A practical guide for school business managers, local authorities, installers, and contractors. Schools burn through enormous amounts of gas. That’s not an opinion. On average, heating and hot water account for 40% of a school’s overall gas consumption (Energy Sparks). Water heating alone can consume 30% of a building’s energy demands (Adveco). Those are big … Read more
What packaged plant rooms are, what they deliver over site-built alternatives, how the numbers stack up on programme, cost and quality, which sectors specify them and why, and how they integrate with modern low-carbon heating systems. The traditional approach to commercial plant room installation involves a sequence of trades arriving on site in turn, working … Read more
What commercial electric water heaters are, the technologies available, how output and storage requirements are calculated, which sectors specify them and why, how they sit within a net zero strategy, and what to confirm before specifying. Hot water is rarely the headline item in a commercial building project. Boilers, heat pumps, solar thermal, building management … Read more
The Astute range comes with a feature set that goes well beyond what most commercial water heaters offer as standard. This article covers what’s included, what it does, and why it matters for building operators, estate managers, and specifiers. The commercial water heater market has historically been fairly conservative. You bought a unit, you connected it, you serviced it … Read more
Replacing a commercial gas water heater in an occupied building is rarely simple, but the Astute range is engineered around the realities of retrofit rather than the conveniences of new build. Here’s what that means for your project. The commercial water heating replacement market is considerably larger than the new build market, and it has been for some time. … Read more
Everything you need to know about the Astute product family, from small-business variants through to large-scale commercial plant, and why the specifications matter when you’re making a long-term investment decision. Specifying a commercial gas water heater is one of those decisions that looks simpler than it is. You need hot water. You have a plant room. You … Read more
A practical guide for merchants, estate managers, building operators, installers, and contractors. Commercial hot water is one of those things few think about until the bills arrive or the system fails. It sits there in the plant room, quietly burning gas and quietly burning money. And for most commercial buildings in the UK, the water heating … Read more