, with lower traffic noise and improved thermal efficiency.

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The use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) became mandatory on 4th April 2016. All stakeholders working on publicly funded projects are now expected to use (BIM) to level 2.

The intention of the BIM initiative is to help fulfil government targets for reducing waste in construction. Minimising waste that occurs as a result of inefficiencies, abortive work, discrepancies, inefficiencies etc in the supply chain, is a fundamental objective of the BIM approach.

Electrium is supporting this initiative by ensuring that its customers can easily access BIM files for Crabtree, Wylex and Volex Accessory products by requesting this via the Electrium website.

For more information please visit www.electrium.co.uk/contact-us

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Crittall Holdings has announced the acquisition of the Trade and Assets of Fendor – a leading UK company with expertise in the provision of high security, ballistic and bombproof fenestration. The Newcastle-based company is also a major supplier of windows used in custodial and mental health institutions and the petrochemical industries.

The acquisition creates Crittall Fendor that will complement the Essex-based Crittall Group of companies in a number of significant ways. It expands the range of products and markets served, and offers geographical benefits in assisting Crittall Windows with its North of England and Scottish operations.

Thanks to its strong technical reputation on both sides of the Atlantic Crittall is ideally placed to expand market share in the US where, for example, Fendor has recently passed rigorous fire testing of products aimed at the oil and gas industry.

Association with the Crittall brand will also benefit Fendor’s range of specialist products within the UK.

Stuart Judge, Managing Director of The Crittall Group of Companies, said:

“This is a win-win situation for Crittall, for Fendor, and for all our customers. We are now able to offer an unparalleled range of fenestration from steel windows, doors and screens for residential and commercial use to specialist security glazing that meets the stringent requirements of industrial, medical and government clients.”

Graham Dotchin from Tait Walker Corporate Finance, who advised the shareholders of Fendor said:

“It is great news that Crittall Fendor have been able to secure this competitive advantage and that it is committed to retaining the North East facility, grow employment opportunities for the region and ensure that the end users of the products continue to benefit from them”.

Crittall is continuing to develop plans involving its Windows and Fabrication divisions and is committing significant investment in both systems and machinery. The Group’s diverse and geographical spread is enabling it to build a wider and increasingly stable footprint in both the UK and export markets for the future.

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VMZINC will be among leading manufacturers in the ‘Meet the Buyers’ zone at Materials 2017 on 25th and 26th April at the Earl’s Court Ilec Centre. On show will be the company’s newly introduced bespoke PIGMENTO shades of orange, beige, grey, yellow and purple. These have been added to the blue, red, green and brown which are now widely specified throughout the UK. A colour matching service against specific RAL shades is also now available, a recent example being the grey produced for the extensive Fulham Wharf development. A presentation will also be made on the 26th on the use of zinc in contemporary architecture.

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