Hamworthy Heating has officially opened its new research and development centre in Poole.
The new, 150m2 facility represents an investment of £500,000 and was opened on 4 June by the president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Patrick Kniveton.

After cutting the ribbon, the president was taken on a tour of the new purpose built facilities which provide a controlled environment for the development and approvals testing of boilers, in accordance with the European Standards on product safety and performance.

The new centre has the ability to fire up to three boilers with a combined capacity of 1MW, consuming 50m³/hr of cooling water, with the availability of specialist gases for performance and accelerated life testing. State-of-the-art equipment is used to determine thermal and emissions performance of the products.