04 Industry News Polyteck will act as developer and main contractor on a new £15m residential housing scheme in Colindale, North West London. Polyteck will act as developer and main contractor on a new £15m residential housing scheme in Colindale, North West London. Work will involve construction of 23 new private town houses in an area dominated by new apartment developments, The Bacon Lane scheme will be delivered in three completion phases, with the first homes due to be ready in late 2021. Each property at the private residential gated scheme will have gardens and off-street parking. The whole project is expected to complete by the Spring of 2022, with more than 100 construction and design specialists working on the build.
Costas Polycarpou, development partner, Polyteck, said: “We are delighted to be able to start on this development.
Polyteck will be working alongside CG Architects for the build, Long and Partners for mechanical and electrical services, Hamptons for Quantity Surveying and Fox Greg for sales.
“Not only does it provide much needed housing in the area, but it will also play an important role in creating jobs for many people who have been placed on furlough as a direct consequence of the economic fallout of the pandemic.”
Panasonic Increases UK Heat Pump Distribution as Nu-Heat joins its network Panasonic has welcomed Nu-Heat to its distribution network for Aquarea Air Source Heat Pumps in the UK. With installers seeing an increase in demand from homeowners for energy efficient sustainable heating, sales of air source heat pumps are set to grow as an alternative solution to conventional boilers. As the country’s most experienced integrated renewables and underfloor heating specialist, Nu-Heat’s team is well placed to fulfil the upsurge in demand for Panasonic’s range of Aquarea Airto-Water heat pumps and cloud based smart controllers. Brian Woodcock, Nu-Heat’s National Renewables Manager, comments, “With the market clearly moving towards renewable heat sources, we are seeing continuing strong growth for air source heat pumps right across the UK. With the addition of Panasonic’s Aquarea range offering great quality and reliability as well as an impressively wide range of capacities and capabilities, we are very excited to be able to offer our customers a complete package of heat pump and underfloor heating solutions to suit properties of almost any size.” Jose Manuel Alves, UK Country Manager for Panasonic explains, “We welcome Nu-Heat to our team. Nu-Heat is well-established in the heating market and has a very developer-update.co.uk
knowledgeable team providing system design, support with MCS requirements and great customer service. This partnership with the team at Nu-Heat will provide installers with great opportunities to capitalise on increased consumer demand for energy-efficient heating solutions.” In a further bid to boost sales, Panasonic is also offering additional support as it extends its Green Install Cashback Scheme. Launched in October 2020, and running to 30 June 2021, the scheme provides qualifying installers with a cashback of £800 on the successful installation of five Aquarea heat pumps. A consumer scheme is also running - the Panasonic Green Homes Cashback scheme is for homeowners, who after satisfying the scheme conditions, can claim up to £600 cashback on the installation of an Aquarea heat pump unit*. These new Panasonic schemes are available throughout the UK and run in parallel, but independent of, the UK Government Green Homes Grant and offers additional cash incentives to both homeowners and renewables installers. For more information, visit www.aircon.panasonic.eu or https://www.nu-heat.co.uk/
