Design Buy Build Issue 37 2019 | Page 20

Editor’s Choice Valverdi Indoor-Out Launched in 2013, Valverdi Indoor-Out is a premium range of co-ordinating indoor and outdoor porcelain. Now one of the market leaders in indoor- outdoor tiles, Valverdi provides wide range of high-quality porcelain tiles for residential and commercial use. Creating a seamless transition from inside your home to your outdoor space, Valverdi Indoor-Out will extend your living area into your garden. This slip-resistant range of tiles features a 20mm frost proof outdoor porcelain, and matching 10mm indoor tile. Choose from natural-inspired finishes like wood and stone effect, or opt for something contemporary like a large format cement effect slab. Valverdi Indoor-Out products are in stock in Hampshire and available for delivery throughout the UK. www.valverdi.co.uk Safe Heating Transforms Children’s Ward Solus Launches Wood Effect Range Contour worked on providing a coloured heating solution to one of the children’s wards at Leighton Hospital in Crewe. The ward was completed in two stages, allowing for minimal disruption to staff and patients throughout the project. One of the UK’s leading tile suppliers, Solus, has launched a range of sophisticated wood effect tiles that capture the natural and organic aesthetic of real wood. Hospitals can be intimidating environments for young children. Leighton Hospital wanted to create a space that provide a safe heating solution while maintaining the jungle themed aesthetic they had created to make the wards feel more comfortable for patients and their families. Contour Heating, specialist heating experts, were keen to help Leighton Hospital in their mission to bring a heating solution to the space that wouldn’t upset the measures already put in place for their patients. Contour supplied DeepClean LST radiator covers in RAL Green 6019. www.contourheating.co.uk Methven announces new all chrome satinjet ® shower collection Methven, the global designer and manufacturer of premium showers, has extended its portfolio of Satinjet ® showers with new Kiri and Kaha designs. Methven’s Satinjet ® showers use twin-jet spray technology to create the optimum water droplet size and pressure offering 300,000 droplets a second. The patented design can also help customers save up to 50% on energy costs and up to 55% on the cost of water used in the shower. Simon Cornelius, Head of Marketing at Methven UK, said: “We are proud to launch our new and extended Satinjet range, the collection captures the very heart of Methven brand and brings not only modern technology but also timeless designs.” For more information, visit www.methven.com/uk or tweet us at @MethvenUK. Sherwood perfectly combines the best of the past and the present to create an inviting atmosphere perfect for commercial and residential spaces. The range offers two décor styles and is available in five core colours, which are characterised by a slightly saturated, cool palette of wood shades. Creating a chic and rustic appearance, the new range features a slightly worn look, providing a sense of warmth and age- old charm. The first style is an elongated horizontal chevron, whilst the second style is a short, vertical chevron mix. For more information, call Solus on 0121 753 0777, email [email protected] or please visit www.solusceramics.com Marlec Engineering Mortar Repairs With Europoint The simple fact that solar PV energy generation peaks during the daytime when many homes have low demand has seen the rise of innovative hot water diversion devices and battery storage additions to residential PV arrays. Have you been putting off mortar repairs to a wall or paving? Whether it’s the bad weather or the prospect of trying to trowel mortar into a joint, it may seem like a job for another day. But with Spring on the way, now is the time to plan that pointing repair. The traditional method of trowelling mortar may seem fiddly or messy but this is not the only way to carry out a repair. Europoint is a pointing mortar specially formulated to be piped or gunned into mortar joints. Manufactured as a component of Eurobrick’s brick slip cladding systems, it is an ideal product for mortar repairs to existing masonry walls and paving. The speed and ease of application will save time and help to achieve a good finish. Europoint is a drypack mortar available in eight colours. This sand and cement based mortar is ready to mix (just add water) and comes in 25kg bags. The makers of the market leading Solar iBoost, Marlec and Varta Batteries have successfully co-operated in tests to ensure that their respective excess energy capture technologies work in harmony. Both systems prioritise home energy use of the solar generation but then divert any surplus to minimize feeding into the grid at very low benefits. With Feed in Tariffs set to end on March 31st the future of solar energy rests in self consumption and the ability to store the energy for use when it is needed has never been more key to getting a return on the solar investment. www.marlec.co.uk 20 For more information please visit www.eurobrick.co.uk , email [email protected] or telephone 0117 971 7117.