Latest Blog Posts - Page 20 of 25

Adveco Covid 19 update – Engineering Site Visits

March 24, 2025March 30, 2020 by Gary Marshall

The provision of heating and especially hot water within hospitals and residential care facilities, supermarkets and those supporting key workers, such as schools, is being actively prioritised for support by Adveco. An important aspect of that work is the provision of site-based engineering services for emergency call outs, ensuring priority customers have a reliable supply … Read more

Reducing Carbon with Air Source Heat Pumps

July 2, 2024March 24, 2020 by Gary Marshall

Reduce Carbon with Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP).

It is estimated that 40% of CO₂ emissions can come from commercial heating alone and finding new and innovative ways to heat premises is at the top of the list for many businesses. Commercial sites – education, healthcare, retail, logistics, offices, hospitality and leisure – seeking to reduce both their carbon footprint and energy bills … Read more

Offsite Construction for Heating – An Educated Decision

December 1, 2022March 18, 2020 by Gary Marshall

There are massive benefits for the education sector using pre-fabricated packaged plant rooms for schools to rapidly deploy hot water and heating. Provisioning a modern, efficient, cost-effective and sustainable business-critical hot water and heating system is not necessarily straight forward for some sites. They may be limited in terms of existing plant room space, or … Read more

Micro-CHP and The Urban Balancing Act

July 2, 2024March 9, 2020 by Gary Marshall

Adveco’s Technical Director, Bill Sinclair, discusses balancing concerns over the cost to health from NOx emissions with the advantages of using micro-CHP in urban commercial building projects. A by-product of the combustion of hydrocarbon fuels, Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) are a major contributing factor to poor air quality, the most toxicologically significant being a combination of … Read more

Corrosion in Commercial Heating & Hot Water Systems: Part 3

November 26, 2021March 2, 2020 by Gary Marshall

Part 3 Preventing Corrosion – Glass Versus Stainless Steel There are several methods for addressing different forms of corrosion that occur within commercial hot water systems. Adding tin to brass, for example, creates Dezincification Resistant Brass (DZR). Fittings manufactured from this alloy will be marked in the UK with the letters CR (Corrosion Resistant) or … Read more

Corrosion in Commercial Heating & Hot Water Systems: Part 2

November 26, 2021February 24, 2020 by Gary Marshall

Part 2 – Testing for Corrosion If your premises are located in a soft water area then you need to be aware of the threats of corrosion to your system, and small leaks in your metal plumbing components could well be a sign of a more serious problem. Testing water for corrosivity factors – pH, … Read more

Corrosion in Commercial Heating and Hot Water Systems: Part 1

November 26, 2021February 18, 2020 by Gary Marshall

Part 1 – Recognising the Causes of Corrosion Most metals will deteriorate or corrode, sometimes to a more stable chemical state through oxidation or reduction. This occurs over time when metals are in direct contact with any water, rusted iron being the most familiar, but it can also affect copper, lead, aluminium, zinc, and numerous … Read more

Peak Demands

March 24, 2025February 10, 2020 by Gary Marshall

Paul Hills, Adveco’s Account Sales Manager for North London & East Anglia, is preparing for an adventure of a lifetime, as this Friday he sets out to scale Mount Kilimanjaro. Located in northeast Tanzania and in plain view of bordering Kenya, the snow-dusted dormant volcanic peak rises to a majestic 5,895 m from the surrounding savannah, the … Read more

Meeting the Demands For Commercial Hot Water

February 26, 2024February 4, 2020 by Gary Marshall

New research issued today on the commercial water heater market by Global Market Insights, predicts the global market will grow to more than £5.4 billion by 2024. Significant investment toward the development of smart cities and construction of new sustainable infrastructure is enhancing the overall industry outlook, with the report highlighting 100-250 litre commercial systems … Read more

Caring for our Future

March 24, 2025January 28, 2020 by Gary Marshall

With the launch this January of the House of Common’s Climate Assembly UK which is tasked with bringing groups together to discuss achieving Net Zero targets, it was clear that much of the initial onus would fall on public sector organisations to become vocal in their support of the Government’s aims. There is a tremendous … Read more