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Company Profile: Wolf: helping itself by helping installers to help themselves

Wolf Heating UK is a year old but already Steve Lauri, managing director, is making waves. Paul Braitwaite reports.

1 Oct 2006

Commercial heating; More control, greater efficiency

Using appropriate controls for heating systems is just common sense and a way to improve the payback on the boiler investment by maximising energy savings. But don’t forget to ensure the occupants of the building want plenty of hot water and comfortable levels of heat, says Bob Walsh, technical director at Hamworthy Heating

1 Oct 2006

Commercial Heating: Controlling influence for commercial heating

Following the government’s Energy Review in July this year, energy efficiency is very much at the forefront of the agenda for the commercial heating sector. When selecting a new or replacement heating system for a building, commercial specifiers must consider the impact of controls, which can significantly improve the energy efficiency of a boiler and earn credits under the new Part L2 Building Regulations. But as Richard Walker, national sales and marketing manager at Potterton Commercial, explains the need for more careful consideration of controls on a heating system’s functionality is long overdue

1 Oct 2006

Commercial Heating: Go flexible with electric heating

With energy prices continuing to rise, it’s not just domestic users who are seeing fuel bills rocket. Occupiers of commercial buildings also need to take control of the heating systems to keep costs down. A good understanding of the full flexibility that electric heating offers can help with designing tailored and economical heating solutions, writes Karen Trewick, marketing communications manager at Dimplex, the electric space and water heating specialist.

1 Oct 2006

Commercial Heating; Life-cycle costs on the boil

Kevin Stones, technical director of Hoval, explains why a good understanding of building services plant is the key to working with meaningful life-cycle information

1 Oct 2006

Commercial Heating: Part L: six months on!

Graham Williamson, business director of commercial heating at Ideal Boilers, discusses the impact Part L2A and L2B of the Building Regulations for non-domestic buildings have had on the industry since they were introduced in April.

1 Oct 2006

Commercial Heating: Condensing boilers must be part of an integrated system

Steve Cooper, managing director of Armstrong Integrated Systems, which supplies off-site manufactured integrated plant rooms, looks at how condensing boilers can help to achieve the energy efficiency targets

1 Oct 2006

Chillers: Refurb cuts energy costs and extends chiller life

Trevor Dann, operations director of Thermacom, discusses how to extend the life of water chillers and looks at solutions for energy reduction and compliance with Montreal Protocol

1 Oct 2006

Close Control: Keeping cool in computer rooms

Derek Siveter, managing director of Stulz UK, examines the latest technology for precision AC applications

1 Oct 2006

Burning Issue: New fire safety law and this time it has teeth too?

Richard Norman (below), managing director, Indepth Hygiene Services and vice chairman of the HVCA’s Ventilation Ductwork Group, discusses the new legislation on fire safety

1 Oct 2006

Health & Safety Matters: Learning the lessons of Cumbria

A highly controversial legionnaires’ disease trial is finally over, but what can we learn from the outcome? Bob Towse, Head of Technical and Safety at the HVCA, explains

1 Sep 2006

Contractor Profile: The fixer

Tim East has built his reputation on being able to fix what others have messed up. But now some consultants have realised that giving him the job in the first place saves money, hassle – and time. Paul Braithwaite talks to a hands-on engineer

1 Sep 2006

Burning Issue: BS6173:2001: getting to grips with kitchen ventilation

Everyone accepts that kitchen ventilation is health and safety driven. However, as Steve McMahon, managing director of S&S Northern, insists: there are plenty of anomolies in the way BS6173:2001 is being interpreted and it needs sorting before someone is injured or killed

1 Sep 2006

Company Profile: Hamworthy Heating: a quiet revolution

Hamworthy Heating has changed. In the last four years, it has introduced a range wall-hung boilers and a range of condensing boilers. It has also changed its manufacturing process. More importantly for the installer, it has changed the way it deals with its customers. Mike Shaw, sales and marketing director, explains why to Paul Braithwaite

1 Sep 2006