Lincat

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Lincat – Commercial catering equipment for professional kitchens

Lincat LTD is one of the world’s leading names in commercial catering equipment.

With a range extending to some 450 products, Lincat can meet the majority of your catering equipment needs. The product range includes fryers, griddles, grills, ovens and combi steamers, as well as water boilers, hot cupboards, trolleys and food display merchandisers.

Lincat – News

Lincat Opus Combis chosen for WorldSkills London 2011

Lincat, the UK’s leading manufacturer of commercial catering equipment for cooking, holding and display, has been chosen to be an Official Supplier of the WorldSkills Cooking Competition 2011. As a result, 19 Lincat Opus OSC61 SelfCooking Centres and three Silverlink 600 electric salamander grills will be put through their paces by the world’s most talented young chefs, as they compete for the ultimate prize of a WorldSkills gold medal.

WorldSkills London 2011, the world’s largest skills event, will take place at ExCel London from 5-8 October. Over 1000 young people, from over 50 countries across the globe, will gather together to compete to be the best of the best in a wide range of vocational skills, from cooking and creative arts to IT and engineering. The reigning cooking gold medal holder is Adam Smith of the Ritz, London, who triumphed at the 2009 WorldSkills competition in Calgary.

“We’re delighted to become an Official Supplier of the WorldSkills Cooking Competition 2011. It’s a great vote of confidence in our products that they have been chosen for such a prestigious event”, said Nick McDonald, Marketing Director of Lincat. “It’s exciting that our equipment will be put through its paces by some of the world’s brightest young cooking talent, watched by the great and the good of the hospitality industry worldwide.

He added…

“It’s satisfying too that our equipment will, after the event, be supplied to further education colleges throughout the UK to create a positive, lasting legacy.”

The Opus SelfCooking Center is easier to use than any conventional combi steamer. Using a touch screen you simply select the food and how you want it cooked. The SelfCooking Center does the rest, automatically selecting the cooking mode, temperature time and humidity levels. It can, however, also be used in manual mode to allow chefs all the control and creativity they require.

Lincat LTD offers two kinds of combi steamer: Opus SelfCooking Centers and Opus CombiMasters. Gas and electric versions of each are available, with 24 models in all. Sizes for both specifications extend from 6 x 1/1 GN to 20 x 2/1 GN.

Lincat Ltd manufactures one of the world’s most comprehensive ranges of catering equipment. Products are sold throughout the UK and in over 50 countries overseas through a network of international distributors. Lincat Ltd is a member company of the Middleby Corporation.

History

Lincat history: at the forefront of the manufacture of professional kitchen equipment for 40 years.

Established in 1971, Lincat appliances products have gone from strength to strength. And so too has our reputation. Today, the Lincat brand is synonymous with outstanding product reliability; sturdy, durable construction; and first-class technical support. In short Lincat stands for quality. Allied to our vast experience is an ongoing commitment to customer satisfaction, research and development which has enabled us to deliver high quality products for 40 years.

Ventilation Division Restructure

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It is widely known that since the early 90’s Powrmatic have manufactured a wide range of high quality natural and powered ventilators to complement our extensive range of heating products.

Despite the undoubtedly challenging economic climate, Powrmatic Ltd continues to commit to investment and growth and the current restructuring of the Ventilation Division is testament to this.

After many years at a leading brand in the industry, Phill Terry has been recently appointed as Powrmatic’s Business Development Manager for the Ventilation Division and is co-ordinating the restructuring and development of the ventilation business and deployment of a strategy for growth in the coming years.

Whilst in difficult times many companies seek to diversify into other areas or ‘bolt on’ complementary products or services, Powrmatic’s strategy is to focus on exactly what Powrmatic do best, but with a heavy emphasis on doing that better than before! Essentially, Powrmatic is an engineering business and Powrmatic’s unparalleled manufacturing capability is Powrmatic’s greatest asset and what clearly sets Powrmatic apart from other companies in the sector.

Recent years have seen much manufacturing of ventilation products moving overseas, particularly to Europe. Retaining manufacturing of all Powrmatic’s products direct in the UK means Powrmatic flue products can be provided to meet the most demanding project deadlines meaning the long lead times associated with bringing in product from overseas are avoided. In a highly competitive environment this gives Powrmatic’s customers in all sectors a huge benefit.

A key part of Powrmatic’s strategy is to further reduce manufacturing lead times by developing standard product variants and sizes and more sophisticated production planning techniques. Stuart Parris has recently been appointed as the Ventilation Division’s Project Engineer with responsibility for the operational side of the Ventilation business. Stuart brings a wealth of experience in the manufacturing and construction sectors.

Coupled with continued improvements to Powrmatic’s manufacturing processes, investment in new products is highly important and a full Research & Development programme is firmly underway headed up by the Division’s new Research & Development Engineer, Nigel James. Nigel has a strong technical background previous held consultancy positions and well as technical director of a leading specialist glazing contractor.
Several brand new ventilation products in development and will soon be launched, including a new range of powered environment extract fans, a smoke damper specifically developed for smoke shaft applications, new glazed casement ventilations and even a new glazed louvred ventilator ! Watch this space!

The Ventilation Division is fully supported by a highly experienced and enthusiastic field sales team with Sam Dare covering South England and Paul Welsh in Scotland. The team is soon to be strengthened by an additional Area Sales Manager in the North of England. Powrmatic’s sales team are able to offer free product application advice to Powrmatic‘s customers to ensure the best product is selected to meet the required budget, design and regulatory requirements.

In addition to the Powrmatic Sales Team, a UK wide network of approved specialist design and installation partners means Powrmatic’s customers are never far away from a Ventilation Expert fully backed with a range of Powrmatic products for a total ventilation solution, ensuring comfortable and safe conditions in the built environment.

The Ventilation Division’s dedicated offices are located at Powrmatic’s llminster manufacturing plant. The Division’s offices are supported by Kevin Hill and Vanessa Thorne. Kevin Hill has an un-paralleled knowledge of Powrmatic’s ventilation range and heads up the Division’s Drawing Office and Technical Department. Vanessa Thorne has recently joined the team as Business Co-ordinator.

Powrmatic are extremely proud that all Powrmatic’s ventilators are manufactured at our state-of-the-art facilities within the UK and are manufactured and tested to the highest standards in the industry.

Twyford Bathrooms Water-Saving Innovations Featured in the Princes House at Ideal Home Show

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Twyford Bathrooms showed its latest innovations for water-saving solutions in the bathroom in the ‘Princes House’ at the Ideal Home Show this year. Twyford Bathrooms was proud to have several of their products specified by the Princes Foundation for the Built Environment, including a preview of its ground-breaking Moda Rimfree WC, as well as showcasing its high design collections 3D and Vello with a stand-alone exhibit.

The Princes House is a low carbon home designed by the Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment and built from natural materials in a traditional design, demonstrating how it is possible to be ecologically minded and live in a home with a traditional look and feel. Similarly, the sanitary ware that Twyford Bathrooms produces is exceptionally high performance when it comes to water-efficiency, yet still looks great and creates an enjoyable bathroom environment.

General Manager John Blackburn said, “It was a great honour for Twyford Bathrooms to be specified for the Prince’s House. We wear our Royal Warrant with pride, and it was a pleasure to be able to support His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales’s foundation, and we wholeheartedly support the Foundation’s endeavor.”

The revolutionary new Moda Rimfree WC with Flushwise technology was previewed for the first time at the Ideal Home Show. The unique design and quality engineering mean that it is now possible to have unparalleled levels of hygiene in the home bathroom. Twyford Bathrooms’ incredibly popular Galerie Plan basin was also specified for the Prince’s House.

Twyford Profile

Products designed for everyday life

The bathroom is an essential element in everyday life. For everyone, young and old, at home or at work – morning, afternoon and night. Twyford Bathrooms is about being there for life.

New ideas to make life better

From the smallest design detail to the introduction of ground breaking new water saving or installation technology, we’re always looking for bright ideas that will improve our products and make life easier and better for our customers – and the environment.

A lifetime of experience and service

With 160 years under our belts there’s a massive amount of experience at Twyford Bathrooms.

Our indepth knowledge of ceramic design and our understanding of what our customers need and want are second to none.

In addition to delivering the highest standards of product quality we’re committed to providing the very best in customer service.

Guarantee

All Twyford Bathrooms ceramic products come with a 25 year guarantee *, which reflects our commitment to quality and the high standards we work to.

Twyford showering products are designed and manufactured to the highest standards. We are so confident of their quality, reliability and performance that we offer a lifetime guarantee against manufacturing faults with every showers enclosure, screen and tray.

It’s one of the reasons we have such a good reputation and we aim to keep it that way.

About Honeywell

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Honeywell is a Fortune 100 company that invents and manufactures technologies to address tough challenges linked to global macro trends such as test safety, security, and energy. With approximately 122,000 employees worldwide, including more than 19,000 engineers and scientists, we have an unrelenting focus on quality, delivery, value, and technology in everything we make and do.

Enablers

Honeywell’s ability to continually improve comes from successfully achieving two seemingly competing tasks at once – productivity and growth. Our global processes – or Enablers – are Honeywell’s core internal business processes that drive efficiency and service quality. Enablers bring world-class products and services to market faster and more cost-effectively for our customers.

Our Business Units

Aerospace

Our aerospace products and services are used globally on virtually every commercial and business aircraft operating today as well as for defense and space applications. We listen carefully to our customers and focus on technologies that meet their needs to make flying safer, more reliable, more efficient, and more cost effective.

Products:
• Integrated avionics
• Propulsion engines
• Aircraft and engine systems
• Full-service solutions for airliners, business and general aviation aircraft, military aircraft and spacecraft.

Automation and Control Solutions

Our environmental controls, life safety, security, sensing, scanning, and mobility products, as well as building and process solutions are at work in 120 million homes, 10 million buildings, 5,000 industrial facilities, and hundreds of public and private utilities worldwide. Our sensing and control expertise – the ability to capture more and better data for improved productivity, safety, and security, better decision-making, and reduced costs – is what unifies the common platforms for our Automation and Honeywell Control Solutions business.

Products, Solutions and Services:
• Building Control Systems; Energy Management and Services
• Control Systems for Continuous Process Industries; Advanced Solutions
• Home Comfort; Building Controls; Combustion; Wiring Devices
• Sensors; Switches; Mission-Critical Applications
• Fire Alarm Systems; Gas Detection; Personal Protective Equipment; Remote Health Monitoring
• Alarm Systems; Access Control/Video; Low Voltage Distribution (ADI); Cable and Custom Electronics
• Automatic Identification and Data Collection

Transportation Systems

Transportation Systems is a leading provider of world-class technologies and solutions to automakers, their suppliers, and consumers. From fuel-saving and emission-reducing turbochargers to top consumer car care brands such as Fram, Prestone, Autolite and safety-enhancing brake materials, Transportation Systems’ technologies enhance the performance, efficiency, and appearance of passenger and commercial vehicles worldwide.

Products:
• Turbochargers for passenger vehicles (gasoline, diesel, and hybrid), medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and off-highway, heavyduty equipment
• Braking materials and brake pads for cars, commercial vehicles and rail applications
• Car-care aftermarket products*, including Prestone® antifreeze/coolant, Autolite® platinum spark plugs, FRAM® automotive filters, and Holts® car care products

Specialty Materials
A global leader in developing and manufacturing high-purity, high-quality performance chemicals and materials, our technologies reduce emissions, stop bullets, enable the production of green diesel and green gasoline, increase oil refinery capacity, speed drug discovery, and protect medicines.

Products:
• Process technology, equipment, catalysts and services for the refining, petrochemical and natural gas industries
• Refrigerants and other fluorocarbons, including blowing agents and solvents
• Specialty films and additives, and specialty chemicals
• Advanced fibres and composites
• Nylon materials and ammonium sulphate fertilizer
• Electronic materials and chemicals

Installing or Maintaining Condensing Boilers?

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Install or service condensing gas boilers? CORGI "strongly recommends" you have relevant testing equipment and are competent in its use

Condensing boilers use air/gas valves and fans to reduce excess air in the boiler, lowering flue heat losses and raising boiler efficiency. If set incorrectly, the valve can supply fuel rich mixtures causing high Carbon Monoxide (CO) levels with potentially lethal consequences. CORGI Technical Bulletin 189 explains how air/gas valves work, how you must follow manufacturers’ instructions and use a calibrated analyser.

CORGI’s latest safety warning (June 2008) strongly recommends you use a Flue Gas Analyser to measure condensing boiler flue levels of CO2 and are competent in its use. Using a KANE analyser is quick, easy and solves this problem.

Condensing boiler manufacturers usually state required combustion levels of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in their instruction manual. If not, simply call them to find out. They may also ask for CO and CO/CO2 ratio levels, also easily done with a KANE analyser.

The KANE425 analyser is independently certified to BS EN50379, is easy to use and, after careful evaluation, is now used by CORGI inspectors. The new KANE455 analyser has the same advantages including certification to BS EN50379 and directly measures CO2 and CO with new 5 year life sensors, removing the problem of less reliable electrochemical Oxygen sensors normally found in analysers.

If boiler instructions require the air/gas valve to be checked or adjusted by measuring pressure, the very stable and accurate KANE3100 Manometer will perform this task – some valves are set at a differential pressure between 0 & -0.05 mbar, which most electronic manometers cannot measure accurately or with stability.

KANE analysers and KANE3100 Manometer also record test results with an optional KANEIRP printer. The KANE425 & KANE455 can "Bluetooth" test results and are the only analysers certified and approved for Cognito Mobile Service Management Software to transfer test results in real time by pressing one button.

KANE offers great deals if you have an analyser or manometer that doesn’t meet these requirements – Call us and see what you’ll save.

CORGI requires engineers to use annually certified instruments and all KANE analysers and KANE3100 Manometer come with calibration certificates issued in our ISO 9001 & 14000 approved factory.

The KANE Fixed Price Service Programme means you know exactly what it costs to service your KANE analyser or Manometer. KANE always returns its instruments carriage paid, with a 1 year warranty if under 5 years old.


About Kane

Since 1963, Kane International Ltd has been in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, and has a long history and broad experience designing and manufacturing portable test and safety equipment.

Almost all its products are designed in-house using the latest development tools.

Products are marketed under KANE’s range of brands and for numerous ‘private label’ companies.

KANE has specific competence in:
• Electrochemical sensors;
• Infra-red benches;
• Data logging;
• Electricity monitoring;
• Low power electronics;
• Portable battery powered equipment.

KANE stocks a wide range of Alpha standard calibration gases and all our gas products are calibrated using ‘live’ test gases.
The KANE Service Department provides repair and Certification with traceability to National Standards.

Portable flue gas analysers measure the efficiency and pollution of combustion gases. Improving efficiency not only makes significant financial savings but also reduces atmospheric pollution. KANE Analysers range from single-gas pocket analysers to portable muti-gas data logging units for semi-continuous monitoring.

KANE has also developed the KANE Automotive range of portable exhaust gas analysers meeting the accuracy and functionality of OIML Class 1 standard. These battery powered, truly portable handheld analysers set new standards of functionality in vehicle and fork lift truck emissions monitoring.

The Hawk range of electricity consumption analysers and recorders determine the profile of electricity consumption. By recording when and where power is used energy managers and electrical engineers can optimise how power is used and supplied.

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