WHAT’ S SMART ABOUT BURYING A SMART METER?
LANDSCAPING & EXTERNAL WORKS
A LEGACY OF INNOVATION
AUTOPA is a familyowned business based in Rugby, Warwickshire. We specialise in the manufacture and supply of Street Furniture products. Having patented the original parking post in 1959, AUTOPA Ltd( Incorporated in 1997) offer a wide range of parking and vehicle control products utilising a variety of materials, finishes and colours. With our in-house manufacturing facilities and flexibility, we are able to supply many special requirements.
Our product ranges include Parking Posts, Bollards, Vehicle Access Control, Warehouse and Workshop, Cycle parking, Shelters and Street Furnishings. Such as Seats, Benches, Picnic Tables, Litter Bins, Tree Grilles and Guards & much more. Providing a wide range of street furniture products for controlling vehicles, cycles and pedestrians. Manufactured in the UK, we are able to produce street furniture to a wide range of specifications.
We manufacture and supply to a wide range of clients including:- B & Q, Waitrose, Tesco, Aldi, Honda, Audi, Prison services, The Environment Agency, MOD, University College Oxford, Cambridge University, Many NHS estates departments, local Authorities and members of the public.
For further information visit www. autopa. co. uk
UK MANUFACTURERS OF STREET FURNITURE
POSTS- HINGED & TELESCOPIC BOLLARDS- STEEL & STAINLESS
HOOPED BARRIERS CYCLE STANDS & RACKS CYCLE SHELTERS HEIGHT RESTRICTORS SWING GATES ARM BARRIERS SMOKING SHELTERS SEATING
AUTOPA Limited, Cottage Leap, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3XP
01788 550556 info @ autopa. co. uk www. autopa. co. uk
AUTOPA
WHAT’ S SMART ABOUT BURYING A SMART METER?
Smart meters are seen as a significant part of the solution to reducing domestic water usage – showing savings of 12-17 %. However, existing infrastructure does not provide the best environment for this new technology.
The most effective method of installing the advanced metering infrastructure is to locate the meter above ground. The Groundbreaker system locates the water meter on the exterior wall of the dwelling, providing a perfect location for high technology meters.
Locating the meter above ground has the additional benefits of readability for the consumer, extended signal transmission and easy meter exchange.
Future Proofing the network
Developers see the short-term advantage of lower unit costs for traditional boundary boxes, but factoring in installation costs the differential is under £ 15 per unit. Then consider the long-term reliability of boundary boxes.
Would you put a smartphone in here and expect it to work?
The House Builders Federation have determined that 53 % of underground installations require re-work, giving an average re-work cost per installed boundary box of approaching £ 150, and an estimate water loss of 36m2.
By comparison the Groundbreaker System has no recorded re-work costs, where the unit was correctly installed- future proofing the network and minimising the risk of re-work. Installed with an unjointed water supply, the integrity of the supply is maintained, and the risk of upstream water leaks is reduced.
So, for future proofing water supply and reducing management costs of water supply, working with developers to install above ground meters is the longterm solution.
For further information www. groundbreaker. co. uk
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