About Trianco

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TR Engineering Limited acquired the assets from former company Trianco Heating Products in August 2010. The company’s aim is to continue to promote the renowned brand name Trianco and the product ranges associated. Trianco’s history and pedigree can be traced back to the 1850s when Newton Chambers first made coal fire ranges at Thorncliffe in Sheffield under the name of Redfyre. Fireplaces, back boilers and free standing heating stoves followed and, in 1873, the company was awarded the royal warrant to Queen Victoria. The 1940s and 50s saw the company pioneer domestic Trianco oil boilers and it was probably the first with an oil combi. In the early 1970s they acquired Trianco Stewart, a small oil boiler manufacturer, and thus Trianco Redfyre was born.
In 1995, the company became part of the Bullough Group and subsequently Union Investment (a merchant bank based in London). Now the Trianco portfolio is offered by TR Engineering who are backed by the Mountcity Group. Moving forward the company is committed to the existing range of products and strives forward with drive and determination to develop new and innovative products to satisfy the Heating – Domestic & Commercial market. TR Engineering is proud to be one of the last remaining British owned domestic boiler manufacturers.
TR Engineering produces the hugely successful Aztec Classic range on site; Aztec Classic being the only electric central heating boilers on the market with a British Standards Kitemark.
The EuroStar range of oil fired boilers have been significantly developed over the years and incorporates the Premier range of (Band A) HIGH EFFICIENCY boilers available as kitchen, external, and boiler-house variants, this range has been highly successful and received great praise from all sectors of the market. Contractor high efficiency (Band B) condensing boilers are a competitively priced alternative, incorporates kitchen/Utility, external, combi, and wall mounted variants. The ‘Activair’ range of air source heat pumps is the renewable product offering, renowned for being the most competitively priced range of ASHP’s on the market today, this completes the Trianco portfolio.
TR Engineering prides itself on offering one of the most comprehensive ranges of heating products available on the market today under the Trianco brand with it’s portfolio of Oil, Electric and Solid Fuel boilers, aswell as a range of renewable products. The company also offers engineering solutions using the latest manufacturing technology. The company also produces a range of oil and diesel tanks along with general fabrication work.

Trianco – A modern face-lift for a British heating classic.

The Trianco TRH room heater has been around for a number of decades and has proudly supplied reliable heating and hot water for thousands of homes across the UK. Now the range is even more in demand as solid fuel alternatives are becoming more attractive to homeowners who have experienced use of more costly fuels on the market. A modern face-lift was in order to give the TRH a well deserved more contemporary and attractive look.
The TRH is a real beauty and beast of domestic heating. It offers a real coal fire that can burn a selection of smokeless solid fuels to ultimately give a cosy flicker of a real flame and a snug feel to any living room. It is also a real powerhouse of a heating system that is capable of supplying ample heating and hot water for the entire home, utilising a hidden back-boiler that can generate a heat output of 45,000 BTU’s (13kW).
Aesthetic appeal was paramount in the re-design of the TRH fascia. It now has clean ergonomic lines housing a toughened glass viewing pane, finished in matt Black and completed with a sturdy, polished stainless steel handle. The TRH now boasts a stunning contemporary look, offering an enviable centrepiece in any living room.
Simple to use and complete with adjustable thermostat for added controllability the unit is easy to maintain and its fuel preference means it cuts back on environmental impact.

More Power To Your Shower, Ideal Standard introduces the new ITV exposed shower valve

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Ideal Standard, a leading provider of innovative and design-driven bathroom solutions, has today launched its new ITV exposed shower valve, created by Robin Levien, award-winning royal designer for industry.
ITV (Inline Thermostatic.Valve) is a dual control exposed shower valve with a modern brass bodied design. The ITV uses proven components and materials to achieve excellent product quality and reliability, exceeding what is expected at this price level, with no compromise on performance or ease of installation.
The dual control offers a "set and forget" temperature control with a maximum temperature limit stop which can be set to 40, 43, 46 or 48°C, providing maximum safety, ensuring safe showering and preventing scalding. The recommended safe shower temperature is 40°C and is clearly marked on the body of the valve.
The ITV uses the proven ¾ thermostatic cartridge, as offered in many other of Ideal Standard showers valves. The quarter turn ceramic disc flow control provides ease of use, controllability and durability, ensuring a smooth turning action and no drips. The valve is supplied with a bottom outlet, ensuring easy installation with a shower kit.
The new ITV exposed shower valve comes with a five year guarantee and is available as a valve only and in two shower pack options S1 and S3, combining ITV with the new Idealrain shower kit.
S1 combines a single function shower kit, designed to have an excellent flow rate even at a very low water pressure (down to 0.1 bar), ideal for those with low water pressure systems. The S3 option includes a three function shower kit. Each pack includes an 8 litres per minute flow restrictor as a water saving feature for use on pressures greater than 1 bar.

Paul Frankish, Ideal Standard UK Marketing Director, comments: "Everyone wants a good showers at a reasonable price, even those with a low pressure hot water system. The new ITV provides consumers a practical, functional and reliable shower valve at an affordable price".

Key features:
ITV Thermostatic.Exposed Shower Valve:
– Dual control offering set and forget temperature control
– Recommended safe shower temperature of 40°C clearly marked on the body
– Proven ¾" thermostatic cartridge, as used in many other of our showers
– Adjustable maximum temperature limit stop
– Flow controller is on the outlet from the valve
– Supplied with bottom connection; easily changed to top outlet or a second outlet can be added for ‘dual outlet’
– Quarter turn ceramic disc.flow control for ease of use, controllability and durability: smooth turning action and no drips
– Rotatable inlet elbows for 150mm pipe centres with pipes from rear, above or below
– WRAS and TMV2 (approvals applied for)

ITV Shower Packs:
– 2 ITV shower packs
– With Idealrain S1 shower kit – Single function Small Ø80mm handspray
– With Idealrain S3 shower kit – 3 function Small Ø80mm handspray
– We recommend S1 pack for pressures below 0.3bar – S3 will work but with reduced functionality
– Valve and kit in one small colour picture box
– 1.35m wide bore hose with retaining ring
– 600mm slide rail with push button height adjustment
– 8 l/min flow restrictor supplied as a water saving feature

ITV Accessories:
– Additional outlet can easily be added to the top of the valve body to give a ‘dual outlet’ installation
– Ideal for use with a fixed riser and a separate handspray
– User friendly as it is obvious which flow control operates which outlet
– ITV is supplied suitable for 150mm pipe centres
– For pipe centres from 147 to 155mm the use of the Adjustable elbows kit removes the need to change the pipe work, and saves installation time

The ITV is available March 2011.

Max Rennie – MyTub

IDEAL STANDARD LAUNCHES NEW PLAYA RANGE

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Ideal Standard, a leading provider of innovative and design-driven bathroom solutions, today launches its new bathroom collection Playa, created by award-winning design house, ArteFakt. The Playa collection offers a linear design while conceptually remaining distinctly contemporary. Wide surfaces and straight angles deliver a comfortable relaxing bathroom experience, without compromising on style and design.

The Ideal Standard Playa Sanitary range comprises of five different basin options, full and semi pedestal options as well as three WC options plus bidet, all of which come with a lifetime guarantee.

ArteFakt’s design characteristic for this new range balances a mix of round and rectangular shapes. The form of the inner basin blends softly towards the front edge meaning that the contour and inner basin shape converge to create the distinction.

The Concept Furniture collection has been expanded to be compatible with Playa along with the Ideal Standard Studio and Ideal Standard Alto collections, making it the perfect accompaniment to each of these major Ideal Standard ranges.

Achim Pohl, ArteFakt comments “The Playa collection has a very characteristic design line that really stands out. We consciously create a balance between familiar trend shapes and innovative elements. Thanks to this approach, the collection blends well with the contemporary bathroom styles while emphasising a young and modern character”.

Key features:

-5 different basins: 55 & 50cm pedestal, 45cm handrinse, 55cm semi-countertop & 55cm countertop. All available in 1 or 2 tap holes except the countertop which has only 1 tap hole option
-Full pedestal, semi-pedestal (large), semi-pedestal (small)
-WC options: close coupled, back-to-wall, wall hung. All flush at 6/4 litres and 4/2.6 litres
-Bidet options: Floor standing, 1 tap hole
-Standard and slow close toilet seat option
-Furniture options: Concept Playa additions – 600mm semi-countertop basin unit, 600mm WC unit, Playa collar worktops for use with 50cm & 55cm basins in 600mm unit

The Playa range is available across the UK from March 2011.

About Ideal Standard:
As Europe’s leading bathroom brand, Ideal Standard’s goal is to create a life space that reflects personalised well-being. The brand follows three main philosophies: design, functionality and innovation. Ideal Standard is the flagship brand of Ideal Standard International.

About Ideal Standard International:
Ideal Standard International is a privately-owned company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operating independently in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. With bathroom solutions as its core business, the company provides bathroom furnishings, fixtures and shower enclosures for residential, commercial and institutional buildings. Its products are sold under its strong international brands Ideal Standard, Jado and American Standard (Asia/Pacific and Incesa), as well as leading local brands including Incesa Standard (Incesa), Armitage Shanks and Sottini (UK), Ceramica Dolomite (Italy), Porcher (France and Incesa) and Vidima (Eastern Europe). The company employs over 17,000 people and is operating in over 30 countries.

About Artefakt

Achim Pohl and Thomas Fiegl founded Artefakt industriekultur in 1989. In collaboration with the international industry the ten man design team develops product lines based on a philosophy of simplicity, sensuality and constancy. This has been the basis for the success of their multiple awarded product developments.

Ideal Standard – The UK is a Nation of Water Wasters

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The UK is a Nation of Water Wasters

New research reveals households are pouring money down the drain by wasting the UK’s precious water supplies

• 65% of households have no water saving products in their home
• Over a third of people admit they don’t know enough about water saving products to install them in their home
• Northern Ireland are the least environmentally conscious with less than 30% of households having water saving products in their home

New research out today by leading bathroom accessories manufacturer Ideal Standard reveals there is a lack of awareness when it comes to our water usage. Whilst many homeowners want to limit their water use, many are unaware of how much water they use and waste on a daily basis.

Half the nation thinks they use only 60 litres or less of water a day, when in reality some are using more than 200 litres – 50 litres above the daily average. Behaviour such as leaving the tap on when brushing teeth and letting the water run before getting into the shower are also factors that contribute to water wastage. Three quarters of households don’t have a dual flush toilet, which alone saves two thirds of the water used in flushing a regular toilet. This high wastage means water and money are being wasted in households across the country on a daily basis.

Statistics by Waterwise show that London is drier than Istanbul, and the South East of England has less water available per person than Sudan and Syria. Keeping water waste to a minimum is imperative from a long term perspective and whilst three quarters of those surveyed said they wanted to save water, they aren’t prepared to spend money on water saving products to do so.
Tony Rheinberg, Marketing Manager at Ideal Standard said: "Although the summer has come to an end and we’ve seen rain in the last few weeks, 2010 has been an exceptionally dry year overall. Our national water usage survey highlights the lack of awareness around sustainable water usage in the UK.

"Less than a third of households have water saving products such as a dual flush toilet and click technology taps in their bathroom, which can help cut water waste and save money. The great news is that there are plenty of options for people wanting to save water and money at the same time."

Ideal Standard has the largest range of water saving products in the industry with over 100 products on the Bathroom Manufacturer Association’s (BMA) water efficient labelling scheme. The BMA scheme is designed to help consumers identify which product is water efficient and give them the variety of choice and price ranges to suit every household’s needs. Products such as the water saving bath with a lower step in height and installing a dual flush toilet are just small ways people can save money on their water bills long term, as well as helping the environment.

5 top tips for reducing water waste and money:

1. Fitting a meter is free of charge and can save you money! The installation of a water meter usually reduces water usage by an average of 10%. The less water you use, the less you pay, so permanent water-saving solutions make sound financial sense.

2. A dripping tap can waste 15 litres of water a day – that’s almost 5,500 litres a year* – and can drive you mad in the process.

3. If an average person spends 7 minutes in the showers, using an average of 9 litres of water a minute, that’s 63 litres per shower. Showering for just 1 minute less can reduce the tally to 54 litres, a simple way to save over 300 litres a year. Easy!

4. Plug in! It’s no bother to use the plug in when washing your hands or shaving. A running tap can deliver up to 8 litres of water a minute when an average basin holds only litres. That’s a 50% saving in no time at all. Sorted!

5. Not the goldfish! Don’t use the WC as a waste bin. The more waste you flush down the toilet – make-up wipes, hairballs, dead spiders, etc – the more energy has to be expended to process the waste.

About Danfoss

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With our Aspiration, Promise and Behaviour as our foundation, Danfoss lives up to the expectations of being a responsible world citizen.
This is deeply rooted in our history and culture and it is being reflected in the way we carry out our daily business.

Danfoss’ relationship with all stakeholders shall be characterized by trust. Trust that we earn through our actions and corporate reputation.

Renovation work leads to 94% reduction in annual CO2 emissions

28 February 2011

The energy demand in 264 apartments in Cologne-Niehl, Germany, has been significantly reduced following renovation work. The apartments have been well insulated and this combined with the efficient distribution of heat via Danfoss flat stations means that the total CO2 emissions for all the apartment blocks are now almost next to nothing.

Residents of the 264 renovated apartments are saving money on their heating bills after a two-and-a-half-year modernization process. The blocks of flats, constructed between 1950 and 1951, were originally intended to house workers at the Ford factory in Cologne-Niehl.

Before the refurbishment, coal furnaces were the primary source of heating and the energy consumption of the buildings was approximately 290 kWh/m2/year. CO2 emissions were around 3,000 tons, which equates to 10 tons per apartment. Following refurbishment, the buildings are now so well insulated and efficient that energy consumption has been reduced to an average 47 kWh/m2/year.

“We have minimized the total annual CO2 emissions to only 180 tons, which is less than 0.7 tons per apartment per year. It is a dream result,” says Project Manager Monika Rösener.

Exceeding German legislation

The energy concept for the Ford buildings was developed by Jürgen Kannegiesser from the engineering company KaTplan GmbH in Münster. The concept ensures that the buildings’ total energy consumption is more than 30% below the level set by the German energy-saving scheme (Energieeinsparverordnung, EnEV) pertaining to new buildings.

“One of our goals was to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings,” says Project Manager Monika Rösener, commenting on the environmentally friendly concept, in which they invested almost 27.5 million euros.

How the energy-efficient heating system works

The optimized heating system has hot water directed through three local heat supply systems and is used for heating. The energy is supplied via calorific gas-fired boilers together with solar panels (vacuum tube collectors) installed on the south-facing roofs of the apartments. 60% of the water is heated using solar thermal collectors, and the solar heating is stored in three 15,000 litre underground tanks and fed into the local heating network. The heat is distributed via a Danfoss Ltd flat station installed in each apartment. Thanks to the optimized system operation, the residents benefit from the increased energy efficiency

About the Ford buildings

Originally there were 300 apartments with an average living area of 47m². Today, there are 264 family and single-occupancy apartments. The creation of particularly high-quality living space was achieved through the addition of an extra floor consisting of 81 maisonette apartments. The refurbishment began at the end of 2007.

In Germany, installing certain renewable energy sources such as solar panels is permitted by law in renovated buildings. The Ford buildings were refurbished with new windows and doors with solar heat protection, resulting in efficient insulation.

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