CONTRACT NEWS VAILLANT WINS CONTRACT TO SUPPLY OVER 230 AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS Vaillant has been awarded the contract to supply 239 of its low carbon heat pumps to a new-build housing development in Swindon, which is being led by Nationwide Building Society. Located on the outskirts of Swindon, the off-gas Oakfield development, a 239-plot development, is being managed by property developers, Igloo Regeneration, and construction partner, Mi-space, and the first homes will be available in 2022. With a focus on sustainable living, this forward-thinking development features a range of properties from one bedroom apartments to two, three and four bed houses. In addition, the project has also committed to ensuring 30% of properties are allocated to affordable housing. All properties have been designed to run as energy efficiently as possible ahead of the Government’s 2025 deadline for the Future Homes Standard. As part of this eco-friendly project, Vaillant will be supplying 221 of its aroTHERM plus air source heat pumps. The remaining 18 properties, which are in an apartment block, will use Vaillant’s aroTHERM split air-to-water heat
BALFOUR BEATTY SECURES £68M LONDON RETIREMENT VILLAGE CONTRACT Balfour Beatty has announced that it has been awarded a £68m contract by Audley Group to complete the new Mayfield Watford retirement village in Watford, London. Responsible for the design and construction of the new retirement village, Balfour Beatty will lead the completion of 255 one and two bed apartments, alongside communal facilities including a health club, swimming pool, restaurant and a multi-purpose village hall with surrounding green spaces and parking. To support the delivery of its sustainability strategy ‘Building New Futures’, Balfour Beatty will deploy safe and sustainable outcomes throughout the project lifecycle, including the offsite manufacture of the 180 apartment balconies, reducing the working at height risk as well as improving overall project efficiency. Kevin Hudson, Construction Director, Audley Group commented: “The demand for our retirement villages remains at an all-time high, so we are pleased to be able to continue our work with Balfour Beatty. We know, through our long-term partnership, how the team works to deliver to our high standards. Across the UK there continues to be a chronic lack of quality retirement housing provision and we are accelerating our growth plans to help meet this demand. Working with quality construction partners like Balfour Beatty helps us redress this balance.” Following the successful delivery of the pre-construction services works during the COVID-19 pandemic, early works are now progressing at pace with main construction works expected to complete in 2023. At construction peak, the project will employ a team of 300. Balfour Beatty, balfourbeatty.com
pump. Here, properties located on the ground floor have had heat pump units installed on the ground, while the remainder have been installed on the roof of the apartment block. The aroTHERM plus and aroTHERM split heat pumps offer an ErP rating of A+++ and A++ respectively and are Quiet Mark accredited, meaning they were the ideal solution for the eco-friendly Oakfield project.
Working closely with Igloo and the project design consultant, CBS consultants, Vaillant has been involved in the project to ensure the heating systems selected were able to run as energy efficiently as possible both now and into the future. Vaillant, vaillant.co.uk
FIVE-FIGURE PROJECT COMPLETED AT LUXURY YORKSHIRE HOTEL LED lighting manufacturer, CFE Lighting, has worked with electrical engineers from NEC Services to deliver a five-figure project at the first major new-build hotel development between York and the coast for over 20 years. The company designed and manufactured 55 exterior lighting bollards, with these supplied to the luxury Sandburn Hall Hotel through wholesaler YESSS Electrical and installed by NEC Services. The bollards are fitted with low energy, high lumen LEDs to provide wayfinding and emergency lighting along the main walkways which run around the front and back of the 40 bedroom luxury hotel. Commenting on the project, Amanda Speight, national business development manager at CFE Lighting, says: “We’re delighted to have been able to support the development of what will be an incredible destination hotel for the region. “The project enabled us to showcase the full breadth of our capabilities, from visiting the site to assess the requirements through to designing and manufacturing the bollards, using the very best components, at our production facility in Barrowford.” Hotel director James Hogg says: “Everything about the design and build of this hotel is quality and that extends to the smaller details such as the exterior lighting bollards, with CFE Lighting creating a bespoke, British-made product that perfectly meets our needs.” CFE Lighting, cfe-lighting.co.uk
CONCENTRIC RECEIVES ELECTRIC COOLANT PUMP DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT Concentric has received a new development contract to supply electric coolant pumps for a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). The customer, a global truck and bus OEM, will use the Concentric’s e-pumps for cooling the FCEVs on its new flagship bus application. Buses for city and regional transport are the early adopters of FCEV-technology, with California now operating fuel cell buses for several years. The FCEV buses have a major advantage over their competition (diesel buses) because they produce zero CO2 emissions. This is particularly important in already heavily polluted, densely populated cities. When hydrogen is produced from clean, renewable energy sources, the fuel cell buses could make a significant contribution toward cleaner air in major cities around the world. Cooling FCEVs requires the use of special coolants, which are aggressive to many metals. Concentric’s engineers have developed the e-pump to be able to pump these special fluids without reducing the durability of the product or service life. David Woolley, President and CEO of Concentric AB comments: “This new agreement is another milestone in the development of Concentric’s e-pumps, as we strive for Technology + Innovation = Sustainability. We already supply e-pumps to many global OEMs for their hybrid and battery electric vehicles, and this important contract ensures we continue to support our customer’s needs as they design the zero emission vehicles of the future.” Concentric, concentricab.com
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