MONTH IN FM
MAY 2019 55
FMJ.CO.UK
ULTRA FACILITIES SERVICES DELIVERS 25%
COST SAVINGS FOR EWS MANUFACTURING
When Hadley Group acquired EWS Manufacturing they set out to improve its
facilities services by turning to its own facilities management partner, Ultra
Facilities Services, for assistance.
The turnaround of services will now
deliver a 25 per cent cost saving over
a 12-month period.
Hadley Group acquired EWS
(Manufacturing) Ltd in July 2018,
a specialist manufacturer of cold
rolled steel products and the market
leader in window and door steel
reinforcement.
FM Services are an integral part
of the daily running and profitable
operation of an organisation. That
is why on acquiring EWS, one of Hadley Group’s first steps was to bring the
company’s facility services standards in line with its own to ensure the e icient
and cost-e ective delivery of its day to day operations.
Steve Bayley, Business Development Manager at EWS, said: “As Ultra Facilities
Services is a wholly owned Hadley Group enterprise company, we were keen
to get them on board. Ultra Facilities Services carried out a thorough review of
our existing facilities management practices looking at cleaning, consumables,
general waste, grounds maintenance and security with the aim of implementing
cost e iciencies. Since switching to Ultra Facilities Services, our costs have
reduced significantly resulting in a total saving of just over 25 per cent over a full
12-month period.”
www.ultrafacilitiesservices.co.uk
RINNAI HOT WATER INFINITY 1600 LOW–NOX
UNITS & SYSTEMS MAKING ECONOMIC
SENSE FOR COMMERCIAL & DOMESTIC SITES
Rinnai, the UK’s leading manufacturer of the ErP
A-rated Infinity range of continuous flow condensing
gas fired water heaters, delivers the most energy
e icient range of low-NOx hot water heating units
currently available to the UK end user.
The company’s low-NOx Infinity HDC 1600e external
wall mounted unit (together with the interior HDC
1600i version) utilises Rinnai’s patented pre-mix
burner technology with a 14-1 turn down ratio – the
largest on the market – of 58.4kw-4.05kw and is
extremely quiet in operation.
Integral controls on the units enable the water
heater to achieve high e iciencies whether locally
or integrated into a building management system.
In reducing Legionella proliferation, Rinnai has
developed additional ‘SMART’ controls for secondary return DHW systems in the
form of an advanced temperature control system which allows for safe running
of water at 42°C core temperature during the day and 60°C when a building is
closed. By the time the building reopens, core temperature is 42°C for safe use.
The industry uptake on Rinnai’s series of low-NOx high e iciency products
is that continuous flow heater systems are proven to be more energy e icient
than conventional storage systems and are increasingly the experts’ preferred
method of hot water provision. Rinnai units easily cater for any size projects that
need high volumes of water at intermittent times of day.
www.rinnaiuk.com
VIEGA EXTENDS ITS INNOVATIVE MEGAPRESS
RANGE WITH NEW MODELS
Viega has extended its marketleading
Megapress S range with press
connections for pipe sizes between
3/8 and 2-inch diameter. Part of the
industry-first Megapress range of
press connections for thick-walled
steel tube, Megapress S features a
FKM sealing element and has been
engineered for high temperature
applications up to 1400C and
pressures up to 16 bar.
The cold press Megapress connections provide a safe, clean, reliable and fast
solution for connecting thick walled steel tube with up to a 60% time saving
compared with welding. The Megapress S range, which includes options for
large diameter tube, now allows installers to use press connection technology
on tube from 3/8 inch up to 4 inches. On the larger sizes (2½ to 4 inches) the
time saving is up to 80% compared with welding.
The specially engineered fluoroelastomer (FKM) sealing element included
in the Megapress S range makes the connections suitable for higher operating
temperatures up to 1400C. Viega connectors are colour coded to allow easy
identification on-site with Megapress S products clearly marked with a
white dot.
Megapress S is suitable for a wide range of high temperature applications
including both primary and secondary lines of district heating systems. It is
also applicable for industrial engineering, cooling systems, compressed air
pipework and fire extinguisher systems.
www.viega.co.uk/en/products/Catalogue/Piping-technology/Megapress
S.html
WHIFFAWAY AT THE FACILITIES SHOW “THE
FUTURE OF WASHROOM MANAGEMENT”
Visitors to stand number FM5846 at The Facilities Show – at London’s ExCel from
18th to 20th June 2019 – will meet Whi Away Group. A market leader in waterless
urinal technology, biological solutions and closed systems, the company
has now also developed and installed the world’s first fully connected smart
washroom technology.
Delivered as a turn-key solution,
Whi Away’s Smart Washroom uses
IoT enabled sensors to collect data
within the Smart Washroom. The
application provides an interactive
3D washroom platform, while an
easy to navigate user interface
delivers data in a measurable way.
Whi Away Smart Washrooms
provide a scalable platform and delivery model which monitors usage patterns
and generates reports, while helping to determine what drives the customer
experience. Use of the data enables continuous improvements and drives
e iciencies. Whi Away’s Smart Portal captures real time data, providing a status
of assets in the washroom and this is presented on a user-friendly dashboard
which can be easily customised to present data in di erent formats and
personalise alerts.
All mechanically-based systems require maintenance. Whi Away’s smart
platform system enables service providers to carry out routine maintenance
when required – and real-time data helps identify problems before they occur,
reducing expensive reactive call-outs. Identifying tra ic patterns enables
engagement with designers to improve washroom formats and manage capacity.
www.whi away.com
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