Editor’s Choice
Radiating Heat… And Bright New Ideas
RRNews Issue 14
Ecolec has been providing its core range of radiant panel electric heaters since 1995 and has built up a major niche market with multiple repeat sales around the UK. But it’s in the innovative areas of the business that MD Chandru Ray and Ecolec have made their mark in recent years, offering ground breaking new ways of utilising radiant heating. It should come as no great surprise that Ecolec is launching a new product - Disc Heat™ - which offers any number of suspended circular ceiling radiators, ideal for larger open spaces and for where the wall space is either taken or in open plan homes and buildings. Disc Heat™ is ideal for a wide range of potential uses – restaurants, car showrooms, offices, cinemas, schools, leisure centres – the options are endless. Linked to remote controls, the level of warmth can be altered to meet the requirements of the building and the use of the spaces – it’s a very quick response method of heating. For more information call 01902 457575 or visit www.ecolec.co.uk for more information.
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Sutton War Memorial Respectfully Restored Using Natural Solutions From Brett The expertise of Brett Landscaping in natural stone was instrumental in helping to restore a historical touchstone in time for the World War One centenary commemorations in November 2014. Brett Landscaping worked with property design consultancy NPS Group to recondition a 93 year old war memorial in Sutton-on-Hull village located in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in advance of the local community’s remembrance activities. “While the memorial has been maintained superbly by Sutton-on-Hull’s community, it was in need of improvement in a structural capacity,” explains Howard Thompson, building surveyor at NPS. He brought Brett on board in both a supply and advisory capacity, after receiving positive colleague feedback with regard to Brett’s material quality and design input. For further information visit: www.brettpaving.co.uk
SPACETHERM® OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE FOR GRADE 11 LISTED THEATRE THERMAL INSULATION Nottingham Playhouse is a Grade II* Listed theatre with a conventional proscenium It has English Heritage importance, and is an iconic landmark. The challenge for Gleeds Building Surveying Ltd was to reduce the Playhouse’s energy bills by making the 1960s building significantly more energy efficient – without damaging or altering the building appearance and without disrupting theatre operations. The innovative façade design included the use of Spacetherm® blanket. 15mm Spacetherm Blanket was used between the Glazing and Board to improve thermal performance of the building. As a result of this work, Spacetherm® insulation has provided a 34.30% reduction in heating load which works out a significant cost saving. View more Spacetherm Case Studies on our website... www.proctorgroup.com E: contact@proctorgroup.com