26 | FEBRUARY 2020
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REVIVING THE LEISURE HOLIDAY HOME
According to Barclays
Commercial Banking’s The
Great British Staycation re-
port, the number of domes-
tic tourists in the UK will
have surged by a third by
the end of 2019. With more
holidaymakers expected
to unwind closer to home,
static holiday home sites
are a cost-effective option.
To showcase the evolu-
tion of the holiday home,
leading PVCu windows
and doors manufacturer
Euramax, has released an
infographic that maps the
areas that can benefit from
SMART technology.
A surprising finding
from the report is that the
millennial generation —
those aged 25-34 — are
driving the demand for
UK holidays, with over
half of ‘staycationers’ in
this age group. Despite
this increase in younger
domestic tourists, static
holiday homes are often
synonymous with the older
generation and it is not
frequently believed that
the homes are equipped
to accommodate for the
tech-savvy holidaymaker.
However, SMART
technology is breaking
down this perception and
reviving the static holiday
home. Not only limited to
the manufacturing industry,
a variety of SMART devices
can enhance tourists’ ex-
periences in static holiday
homes, improve security
and make the holiday
home-owning business
more profitable.
“The holiday homes
business is booming,”
reveals Nick Cowley, man-
aging director of Euramax.
“With an increase in the
number of tourists opting
to remain in the UK, lei-
sure home sites are finding
themselves in competition
with other accommodation
options, such as hotels.
“To keep up with accom-
modation that’s typically
deemed as more luxurious,
a static holiday home site
needs to be secure, easily
accessible and connectible.
This includes implement-
ing the latest technology
for fast internet access, dig-
ital check-ins for a smooth
start to a trip and smart
locking systems for secure,
remote access.
“We’ve been in many
discussions with leading
SMART technology compa-
nies, such as Kubu SMART
Lock and Hug Technology,
as we continue to discover
ways that we can bring
new technologies to our
customers. By bringing
SMART technology to the
holiday home industry,
homeowners will be able
to revive their holiday
homes and bring them into
the 21st century,” Cowley
added. “This infographic
highlights the areas where
features such as remote
locking systems, sensors
and 5G-enabling transmit-
ters can be installed across
the static holiday home
site, demonstrating that
simple and non-invasive
actions can help revive an
older holiday park.
“As more, and younger,
people are making the
switch to UK holidays,
these actions will signif-
icantly improve compet-
itiveness and boost the
image of the static holiday
home.”
With over 65 years
manufacturing experience
in the modular build,
DIY and holiday home
sectors, Euramax has the
knowledge and products
to support a number of
industries.
To find out more about
Euramax and its range
of SMART technology
compatible windows
and doors, visit
www.euramaxuk.com
SMART solutions for the British holidaymaker
According to a report by Barclay’s Corporate Banking,
we’re in the staycation boom.
With the number of domestic tourists in the UK expected
to increase by a third by the end of 2019, more and more
holidaymakers are yearning to unwind in the beauty of
Britain’s countryside.
Perhaps surprisingly, the driving force behind this
staycation golden era is millennials.
A popular accommodation option is the static
holiday home.
However, these holiday homes are often associated
with older generations and many don’t believe that static
homes can fulfil the needs of the modern-day holidaymaker.
Implementing SMART technology breaks down
this perception
Access all areas
Full WiFi access is not only essential for checking
maps and streaming films, it also ensures that any
integrated SMART technology work seamlessly.
With 5G NETWORKS being fired up across the
country, making sure a holiday home site is
equipped for the faster network connection is a
huge selling point. This doesn’t require drilling
through walls or buildings — transmitters just
need to be scattered across the site for complete
connectivity.
Ditch the keys
Digital locks have become a popular way of
transferring access to guests without hassle — and
they can do much more than simply opening and
closing the door.
Guests receive a unique access code via their
smartphone, which remains active for the duration
of their stay.
This technology can also notify property owners
when a guest checks in and out of the property,
giving greater peace of mind for owners who aren’t
located close by.
Smart sensors
Warmth can be easily wasted if holidaymakers
neglect to shut the property’s windows and doors,
and poses a major security risk.
Installing smart sensors that notify visitors when a
window or door has been left open can help reduce
this, keeping the property warmer and safer.
Smart water sensors can detect issues such as a burst
pipe or leaking washing machine, allowing the owner
to reach out to maintenance teams no matter where
they are in the world.
By working with experts like Euramax that specialise
in manufacturing windows and doors for holiday home
properties, you can collaborate to ensure that any technology
you want to incorporate can be done so from the start.
www.euramaxuk.com
About Euramax: Euramax manufactures PVCu and aluminium
windows and doors for the modular, new build, recreational vehicle,
holiday home and home improvement markets. Part of the building
and leisure products group OmniMax International Inc, the business
offers made to measure products and has a state-of-the-art man-
ufacturing facility in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
How is REHAU responding
to this year’s UN
Climate Change
Conference agenda?
By Martin Hitchin, Chief Executive, REHAU UK
“The 25th UN Climate
Change Conference ended with
a plea for business to do more
to combat climate change. We at
REHAU welcome the comments
made at the conference, having
taken this call to action seriously
for many years.
“REHAU has taken this to heart
long ago, having manufactured
window profiles from old recy-
cled PVC window material since
1988.
“By implementing a closed
material cycle, we have conserved
natural resources and reduced
CO2 emissions, with the percent-
age of profiles produced using
recycled material rising from 25%
to over 40% since 2014, and set
to increase to 50% next year.
“We have set up a Europe-wide
network to ensure over 70,000
tonnes of used PVC materials are
recovered and funnelled into pro-
duction via internal and external
processing plants – approximate-
ly the weight of the 345-metre
long cruise ship Queen Mary II.
Since the profiles are extruded
from recyclable PVC material,
they can pass through this cycle
seven times.
“We are also investing heavily
in in-house and external recycling
facilities to close material cycles,
having spent over 65 million eu-
ros in the past few years. Benefi-
ciaries of this investment include
the REHAU Group’s two recycling
companies DEKURA and PVCR,
and our Polish plant in Srem, all
of which process large volumes
of recyclable PVC and produce
new window profiles.
“These new profiles are then
co-extruded from a mix of this
recyclate and new material at our
Wittmund, Srem, Blaenau and
Morhange sites, with the internal
recyclate content paired with
REHAU’s HDF surface. Because
we have optimised the recycling
processes at all these sites, we
have been awarded the renowned
VinylPlus product label – the first
and only window manufacturer
to receive this certificate at all
our European locations.
“Finally, our sustainable win-
dow profiles marketed under the
new REHAU EcoPuls label save
around 90% in carbon emissions
when compared to convention-
al profiles, due to the use of
recycled material. This results
in 97,000 tons of CO2 saved per
year – approximately the same
as a forest of 7,800,000 trees,
which is roughly the size of
Berlin. These EcoPuls windows
are also highly energy-efficient,
combining reduced energy loss
benefits with their sustainability
credentials.
“Manufacturers need to take
bold, decisive action when it
comes to improving sustainability,
and initiatives that establish circu-
lar economies are a welcome first
step. Indeed, companies could do
worse than follow REHAU’s lead
on this.”