Altecnic Awarded Framework Agreement To Supply HIUs To Housing Association

Four-year agreement for new-build and retro-fit projects

Altecnic, the UK's leading supplier of hydronic solutions and part of the Caleffi Group, has been awarded a four-year agreement by L&Q housing association to supply Heat Interface Units (HIUs) for new build and retro-fit properties.

The agreement means Altecnic will be a preferred HIU heating system supplier to the charitable housing association which currently houses around 250,000 people in more than 95,000 homes, mainly across London and the South East. In addition, L&Q plans to build an additional 100,000 properties over the next 10 years.

Altecnic was chosen as preferred supplier due to the technical features of its award-winning* SATK32 range of HIUs which offer return temperature limitation, configurable hot water pre-heat and settable maximum primary flow rate all of which result in maximum efficiency for the unit and any heat networks. Modbus output also enables remote fault diagnostics and re-configuration.

Paul Longman, Altecnic’s Specification Divisional Manager, UK & ireland, said: “The SATK32 and SATK22 (indirect and direct) range of HIU’s have a number of advanced features that will help improve upon the efficiency and maintenance of heat networks and will be of benefit to clients be they developers, housing associations or local authorities, consultants and contractors.

“We have spent lots on R&D to ensure the maximum efficiency of our units and we’re delighted that L&Q has asked us to supply HIUs on new build proejcts as well as retro-fit its existing properties.”

Altecnic Ltd is the UK's leading supplier of hydronic solutions. Established near Stafford in 1987, the company imports and supplies over 5,000 product lines to distributors throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland. The company provides trade merchants, plumbing and heating engineers and specifiers with a comprehensive range of plumbing products, including; Heat Interface Units, thermostatic mixing valves, underfloor heating, sealed systems, dirt and air separation, backflow prevention and vessels and a whole lot more.

Altecnic’s mission statement is to deliver the highest quality products and services to its customers, through manufacturing excellence, innovation and education. Their extensive range of products and services are chosen by trade merchants, original equipment manufacturers, plumbing and heating engineers and specifiers. www.altecnic.co.uk

L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful independent social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more than 95,000 homes, primarily across London and the South East. www.lqgroup.org.uk

* SATK series of HIU’s is a Heating & Ventilating Reviews (HVR) Commercial Product of the Year Award Winner.