NEW PRODUCTS PROVE POPULAR AT RENEWABLES ROADSHOW
Yorkshire Copper Tube toured the UK in September to showcase two new renewable energy products to the thousands of visitors at the inaugural Renewables Roadshow events.
Q-Tec®, a reduced thickness copper plumbing tube with polyethylene covering and HYPOPLAN®, a KME concealed wall heating system, are not currently available in the UK and Yorkshire Copper Tube used the exhibitions as a test platform to gauge opinion and feedback from visitors.
Neil Overton, Commercial Director at Yorkshire Copper Tube, was pleased with the response.
“There was a fantastic range of visitors to each of the Renewables Roadshow events and we had a lot of interest in our products,” he said.
“Architects and specifiers were most interested in HYPOPLAN®, with the general consensus being that there is a real need for it in the current marketplace.
“Many of them saw the potential for using it in swimming pools, bathrooms, wet rooms, schools, offices and for remedial work in listed or heritage buildings.
“Visiting installers were very impressed with Q-Tec®, which they immediately recognised as a superior quality product that addresses their everyday needs.
“The events brought to light a number of questions and suggestions that we are now going to address through a series of focus groups with a view to planning strategies for potentially bringing these two products to the UK market in the new year.”
Yorkshire Copper Tube has also pledged support to the Renewables Roadshow by signing up to the 2012 events.
Operating from one of the most modern factories in the world, Yorkshire Copper Tube combines advanced manufacturing methods and sophisticated quality control techniques to ensure that only consistently high standard tubes are supplied to customers.
Ongoing substantial investment programmes are testament to the company’s commitment to excellence in product quality and customer service.
Yorkshire Copper Tube is a member of the KME Group of companies, which together represent Europe’s largest producer of copper and copper alloy materials.
All Yorkshire’s copper tubes carry the British Kitemark and the company’s Quality Management System is BS EN 9001 approved.
Notes to editors:
Picture shows: Q-Tec®
More information about HYPOPLAN®
The HYPOPLAN® wall heating system combines all the best features of innovative heating systems. It is energy efficient, maintenance free and maintains a comfortable indoor climate while leaving the room unobstructed for designers.
During the summer the HYPOPLAN® system can also be used for cooling by circulating cold water that is slightly below room temperature.
Product benefits:
Quick and easy to install
Almost every installation can be handled with just six different register sizes
No visible heating surfaces to disturb the room design
Energy efficient due to a lower hot water temperature
Optimum utilisation of condensing technology and regenerative energy resources (heat pump, solar power) giving increased energy efficiency
Product location can be identified by cable / metal detectors, unlike other materials
More information about Q-Tec®
Q-Tec® is a new, reduced thickness copper tube with polyethylene covering. It combines the advantages of copper in terms of hygiene, performance and antibacterial qualities with extreme lightness and workability.
It is a universal system for all types of sanitary plumbing and heating applications including distribution of drinking water and traditional and radiator heating systems.
It does not limit designers and installers to just one type of joint and is available in long lengths, which means a reduced number of fittings in each system.
Product benefits:
Reduced thickness copper tube with polyethylene covering
Purity of the internal surface: in accordance with EN1057
Resistant to UV rays
System temperature resistance: continuous 95º
For further information please contact:
Paula Holden or Denise Dawson at ICG on 01772 679383, or e-mail: paula@icgonline.co.uk or denise@icgonline.co.uk
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