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Wilo seminars approved for CPD(26/10/2009)
Wilo now has Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Seminar Certification from the Construction CPD Certification Service to conduct a number of seminars on "The benefits of High Efficiency Pumping", "A guide to rainwater harvesting systems" and "Surge Protection - Designing out hydraulic shock". ‘The Benefits of High Efficiency Pumping’ seminar reflects Wilo’s pedigree in the development of technology for pumps and pumping systems. The Wil... [more]
New Wilo-Stratos PICO high efficiency small circulator pump is designed for ease of installation(22/10/2009)
Wilo UK has launched the new Wilo-Stratos PICO high efficiency small circulator pump into the UK marketplace. The latest in the family of high efficiency ‘A’ rated small circulators, the PICO is at the top of the class when it comes to energy efficiency savings with an average annual electricity consumption of just 46.5 kWh for a typical home. According to standard Europump Commitment measuring procedures, when it comes to electricity consumption... [more]
New MD for Wilo UK(14/08/2009)
The UK operation of European pump manufacturer Wilo has welcomed its new managing director, Gary Mannus. He joins Wilo from pump manufacturer Armstrong. Originally an air conditioning engineer, in more recent times, Gary Mannus has built an impressive pedigree in senior management roles, as Operations Director for Combined Power Systems, a joint venture company that manufactured, distributed and installed combined heat and power systems, as m... [more]
EU plans to ban low and standard efficiency circulating pumps(29/04/2009)
The average heating pump in the UK is one of the highest consumers of electricity in the home along with the main culprits, dishwashers, tumble dryers, washing machines and perhaps surprisingly stand-by losses. There are massive numbers of elderly, energy guzzling, uncontrolled domestic pumps and circulators operating on heating systems across the UK, using far more electricity than is really necessary in this day and age. Recent news that EU... [more]
Wilo offers replacement pump information within twenty seconds of sending a text(03/04/2009)
Wilo UK has launched a new service allowing an enquiry to be sent by text message to the Wilo SMS replacement service, simply by texting the old pump details to 07500 041411. The appropriate replacement Wilo pump will be identified rapidly and the name and part number will be with the texter in a matter of seconds. In addition to the new Wilo pump that is right for the specific application, the text message sent back from Wilo will also contain t... [more]
Herd of rhinos benefits from Wilo rainwater technology(08/10/2008)
A Wilo AF 150 rainwater utilisation system has been installed to supply water to the ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s new rhino pool. The system collects rainwater in a 30,000 litre underground tank which is fed into the pool to provide clean water for the rhinos to shower and bathe in. During periods in which there is insufficient rainfall to maintain the required supply, the level is automatically replenished with potable water from the mains, meaning t... [more]
The average heating pump in the UK is one of the highest consumers of electricity in the home(11/04/2008)
Energy saving and reducing emissions are still the hottest topics in the domestic heating sector and seem set to stay that way for the foreseeable future. Whilst renewable technologies are key to the future, the humble boiler – condensing or otherwise - will still be the prime provider of heating and hot water in the UK for the next fifteen to twenty years at least. Solar, heat pumps and individual CHP may be exciting, but without significant... [more]
Wilo-Stratos ECO obtains top energy efficiency rating(05/11/2007)
Stiftung Warentest was founded in 1964 by the German Bundestag and since then it has been undertaking the independent testing of products and services using scientific test methods in independent institutes, and it publishes the results in its magazines. In the current heating pump test, the Wilo-Stratos ECO obtained the highest energy efficiency evaluation with a mark of 1.3. The tests carried out by Stiftung Warentest suggest that over a pe... [more]
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