IDEAL Networks takes test reporting to the Cloud

IDEAL Networks has introduced IDEAL AnyWARE™ Cloud, a new test management system which makes managing, editing and sharing reports easier than ever for installers and technicians using LanTEK® IV cable certifiers.

To make test data management even easier, the secure, cloudbased tool can be accessed, viewed and updated on common web browsers, via PC or tablet. Registration for the free solution can be completed quickly and easily online, and users can select from a choice of nine languages. Once logged in to the IDEAL AnyWARE Cloud, the intuitive interface provides easy access to data from the LanTEK IV. However, the platform also includes the WalkMe interactive digital help system which provides proactive guidance every step of the way, helping users to complete any key task in the AnyWARE Cloud easily. In terms of functionality, the test management system allows you to organise tests by building, floor, room, cabinet and panel so that thousands of results can be easily and logically viewed and managed. This makes it easy for the Project Manager to identify specific test results. It also makes it simpler for technicians to carry out the tests in the field by isolating only relevant test results for display on the LanTEK IV. For instance, the tests relevant to the specific room and floor in the building. This reduces errors as they will not accidentally test cables in another room. Users can easily create complex naming conventions that can be seamlessly transferred as a .CSV file from IDEAL AnyWARE Cloud to a label printer for fast and accurate labelling, saving time on every job. With the IDEAL AnyWARE Cloud

platform, Project Managers can pre-configure all project information. This eliminates mistakes from manual data entry on site, which could otherwise prove costly. As the new LanTEK IV cable certifier now includes Wi-Fi connectivity, Field Technicians can simply download the project to the LanTEK IV cable certifier and get testing. With LanTEK IV, all tests up to Cat6A can be conducted and saved in just 7 seconds, including any optional measurements such as TCL and resistance unbalance. For enhanced collaboration, LanTEK IV also offers the Team

Viewer Live Support feature, which allows colleagues, cable manufacturers and IDEAL Networks’ Technical Support team to connect to the certifier remotely. This helps minimise troubleshooting time and reduces the need for call backs, making jobs more profitable.

Once the tests are completed with the certifier, data can then be easily synched back up to the IDEAL AnyWARE Cloud via Wi-Fi directly from LanTEK IV. There is no need to log in to a PC to upload test results. When logged in to IDEAL AnyWARE Cloud, the modern, user-friendly system displays a neat snapshot of test passes and fails as well as providing a summary display for key data at a glance. However, by clicking on the summary, users can see detailed test information, including interactive graphs with a range of customisable views. Reports can also be created, compiling the data from whichever tests are selected. The easyto-understand reports, which can include customer logos and be produced in a range of languages, are generated as a PDF which can be downloaded or shared. Alternatively, customers or colleagues can be sent an email link for directly accessing any report.

For those that require a locally installed test management solution, an IDEAL AnyWARE desktop version is available. Both the Cloud-based and desktop option represent a progression from the current IDEAL DataCENTER (IDC) test report management system, with more comprehensive reporting, seamless collaboration across devices and time saving features for cable installers and technicians. LanTEK III and IV users can sign up for the free IDEAL AnyWARE Cloud test management solution at: https:// anyware.idealnetworks.net/

Cable installers looking to upgrade to a LanTEK IV certifier and benefit from the IDEAL AnyWARE Cloud can also take advantage of a great money-saving offer. Currently, owners of a DTX tester can trade in their existing model for a new LanTEK IV and save up to £3000. Find out more: https://www.

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News Global benchmark: AirRated launches to create an international certification programme for Indoor Air Quality

AirRated – a joint partnership with Metrikus, a smart building platform which aggregates building data – has today launched a global benchmark for Indoor Air Quality. The aim is to help owners and occupiers of residential new build, public sector (schools, hospitals, libraries etc) and office buildings to better understand, improve and communicate air quality information with their occupants. With people now spending on average 90% of their time indoors, Indoor Air Quality is more important than ever.

Air quality is a vital determinant of our overall health and wellbeing with 5 million premature deaths caused by breathing poor air*. Air quality within buildings is at risk due to the increase in building air tightness for energy conservation and the introduction of many new materials and sources of indoor pollution. A recent study by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Royal College of Physicians highlighted that children in the UK are being exposed to harmful levels of pollutants throughout their daily lives in the indoor spaces where they live, breath and learn**.

About AirRated’s AirScore The AirRated certification is underpinned by peer-reviewed academic research and is aligned to global building standards and health guidelines.

An AirScore is generated following a monitoring period of three weeks and is valid for a period of 12 months. The threeweek AirRated environmental survey gathers information about Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) using high specification sensor technology. Outdoor data from local, insitu monitoring stations is also gathered, analysed and taken into consideration, as this heavily influences IAQ. Once collected, AirRated’s in-house environmental scientists test these datasets against the AirRated Scoring System, to generate an AirScore.

The AirScore is comprised of five fundamental parameters, these are: PM2.5, CO2, TVOCs, Temperature and Humidity. The three most impactful of which (PM2.5, CO2 and TVOCs) must meet a minimum threshold requirement for 95% of survey hours in order to pass. The ratings are tiered, ranging from ‘AirScore Certified’, ‘Silver’, ‘Gold’ up to the highest level, ‘Platinum’. Following the certification, AirRated can also advise clients on strategies for improving their indoor environments and on communicating this to prospective, buyers, tenants or building occupants.

Olga Turner Baker, CEO of AirRated says; “Our aim at AirRated is to create an internationally accepted industry standard for classifying

Landsby, a Tipi BTR scheme by Quintain at Wembley Park

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At AirRated, we support our clients in promoting healthy environments by raising awareness of Indoor Air Quality and providing bespoke strategies for improvement. Air quality is arguably the single greatest determinant of our overall health and well-being in buildings, and it is paramount that we begin to map and quantify this in order to develop better strategies for improving Indoor Air Quality and creating better living, working and leisure environments.” Launching with three high profile case studies, AirRated has monitored and advised three separate pioneering clients on their indoor air quality. • Residential; Landsby, a Tipi BTR scheme by Quintain at Wembley Park • Public Sector; The Met Office Head Quarters in Exeter • Commercial; Summit House, The Office Group, a coworking office provider

Left to right - Francesca Brady - Head of Environmental Research, Michael Grant – COO, Olga Turner Baker – CEO, Chloe Evans - Business Analyst

Francesca Brady Head of Environmental Research at AirRated says; “Indoor Air Quality can affect so many elements of our lives from sleep and allergies to productivity at work and overall health. For example, the pollutant PM2.5 is so small that it can penetrate deep into the lungs and cause serious implications for the body; the longer you are exposed to high concentrations, the worse it can be. It’s now time for property developers and management companies to take action and responsibility for the air that their residents and occupiers are breathing and take necessary steps to ensure it’s the best it can be for the health of future generations.”

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News A Facilities Manager Does More Than Just Manage Contracts…

Ask any Facilities Manager what the dayto-day responsibilities of their role are and managing contractors is a part of it – yes – but just an element of the overall value and services they provide.

Paul Lucas Managing Director at Artic building Services states “Strong Facilities Management is vital to the performance of every business. Productivity, agility, safety, sustainability and compliance rely on it. Managing multiple contracts can be timeconsuming and disruptive to the Facilities Manager – who needs valuable time back to operate across the various functions that fall under their remit at a strategic level.”

The Role of Facilities Manager Managing contracts doesn’t uphold government regulations and compliance standards. It doesn’t identify and resolve problems. It doesn’t improve and streamline day-to-day operations. But all too often managing HVAC, electrical, mechanical and refurbishments contracts across multiple sites can deplete your time, your resources and be a financial drain on the business.

If all these contracts were in one place, would that leave you out of a job, or free up the valuable necessary to do your job?

Having all your contracts in one place only bolsters your ability to deal with the urgent situations that arise, supervise your various divisions and advise on business and cost-saving measures. It gives you time to focus on space and management, security and budgetary control, forecasting and planning, plans for preventative maintenance and reducing energy usage.

Partnering with a Facilities Management expert, such as Artic Building Services, allows you to delegate contract management and oversee all contracts in one place. Choose from a full range of technical and engineering solutions that are tailored to your needs.

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News CAREL CONSOLIDATED RESULTS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2019 CONSOLIDATED REVENUES OF € 327.4 MILLION: + 16.8% COMPARED TO 2018

Brugine (Padova), 10 March 2020 - The Board of Directors of CAREL Industries approves the consolidated results as at 31 December 2019: consolidated revenues of €327.4 million, growth of 16.8% compared to 2018. Excluding the contribution from the companies Hygromatik and Recuperator, the growth reached +5.1%,

Financial Highlights - Consolidated revenues of €327.4 million, growth of 16.8% compared to 2018; - Consolidated EBITDA of €63.1 million (19.3% of revenues), +34.4% compared to 2018; - Consolidated net income of €35.0 million, +14.2% over the net income in 2018; - Negative consolidated net financial position of €62.1 million, substantially in line with €59.1 million reported at 31 December 2018.

Francesco Nalini, Chief Executive Officer of the Group, said: “In 2019 Carel reported a solid revenue growth of 16.8% (5.1% on a likefor-like basis) and an EBITDA Margin of 19.3%. These results are even more significant in light of an unfavourable macroeconomic scenario, characterized by a slowdown in the European economy and trade tensions between the United States and China. Even in a non optimal situation, therefore, the performances recorded are particularly positive and reflect the continuous implementation of our multi-year strategic guidelines, which in 2019 mainly consisted in: completing the plan to expand the Group’s production capacity, with a two-year investment of approximately 20 million Euros; the process of integrating the two companies acquired in 2018, Hygromatik and Recuperator,

10 News which allowed them to achieve a cumulative growth in revenues of around 10% compared to the previous year; and the signing of the first multi-year contracts for the supply of digital services to important international supermarket chains. In addition, innovation was a focal point, with investments in Research and Development of approximately 18 million (+12.6% compared to 2018) and the constant commitment to search for increasingly sustainable solutions from an environmental point of view. The same enthusiasm that guided us in 2019 will be fundamental to overcome the challenges that 2020 presents us, in particular the recent spread of Coronavirus/COVID-19, which we will face by exploiting the resilience of our recently expanded production footprint. “ Revenues Revenues amounted to €327.4 million, compared to €280.2 million as of 31 December 2018, with a +16.8% percentage increase. All geographical areas (EMEA, Asia Pacific, North America and South America) and all segments (HVAC and Refrigeration) contributed to this performance. The strategy of diversifying the target markets, the strong push for cross-selling and consolidation of the customer portfolio and the continuous updating of the solutions proposed have therefore proved effective even in a context of general market uncertainty. The contribution from Hygromatik and Recuperator was approximately €32.7 million,

a 10% overall revenues growth compared to what achieved by these two companies in 2018. The geographical area that recorded the greatest organic increase in percentage terms was North America, with a growth in revenues of around 20%. EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) also reported double-digit growth thanks to the contribution of the newly-acquired companies mentioned above and despite the slowdown in the main economies of the eurozone. Performance in APAC (Asia Pacific) was positive, with a growth of 8%, despite persistent volatility, mainly due to the introduction of duties on US/ China trade. Finally, South America as an area recorded growth of approximately 9.9%, driven mainly by the positive trend in Brazil.

When it comes to the individual business areas, the very high growth in HVAC once again benefitted from the effect of the inclusion of Hygromatik and Recuperator in the consolidation perimeter, while the performance recorded in the Refrigeration sector was mainly due to organic growth. In the second and third quarter of the year, Refrigeration sector reported a significant slow-down in its growth rate in Europe, this trend reversed in the last quarter of 2019.

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Do you know what lift information to look for when taking on a new building? Ensuring you obtain and retain the correct documentation is a legal requirement.

Taking over the management of a building can be a complicated administrative process. Ensuring that a complete and accurate record of all historical information is obtained is often difficult and time consuming, especially if the previous managing agents do not themselves have complete records. The presence of a lift within the building will add to the level of paperwork that needs to be collected. But what information is required in order to ensure that you comply with your statutory obligations? Below we will examine your responsibilities as a ‘Duty holder’ and determine the minimum level of information you should seek to hold on any lift within your portfolio. Several court cases involving tragic lift accidents in the past few years have highlighted the need to ensure that an accurate record of key lift information is kept on file and available for inspection or review, if it is requested. The extent of that information is detailed within a number of regulations including the Lift Regulations 2015, The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998, and The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998. Both two latter regulations are born out of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and it is under this regulation that many breaches will ultimately be prosecuted. So, what do the regulations require? Well let’s start at the beginning. The Lift Regulations state that before placing a lift in service, an installer must provide the owner with a declaration of conformity certificate, which certifies the lift’s compliance with the lift regulations. The installer is also obliged to provide an operations and maintenance manual, which provides: ‘instructions containing the plans and diagrams necessary for normal use and relating to maintenance, inspection, repair, periodic checks and the rescue operations’

Both items should be held for the duration of the time that a lift is under the management of the duty holder and should be passed on to any future owner or duty holder that may take over the role. LOLER too refers to the declaration of conformity,

12 News advising that it should be retained as proof of having been subject to a thorough examination prior to initial use.

Once in service there are several regulations that may apply to your lift, but the two that tend to be ever present are LOLER and PUWER. Both place obligations on the duty holder to ensure that the lift is:

‘maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair’ (PUWER) And that their lifts are thoroughly examined:

‘in the case of lifting equipment for lifting persons or an accessory for lifting, at least every 6 months’ (LOLER)

Along with the requirement for regular maintenance and inspections, the regulations also require the duty holder to retain records of these maintenance and inspections for minimum specified periods or until their tenure as duty holder ends, when they should pass all records on to the next owner/duty holder.

Regulation 11 of LOLER requires that the information contained within the initial thorough examination report (taken as the declaration of conformity) be retained until the duty holder ceases to use the lifting equipment. In the case of ‘in service’ thorough examinations i.e. those inspections carried out every six months, normally by your insurance inspector, the regulation requires that the information is retained until the next report is made. Where immediate or timed defect reports are issued, these too are required to be retained until the next such report is made. Interestingly, PUWER states that there is no requirement for you to keep a maintenance log. It does, however, require that routine inspections are undertaken on the lift and that a record is kept of these inspections. These inspections fall outside of the thorough examinations required under Regulation 9 of LOLER and the inference is therefore, that they would fall under the remit of someone other than a LOLER inspection, most likely the maintenance contractor. When combined with a requirement for routine maintenance, it makes sense that both maintenance and inspections

are undertaken simultaneously and that a combined record is provided, detailing, as required by PUWER: • the date the inspection was carried out, • who carried out the inspection, • any faults, • any action taken, • and to whom the faults have been reported.

From time to time your LOLER inspector may call for additional testing of individual components on your lift. These are known as supplementary tests of in-service lifts and are carried out under the guidance of the Safety Assessment Federation (SAFed), which promotes safety within the engineering industry. The tests are generally carried out on certain safety components or safety critical equipment on your lift, which cannot fully be examined, or their operation proven with just a visual inspection. Should your LOLER inspector call for a supplementary test, you can approach your lift maintenance contractor to complete the test or alternatively contact SAFed, who could advise you of an independent test body. Once the item has been successfully tested, a certificate will be issued, and this should be forwarded to the LOLER inspector and a copy retained within the inspection records of the lift.

Retaining a comprehensive record of your lift documents is essential to ensuring that you comply with your legal obligations under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. There is no requirement as to how information should be stored, and the scanning of paper documents is completely acceptable. If you have any concerns about the compliance of your documentation or would like to speak to someone about any aspect of your lift, why not call one of our team today and we will be happy to assist.

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