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Humidity Blossoms At Chelsea Physic Garden
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Chelsea Physic Garden has recently installed a Condair ML high-pressure spray humidifier to maintain the perfect atmosphere for horticultural success in its restored Victorian glasshouses.
Founded in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London, Chelsea Physic Garden is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Britain, occupying four acres of land on the edge of the Thames. Today, it is home to more than 4,500 species of medicinal, edible and useful plants, and remains a vital centre for plant science and education.
John Constable, Glasshouses Manager & Gardener, commented, “Maintaining the right humidity is vital for the health of our tropical collection. Without it, we quickly see signs of stress in the plants – yellowing, crisping and even death. The Condair humidification system has enhanced how we manage the environment in the glasshouses. It gives us peace of mind that the conditions are right, so we can focus more on the plants themselves. It has made a noticeable difference to both plant health and how we work day-to-day.”
The garden’s historic glasshouses are key to cultivating sensitive tropical and subtropical species, such as cocoa and vanilla as well as a wide range of other tender ferns, epiphytes, woody trees and climbers. These plants rely on consistently high humidity to replicate their natural rainforest environments.
Previously, humidity was maintained by wetting down the heating pipes to create a steamy environment. The recent restoration of the glasshouses presented an opportunity to modernise features, including the introduction of an advanced humidity control system.
The Condair ML spray humidifier was installed by Parker Air Conditioning Ltd. A water treatment system both purifies and pressurises mains water, supplying it to a series of nozzles located around the greenhouse. These nozzles release a fine mist that is fully absorbed into the air, providing consistent, hygienic humidity without any wetting on surfaces or the floor.
The use of reverse osmosis water filtration and onboard UV-light sterilisation ensures the mist is hygienic and mineral-free. This not only maintains a healthy environment but also prevents any dust being released into the greenhouse from the supply water. In addition to precise humidity control, the system provides low-energy evaporative cooling, making it ideal for greenhouse environments.
The 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 Ltd, which offers system design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance and spares. You can find out more by visiting the company’s website at www.condair.co.uk.
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10-Point Guide To Heritage Humidity Control
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Condair, the leading specialist in humidity control, has published a comprehensive 10-point guide to managing humidity in museums, galleries, archives and heritage buildings.
This practical and accessible guide outlines the key challenges of humidity control in heritage environments and offers clear advice on how to monitor and manage it effectively for long-term preservation. It is specifically designed for museum managers, curators, facility managers and consultants working in the heritage sector.
Dave Marshall-George, UK & Ireland Sales Director, comments, “Humidity control plays an essential role in the preservation of our nation’s cultural and historical assets. Curators, conservators and facility managers across the UK’s 2,500 museums and galleries, face the complex task of reducing energy use while maintaining strict environmental conditions. This free guide offers practical solutions to help meet the sector’s sustainability goals, while also safeguarding diverse and often delicate collections.
“Compiled by experts with experience in hundreds, if not thousands, of heritage humidity control projects, this guide identifies the ten most critical considerations for effective humidity management in heritage environments,” Dave added.
The guide is available as a free download from Condair’s website: www.condair.co.uk/heritage
Condair Group is a global leader in humidity control and evaporative cooling, delivering energy-efficient, hygienic, and innovative solutions for commercial, industrial and heritage environments. In the UK, Condair Limited provides comprehensive services including system design, manufacture, supply, install, commissioning, maintenance and spare parts.
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Condair ISO 9001 Marks 30 Years’ Of Quality
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Condair, a leading provider of humidity control systems, has successfully achieved re-accreditation for the ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS), demonstrating its commitment to delivering superior products and services to its customers.
The ISO 9001 standard is a globally recognized certification that acknowledges companies for their quality management systems. Having first achieved this standard in 1994, this re-accreditation for Condair UK marks over 30 years of dedication to principles such as customer focus, leadership, process optimisation, continuous improvement, evidence-based decision making, and relationship management.
“Re-accreditation for ISO 9001 is a testament to the continuous effort and dedication of Condair’s team to deliver excellence in all aspects of our operations,” said Dave Marshall-George, UK & Ireland Sales Director of Condair Ltd. “In addition to holding ISO 9001 for more than 30 years, Condair is also accredited for ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management). Our long-term achievement of these standards shows our commitment to environmental sustainability and the health and safety of our employees. We are proud to hold these accreditations, as they reflect Condair’s commitment to our customers, employees and our wider corporate responsibility within the HVAC sector.”
Condair’s success in meeting these internationally recognized standards illustrate its position as a leader in the humidity control industry. With a focus on both customer satisfaction and social responsibility, the company strives to deliver innovative and environmentally friendly solutions while safeguarding the well-being of its employees.
Condair UK is part of the global Condair Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of industrial humidity control and evaporative cooling solutions. The company provides high-quality products and services designed to improve productivity in industry, health and heritage preservation. You can find out more by visiting the company’s website at www.condair.co.uk.
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New Condair Podcast On Cleanroom Humidity
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Humidity control specialist, Condair, has released a new podcast on how to control humidity in cleanrooms. In this 10-minute interview, Dave Marshall-George, Sales Director at Condair, explains how to manage air humidity in tightly controlled manufacturing or research environments.
Dave comments, “Cleanrooms are used in a huge variety of industries and are classified by the level of particulate matter that is permissible in the air. Alongside air purity, humidity can often have a dramatic impact on the success of any cleanroom operation. Humidity maybe controlled to combat static, eliminate moisture losses from sensitive materials, and prevent or encourage a reaction in a specific substance.
“However, providing the accurate humidity control needed for these sensitive environments can be a challenge. This short podcast gives a comprehensive overview, is ideal for anyone who is managing or designing cleanrooms and covers both humidification and dehumidification.” Dave concludes.
The podcast is available on www.condair.co.uk/podcast.
Podcasts are a great way for anyone to get an understanding on a topic whilst in their car or on their way to work. Condair now offers many of these bite-sized learning sessions across a range of humidity-related topics on the link above.
The 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 Ltd, which offers system design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance and spares. You can find out more by visiting the company’s website at www.condair.co.uk.
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New People At Condair
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Dave Marshall-George, Sales Director at Condair, comments, “It’s wonderful to welcome such experienced professionals to the Condair team and they’ve really hit the ground running. Jordan has already made a significant impact in enhancing our sales management processes and has helped secure one of our largest ever orders, whilst Colin is now expertly overseeing our busiest period of install projects.”
Colin Turnbull, newly appointed Installation Manager at Condair, added “The technical expertise available at Condair is first class. From an engineering project perspective, working directly with the manufacturer makes getting to grips with the technical aspects of the products very easy. This really enables us to deliver the manufacturer’s expertise on-site.”
Condair is the UK’s largest specialist humidity control company with over 60 employees, delivering humidification, dehumidification and evaporative cooling across the UK and Ireland. Over half the team have been with the company for more than 10 years. This enables the organisation to provide an exceptionally high level of expertise to its customers, whilst also highlighting its commitment to creating a positive working environment for employees.
Globally the Condair Group has recently topped the 1,000-employee milestone, positioning it as the world’s leading dedicated manufacturer of humidity control systems and services. You can find out more by visiting the company’s website at www.condair.co.uk.
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New 10-Point Guide To Humidity Control In Cleanrooms
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The guide has been produced by experts in the field with experience spanning thousands of cleanroom humidity projects across research, manufacturing and preservation sectors. Using this knowledge, Condair has compiled the ten most pertinent topics that need to be considered by cleanroom designers, consultants, production and facility managers, when dealing with humidification or dehumidification.
Dave Marshall-George, UK & Ireland Sales Director at Condair, comments, “Presented in an easy-to-understand Q&A format, this guide is a great resource for anyone working in or with a cleanroom facility. It walks the reader through the initial design stages, product selection and sizing, energy considerations and maintenance requirements, across both humidifiers and dehumidifiers. Detailed information is given on humidity’s relationship with temperature and electrostatic, as well as how the very specific humidity levels cleanrooms so often need can be consistently achieved.”
Condair’s 10-point guide to humidity control in cleanrooms is free to downloaded from www.condair.co.uk/cleanroom.
The 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 Ltd, which offers system design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance and spares. You can find out more by visiting the company’s website at www.condair.co.uk.
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Stelrad Joins Future Homes Hub
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The Future Homes Hub was established by the homebuilding industry and the Department for Levelling Up, Homes and Communities, just over two years ago as the central mechanism to guide the sector through the roadmap for change. A core purpose of the Hub is also to help provide central capacity to support SMEs through this period of change.
“The Hub’s detailed programme of work, reflects the sustainability priorities of the sector. These currently include the Future Homes Standard and wider changes to building regulations, embodied and whole life carbon, biodiversity net gain and nature, water efficiency and SUDS and sustainability in planning. In each of these areas we are helping to determine the long-term roadmap, positively shape the policy agenda and are developing and sharing information on the technical solutions and specifications. Given that our suppliers have a critical role in driving the innovation necessary to deliver on these changes it is imperative that we work together.”
Stelrad’s Finance Director Jamie Foulstone says: “I feel that it is imperative that we as a business have an input to this organisation and contribute to it and to the aims it has as we head towards net zero by 2050. It is far better to operate from within these organisations and know our voice will be heard by the new build sector than to sit on the outside and hope our voice will be heard if we shout loudly enough. Membership of this Hub will enable us to work in partnership on the core priorities, gain access to shared information on the Hub’s platform and gain recognition as a partner and access to newsletters, webinars and events where we can make a valid contribution. We will be attending the second annual conference on 4th December this year at the QEII Conference Centre in London.”
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New Condair RS Steam Humidifier
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Condair is launching an updated version of its most popular steam humidifier, the Condair RS. As well as a new outer case design, the resistive steam humidifier now incorporates the latest internet-connected technology that allows remote monitoring and troubleshooting by the manufacturer.
Dave Marshall-George, UK & Ireland Sales Director at Condair, comments, “The Condair RS has long been the industry-leading resistive steam humidifier, with its unique scale collector tank allowing easy removal of limescale from the system. Now with Internet-of-Things connectivity, it once again pushes the boundaries of steam humidifier technology. Customers now have the option to have the manufacturer remotely monitor their humidifier’s performance via the Condair Cloud.
“This cutting-edge technology gives customers the peace-of-mind that their humidity control is constantly being managed with the expertise only the manufacturer can provide. With this IoT option, Condair can now support its customers every step of the way, from initial system design, manufacture, supply and install, all the way through to every-day operation and routine servicing.” Dave concludes.
A new touchscreen user interface on the Condair RS operates like a smartphone, in that users can navigate through clear icon-based menus with scroll, slide and press functionality. As well as intuitive control over operation, the controller offers historic performance and settings reporting, service history, error reporting and an Excel-based download to USB function.
Alongside these new features, the Condair RS still incorporates its unique scale management system that has made it so popular. A removeable tank sits underneath the boiling chamber, collecting the scale as it detaches from the heating elements during normal operation. In-house maintenance staff can routinely drain the system and empty the scale from this tank, without opening the main unit housing. This significantly prolongs the periods between major service visits and prevents on-site drainage problems from chunks of scale being sent to drain.
Other innovative features include a “cold-water pool” that prevents any blockages around the water inlet or drain outlet. The boiling chamber has a twin-wall design with the water inlet and drain outlet being situated in an area between these walls. The temperature of this area is kept low enough to prevent scale formation, thus eliminating any possibility of plumbing blockages due to limescale.
The Condair RS range offers comprehensive capacities with sizes to suit any project. Small single cylinder units start with a maximum output of 5kg/h, with double-cylinder models and master/slave configurations offering up to 160kg/h. Steam humidification can be delivered to a duct via a steam lance, as well as directly to a room with a top-mounted or remotely located blower pack.
The 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 Ltd, which offers system design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning, maintenance and spares. You can find out more by visiting the company’s website at www.condair.co.uk.