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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.
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David Chisnall Joins Condair As Area Sales Manager
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Condair has appointed David Chisnall as its new Area Sales Manager for the north of England. David joins Condair with over 25 years’ experience in the HVAC sector, having worked in air filtration and AHU manufacturing sectors.
Dave Marshall-George, Condair’s UK & Ireland Sales Director, comments, “It’s great to have David join the Condair team. He brings a wealth of experience with him, and I’m delighted that he’s now representing Condair in this important sales area covering Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire and some of the surrounding areas.”
David commented, “I’m greatly looking forward to getting to know Condair’s customers and supporting them with their humidity control needs. I’m very happy to be joining the market-leader in the humidity control sector. It’s amazing how many different industries Condair works across, for both humidification and dehumidification, and I’m keen to start engaging with our partners across contractors, consultants, OEMs and end-user clients.”
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 Addition To ECO-LOGIC Electronic Controller Range
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Main features and benefits of the new ECO-200 Controller Range:
The new ECO-200 range of electronic controllers have been designed to be modular, allowing a mix of different types of touch and non-touch control sensors, switches, relays and solenoid valves. Solenoids and relays of different AC / DC voltages can be used.
The controller can be used, for example, for sanitary ware control in bathrooms to control a basin tap for hot and cold water, a shower and WC. Versions can be supplied to control two bathrooms from one controller.
Due to the modular design of the controller it can be used not only for the ECO-LOGIC range of products for new projects, but to control other makes of sanitary ware control systems were spares are no longer available, which is ideal for maintenance and refurbishment work.
Used with the ECO-LOGIC extra low voltage 6V DC bistable solenoid valves, together with the ECO-LOGIC non-touch sensors, the system provides substantial energy and maintenance cost savings together with a very high standard of Health and Safety for the user and maintenance staff.
The ECO-LOGIC range of electronic controls have now been in the market for in excess of 30 years and therefore we have a wealth of experience of product use in all market sectors in regards to maintenance and life time product operation.
All the ECO-LOGIC range of products are designed and manufactured in the UK.
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Stelrad Announces First Sale Of Green Steel Compact Radiator
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Leading radiator manufacturer Stelrad Radiators has announced its first sale of the brand-new Stelrad Series range. Purchased online, the radiator – the first of many – was picked at the National Distribution Centre and despatched just days after new Stelrad Green Compact went on sale. The purchaser has reported that the selection was driven by a desire to be more eco-friendly and that he was happy to pay a little bit more for a product that will contribute towards lower CO₂ in the atmosphere.
Tata Steel is supplying UK made 90% Carbon Lite steel to Stelrad within the radiator market, so that Stelrad customers can choose a Stelrad Green Compact radiator range that contributes directly to a reduction in atmospheric CO₂ today and accelerates decarbonisation in the future.
Tata Steel is a UK leading strip steel manufacturer with steelmaking facilities in Port Talbot in South Wales. The steel comes with a certificate from DNV – Det Norske Veritas to prove the steel has 90% lower embodied CO₂ emissions. The process for producing the steel is called Optemis® Carbon Lite.
All revenues generated by the process are reinvested to fund additional projects, thereby generating further CO₂ savings to be verified by DNV and speeding up decarbonisation efforts within the UK.
Stelrad’s head of marketing is Chris Harvey: “Whilst largely symbolic, the first sale of any new product is encouraging, and we hope signals the start of an exciting new programme of sales as more and more people wake up to the opportunity to enjoy green steel radiators in their developments and buildings up and down the UK.
“This is an exciting step for us to take towards greener manufacturing and fits in perfectly with our Group’s sustainability policy. The new Stelrad Green Series comprises of 60 horizontal models from our Stelrad Green Compact range. The concept is already being well received by many of our customers who are keen to see more sustainable products being utilised in their homes and buildings. As well as the reduction in carbon emissions, no plastic is being used for the outer packaging either further increasing the sustainability claims of the product range – and of course, a radiator is 100% recyclable.”
To find out more about this exciting new range and the new partnership with Tata Steel, head for www.stelrad.com.
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Condair Acquires Kuul
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US-based evaporative media manufacturer, Kuul, has been acquired by humidity control specialist, Condair.
Kuul is a leading manufacturer of glass fibre and cellulose media used in evaporative cooling systems and adiabatic pre-cooling for chillers and turbines. Rebranding as Condair – Evaporative Technologies, the organisation will be extending its distribution of evaporative media solutions through Condair’s global network of sales and service offices in 23 countries, and its wider distribution partners around the world.
Oliver Zimmermann, CEO of Condair, comments, “Condair’s mission is driven by our customers’ needs and with the combination of Kuul and Condair, we can meet our customers’ needs even better. Kuul has the media expertise, which perfectly complements the evaporative technology expertise of Condair. Together we can provide reliable and sustainable solutions. With Condair’s global reach, it’s a win-win for both organisations and our customers will benefit from advanced media and system competency from a single partner.”
Alongside the acquisition of Kuul, Condair is also investing in a new production facility in Richmond, Virginia, USA, to strengthen its production capabilities and improve its supply chain efficiency for the key regional US data centre market. The new 400,000ft² facility is planned to open in 2025, and is estimated to employ 180 individuals.
Condair already operates production facilities in Europe, North America and China, and manufactures a comprehensive range of humidification systems. This includes the Condair ME, in-duct evaporative cooling and humidification system, that is used extensively around the world in data centres, offices and industrial manufacturing.
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.