ENERGY-EFFICIENT VENTILATION SYSTEMS The Nuaire Group is a privately owned UK company that is a European market leader in the design and manufacture of energy-efficient commercial and residential ventilation systems. Philip Yorke talked to Mark Huxtable, the group’s managing director, about its latest innovative products and ongoing investments in environmentally friendly production technology.
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he Nuaire Group was founded in 1967 and began by providing cleaning and maintenance services to metal fabricators in the UK before moving into manufacturing full-time in 1971. Thanks to a consistent investment programme and a commitment to developing innovative, energy-efficient ventilation systems, Nuaire has grown to become one of the most successful companies in its field and the only one to offer expertise in all three key ventilation markets, covering commercial, residential and industrial sectors. Today the company has extensive resources and a major manufacturing plant with warehousing facilities near Cardiff in Wales that extends to more than 250,000 118 Industry Europe
sq ft. These facilities are supported by around 500 employees worldwide and in 2011 the company recorded sales of more than £54 million.
Leading in energy efficiency and performance Nuaire is committed to the principles of low energy consumption, heat recovery and solar energy thermal innovation. It utilises a combination of cutting-edge design and innovative products in tandem with a world class performance in quality, delivery and dedicated customer services. As a result, Nuaire is continuing to grow its market share in a highly competitive marketplace.
Huxtable said, “As a company we are unique in that we design and manufacture a very broad range of ventilation products from the smallest bathroom extractor fans to huge industrial units developed for metros and underground car parks that measure over two metres across. We differentiate ourselves from our competitors in many other ways, but essentially by being the biggest investors in innovative product development. Furthermore, we are also pretty unique in that we supply our products direct to subcontractors, whereas others prefer to distribute their products through wholesalers and third parties. We also lead the industry in terms of our commitment to protecting the environ-
