Covering up with Pendock pipe boxing and casings

The Pendock Profiles range of specialist pipe boxing and casing solutions is one of the most comprehensive available, and is already a common feature in countless projects across the UK including heating system refurbishment, boiler upgrades and retro-fit fire sprinkler system installation.

For interior pipework, MX and TK pipe boxing can be used in most general applications, such as heating system or waste pipework, while MXF boxing is a dedicated concealment solution for fire sprinkler systems, where its widespread use is helping speed fire safety improvement projects across the UK.

Where exterior pipework needs to be concealed and protected from the risk of damage or tampering, the CHM and MXM metal pipe boxing range is designed to enclose services and utilities associated with the installation of low carbon district heating schemes, as well as air source or ground source heat pump installations.

Concealing boiler pipework, valves, regulators and filters is equally simple with the BC range of boiler pipe casings, which are designed to be free standing. Four casing options are available, including jointed designs that can be supplied either factory assembled or as components for on-site assembly.

As metal boxing is non-combustible, it is also used to conceal retrofitted interior sprinkler pipework in tower blocks where there are no sprinkler heads, such as in communal areas, to help comply with fire safety requirements.

Except for the metal boxing range, all products are manufactured from preformed plywood and are supplied pre-finished with a white resin impregnated décor paper. This removes the need for time consuming on-site fabrication or painting, which saves time and money, as Pendock boxing can typically be fitted in under half the time of site-made alternatives.

A three-sided channel pipe boxing, the CH range, is also available and is used for covering interior pipework located mid-wall, in both vertical and horizontal applications. Full details on the complete Pendock Profiles family can be found on the company’s website along with downloadable drawings in PDF and DWG formats.

www.pendock.co.uk

Door closer enhances fire safety

British designed and manufactured, Powermatic controlled, concealed door closers are gaining increasing popularity for use on fire doors in high-rise flats, apartments and HMOs.

The door closers carry the UKCA mark and have been independently tested and proved to meet the requirements for one-hour and half-hour fire doors under BS EN 1634-1.

Totally concealed when the door is closed, Powermatic door closers are less susceptible to damage from vandalism or tampering. This gives them a significant advantage over surface mounted door closers when it comes to reliability of the fire door and maintenance costs, making them the right choice for both tenants and social landlords.

Unlike other jamb-mounted devices, Powermatic door closers facilitate a door’s compliance with the accessibility requirements of Approved Document M, are the only Certifire jamb-mounted door closer and do not have to be removed from the door to be adjusted.

SAMUEL HEATH: www.concealeddoors.com

Alternative ventilation for kitchens and bathroom with Titon’s Vent Trex

Titon’s Vent Trex Unit has been in existence for around 20 years now, used primarily in social housing stock for window replacement programs. This unique ventilation unit offers an alternative way to vent bathrooms and kitchens alike, whilst the traditional extract fan has been seen as a relatively low impact option to extract it does have it’s limitations especially when the design and layout of kitchens and bathrooms do not allow for external wall space or limited glazing. Both of the forementioned need to have holes in the fabric of the building as part of the installation process which is not always an option especially in the flats and apartments to be found in the vast number of housing stock.

The Vent Trex offers a solution to those properties whereby external space is a premium in the layout of Kitchens and Bathrooms alike, however can be used as a standard for wet room venting. The Vent Trex unit can be attached to the top frame of a window unit, be it UVPC, Timber, Aluminium, a 30mm reduction of the window frame height allows for the Vent Trex unit. Mechanical ventilation via the Vent Trex in the frame is achieved, this method saves having to drill holes in the external walls or having to cut a hole in the glazing unit. With condensation and mould being high on the agenda of the majority of social housing bodies the Vent Trex offers a different way to help combat moisture creation in the wet rooms. In recent years the true cost of poor ventilation in social housing is now impacting on all parties involved. Whilst the condensation issue is not new for maintenance and repair teams across the country, the profile has risen to alarming levels. The Vent Trex Unit gives a unique flexible and variable solution, coming in various sizes covering openings up to 3 meter wide, would be suitable for window replacement programs often seen as part of the planned works or special works.