PRODUCTS

MOBILITY SCOOTER STORES FOR PUBLIC SECTOR MARKET

Social Landlords are under increasing pressure from the Fire Brigade to stores the scooters externally.

As Main Agents – Public Sector for Kingsley Mobility Scooter Stores, we offer a solution, these are bespoke prefabricated buildings that can accommodate 1-12+ scooters and are more aesthetically pleasing than the metal ones currently on the market.

They are built to individual requirements and blend in with the surroundings by providing GRP brick effect walls and GRP tile effect roofs and other finishes.

Our first unit has just been installed in Devonport, Plymouth built to house 10 scooters. The unit is delivered and installed the same day complete with all electrics and key fob entry.

HONEYWELL ENERGY SAVING CONTROLS SAVE TIME, EFFORT AND DISRUPTION

Honeywell energy saving controls save time, effort and disruption, says Colchester-based heating installer, Paul Wareing.

“These heating controls are absolutely fantastic!” - that’s Colchester-based heating installer Paul Wareing’s opinion of the new energy saving Sundial RF2 wireless enabled heating control packs from Honeywell. “They save over three hours work when I upgrade an old gravity heating system while replacing the boiler.

“It’s so simple – with a Sundial RF2 pack there’s no wiring between the wireless room thermostat and timer. The timer just hooks onto the existing back plate during upgrades and the thermostat works straight away. With no control cables to install or cable holes to drill, it’s quick and easy for the installer and there’s much less disruption to householders. The wireless thermostat can be wall mounted, or used on its table stand so the householder can choose the best sensing location.”

Paul knows all about heating systems and the best products to use, having been a heating installer for 27 years since completing his apprenticeship. He has had his own business, Paul Wareing Plumbing & Heating Ltd, for 20 years. “Honeywell are the best controls to use for reliability and energy efficiency, so I use them regularly, from programmers to zone valves. I’ve long been a big fan of Honeywell wireless controls and the new Sundial RF2 wireless packs make upgrades and new installations even easier and quicker.”

Sundial RF² packs have many features enabling users to avoid wasting fuel, as well as providing more accurate temperature control. By matching boiler firing to the load on the system so it operates much more efficiently, therefore saving energy. They are designed to be very easy to use.

Three types of Sundial RF² pack are available to match a heating system’s exact needs. Each pack comprises a wireless enabled timer, a wireless room thermostat and (in pack 3) a wireless cylinder sensor.

For details for Honeywell of Sundial RF² packs visit www.honeywelluk.com, email literature@honeywell.com or call 01344 656172.

Contact details for Paul Wareing: Paul Wareing Heating & Plumbing Ltd, Atlantis, Chase Road West, Great Bromley, Essex CO7 7UA. Tel: 01206 251434

CARING ABOUT CONSTRUCTION

A new high quality campus aiming to achieve ‘very good’ environmental ratings is taking that grading through to its construction techniques…

West Cheshire College has commissioned two new campuses, at Ellesmere Port and Chester, at a cost of £65m, aimed at providing high quality facilities to improve vocational opportunities in the area. Being built by BAM Construction, the core of the 19,500m2, five- storey Ellesmere Port build has been created using large format structural insulated panels (SIPs), manufactured, supplied and installed by McVeigh Insulations.

Adrian Moss, BAM project manager, said: “SIPS suited the programme because of the tight construction timeline, enabling us to create a structure quicker and to high insulation standards, to help achieve the BREEAM ‘very good’ target rating. Very few companies could even offer SIPS as large as we wanted- up to 7.5m- but McVeigh delivered beyond requirements, in product, cost and service. The team was very attentive, cared, and the quality of the onsite work was exceptional!”

McVeigh factory-produced some 5500m2 of 150mm thick SIPs, providing a U value of just 0.20W/m2K and airtightness of less than 5m3/hr/m2 ,well within even the tighter requirements of the new Approved Document L. Panels were up to 4m x 7.5m, with factory- formed window openings up to 6m x 1.5m without any need for additional secondary steel reinforcement.

Due to open in 2011, the new Ellesmere Port campus will provide facilities for hairdressing and beauty therapy, hospitality and catering, art design and media, health and social care, sport, public services and performing arts plus community resources including restaurants, a spa and health centre.

McVeigh Insulations has over 40 years’ experience in creation of insulated structures with low air leakage. The company has worked for organisations including retailers Tesco and Sainsbury’s, hotel chains including Travelodge, leisure companies such as Xscape- building all of its indoor real snow ski slopes in the UK, and most major contractors. Its projects range from one of the first 1million ft2 cold stores in the UK through schools to housing, where its latest work has included the engineering of SIPs for three blocks of student accommodation, each 20 storeys high.

For further information: Jim McVeigh, McVeigh Insulations tel 0161 367 9090 e: jim@mcveigh-uk.com www.mcveigh-uk.com.