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Things Get Heated at The 2009 Product of the Show Awards At Plan Expo/EcoBuild PDF Print E-mail

Setting the Product of The Show Awards alight were overall winners of the awards, Scolmore International with their FlameGuard lighting system.

The new range of down lighters has been designed to effectively restore the fire integrity of ceilings as well as provide an acoustic barrier. The new system has been subject to a rigorous testing process and has received extensive accreditations. Once, installed, the FlameGuard protected down lighter offer long term protection with no need for secondary inspection.

Best Environmental Product was snatched by Dryzone Ltd for their ThermoZyklus Heating control system, an intelligent system that can adapt to a change in conditions. Heat, comfort and intelligence are what comes to mind, with the system connected via a number of modules which are all controlled by a mains adapter at the heart of the system. The system is easy to install with no need to set thermal characteristic, maintenance free and suitable for all energy types.

Innovative companySmartheat Ltdwon the Best Interior Design Product with their Tonwerk Heating Stoves which can provide long-lasting comfortable warmth and a constant supply of radiant heat using a single load of wood.  Heat is gradually released avoiding any overheating which is a common result of conventional fireplaces and stoves. An integral storage core made from highly heat-conductive, fireproof stone  helps keep the ambient temperature cosy over many hours.

Making Flooring easy is Jerry Beades Concrete Ltd who won the Best Exterior Building Product for their Easy Roof — GRP Laminate Roof System. Jerry Beades Concrete is the only company in Ireland installing Easy Screed natural floor screed and are market leaders in the area. The company is Irish owned and use products manufactured in Ireland in the installation process. They also offer advice and expertise to architects, builders, home-owners, the underfloor heating industry and the renovation market.

Ecological Building Systemswon in the Best Interior Building Product category with their Calsitherm Climate Board Refurbishment Systems. Calsitherm Climate Board is made from calcium silicate, a micro porous mineral building material with effective insulating properties: its high capillary action ensures humidity regulation and the nature of the material means that mould cannot form on its surface.

Also winners in this category were SDG Acoustic & Vibration Control with their Vogl Toptec Acoustic Plaster Board with integrated Metla Support. SDG Acoustic & Vibration Control supply a range of products that cover the entire spectrum of acoustic insulation and absorption.

 

Highly Commended in the awards were CPI Ltd with the BAUMIT External Wall Insulation System, Produkt Architectural Glazing with Postless Corner Sliding Screen System, Quest Utility Services Ltd with the Grander Water Revitalisation System, Aereco Ltd with their BXC Demand-Controlled Extract Unit, Eco Timber Frame with their Advanced Timber Frame House System and Downer International Ltd with their Engineered Tensile Fabric Structures

Commended in the Awards were Elefant Gratings Ireland Ltd for their Type 05-M Stair Treads,  Aereco Ltd

With the Improved Demand-Controlled Hybrid Ventilation, Dimplex for their Faber “Glance” see-through glass gas fire wall divider and MTD-Solutions ltd for their MTD-6070 Decentralised Recovery Fans.