Durapipe Guardian is launched

Posted on by Posted in Bathrooms and Kitchens

We are delighted to announce the exciting launch of a new dual contained pipework system, Durapipe Guardian.

Specifically aimed at addressing the requirements set out in AMP5, Durapipe Guardian is a unique dual containment pipework system – designed to cater for water treatment applications.

Water Authorities are dictating that all pipework systems which are not located in a contained area, such as pipework that passes near gantries or above public areas, need to be dual contained as an increased safety measure, as well as risking potential contamination.

Addressing these needs, Durapipe Guardian is a unique pipework system that incorporates a patented Centralok system, which provides a solid fixed fitting, offering a true point of difference from other products on the market.

This sturdiness makes the system much easier to install, as the inner pipe is in a fixed position and can be easily jointed, compared with alternative dual containment products where the inner section moves freely. The fixed fitting also means there is half the number of joins in the system, significantly reducing the number of potential leak paths to offer an exceptionally reliable pipework system.

Manufactured in PVC-U material, Durapipe Guardian is ideal for water and waste treatment applications as it allows the safe transportation of different fluids and some chemical concentrates without fear of corrosion and environmental pollution.

Commenting on the new product launch, James Roper, industrial brand manager for Durapipe UK said: “The start of the AMP5 period will see a huge demand for dual containment pipework systems to meet the requirements and we wanted to ensure we could offer customers a truly reliable and cost effective system.

“Durapipe Guardian is the only dual containment system that offers a fixed inner pipe fitting, which not only increases reliability and performance but also significantly reduces installation costs through the speed and ease of fitting.

Available now, with a complete range of fittings, Durapipe Guardian is available in sizes from ½inch # 2inch up to 8inch # 12inch”.

Introducing the EasyFit Ball Valve

We are delighted to announce the launch of another ‘first’ for the industry with our new and unique Easyfit ball valve.

Unlike other valves available to customers, the Durapipe Easyfit valve allows customers to brand or label the valve through specialist software that is provided with the product. This innovative technology means that companies can easily ‘own-brand’ the valve or alternatively label the valve with the chemical that the pipework is carrying, increasing plant efficiency as pipelines are instantly identifiable.

About Us

Durapipe UK is a leading manufacturer of high performance, thermoplastic pipework systems. With over fifty years of experience, our portfolio of products are widely used around the World for many different applications.

Whether it be pressure pipework for the conveyance of different media such as water, fuel or more aggressive fluids or specialist drainage pipework, the solution will be found within the Durapipe range.

Our products are sold and used in a variety of different applications around the World. Through an international distribution network we have a substantial presence in all corners of the World.

A number of individual market leading brands are united within Durapipe UK these include Durapipe, Vulcathene, and Friatherm, each of which are leading pipework brands within specific markets.

Quality and Training

Durapipe UK products are manufactured in an environment that complies with the requirements of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. We offer a full training programme both in the development, specification and installation of thermoplastic pipework materials.

Durapipe UK is a trade name of Glynwed Pipe Systems Ltd. Company Number 1698059.

Brand-new Astore Manifold system is launched

Posted on by Posted in Bathrooms and Kitchens, Home improvement, Sanitaryware, Useful Resources

We are delighted to announce the launch of a brand-new innovative CLT Modular Manifold System, providing specifiers and contractors elevated flexibility when specifying excessive performance plastic pipework merchandise for quite a lot of purposes within the industrial market.

Manufactured from PVC-U materials, the modular system allows between two and four outlets from one inlet and boasts the benefit of an inner coupling step, which has been particularly designed to ensure that when constructing the manifold up, all of the outlets are completely aligned to offer the last word in performance capabilities.

A major benefit for contractors and end clients is that the cutting-edge highly engineered system considerably cuts down on installation time and costs, because of manifolds no longer needing to be fabricated from particular person pipes and fittings, which might grow to be a particularly time consuming process.

Additional financial savings can also be made because of the simple jointing technique of the system, whereby components are simply solvent welded collectively to realize the required manifold configuration.

Simply put in inside any PVC-U plastic pipework system, the new CLT modular manifold system is suitable for use within quite a lot of industrial functions from water and waste treatment to chemical processing.

The CLT Modular Manifold System continues our commitment to manufacturing superior strategies within the construction of price effective, thermoplastic pressure fittings and valves.

Compression fittings

Astore PP compression fittings are joints for PE pipes devoted to water adduction systems. They can be used each in irrigation discipline and consuming water systems.

Range

Astore joints range includes a large number of objects apt to fulfill a very huge range of plant engineering set up requirements. The joints range leaves from d.sixteen mm as much as d.one hundred ten mm.
The joints provided with threads have a metal reinforcement on the exterior part of the thread, leaving from r. 1 1/4?.

Reference requirements

Astore compression joint is manufactured in compliance with the requirements of requirements ISO 3458, ISO 3459, ISO 3501, ISO 3503, ISO 14236, DIN 8076-3, UNI 9562, UNI 9561, BS 5114/75.The joints can be installed on PE pipes which are in compliance with requirements ISO 3607, DIN 8072, DIN 8074, UNI 10910. The threaded variations are manufactured in compliance with normal ISO 7/1.

Pressure ranking to twenty

sixteen bar from d.sixteen mm up to d. 63 mm, 10 bar from d.seventy five mm as much as d.110 mm.

Supplies

Physique and nut in polypropylene black co-polymer, clinching ring in white POM resin, o-ring in nbr, reinforcement ring in AISI 430.
Presser bush (d.seventy five, d.90, d.110) in polypropylene black co-polymer.

About Astore

Astore thermoplastic pipework methods have been manufactured and used for the pressure pipework requirements of different market sectors for many years.

Set up in 1970, Astore has and continues to develop advanced methods while in the construction of value efficient thermoplastic pressure pipework fittings and valves.

The Astore range is manufactured from both ABS or PVC- u and is used for quite a lot of applications the place a lightweight, versatile and durable pipework system is required.

As a sign of assurance to quality fabrication, Astore PVC-U & ABS fittings and pipework are UK Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS) approved. The Italian Institute of Plastics (I.I.P.) has granted certificates of conformity for the Astore production techniques in compliance with UNI EN ISO 9002 (Certificate No 354).

Moreover, Astore also provide a large range of clamp saddles and compression fittings as well as a modular manifold system that may all be used for a large range of water associated applications.

Astore products can be found via a network of approved stockists while in the UK, serviced by our central gross sales and distribution centre in Cannock in the Midlands.

IDEAL STANDARD LAUNCHES NEW CONCEPT BLUE FITTINGS RANGE

Posted on by Posted in Bathrooms and Kitchens, Sanitaryware

New range adds water-saving features to fittings offer

Ideal Standard, leading provider of innovative and design-driven bathroom solutions, has launched its new Concept Blue fittings range – a beautiful new collection that offers innovative water and energy savings and is healthier to use.

The comprehensive range of water-saving fittings complement the Concept collection of innovative storage and modern accessories designed by the award-winning UK designer Robin Levien – giving users the flexibility to design their bathroom to suit their individual taste and spaceat a similar affordable price.

Saving water, energy and money
Developed with sustainability in mind, the Concept Blue fittings showcase IdealBlue technology- a revolutionary system engineered to use less water and energy. The amount of water held in the tap when closed is reduced by 80% meaning less water is wasted. The low water content reduces the time taken to achieve the selected water temperature by seven seconds, saving both water and the energy to heat it.

Concept Blue basin mixers will carry the European Water Label which Ideal Standard has introduced across its entire range – a single label across Europe which clearly shows the volume of water that the tap or shower head will consume per minute if installed correctly and in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, and offers an actual performance band per product.

Jeff Williams, Brassware and Fittings Project Manager, Ideal Standard says, “Concept Blue pays for itself – saving water and energy saves households money, and those savings soon add up. The calculated saving from the basin mixer featuring IdealBlue technology and a 5l/min outlet flow regulators £174 per year giving a payback period of less than nine months.

“Low water content basin mixers are designed to save money and be healthier as standard, whilst being a perfect match for the Concept Arc and Sphere basins and offering the same excellent value for money.”

Key Features
• IdealBlue technology saves water, energy and money
• A 5l/min aerated flow regulator reduces water use
• A multi-port IdealBlue cartridge improves flow rates at low pressure, and allows smoother, more sensitive handle control even at high pressure
• Easy fix installation enables quick and effortless installation with no risk of leakage, no lime scale deposits and easier maintenance
• Cool Body technology on basin mixers ensure the body is cool to the touch as a safety precaution
• Lead and nickel-free IdealPure innovation on basin mixers improves water purity
• Bath shower mixers are supplied with an IdealRain S1 shower set comprising of a handspray, holder, hose and hose retainer as standard.

Health and wellbeing
Concept Blue fittings offer improved safety since the IdealBlue cartridge keeps hot water away from the metal of the taps, giving them a cool body. The hot water limit stop allows users to control temperature and avoid getting burned.

Ideal Standard’s lead and nickel free concept ensures no brass or chrome-plated parts are in contact with drinking water; waterways are engineering grade plastics, ceramic or stainless steel. This technology applies to all Concept Blue fittings which are used for drinking water and also the bidet mixer.

Range
Concept Blue includes four basin mixer options, two kitchen mixer options, three bath and shower mixer options, two bath fillers, ones shower mixer and a bidet fitting option to suit the wide range of Concept kitchen, basin, WC, bath and shower units.

Dry Wall Production – Hidden Benefits

Posted on by Posted in Bathrooms and Kitchens, Home improvement, Useful Resources

Busy household houses, commercial premises and leisure amenities all receive their fair share of wear and tear, that is why careful collection of a dry wall fabrication system is essential. Right here, Jayne Arkell, Enterprise Manager at Marley Eternit, explains why cement boards are the most effective ways of assembly these modern efficiency expectations.

“Clients are in search of constructing interiors which are durable and lengthy lasting, which means being able to fulfill impact, water, hearth and acoustics requirements. An increasing variety of merchants are actually offering excessive efficiency cement boards as a dry wall fabrication resolution realizing that they supply a troublesome, durable substrate that enhances the surface finishes capability to face up to daily knocks and bumps in addition to being water and hearth resistant and providing noise performance.

For example, using our Hydropanel product is a very efficient answer in bathroom and kitchen refurbishments and cutting-edge-builds where there is a high level of moisture. Even if completely saturated in water, it gained’t rot or warp, the board simply dries out retaining its dimensional stability. Hydropanel has the additional good thing about being mould resistant due to its slightly alkaline feature preventing the event of ‘fusty’ odours. When that is highlighted to clients they are swift to understand the benefits of avoiding costly and time consuming remedial work. The water resistant properties of all these products make them notably suitable in buildings with a number of flooring, the place the potential for an incident, comparable to a water leak, to impact on other occupants is large – some extent not lost on native authority housing determination makers.

Once put in, they can be tiled, painted or papered over, in the case of partitions or ceilings – and tiled or carpeted over within the case of floors – saving contractors beneficial time during installation.

Cement boards are hearth-secure too, which implies there is no hearth ignition, no unfold of fireplace in addition to having resistant properties in separating wall systems. Within modern buildings, this compartmentalisation – dividing a building into areas, that are separated by fire resisting parts, is an efficient methodology of limiting the unfold of fire. The Class 0 fire performance property of Hydropanel, examined to EN 13823:2002, allows merchants to offer this worth additional resolution to their customers.

Whichever way you take a look at it, there are important gross sales alternatives for merchants that provide fashionable, high efficiency dry wall fabrication techniques resembling Hydropanel. They provide clients with an effective long run solution where there is presence of moisture, the place there’s likely to be impaction towards walls, reminiscent of hallways, or where hearth and acoustic properties are required.”

Hydropanel from Marley Eternit is offered in 6mm for flooring purposes, together with 9mm and 12mm board thicknesses for wall applications. The 900 x 1200 one man board sheet is ideal for home purposes, refurbishments and brand-new build.

About Marley Eternit

Marley Eternit is a part of the across the globe Etex Group and is the main supplier of roofing and cladding solutions to the fabrication industry.
Fashioned in 2005 after the amalgamation of two market main firms, Marley Roofing and Eternit Building Materials, our unrivalled product portfolio includes all varieties of concrete and clay tiles, double and single lap slates, ornamental cladding, profiled sheeting and a range of building boards.

With over one hundred years experience we have now an industry knowledge which is second to none and can provide our prospects complete confidence in the services we provide.
Committed to sustainable manufacturing, we’re an environmental chief in the business and have constructed a repute for high quality of product and service.
By means of cautious product innovation we’ll proceed to develop roofing and cladding methods that enhance the constructed environment.

Tagged with: , , , , ,

Twyford Bathrooms told the story of its truly rimless bogs at KBB 2012.

Posted on by Posted in Bathrooms and Kitchens, Home improvement, Sanitaryware

Rimfree® marked a major milestone while in the history of product design and innovation at Twyford Bathrooms. This pioneering Rimfree® know-how has taken the company quite a lot of years to develop and then trial before introducing the ultimate design to the domestic market in 2011. To celebrate the “evolution” of this original and revolutionary Rimfree® concept, Twyford Bathrooms showcased three entirely rimless bathrooms (Moda, 3D and Galerie) alongside their antecedent, Sola Rimless at KBB 2012. Twyford Bathrooms once once more worked with London-based mostly architectural firm, Dallas Pierce Quintero for the stand design, bringing this actually inspiring story of Rimfree® to life.

Sola Rimless
The Rimfree® story begins with the idea of a rimless toilet at Twyford Bathrooms’ Research and Growth Unit in 2004. This was the time when hygiene was at the forefront on the information agenda, following the global outbreaks of a number of pandemic diseases. In response to the subsequent adjustments in rules for sanitaryware in hospitals, Twyford Bathrooms trialled and examined several iterations to develop this rimless idea and finally launched its very first rimless again-to-wall rest room, Sola to the healthcare market in 2007.
In 2008, the identical rimless know-how was applied to the Sola wall-hung bathroom; and in 2009, cutting-edge modified variations designed for colleges, Sola Faculty 300and 350 bogs, were introduced to the schooling sector.

Moda Rimfree®
Following on from the success of Sola Rimless, Twyford Bathrooms carried out intensive analysis together with a series of shopper focus groups around the UK in 2009 to try out the now generally known as Rimfree® concept (specifically for the home market). Having obtained the focus groups’ feedback, Twyford Bathrooms started the ultimate design process in-home in late 2009, followed by a number of stages of growth and additional focus group trials in both UK and Europe throughout 2010. At the end of 2010, Twyford Bathrooms efficiently registered “Rimfree” as a trademark; and in September 2011, the UK’s first actually rimless and home rest room, Moda Rimfree® (shut coupled) was launched at 100% Design.

Setting the new standards of hygiene and water efficiency within the bathroom business, the Rimfree® design – with the uniquely engineered water distribution system – efficiently removes all waste as effectively as a standard toilet. The self-draining jets at the back of the bowl release water that flows completely round the within of the pan; with no hidden rim, there’s merely nowhere for the germs to cover, manufacturing the toilet bowl simpler to clean.

3D and Galerie Rimfree®
In November 2011, Twyford Bathrooms unveiled two just out Rimfree® designs, 3D and Galerie wall-hung bogs; each from the existing portfolio but updated with the latest Rimfree® technology.

Twyford Bathrooms has led the way in domestic and commercial bathroom product design for over one hundred sixty years. With high construction values and quality backed up by 25 year and lifetime guarantees, it is a identify you’ll be able to trust. With collections to swimsuit every taste and budget, design goes hand in hand with performance and innovation making certain that the merchandise look wonderful and carry out to distinctive standards.
The Twyford philosophy, ‘for life’, sums up the essence of the brand. Its products are designed by an organization with a lifetime of experience, will final a lifetime and are designed to enhance your daily life

Tagged with: , , , , , ,
Top