PRODUCTS & SERVICES Products of the month Rinnai expands its London team Woodward is regional manager for London and South East as firm also adds support staff R innai, a specialist in limitless, temperature-controlled hot water on demand, has appointed Darren Woodward as regional manager for the London and South East area. This new senior appointment is in addition to more support staff and resources at the companys office in Hayes, west London. Woodward has held senior salesmanagement positions with several prominent manufacturing concerns and been active on major projects, such as Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard, the Francis Crick Institute in London, and Pembury Hospital in Kent. He has also worked with major consultancies, mechanical and electrical contractors, and subcontractors. He holds a City & Guilds certificate in plumbing. Tony Gittings, Rinnai UK managing director, said: Rinnai is now positioned in London and the South East as the information hub for all Rinnai is positioned as the information hub for systems for sites of every size questions concerning the delivery of on-demand, temperature-controlled hot-water units and systems for sites of every size. We are also able to offer a comprehensive range of fully accredited CPDs on the topic of hotwater, precision temperature-controlled delivery to all commercial, industrial and institutional sites via Teams or Zoom, so consultants can bring themselves up to date with the developments in hot-water continuous flow technology. Gittings said Rinnai has a full technical sales-support service and product offering for London and the South East, which are the areas of most commercial activity. We have seen a commensurate rise in installations and enquiries. This senior appointment is a demonstration of our commitment, he said. One recent installation at Transport for Londons Ashfield House featured hot-water heating units in a range of sizes and outputs. The solution included: Nexus electrolytic limescale inhibitor; remote monitoring solutions; flexible flue configurations, including valve packs and unvented systems to support secondary return systems for G3 compliance and ACOP L8 best practice; and multiple in direct storage vessels to support peak-hour applications. Call 01928 531870, email sales@ rinnaiuk.com or engineer@rinnaiuk. com or visit www.rinnaiuk.com Viega valves make installation easier German-engineered valves ensure maintenance and servicing are also simple to do M ade with a non-alloyed steel and zinc-nickel coating, Viegas Megapress Easytop ball valves are designed for thick-walled steel-tube piping systems. The valve is available in two variants; from 0.5in up to 4in, the sealing element is ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber for temperatures up to 110C. In the XL sizes of 2.5in up to 4in, the valve features an fluoroelastomer (FKM) seal, for highertemperature applications up to 140C. The German-engineered press-connection valves are quick, simple and clean to install. The internal design of the valves and easy-tooperate actuating lever ensure smooth and accurate control. The structure of the fitting ensures that maintenance and servicing is simple; the main valve section can be dismantled for cleaning or replacement without the need to modify the pipework. The valves can be used for applications such as industrial and plant engineering, closed heating and Tel: 020 7880 6245 Email: cibsedirectory@redactive.co.uk CIBSE March 21 pp57-60 Products.indd 57 We are continually looking for solutions to make the installation process easier and more efficient cooling circuits, compressed air systems, and systems for technical gases. The extensive range of Viega Easytop system fittings includes products for use on copper, stainless-steel and multilayer composite systems in a range of pipe sizes, including XL dimensions. The product portfolio also features adapters suitable for threaded and soldered connections. The Megapress Easytop valves offer a high-quality solution that works well for a number of systems, including stainlesssteel and multilayer composite, said Scott James, director at Viega. When we design our products, we are continually looking for solutions that will make the installation process easier and more efficient for building service contractors. Visit www.viega.co.uk/valves www.cibsejournal.com March 2021 57 19/02/2021 15:26