Advanced Flow Meters for Best Practice Water Quality Management

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Advanced Flow Meters for Best Practice Water Quality Management to be Exhibited at WEFTEC.

Water quality professionals at WEFTEC 2015 will want to visit McCrometer (USA) Booth 4405 to see the latest demonstrations of McCrometer’s high accuracy, cost-effective flow meter solutions for industrial process water treatment, district energy, cooling towers, HVAC and municipal water and wastewater.

Celebrating its 60th anniversary, McCrometer’s decades of water industry experience provides deep applications knowledge, which is available to help  customers better manage water resources and reduce costs—often all at the same time.  The company’s water experts will be available in the booth to discuss individual visitor application problems and to demonstrate a full complement of flow instrument solutions.

McCrometer’s FPI Mag Flow Meter is ideal for both industrial and municipal water treatment systems. With ±0.5% accuracy, the FPI Mag installs without cutting pipe, welding flanges, de-watering lines or interrupting service. It offers a significant reduction in time and costs for installation–up to 45% less than traditional full pipe meter installations.

The V-Cone Flow Meter from McCrometer is an advanced differential pressure instrument, which measures liquid, steam or gas media in rugged conditions where accuracy, low maintenance and cost are important. With its dP built-in flow conditioning design, the V-Cone is especially useful in tight-fit and retrofit installations.

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Half of construction workers don’t carry DIY jobs in their own home

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A new study has revealed that just under half of construction workers don’t carry out DIY jobs around their own home, despite the nature of their jobs.

‘Cannot find the time’ and ‘lack of confidence within different construction sectors’ emerged as the most common reasons behind respondents’ lack of DIY capabilities.

Almost half of construction workers in the UK refuse to carry out any DIY jobs around their own homes.

In a bid to further extend its research into the habits and lifestyle preferences of those working within the UK construction industry, constructaquote.com polled a total of 2,038 UK based construction workers.

Those taking part in the study were all aged 21 and over, with participants selected from an even range of construction sectors.

Respondents were initially asked to reveal how often they carry out DIY tasks around their own home. Of those polled, just under a quarter (23%) carry out DIY jobs at home at least once a month, with 12% revealing they do so at least once a week. Just under half (48%) of construction workers polled admitted that they never carry out DIY jobs within their own homes.

Of those who stated that they often carry out DIY at home, the majority (69%) admitted that they consider themselves to be a perfectionist and wouldn’t trust anyone else to work on repairs or DIY jobs in their own abode.

The most common DIY tasks construction workers are likely to oversee in their own houses included painting walls and furniture (64%), changing fuses (41%), fixing leaky pipes (23%) and putting up frames and pictures (18%).

In a bid to further discover their reluctance to work on DIY in their own homes, the researchers next asked relevant respondents to reveal the reasons behind their reluctance to do so. Individuals were given a list of potential reasons and asked to choose those which applied to them, with the top five most common answers revealed as follows:

  1. I cannot find the time to carry out DIY at home- (39%)
  2. I am not confident in my DIY capabilities- (26%)
  3. I would prefer to ask/hire someone else to carry out the work- (16%)
  4. My partner/ family member prefers to carry out the DIY jobs around the house- (11%)
  5. I am too lazy to carry out DIY at home- (eight per cent)

Lyndon Wood, CEO and creator of constructaquote.com, said:

“There is the common belief that bakers can’t abide the taste of cakes, butchers get sick of eating meat, and baristas learn to loathe coffee. This theory could, therefore, explain why such a large number of construction workers polled in our survey find the idea of doing DIY in their own homes such an off-putting thought.

“While this is a perfectly logical reasoning, it might also be explained in the fact that construction is an industry with such a wide plethora of sectors and trades. Often an individual that excels in one area will not necessarily feel as confident if tasked with another kind of job. The fear of being made to look like a novice in front of loved ones if they can’t fulfil the task at hand might be enough to put construction workers off DIY altogether.”

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Natural stone bathing from Clearwater Baths

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Clearwater Baths, the natural stone freestanding bath and basin collection from Bathroom Brands has been fine-tuned. Models that were non-stone have been replaced with a new range of modern natural stone freestanding baths in five new models.

Natural stone has proved so successful says Bathroom Brands so that it has streamlined the range in favour of this material. Natural stone provides a rigid and strong bath without any need for ledges or surrounds. And with an expected selling price of just under £2000 it is not only great value for money but is also very competitive in this part of the market, says the company.

The Clearwater natural stone bath collection includes modern and traditional styled classical baths. In the modern collection the natural stone allows the design of all the rims and edges to be far sharper than regular baths, providing a more spacious and deeper bath for a truly relaxing experience.

The Armonia bath seen here is 1550 mm long by 750 mm wide and 555 deep.

Each Clearwater Bath is supported by a full 10 year guarantee.

www.clearwaterbaths.com

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Whirlpool launches Supreme Nofrost Combi Fridge Freezers

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Whirlpool has launched a new Supreme NoFrost range of freestanding combi fridge freezers.

The new top-of-the-range Supreme NoFrost refrigerator, featuring Whirlpool 6th Sense FreshControl technology is, says the company, a prompt response to consumer needs and confirms Whirlpool’s leadership in fresh and frozen food preservation.

Finished in the the new Absolute design aesthetic it combines a contemporary design that will blend with a variety of kitchen styles and functionality with an appealing look.

The Whirlpool Supreme NoFrost refrigerator has two independent no frost systems, one for the fridge and one for the freezer, providing the best frost free climate to store fresh and frozen food.

The 6th Sense FreshControl technology constantly monitors temperature and humidity levels throughout the fridge compartment and restores the correct temperature five times faster after the door has been opened than is the case with other Whirlpool refrigeration that does not feature 6th Sense technology.

The Activ0° compartment maintains an ideal environment for storing meat and fish at approximately 0°C, ensuring food stays fresher for longer, conserving its appearance, texture and nutritional properties. Should extended space be required, this compartment maybe converted to standard refrigerator temperature at any time.

As well as extending food life and reducing waste, the new Supreme NoFrost fridge freezer range has a clean and hygienic interior that conceals the water droplets or frost that visibly gathers at the back of traditional fridge freezers.  In addition, and ready for the up and coming BBQ season, the freezer will keep up to speed with a full supply of ice in record time. It will make ice cubes in just 30 minutes, 75 per cent faster than traditional freezers.

Commenting on the launch of the new Supreme NoFrost range of freestanding combi fridge freezers in Absolute design, Jennifer Spragg, brand and digital marketing manager at Whirlpool, said:

“Beautifully designed in the new Absolute aesthetic, our Supreme NoFrost range is the answer to consumers’ prayers.

“Designed specifically to preserve fresh food for longer to avoid waste, our new range of freestanding combi fridge freezers combines the finest technology with the means for optimum management of fresh and frozen food, for a life centred on zero wastage.”

www.whirlpoolcorp.com

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Construction industry confidence reaches ‘scorching hot’ heights

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Construction sector output growth continued to rebound in June from its pre-election hiatus.

The monthly survey of construction purchasing managers indicates another strong showing from the industry, with business confidence strengthening to its highest level for more than 10 years.

The seasonally adjusted Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is now nudging back towards 60.

The PMI dropped to a 22-month low in April 2015 of 54.2 as the general election approached, but picked up to reach 55.9 in May and has now recorded a score of 58.1 for June. Any score over 50 indicates that the industry is in growth mode.

House-building remains the fastest growing area of construction output, although the acceleration in the headline index since May was driven by a sharp upturn in both commercial and civil engineering activity growth during June.

Reports from survey respondents suggested that improving client demand and strong order books continued to support output growth in June. Overall growth of new work rebounded for the second successive month to its steepest since October 2014. Anecdotal evidence linked greater new business volumes to rising client confidence and improving business conditions across the UK economy as a whole.

Looking ahead, 62% of Markit’s survey panel forecast a further rise in output over the next 12 months, while only 4% expect a decline. As a result, the latest survey pointed to the strongest degree of business optimism across the UK construction sector since February 2004. Companies that anticipate a rise in business activity over the year ahead generally cited increased investment spending among clients and robust demand for new residential projects. Moreover, survey respondents noted an increase in new invitations to tender across a range of commercial projects, alongside hopes of new business gains from forthcoming major infrastructure projects.

Steeper output growth and a surge in business optimism supported an upturn in job creation across the construction sector during June. And although strains on subcontractor availability persisted in June, the latest rise in subcontractor charges was the least marked for nine months.

Alongside rising staff recruitment, greater workloads contributed to a sharp and accelerated increase in purchasing activity at construction companies in June. The latest expansion of input buying was the steepest since February. This in turn contributed to another marked deterioration in supplier performance, with lead times lengthening to the greatest degree since March.

Input price inflation accelerated to a three-month high. A number of firms linked higher construction materials prices to stock shortages at vendors.

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Markit senior economist Tim Moore said:

“UK construction companies experienced a growth rebound and surge in business confidence at the end of the second quarter. Survey respondents cited robust inflows of new work in June, adding to already strong order books across the sector.

“Extra workloads and positivity regarding the year-ahead outlook meant that job creation accelerated to its strongest so far in 2015.

“The extent of the recent rise in construction optimism is partly down to relief that pre-election uncertainty has now passed, but it also suggests that firms are infused with confidence that underlying demand will continue to recover.

“Scorching hot demand for some construction products placed additional pressure on supply chains in June, with delivery times lengthening again for a wide range of materials. Meanwhile, another substantial rise in subcontractor charges highlighted that persistent skill shortages in the construction sector are contributing to sharp rises in labour costs in some areas.”

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Richard Threlfall, head of infrastructure, building and construction at KPMG UK, said:

“These figures confirm the acceleration in demand for UK construction. The industry will soon be running white hot, as housing, commercial and infrastructure demand are rising together.

“What we are seeing is very unusual. Private demand is rocketing in response to an improving economy and much stronger business confidence. And public demand is surging too, following the Government’s post-election re-commitment to a huge infrastructure investment programme.

“The critical question is, can the industry deliver? I am concerned it cannot. The industry is about to be engulfed in a tidal wave of work but it’s struggling already with a huge skills shortage, weak Tier 1 balance sheets, and a lack of investment in capacity. I expect a lot more industry trauma as this story plays out.”

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