Zehnder’s Carboline radiant ceiling panel can deliver both heating and cooling.

Lowara’s new range of wet-rotor circulators can be used for commercial and residential applications.

Trox has added a high-efficiency lighting option to its range of multi-service chilled beams. It provides glare-free downlighting and uplighting in accordance with CIBSE Lighting Guide LG7.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has launched a simplified air-conditioning controller for hotel rooms. The RCH-E3 is based on the established RC-E3 controller, which has been proven with MHI’s VRF systems for some time.

JS Air Curtains has introduced a vertical air curtain with exceptionally low noise levels. Venesse is 2.5 m high and can protect a doorway up to 3 m wide. Units can be used either side of a doorway up to 6 m wide.

Geoclima’s air-cooled Turbomiser II range of air-cooled chillers can achieve EERs of 10 and above, with the help of an approach to free cooling that does not require additional free-cooling circuits and associated use of glycol. They are available in the UK from Klima-Therm and Cool-Therm.

The Sterling Series of generators from Scorpion Power Systems is available for prime and standby power applications. Engine sizes range from 17 to 600 kVA.

Philips has launched the second generation of its successful Master LED family of lamps with a further extension of the range which offers a direct replacement for incandescent and halogen lamps. Their electrical consumption is up to 80% less than incandescent lamps. The range also offers 4 W alternatives for 12 V low-voltage spotlights in which 20 W halogen lamps are normally used.

The 2009 version of Specification Expert from NES combines higher functionality and significant enhancements to content, as well as improvements to the user interface that save time and increase productivity.

Walter Meier (Climate UK) has an exclusive agreement to distribute the Wolf KG range of air-handling units in the UK. The agreement reinforces Walter Meier’s focus on engineered solutions and complements its ranges of applied air-conditioning and humidification products.

Die-Pat Division now offers Caledonian Control Technology’s range of kitchen safety equipment for the catering market.

Micronics offers two portable instruments for clamping onto pipes to give accurate flow measurement. The PF330 (illustrated) and PF220 flow meters have integral loggers.

JG Speedfit has introduced a pipe-repair kit that provides a quick and easy method of replacing burst or damaged rigid pipe without altering existing pipework. The kits are available in 15 and 22 mm sizes and intended to help where no pipework movement is available.

Dalkia has devised a financing scheme for CHP with no significant capital investment for customers. Eco2Synergy is aimed at organisations with large heat requirements such as universities, schools, leisure centres and factories.

Rotex’s air-to-water heat pump for domestic applications can be combined with its solar products to realise a solar heating system that converts up to 80% of solar energy into heat.

Johnson & Starley has developed a range of central-extract ventilation systems in support of the latest version of Part F of the Building Regulations and the Good Practice Guide 268 for domestic ventilation.

Fire Fighting Enterprises’ multi-head FireRay 5000 allows up to four beam detectors to be installed as one system — with just one control unit for all four heads. There are considerable savings to be made in time and cost of installation, wiring and power supply.

Danfoss ultrasonic energy meters from Taconova UK are designed to provide accurate metering of energy use from a wide variety of equipment in heating and cooling systems.

The Komfort Gem wet underfloor heating system from Underfloor Heating Supplies is described as one of the lightest and most versatile forms of underfloor heating on the market.

Lochinvar’s Impetus range of continuous-flow water heaters comprises three wall-mounted units, one of which is designed for external installation

Rotex’s Variocistern range of rainwater storage tanks can collect 750 or 1000 l of water from the roof of a building, which is prefiltered for use in toilets and clean enough for washing clothes.

Underfloor heating specialist Timoleon has launched an inspection, maintenance and commissioning service, to be known as Streamline.

Pegler Yorkshire now offers a range of solar technologies to the UK market.

Airedale and Prism have set up a partnership to introduce the OnRak range of expandable, high-efficiency, rear-door heat exchangers. These 32 kW units can be integrated with a Prism cabinet or aisle-containment solution or adapted to fit any rack. OnRak has an EER of over a hundred and optional N+1 redundancy. These units are part of Airedale’s LogiCool range.

Alfa Laval’s T-Series of plate heat exchangers have been developed for high-theta duties (duties with long thermal length) in the HVAC sector. Three sizes have flows of 20 (TLB6B), 13 (T5B) and 4 kg/s (TL3B) and a maximum design temperature of 150°C.

The Speedfit Blue stop end for cold-water services can be used permanently on an MDPE installation and also as a temporary cap off — avoiding the need for a squeeze-off tool. The fitting and pipe can then be reused without the need for replacement parts.

Utilising a single high-performance LED, Waldman Lighting’s Minela task light provides uniform illumination over a wide surface area with no shadowy areas. The lamp uses only 6 W, produces no heat and has a life of around 50 000 h.

Titan Products has launched a range of CO sensors that can be mounted on the wall or in a duct. They are housed in an IP51 enclosure and designed for applications that require measurement and monitoring of variable concentrations of CO to control ventilation rates in, for example, car parks, loading bays, incinerator and boiler rooms.

With the launch of its DVM Plus III VRF air-conditioning system, Samsung is claiming the largest system capacity, the longest piping lengths and the smallest footprint for a 16 hp unit (0.92 m2).

Carrier has introduced two ranges of packaged air-conditioning units with a host of energy- and cost-saving benefits.

Sontay now offers a programmable multi-function kWh meter for single- or 3-phase systems.

Flakt Woods has launched a new range of air-handling units to replace the established EU range.

Daikin has added a new model to its inverter-driven mini-chiller range, which now covers any cooling/ heating requirement up to 14 kW for the light-commercial and residential markets. The new EWAQ/EWYQ unit delivers some of the best ESEERs (European Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratios) and COPs in the industry. The 3-phase, 9 kW model, for example, achieves an ESEER of 4.73 in cooling mode and COP of up to 3.48 in heating mode.

Bitzer has enhanced its CSH range of compact screw compressors to increase the potential cooling capacity in air-conditioning applications and improve energy efficiency.

MHS Boilers has introduced the next generation of its Nexus district-heating substation. These heat-interface units enable metered services to be installed in multi-dwelling developments and served by central plant.

Armstrong has added two new models to its range of intelligent variable-speed pumps. They are the 4300 split-coupled vertical inline and 4302 split-coupled dualArm. They range in size from 1.5 to 75 hp and can be controlled using a building-management system or the Armstrong Integrated Pumping System.

Lochinvar offers a range of gas-fired condensing boilers. There are five floor-standing models (EcoKnight, illustrated) with outputs from 41 to 141 kW and six wall-hung models (CP-M) with outputs from 60 to 180 kW. Outputs are based on flow/return temperatures of 50/30°C.

Timoleon’s ClipPlates for wet underfloor heating systems are said to considerably speed up installation work. They can be used with most commonly used underfloor heating pipes.

Sanyo has now formally launched its ECO G Power VRF air-conditioning system. It is driven by a gas engine, and the package can also generate electricity and hot water.

Mitsubishi Electric has introduced a new version of its Lossnay heat-recovery ventilation system with more efficient heat recovery.

Lindab’s self-locking Safe Click circular ductwork system is assembled by means of interlocking ‘notches’ created on site with a Lindab SR cutting bench. Duct and fittings slot together with a simple click, without the need for screws or rivets.

Grundfos Pumps has updated its WinCAPS comprehensive UK-specific CD selection tool for 2009.

LG’s Multi V 2 and Maxi range of condensing units for VRF air-conditioning systems is available with a comprehensive range of indoor units. They include cases, ducted cassettes, wall-mounted units, floor-standing cased and uncased units and the Art Cool range.

Ravenheat Manufacturing claims that its Combiplus range of domestic condensing combination boilers will outperform the very best SEDBUK Band A boilers and make savings equivalent to, or exceeding, those of solar hot-water heating. It takes only 20 minutes longer to install when changing a boiler.

Vortice’s Vort Leto central mechanical extract fans are available with two control options — hard-wired and radio-frequency remote.

A new generation of kitchen canopy fan from Fläkt Woods has an externally located motor, enabling high-performance extraction at high temperatures — up to 80°C.

The Powertrack underfloor electrical distribution system from Britmac has undergone some radical improvements to meet growing requirements for power in the workplace and to make it easier to install. The whole system is designed with the minimum number of parts.

MK Electric’s Logic Plus range of wiring accessories is made using urea formaldehyde, a thermosetting plastic with similar properties to anti-microbial additives which inhibit the growth of four infectious diseases.

Aermec’s NRL range includes air-cooled water chillers, heat pumps and condensing units. They have high-efficiency scroll compressors to achieve high EERs and are designed to use R410A. 18 sizes offer cooling capacities from 53 to 469 kW and heating from 58 to 510 kW.

Colman now offers heavy- and medium-duty floor grilles for underfloor air-distribution systems data centres, computer rooms, exchanges and offices. TJH (heavy-duty) and TJM (medium-duty) grilles are designed to replace 600 mm-square tiles.

A thermal-imaging camera that takes the guesswork out of temperature measurement by fusing visual and thermal images onto the same screen has been developed by Irisys. The IRI 2010 costs about £2000 and can be used to identify problems such as poor building insulation and badly fitting windows and doors. It can also be used to detect problems with wiring, fuses, resistors and overheating mechanical equipment, including worn bearings.

Vaillant has introduced two new flat-plate solar thermal collectors, the auroTHERM plus VFK 150 and auroTHERM VFK 145.

MK Electric has launched a lockable double-pole fire-alarm isolator to ensure that systems comply with Part 1 of BS 5839 for fire-detection and alarm systems for buildings.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has launched a simplified air-conditioning controller for hotel rooms. The RCH-E3 is based on the established RC-E3 controller, which has been proven with MHI’s VRF systems for some time.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has launched a simplified air-conditioning controller for hotel rooms. The RCH-E3 is based on the established RC-E3 controller, which has been proven with MHI’s VRF systems for some time.

Big Foot Systems has introduced five standard designs of prefabricated aluminium roof penetrations with rounded inlets to prevent damage to insulated pipes and cables.

Danlers makes a comprehensive range of passive infra-red occupancy switches for automatic lighting control, including the popular ceiling flush mounted version (pictured). The products are easy to install, using the existing wiring in a building.

Hager’s new range of staircase time-lag switches offer a simple and flexible solution for saving energy. They are easy to fit or retrofit onto a DIN rail and can be used with any wall switches. The basic switch provides an adjustable time lag of 30 s to 10 min and has a manual over-ride.

Ivan Thompson, managing director of Stokvis Energy Systems, reports a high level of interest from consultants and contractors in the Riomay solar thermal system for commercial applications which it introduced last year and which is being shown at NEMEX at the NEC from 19 to 21 May.

Grundfos Pumps has won the Design Plus Award from the German Design Council and the organiser of the ISH exhibition in Frankfurt for its Magna 32-60 N domestic-hot-water recirculator. The award is conferred on a product that combines functionality and aesthetics in an efficient and sustainable way.