Ventilation

How to SCORE MULTIPLE BENEFITS FROM ONE UPGRADE

The Tangerines aka Blackpool FC have extracted optimum benefit from a comparatively small upgrade.

The League 1 Club’s stadium, built in 2010, has already needed to refurbish the exposed areas of the façade due to the extreme climatic conditions faced as a result of its proximity to the sea. The club management called up the premier player in the sector- Gilberts Blackpool- to replace the now rusty plant screening and ventilation louvres. Now, two banks of Gilberts’ WGK75 kit-form louvres each 10m x 3m either side of the Stadium merchandise shop, and a further 4m x 4m screen by the north stand, have been fitted. To optimise protection, the aluminium louvres have been powder coated marine grade- in tangerine. “Our nickname is The Tangerines. As I wanted to create a talking point, it seemed logical to choose such a bright colour for the louvres, especially as Gilberts as a company has been actively encouraging the use of colour to brighten our built landscape,” observed Glynn Makin, Blackpool FC stadium manager. “I knew from Gilberts’ reputation that the company would be on target for quality and price too, which was an added benefit.” Adds Ian Rogers, Gilberts Sales Director, “You don’t get environments in England much more extreme than the North Sea/ Lancashire coast. We had to be sure that whatever we supplied would perform, balancing performance with value for money. WGK scored on all counts.”

Gilberts’ WGK75 features a unique clip-on blade that enables quick yet precise fitting on site. Once installed, it provides a good 50% free ventilation area whilst protecting from weather ingress. The WGK75 is part of Gilberts’ louvre product range, developed over the years to provide a comprehensive package to keep pace with the evolution of building design and structural interfaces. It includes standard, high performance, site assembled and acoustic louvres, available in a range of ratings for weight, ventilation, weather, insects and even bird ingress. Even fixings can often be tailored to individual site preferences. Innovatively, with its in-house design expertise, Gilberts has the capability to create bespoke configurations which can be both CFD modelled, and tested within its own laboratory to give customers complete ‘fit for purpose’ peace of mind. Gilberts also offers a comprehensive range of PPC,PVF and PVF2 coatings across its louvres, available in any RAL colour, applied to louvres of almost any size. Founded over half a century ago, and still familyowned, Gilberts is the UK’s leading independent air movement engineer. It is unique in its ability to design, manufacture and test all products- including bespoke fabrications- in-house, to the extent it even designs and manufactures its own tools at its 95,000 sq ft head office and production facility. Gilberts tel 01253 766911 E: info@gilbertsblackpool.com

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Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions has revamped its PRO Partner programme to enable installers and other trade partners to take advantage of a wide range of benefits including business and marketing support services, and collect rewards redeemable against

Panasonic products and

BESA services. Existing

PRO Club members automatically join the new scheme and participants in the Panasonic Rewards scheme can easily switch and upgrade to take full advantage of the additional benefits of full PRO Partner membership. The new

PRO Partner Rewards scheme replaces the current

Panasonic Rewards scheme, which will come to an end on 31 August 2021, with any points for Love 2 Shop rewards relating to those sales to be claimed by 31

December 2021 when the scheme will be fully closed.

“We’re delighted to unveil this new enhanced trade partnership approach with the new PRO Partners programme which takes effect from 2 August 2021,” says Richard Bishop, Head of Marketing for Panasonic UK and Ireland. “This consolidation of

PANASONIC REVAMPS PRO PARTNER PROGRAMME TO DELIVER EVEN MORE BENEFITS

our schemes into one, dedicated offering with an enhanced range of benefits has been developed in response to feedback from our highly valued PRO Club members. From the outset, we’ve looked to offer a relationship that delivers useful, tangible rewards and a business partnership of real mutual value. This new scheme delivers on that promise, bringing the added benefit of being able to redeem points against BESA’s online courses, training, assessments and site cards. We also look forward to welcoming our rewards scheme members to the Panasonic PRO Partner family.”

There are four levels of membership to suit all sizes and scale of heating, cooling and refrigeration installer business:

• Installer

• Accredited Installer

• PRO Partner Membership offers a sliding scale from a basic level of engagement to a business partnership approach at the top Elite PRO Partner. Installer members can upgrade to Accredited Installer status by completing Panasonic online training and take advantage of inclusion on the comprehensive i-finder installer database as well as qualifying for the PRO Partner Rewards Scheme. Accredited Installers and PRO Partners can then redeem their points to access BESA services. Becoming a PRO Partner opens up a whole range of additional marketing support collateral to help a business distinguish itself in a competitive environment, as well as offering the opportunity to receive sales leads direct from Panasonic. Elite PRO Partner membership offers a range of membership benefits commensurate with its ‘best in class’ status.

Details and how to register are available at www.panasonicpropartner.co.uk For more information on the product range, please visit www.aircon.panasonic.eu.

In the ever-growing market of extensions, additional cloakrooms and garden offices, drainage for the facilities can sometimes present a real problem!

When the desired toilet discharge pipe run exceeds the specified pumping parameters of a “basic” back of toilet macerator, pumping long horizontal distances straight from the back of the toilet, a double lift (horizontally, then vertical, horizontal again and then vertical again), or even up a slope, there is now a solution.

The unique, German engineered, FlushMaster toilet waste pumping unit from Pump Technology Ltd. will handle all of these situations with ease. The powerful motor with its freeflow vortex impeller pump is designed to generate the high pumping head and flow needed to overcome these convoluted pipe runs. It can reliably discharge waste from a toilet, bidet, washbasin or shower where others can’t. Additionally, it features deliberately large clearances between the pump inlet and tank floor, making it considerably more tolerant of user abuse.

In the event of a problem the FlushMaster features some simple solutions. There is an integral acoustic alarm with the option of voltfree contacts for coupling with a remote alarm or BMS to indicate that some maintenance is required. Then, to unclog the vortex impeller, simply insert a screw driver into the top of the motor/pump shaft (to do this it is not even necessary to remove the cover) and reverse its direction. The clogged item will probably drop free.! For more stubborn blockages, simply remove two screws, twist and lift the complete motor/ pump assembly away, leaving the tank connected to the toilet. Any foreign objects can be clearly seen and removed.

The FlushMaster is supplied with all fittings and instructions for direct mounting behind the toilet. However, it can also be positioned behind a partition wall.

To find out if the FlushMaster is right for a particular application, ask the Pump Technology Ltd. team. It can also be ordered online from LeeSan Ltd, which is a group company.

Useful Links:

Pump Technology Ltd https://www.pumptechnology.co.uk/flushmaster/ LeeSan Ltd Online Shop https://www.leesan.com/shop/leesan-flushmaster-240v.aspx