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IN MEMORY OF... In memory of Phiip Stevenson: 7th Juy 1930-15th Apri 2014 It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Phiip Stevenson. He was a founder Member of the NACS and was a sweep for neary 40 years. In 1997 Phi had turned 67 and was sti Chimney Sweeping when he asked me if I fancied being a Chimney Sweep. I repied it's something I had never thought about! However I thought I woud give it a go. I went out with Phi for the next 3 months and I never ooked back. He was aways there to give me advice and share his vast knowedge of chimneys with me. He woud aways be cheerfu, whisting away a day ong. It was aways a peasure to spend a day with him. I hope after 17 years of sweeping that I have managed to carry his great reputation forward. He wi be greaty missed, but wi be remembered for ever. Our condoences and thoughts are with Phi's famiy. David Donad NACS Director of Safety In memory of Edward May It is with great sadness to announce the passing of NACS Member Edward May. Edward was married to Mary for 34 years, and they ived in Cockermouth before moving to Broughton and ater to Dearham. As a very young man Edward served his Nationa Service in Swindon and Lichfied. On eaving the army Edward became a window ceaner and then in 1963 became a very we-known Chimney Sweep, a profession he continued unti he died. Edward is survived by his oving wife Mary, his daughters Caroe, Evy and Maggie, and step-daughter Eiza, aong with his son-in-aws, grandchidren and great grandchidren. He wi be sady missed by a who knew him. Board of Directors Martin P. Gynn NACS President & CEO t: 01303 891691 e: president@nacs.org.uk Bob Leonard Chairman & Director Training Committee t: 01482 890952 Steven Howard Vice Chairman & Head of Training t: 01772 812714 David Donad Director of Safety & Director Training Committee t: 01995 603615 Ron Cark Honorary Life Vice President & Director t: 01745 813704 Vic Crompton Technica Director t: 01772 622469 Rod Murdoch Director t: 01926 887195 NACS OFFICIALS NACS Office Say Caine Office Manager e: office@nacs.org.uk Emiy Huthwaite Training Co-ordinator e: training@nacs.org.uk Kerensa Guest Office Assistant e: info@nacs.org.uk... Jim Lambeth NACS Technica Advisor e: advice@nacs.org.uk t: 07548 787921 Sandra Mitche Honorary Life President t: 01823 278255 Area Assessment Inspectors Martin P. Gynn (Kent) t: 01303 891691 Bob Leonard (North Yorkshire) t: 01482 890952 Steven Howard (Cheshire) t: 01772 812714 Steven Ross-Girard (Hampshire) t: 02392 697400 David Donad (Lancashire) t: 01995 603615 Ron Cark (North Waes) t: 01745 813704 Aex Gynn (Essex) t: 01279 424983 Ray Langford (Middesex) t: 020 8868 0696 Gordon McKinay (Gasgow) t: 0141 336 7742 Rod Murdoch (Warwickshire) t: 01926 887195 Kenny Paterson (Aberdeenshire) t: 01339 883272 Gary Strowbridge (West Sussex) T: 01730 812011 The Nationa Association of Chimney Sweeps Units 14-15 Emerad Way, Stone Business Park, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 0SR t: 01785 811732 f: 01785 811712 e: office@nacs.org.uk w: www.nacs.org.uk 2 3
NATIONAL CHIMNEY TRAINING CENTRE CHIMNEY SWEEPING TRAINING COURSE Manua and Power Sweeping (Approved by Rodtech UK) The NACS Chimney Sweeping Training Course is aimed at both novice and experienced sweeps. It provides deegates with knowedge and practica experience, which wi enabe them to confidenty work as a Chimney Sweep and trade as a NACS Member. 4 days (three days training pus one day assessment) Purpose buit Nationa Chimney Training Centre (NCTC) Based convenienty in Stone, Staffordshire 2 dedicated cassrooms with exceent faciities Lunch and refreshments provided Competitive prices Free on-site parking Course Dates:- 24-26 June 2014 28-30 Juy 2014 18-20 August 2014 23-25 September 2014 27-29 October 2014 Book on-ine at: www.nacs.org.uk For more information on training courses pease visit: www.nacs.org.uk Aternativey pease emai: training@nacs.org.uk or ca 01785 811732 4 5
HEARTH & HOME ExHIBITION 2014 Things are gathering pace ahead of this year s Hearth & Home Exhibition with a of the stand space across Has A, B and C at Harrogate Internationa Centre now sod. A diverse mix This year the organisers wi be wecoming back a number of famiiar faces as we as those marking their first appearance in 2014. Visitors can expect to see a diverse range of UK and European manufacturers at the show, as we as representatives from further afied. A the key areas from our industry wi be featured this year. A pethora of major appiance manufacturers such as Dimpex, Crysta Fires, Vaor, JetmasterFires, Pevex Enterprises, LogFire Stoves & Fues, Evonic Fires, Town & Country Fires, Famerite Fires, Firenzo Fires UK and ACR Heat Products are exhibiting. The fueing trade is we represented with big names such as SFL Fues & Chimneys, Specfue, Schiede Chimney Systems, Poujouat UK, Docherty Group and Midtherm among the chimney and fueing speciaists to have aready confirmed their attendance. A number of industry associations incuding NACS and the Guid of Master Chimney Sweeps wi be present, as wi Kiwa GASTEC, the industry s eading Notified Body and UKAS-accredited testing aboratory. 2014 wi aso see some new faces come on board. Teddington Group, founded in 1928 as the British Thermostat Company Ltd, manufactures approximatey 750k pressure and temperature measurement and contro devices a year from its Cornwa factory. And Roundham Trading, a whoesae and trade og basket suppier wi aso make its first trip to Harrogate. The organisers are aso deighted to wecome back reguar previous exhibitors such as J D Burford Ltd, Drugasar, Landy Vent UK... the ist goes on. For an up to date ist of exhibitors visit www.hearthandhome.co.uk Rewarding exceence Exhibitors at this year s show wi, as aways, have the opportunity to enter the Hearth & Home Exhibition Awards. This annua awards presentation is designed to recognise the very best in the industry and this year the opportunities for exhibitors to be rewarded are even greater. A exhibitors are entited to enter up to six products in 2014* with the first two entries being competey free of charge. Awards Manager, Erica Roye commented: I d urge a exhibitors with new products at this year s show to enter. The first two submissions are competey free of charge and the potentia pubicity from securing a finaist certificate or winner trophy is exceent. Moving with the times This year wi see a number of changes to the award category definitions, particuary for wood burning and muti-fue appiances. The previousy singe category of Wood or Muti-Fue Appiance of the Year has been repaced with five individua appiance categories as foows: - Wood Log or Muti-Fue Appiances up to 5kW rated output - Wood Log or Muti-Fue Appiances >5kW and up to 10kW rated output - Wood Log or Muti-Fue Appiances >10kW rated output - Peet or Wood Chip (Non-Boier) Appiance of the Year - Peet or Wood Chip (Boier) Appiance of the Year Speaking about the rationae behind the changes, Erica Roye added: There has been much feedback from both exhibitors and visitors, and the Awards judging pane in recent years on the categorys definitions, particuary on the subject of soid fue appiances. Whie we recognise that no awards programme can be a things to a peope, I m confident these category revisions address the feedback received and acknowedge the diverse mix of appiances burning soid fue in today s market. This is a fast moving industry with new technoogica deveopments and government initiatives appearing a the time.we must take our time as exhibition organisers each year to consider these changes and refect them in our Awards programme. Fu detais of a the Hearth & Home Award categories and entry procedures can be found in the Exhibitor Manua which can be downoaded from the website. Don t miss out The 2014 Hearth & Home Exhibition is the pace to be to see a the very atest that our industry has to offer, a wrapped up in a neat three-day, singe venue package in one of the most picturesque parts of the country. Accommodation can be easiy arranged via the ink on the website at preferentia rates. Whether you are ooking for bed and breakfast comfort or uxury five star treatment, Harrogate has something for everyone. The show coudn t be easier to get to either. Just a short hop from the A1(M) and with inbound fights to Leeds Bradford airport (just down the road) from Aberdeen, Befast City, Befast Internationa, Bristo, Dubin, Gasgow, Ise of Man, London Heathrow pus a number of European cities, Hearth & Home is accessibe from a parts of the UK and Europe. Making ife easier The organisers have aunched a number of incentives this year to make ife easier than ever for those exhibiting at or visiting the show. In association with Harrogate Internationa Centre, a specia discount voucher with a saving of up to 25% and vaid in a number of restaurants, bars and cafes throughout the town, wi be made avaiabe to a visitors and exhibitors. The discount is vaid from the Monday to Thursday so whether you are just popping up for the day, or extending your stay, you can take advantage. The new Smart Stand service has been designed to make everyone s ife easier. Giving exhibitors the abiity to create and print QR codes, containing company contact detais or even specific product detais, to dispay on their stands, the Smart Stand service means that even when the show is at its busiest, visitors can gather the information they need and exhibitors can be sure of not missing a singe ead. Exhibition Director, David Spencer expained: QR codes can be scanned by most mobie phones and tabets via a free of charge app. Exhibitors wi aso be abe to take advantage of a number of optiona reporting services avaiabe with the system to track eads and, utimatey, boost saes. Two entrance points wi make access to this year s show even quicker with the current entrance into Ha A remaining for preregistered and on-site registration, and a new entrance point into the back of Ha C, via Springfied House, for pre-registered visitors ony. Pre-registration is now open at www.hearthandhome.co.uk and a the team at Firepace Marketing ook forward to wecoming you to this year s show. Hearth & Home Exhibition 2014 8th - 10th June Harrogate Internationa Centre www.hearthandhome.co.uk *Conditions appy. For fu detais see the Exhibitor Manua. Stove Accessories Add a itte extra! From instaation kits to maintaining stove performance, our range of stove accessories add that itte extra. For the fu range of stoves and accessories pease ca your oca distributor or visit our website today. Stove Fans Instaation Kits CO 2 Detectors Ash Vacs Fue Systems Thermometers Moisture Detectors Stove Care Products www.percydoughty.com Log Spitters Percy Doughty - Farnworth Imperia Point, Express Trading Estate, Stone Hi Road, Farnworth, BL4 9TN Percy Doughty - Grangemouth Penman House, 24 Abbotsinch Road, Abbotsinch Industria Estate, te, Grangemouth, Fakirk, FK3 9UX. 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NATIONAL CHIMNEY TRAINING CENTRE HETAS TRAINING COURSES An officia HETAS Approved Training Centre Purpose buit Nationa Chimney Training Centre (NCTC) Based convenienty in Stone, Staffordshire 2 dedicated cassroom with exceent faciities Competitive prices Lunch and refreshments provided Free on-site parking NACS BECOMES RODTECH AGENT Chimney sweeping toos manufacturer Rodtech has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Nationa Association of Chimney Sweeps (NACS) whereby NACS wi act as an agent for the company s Cick range of power sweeping toos. Martin P Gynn, President of NACS, commented: The Rodtech Cick range is the ony power sweeping equipment that the Association recommends and we are deighted to sign this new agency agreement as a further endorsement of the brand. NACS wi now incude a modue on power sweeping, using the Rodtech Cick range, within its training courses. In addition, the Rodtech range has been both fied and cassrooms tested by NACS prior to the agreement and a of NACS Directors use the equipment. Rodtech aso has dedicated training faciities, with taiored courses on offer, at its newy opened premises in Hingham, Norfok. Tony Russe of Rodtech added: We are deighted with this agreement with NACS as further recognition of the consistency and reiabiity of our product range. We ook forward to supporting NACS on its stand at the Hearth & Home Exhibition and offering visitors further information on the benefits of the product. For fu detais on the Rodtech range visit www.rodtech.co.uk and see the company on the NACS stand (A19) at the Hearth & Home Exhibition. NACS - Stand A19 Courses Avaiabe:- H002 Soid Fue Reguations & Standards H003 Dry Appiance Instaer Course H003R Dry Appiance Instaer Refresher Course H004 Wet Appiance Instaer Course (Coming Soon) H005DE Biomass Instaer (Direct Entry) (Coming Soon) H006 Twin Wa Instaer Course Book on-ine at: www.nacs.org.uk * * * * COWLS TO SOLVE YOUR CHIMNEY PROBLEM Unrivaed FREE friendy technica support by expert staff Extensive range incuding taior-made specia units ALL products meet or surpass reevant British and European Standard or Codes of Practice For more information on training courses pease visit: www.nacs.org.uk Aternativey pease emai: training@nacs.org.uk or ca 01785 811732 Tops for Chimneys and Fues Te: 0845 676 0702 Fax: 0845 676 0703 Emai: saes@brewercows.co.uk www.brewercows.co.uk *BRITISH MADE 8 9
FLExIBLE LINERS I recenty received a question about whether it is OK to join two engths of fexibe iner. Typicay, the answer is not straightforward. Historicay, it was aways stated iners coud ony be joined by the manufacturer to order, particuary when the required ength was greater than the standard coi. However, today some iner manufacturers and stockists offer jointing pieces for the purpose. Is this kosher I hear you ask? Having research this question it appears the simpe answer is so ong as the manufacturer agrees and you are using their specific component. In other words do not be tempted to cobbe together parts from other products or from third-party suppiers. Remember, the weight of the iner is suspended from the top and any joint must therefore be capabe to hoding the sections secure and remain gas tight. Simiary, any surface damage caused by screws wi increase the risk of ocaised corrosion. Virtuay a fue manufacturers offer a design service and are happy to advise instaers on recommended practice. Therefore, use ony their own components and foow instaation instructions. But beware, not a manufacturers recommend this practice. Of course, this question is subject to whether you are instaing a iner or you come across an existing job where a joined iner is aready fitted. Commony, you wi have no idea whether the instaer has taken advice from the manufacturer, nor what parts have been used and whether the joint is gas tight. A you can reasonaby do is to ensure the fue is cear and cean and there is sufficient draught for safe effective operation. Of course, in practice you wi be unabe to determine whether the iner is joined anyway. If there appears to be a probem which coud to be indicated eaking fue gasses at any joint or corrosion due to condensation then obviousy the fue woud be condemned as unfit for purpose. Another issue which arises from time to time concerns fexibe iners fitted upside-down. There is a 50/50 chance of getting it wrong but too often the instaer makes this fundamenta mistake. Sady, on unsupervised projects I beieve the fitting of the iner is eft to the east experienced team member. Many manufacturers mark the outside surface with an arrow indicating which way up it shoud point but the best indicator is the direction in which the interna overapping eaves point. The best expanation is to imagine the eaves resembe roof ties which overap in order to prevent rain entering the house. Simiary, it is imperative that any condensate is unabe to seep into the space between the inner and outer surfaces of the twin-wa construction. Acidic condensate entering this annuar wi shorten the ife expectancy of the materia and invaidate the manufacturer s warranty. Lasty, I am often asked about the necessity to insuate fexibe iners. Most iner manufacturers do not make this mandatory and eave it to the instaer to decide. As a guide my advice is to consider whether there is a risk that fue gasses wi be exposed to ow temperatures, thus exacerbating the risk of condensation and corrosion. If a chimney is situated on a North facing wa, exposed to cod winds, it is possibe for the brickwork to be chied which wi affect the temperature of the fue gasses. These gasses require a minimum temperature to maintain buoyancy and up-draught. Cod fue gasses become heavy and are ess incined to rise rapidy to atmosphere which wi impact on appiance performance. Added to this, modern high efficiency appiances by definition send ess heat up the chimney, therefore cooer fue gasses resut. In such cases, I woud recommend insuating the iner. Aternativey, in a terraced or semi-detached property the chimney is surrounded by warmer interna rooms and therefore heat osses from the chimney are reduced. Insuation is ess imperative, but wi do no harm. I am sometimes asked about the risk of Vermicuite absorbing moisture and causing dampness in the chimney. My answer is simpe there shoud be no moisture present in the chimney! If water is present it can ony come from three paces, a of which can be addressed. 1. Rain entering via the pot, which is ess of a risk that many beieve, but can be resoved by fitting a suitabe rain-cap to the termina. However, sometimes rain caps can create a restriction which woud reduce the draught. 2. Rising damp, which is a construction issue. 3. Water ingress from eaking ead fashings around the chimney stack. I beieve this is the most common cause and often goes unresoved due to the inabiity of roofers to understand the nature of the probem. During wet weather, arge quantities of water fow down the roof which is shed by the ead-work. Any hair-ine crack in the ead wi aow water to penetrate by capiary action aowing the brickwork to become saturated. Aso, fashings which are inadequatey bedded into the pointing wi aow water to seep in behind the mortar. In both scenario water wi soak through into the fue resuting in dampness. Jim Lambeth NACS Technica Advisor e: advice@nacs.org.uk FIREBOx STOvES ANNOUNCE RAFFLE WINNER The ucky winner of the Firebox Stoves new account hoder raffe which was drawn at the NACS Exhibition in Apri was Michae Russe of Russe Stoves from Yeadon in Leeds. Michae won the superb Firebox Stoves component hamper. Firebox Stoves are very happy to dea with NACS & HETAS associated Sweeps & instaers, for further information pease contact Firebox Stoves on 0117 9415678 or saes@fireboxstoves.co.uk 10 11
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NACS ExHIBITION 2014 A GREAT SUCCESS! The NACS Exhibition took pace on 10th & 11th Apri this year at the Ramada Hote in Sutton Codfied. The months of preparation that took pace behind the scenes ceary paid off as this became the argest and most successfu exhibition that the NACS has organised. Amongst the reguar exhibitors at previous NACS Exhibitions were a few first time exhibitors, who had traveed from far and wide, and were a great asset to the aready popuar show. NACS Exhibitors incuded Abiity Internationa, AMAC, Brewer Cows, Camvac, C-Caps, Cot Cows, DEKS, Docherty, Dustcontro, Eurocow, Firebox Stoves, FireSpares, HETAS, Kompozit a UK, Landy Vent, Midtherm, NFU, Pennine Systems, Percy Doughty, Poujouat, Robeys, Rodtech UK, Schiede, SFL, Snapok, Specfue, Sturdy Vac, The Stove Box, Topstak, Trou, Wakefied Brush, Woher, WT Knowes, and not forgetting the NACS own stands! Jim Lambeth the NACS Technica Advisor returned with his ever popuar seminar, detais of which can be found inside this magazine. Aong with Jim, there were aso seminars hed by David Feming on behaf of Kompozit a UK, and Bob Russe of Rodtech UK who aso demonstrated the Rodtech equipment. Not ony did this years exhibition prove how popuar the NACS Exhibition has become within the industry, but it aso provided visitors with an experience of new products and services that are out there in the marketpace. The NACS Exhibition 2014 was sponsored by Vitcas, who are an Associate Member of our Association. Vitcas is an independent manufacturer of refractories, heat resistant products and high temperature insuation materias, which foows the tradition of refractory and heat resistant manufacturing in Bristo, UK, since 1882. Their products incude fire cement, fire bricks, refractory setting cements/mortars, pastic moudabes refractories, zircon refractory products, acid resistant cements and refractory castabes for use in industries incuding stee pants, heat and power stations, foundries both ferrous and non-ferrous, cement producers, ime producers, gass works, ceramics, coke pants, incinerators, renewabe energy, chemica works, sugar refineries and petrochemica industry. The NACS Exhibition 2014 was an undeniaby successfu event experienced by a who participated, and with preparations aready underway for the NACS Exhibition 2015 it is exciting to think what the next event wi bring. A we can say is if you miss it then you wi definitey miss out! SWEEP S ROOF FALL COSTS 20,000 Fines totaing 20,000 have been imposed on a firm of chimney and roofing speciaists after a fa suffered by one of its empoyees. A prosecution was brought by the Heath & Safety Executive (HSE) after Chimney Sweep Dyan Skehorn who was sweeping a chimney from the top, fe and fractured two ribs, suffered a coapsed ung and fractured his pevis. His empoyers, D. Henderson Chimney Speciaists and Roofers Ltd of Cackmannanshire, were found to have faied to take precautions to prevent the fa, not carried out a suitabe and sufficient risk assessment, nor provided adequate training or empoyed a safe system of work for empoyees engaged in Chimney Sweeping. HSE Inspector Kerry Eiot said, This incident was entirey preventabe. Investigations ceary showed that this chimney coud have been ceaned from within the property, something this company did not even consider at the time. If it is not possibe to avoid working at height then empoyers must ensure that they provide empoyees with the necessary equipment to keep them safe. COINS FOUND IN INGLENOOK Coins dating back to George III were discovered in an ingenook chimney by Kent Chimney Sweep Peter Greaves. They were discovered in a sma pot on a edge about six foot up the chimney when he inserted a video camera to check for fue defects. The soot covered pot contained about a dozen coins, one of which was two hundred years od. CONGRATULATIONS TO ROB PAGE, NACS MASTER TUTOR NACS President & CEO Mr Martin P. Gynn presents NACS Master Tutor Robert Page with his Certificate of Achievement for his Leve 3 Award in Assessing. A big congratuations to Rob, and the NACS ook forward to working with him in the future. NACS E X H I B I T I O N Sponsors of the NACS Exhibition 2014 14 15
SUITABLE FUELS I shoud ike to take this opportunity to dwe on a subject which is cose to my heart, yet sedom discussed here. This is the apparent mystery surrounding soid fues which are suitabe or otherwise? Unike gas and oi, there are many different products avaiabe in the marketpace ranging from softwood ogs to anthracite. I estimate the pubic coud potentiay choose from up to 40 different soid fue types, so the decision is not easy. Obviousy, in some cases the choice may be restricted due to the design of the appiance, but customers with a muti-fue stove coud seect from a mind-bogging array of products. The UK market for wood is sti in its infancy when compared to mainand Europe where wood burning is a ong estabished tradition. Consequenty, many UK consumers ack basic knowedge reating to suitabiity of certain wood species and the importance of ony burning wood with minimum moisture content. Conversey, Western European consumers can ca upon generations of experience and a we estabished wood suppy infrastructure to ensure ony best quaity fue is burned. However, whist there is a variety of tree species to choose from, in practice seection is imited to what is ocay avaiabe and sometimes of dubious quaity from itinerant traders. Guides to wood types and their uses are avaiabe from a number or sources and a stress the importance of ensuring moisture content is at a minimum, and certainy beow 20%. Without doubt, the greatest confusion surrounds the seection of soid minera fues to the novice this means fues derived from coa reated products or bends thereof. When we speak of coa many peope wi reate to bituminous housecoa, mainy used on open fires capabe of providing an attractive ong fame fire with ampe radiant heat. Not the most efficient way to heat the home but certainy the image most peope associate with a cosy winter evenings in front of the fire in your favourite armchair. Of course, fashion now dictates every home shoud have a stove to provide the psychoogica comforts of the open fire in a high efficiency and controabe package. Some stoves are designed for wood burning ony but many are designated muti-fue aowing customers a wider choice. And this is where the confusion begins. Most stove manufacturers do not recommend burning bituminous coa on their appiances due to the high voatie content and the potentia for soot deposits to bock the fue. However, there are many smokeess fues suitabe for the purpose. A offer high caorific content and wi burn unattended for many hours. Anthracite is a naturay smokeess fue, the majority of which is suppied from South Waes. It is suitabe for arger cosed muti-fue appiances, pus cookers and gravity feed boiers. Smokeess fues ovoids and briquettes are manufactured for both open fires and cosed appiances. Thankfuy, whist many muti-fue stoves are designed to burn wood they are equay suited to smokeess products. There are neary thirty smokeess fues suitabe for cosed appiances isted in the current Officia Guide to HETAS Approved Products and Services. A have been independenty tested and meet the required criteria. Quaity and price wi vary and offer customers a wide choice of fues depending on need and affordabiity. In addition, many Coa Merchants suppy bended products which often prove popuar with ess we-off customers. In reaity the fina ist of fues on offer probaby exceeds fifty athough for some brands the avaiabiity may be ocaised. Questions often arise about petroeum coke, a product which is much maigned. Petcoke as it is often caed, is not a coke as defined, and is an imported by-product from the petroeum refining industry. When first introduced into the UK it was a cheap high caorific vaue fue with very ow ash content. Unfortunatey, it quicky gained in popuarity together with a bad reputation for damaging cast iron and stee fire-box parts because the high fire-bed temperatures caused distortion and burning of components. It shoud ony be used when bended with an ash bearing fue. As a consequence, virtuay a appiance manufacturers banned its use and warned customers that their warranty woud be invaidated. However, for some years petcoke has been sod bended as a 50/50 mix with other fues, such as hard coke, to create an acceptabe product which has proven popuar with customers. Recenty however, rises in the cost of petroeum coke has rendered these products ess popuar. But petroeum coke has not disappeared. Amost a smokeess fue manufacturers add a percentage of crushed petcoke to the fue bend to improve the burning characteristics and reduce the ash content. The proportion of petcoke varies depending on the quaity of the other constituents and the intended end product. In this context petcoke is considered beneficia. Therefore, when advising end-users, retaiers and instaers shoud not fa into the trap of condemning fues because petcoke is incuded in the bend. Many of these products have been tested and approved by HETAS for use in muti-fue appiances. To precude these products from the ist of recommended fues woud reduce the choice to anthracite ony. Jim Lambeth NACS Technica Advisor e: advice@nacs.org.uk OPIES UK LAUNCH NEW PRODUCT This year we have aunched a now size of Skamoex Vermicuite pane, 1000mm x 1260mm x 25mm in the pain board. Later in the summer we wi add to our range further with a 20mm version of the same board and then a Reeded version avaiabe in the 25mm thickness. The benefits being when using it to ine the recess of a firepace, it wi eiminate the join showing at the back of the firepace behind the Stove. Aso it works out to be more economica in price. So it is a win win situation a round. If peope woud ike further detais pease ca Harriet or Lee on 01245 468977 or e-mai opiesuk@googemai.com. We ook forward to hearing from you. We woud aso ike to take this opportunity to thank a at NACS for their support over the years and wish you and your members a positive season ahead. FAST 137 facts 16 17
DOCHERTY CONTINUES TO DELIvER 2014 has aready been a busy year for the Docherty Group. January 13th saw the opening of the company s renewabe fue appiance division, Adina Heating Products. Based in Ripey, next to Sure Fire Training Services, the faciity boasts 6,300ft² of warehouse space, pus a deveoping showroom area set to open in Apri with ive appiances from a the manufacturers Docherty represent. On January 20th, Docherty opened its new 7,500ft² branch in Warrington. Situated cose to the M6, M62 and M56 motorway networks, the new branch represents the company s cear vision to deiver exceence in a aspects of its business. The company is deighted to announce that Nei Fenton joined Docherty Group at the beginning of February as a Consutant. Nei started Fenton s Fue and Chimney Suppies in Liverpoo some thirty years ago and is we known in the industry. His reputation for deivering exceent customer service is renowned and Docherty is thried that he has agreed to join the team after cosing his own very successfu business. Nei s roe is to guide and support the staff in Warrington by sharing his vast product knowedge and business expertise. Nei s team in Liverpoo, Larry and Ray, have aso joined the company, working under Warrington Branch Manager, Mark Garrett. Docherty aunched its new website in March 2014. It is easy to navigate and provides cear information about the business, its products, its services and its peope. Pans are aso underway to deveop a trade ogin area where customers can purchase goods onine, easiy and securey. Pease visit www.docherty.co.uk for more information. Adina Heating has aunched a new website with improved design and functionaity. The new website can be accessed at www.adinaheating.co.uk. It is constanty under deveopment to keep pace with our growing product range. Our goa is to make it easier for you to find and use important information. We hope you find our new websites usefu. Docherty is aready making big pans for this years Hearth and Home Exhibition in Harrogate on the 8th, 9th and 10th June. The business views this as the singe most important and vauabe exhibition for the industry. Consequenty, the company has neary doubed the size of its 2013 stand. Measuring an impressive 21 metres by 8 metres, the stand wi dispay what is possiby the argest range of fue and chimney products avaiabe from one company. Live stoves and cookers wi aso feature, together with a brand new range of biomass boiers that wi be aunched at the show. What s next for Docherty Group? This year wi see the opening of a new faciity in Scotand. The business is recruiting a Branch/Saes Manager who wi assist in identifying a prime ocation and in making it fuy operationa. Anyone interested in appying for this position shoud contact Nataie Kiriusina at nkiriusina@docherty.co.uk WT Knowes & Sons Limited Chimney Pot Manufacturers WT Knowes & Sons has manufactured an extensive range of quaity chimney pots for over 100 years. A gas fue terminas are type tested and certified by Advantica certification services to BSEN 13502:2002 Type 2 The ony manufacturer of Sat Gazed chimney pots Fast, reiabe deivery Outstanding customer service and technica support For more information contact us: Teephone: (+44) 01422 372833 E-mai: saes@wtknowes.co.uk Web: www.wtknowes.co.uk NACS are now agents for the Rodtech Power Sweeping Rotary Equipment. Buy onine now at www.nacs.org.uk Midtherm Fue Systems Ltd, based in Dudey, West Midands, are a famiy run company, and the ony British owned, British based manufacturer speciaising in the production and distribution of Cass 1 chimney, Vitreous ename, and fexibe iners for the UK wood burning stove industry. Midtherm operate an independenty approved ISO 9001 quaity assurance system, and the fue products are type tested and approved to the European standard BS EN 1856-1,, and compied with a reevant causes. The four main ranges produced are Vitreux ename, singe wa 316 grade stainess, HT-S twin wa cass 1 chimney system and the Midfex fexibe iner avaiabe in 316 and 904 grades. A these ranges as we as many more can be viewed on our website, www.midtherm.co.uk. Midtherm was formed by Ray Andrews in 1970 and the group now occupy five factories in Dudey and INTRODUCING BRITISH FLUE AND CHIMNEY MANUFACTURER MIDTHERM FLUE SYSTEMS LTD one in Kidderminster, West Midands. The business has grown steadiy, adding compementary businesses aong the way. The group now empoys over 150 peope. Midtherm Fues were one of the origina factory products, and are sti the core business of the company. Recent investments incude new factory ighting, pant and other equipment to reduce our power consumption. Midtherm use modern, we maintained deivery vehices. We beieve that because our goods are produced and distributed from our Midands based factories that the deivery mies each piece of fue incurs wi be at the owest cost to the environment. Midtherm aim to provide we designed, competitivey priced products, with exceent customer service from their saes team. www.midtherm.co.uk 18 19
REFRESHER TRAINING FOR HETAS REGISTERED INSTALLERS The Department for Communities and Loca Government (DCLG) is in charge of authorising competent person schemes (CPS). To make sure that the standards are consistent, there are rues that scheme operators must foow and conditions they must meet. Competent Person Schemes (CPS) were introduced by the UK Government to aow individuas and enterprises to sef-certify that their work compies with the Buiding Reguations as an aternative to submitting a buiding notice or using an approved inspector. A Competent Person must be registered with a scheme that has been approved by The Department for Communities and Loca Government (DCLG). HETAS is the ony competent person scheme that speciaises in the instaation of soid fue and biomass domestic heating appiances. DCLG have put in pace new conditions of authorisation for Competent Persons Scheme providers and their registrants. These new conditions of authorisation come fuy into force from June 2014, a schemes, incuding HETAS, have unti this time to put in pace operating procedures in ine with the new conditions. One requirement is to ensure that HETAS registrants are kept up to date with reguations and standards in order to maintain their technica competence against a Nationa Occupationa Standard (NOS) under a Minimum Technica Competence (MTC) assessment. The current and reevant MTC s Coming Soon... detais for the 2015 NACS E X H I B I T I O N Visit www.nacs.org.uk for further detais on exhibiting and visiting Nationa Association of Chimney Sweeps Foow Us On: require Technica Quaifications to be renewed on a five year cyce. DCLG describes these new CPS reguations as aiming to improve consistency and transparency, enhancing quaity assurance and improving the eve of compiance with the Buiding Reguations. From June 2014 a HETAS registrants on the competent person scheme wi be required to have attended a training course, or a refresher course, within the ast five years. This provides registrants with an 18 month period to bring their training up to date. In addition, HETAS registered instaers have recenty received a compimentary Technica Handbook, ony avaiabe to HETAS registered instaers. This wi be updated periodicay with reguations and standards updates. The monthy HETAS E-News wi aso keep registrants up to speed with the atest reguations and standards aong with industry activity. Detais on HETAS Refresher Courses can be found on the NACS Website www.nacs.org.uk @NACS_UK TORRENT GREENHEAT 3 WOODBURNER The heat deivered by a wood burning stove or biomass boier can be used to deiver safe, cost effective and environmentay friendy domestic heating and hot water through the range of Torrent GreenHeat open vented therma stores from Gedhi, the cyinder speciaist. Torrent GreenHeat is designed to reduce heating costs and offer househoders compete fexibiity to use renewabe energy or fossi fues, and provides more options than any other store or cyinder. Homeowners can now choose to combine uncontroed heat sources such as og burners and biomass boiers, with renewabe technoogies incuding soar therma or heat pumps, with conventiona gas, oi or pg to deiver superby efficient heating and hot water. With the Torrent GreenHeat therma store being open vented - it provides an inherenty safe system with no need for discharge pipework, overcoming Part G Buiding Reguations regarding discharge requirements. This enabes the store to be situated virtuay anywhere in the house. Gedhi managing director Jason Hobson expains: Torrent GreenHeat is the perfect partner for uncontroed heat sources such as wood chip burners or og burning stoves. It makes it easier than ever before to use a wood burner and other renewabe energy sources for both heating and hot water, giving househoders and instaers more choice in how a home is heated. With Torrent GreenHeat, homeowners and instaers can choose to combine a wood burner with soar panes or heat pump, and have a gas, eectric or oi unit as back up. But using the correct contros, Torrent GreenHeat wi revert to the expensive fossi fue heat source ony as a ast resort. So for exampe, a house may have a wood burning stove with boier in the ounge or kitchen which feeds energy into the Torrent GreenHeat therma store, heating the home and providing hot water. As the heat in the store is used it is repaced by the wood burner, and the superby insuated Torrent GreenHeat ensures very ow standing osses. However if the wood burner is not producing enough heat to maintain the best operating temperature for the store, then the oi or gas boier can be switched on to boost the store, and switched off when it is no onger needed. Jason adds: Torrent GreenHeat is the heart of the domestic heating system offering smart fexibiity in the choice of energy options. A key difference between Torrent GreenHeat and other units currenty on the market incuding conventiona cyinders, is the fact that Torrent is a primary store which circuates water directy through radiators or underfoor heating, making it hugey efficient, both in terms of receiving heat and deivering it to the home. Mains pressure hot water is deivered via the pate heat exchanger inked to the primary store. That means domestic hot water for taps and showers is not stored water but instantaneousy heated mains cod water, eiminating any risk of egionea contamination. Gedhi s patented hot water contro system monitors the temperature of the water and using inteigent contro moduates the pump to contro the output of the heat exchanger, ensuring safe water temperatures with no risk of scading. Torrent GreenHeat therma stores are avaiabe ony through the merchant network but are manufactured to order ocay at 10 Gedhi depots situated around the UK. That means once an order is paced Torrent GreenHeat can be manufactured precisey to the instaer s specification with the correct tappings and connections, and deivered to site within as itte as 72 hours. Torrent GreenHeat can be suppied as a repacement for an existing unit or as part of a heating system refurbishment or upgrade, and is designed to particuary appea to sef-buiders and homeowners without mains gas who are ooking for cost effective aternatives to oi and pg. For further information on the Torrent GreenHeat range of cyinders and their appications visit www.gedhi.net. 20 21
TOPSTAK ADDS NEW SKILLS THANKS TO NACS Luke Adams and Damian Bamford from chimney and woodstove speciaist, Topstak, have become registered chimney sweeps after training at the Nationa Association of Chimney Sweeps (NACS) headquarters in Staffordshire. NACS was formed in 1982 as a professiona trade association, promoting high standards for the sweeping, inspection and maintenance of chimneys Luke and Damian then cut their teeth on what is reported to be the widest ingenook in Waes, ocated in St Mary Church near Cowbridge. This atest accoade adds to the duo s cache of quaifications they recenty became HETAS registered instaers. Topstak has an ongoing programme of staff training, and is gratefu to Wesh Government funding to make this possibe. We are keen to ensure that our staff are as highy trained as possibe, expains Topstak director, Adam Pedersen. In addition to our sweeping service, we can service stoves, carry out chimney smoke tests and CCTV chimney inspections to check for damage. Mr Pedersen confirms that now is the time to sweep chimneys, cearing away the soot, before they are needed again in the autumn. Chimneys need to be swept annuay as the coa soot deposits or wood tar deposits can buid up to such an extent that they cause a chimney fire, he warns. For further information about Topstak s chimney sweeping service pease ca 01446 771 567 or visit the website www.topstak.co.uk MEETING THE DOMESTIC RHI CRITERIA The domestic RHI criteria ooks set to be aunched within days, and in order to quaify for funding, househoders must use an MCS registered instaer, and a product which is both MCS approved and meets the emissions criteria for the domestic RHI scheme. HETAS has been invoved with compiing the ist of RHU eigibe products which wi be avaiabe on the OFGEM website. Part of the eigibiity criteria for biomass appiances is an emissions certificate showing that emissions are within 30g/ GF particuates and 150 g/gj NOx. The RHI Emissions Certificates can be seen on a brand new dedicated website www.rhiecist.co.uk and manufacturers can add their products by contacting HETAS with their MCS approva and emissions certificate. Bruce Aen of HETAS said The scheme wi change the face of the renewabes industry and provide vauabe financia assistance to househods who want to switch to renewabes, particuary those in off-gas areas who wish to switch from oi. Up to 15,000 worth of funding over a seven year period is avaiabe for homes that want to insta a biomass boier. HETAS beieves the domestic RHI is a robust scheme, and over 10,000 homes have aready had the required Green Dea assessment as part of the criteria for funding. To support the aunch of the domestic RHI, the Department of Energy and Cimate Change (DECC) wi be attending a series of property and renewabe energy roadshows around the country this spring. The domestic RHI scheme is targeted at home-owners and private and socia andords who want to insta renewabe heating systems in their homes in Engand, Waes and Scotand. It wi provide ong term financia support for those who insta renewabe heating systems and wi mark a miestone in energy efficiency as it wi be the first time every buiding in the country wi be abe to take advantage of financia incentives to insta renewabe heat technoogies. Editoria in the Chimney Journa Magazine The NACS pubishes the Chimney Journa magazine twice a year, in June and December. If you have any newsworthy information about your company or products then we woud be more than happy to incude it. To submit your editoria and accompanying pictures, pease emai office@nacs.org.uk or to discuss your requirements pease contact Say Caine on 01785 811732. dśğƶŷŝƌƶğsystğŵfžƌrğůŝŷŝŷőđśŝŵŷeyɛ dśğƶŷŝƌƶğ dśğƶŷŝƌƶğ systğŵ ĞŵfŽƌrĞůŝŶŝŶŐĐŚŝŵ ĞůŝŶŝŶŐĐŚŝŵŶeyƐ ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌǁŽŽĚ ĐŽĂů ŐĂƐĂŶĚŽŝů ŶŽƚĐŽŶĚĞŶƐŝŶŐͿ ^Z/ dljɖğƚğɛƚğě E <ĂŶĚ / ƚđğƌɵįđăɵžŷ EŽďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽ ĞƌĂŵŝĐͲďĂƐĞĚĂĐŝĚͲƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů 25LJĞĂƌƉĂƌƚƐĂŶĚůĂďŽƵƌŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞ DŝŶŝŵŝzĞƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨŇƵĞĂƌĞĂ DŽƐƚĐŚŝŵŶĞLJƐĐĂŶďĞůŝŶĞĚŝŶůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶĂĚĂLJ ƚžɛăǀğ ĂŶĚŵŽŶĞLJ LANDzs Edh<LTD FostĞƌ,ŽƵƐĞ ϮRĞĚĚŝtĐŚRoad ^ƚƶěůey WarǁŝĐkƐŚŝrĞ ϴϬϳ y d > ϬϭϱϮϳϴϱϳϴϭϰF y ϬϭϱϮϳϴϱϰϭϬϭ www ůăŷěyveŷt.đž ƵŬƐĂůĞƐΛůĂŶĚyveŶt.ĐŽ ƵŬ 22 23
NACS ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ASSOCIATE MEMBER A1 Services Ltd 1st Foor Office, 5 Enterprise Way, Jubiee Business Park, Stores Road, DERBY, Derbyshire, DE21 4BB 01332 382233 www.woher-cameras.co.uk AMAC Engineering Limited Gyncoch Tangwst, NEWCASTLE EMLYN South Waes, SA38 9NJ 01559 371770 www.amacengineeringtd.co.uk Arada Ltd The Fireworks, Weycroft Avenue AXMINSTER, Devon, EX13 5HU 01297 35700 www.arada.uk.com Baiey Products Liverpoo Street, Digbeth, BIRMINGHAM West Midands, B9 4DS 0121 380 8000 www.baiey-products.com Brewer Cows / Brewer Metacraft Ltd Units C & D, Ford Lane Industria Estate, Ford, ARUNDEL, West Sussex, BN18 0DF 0845 676 0702 www.brewercows.co.uk Camvac Dust Extraction Systems Miers Cose, Fakenham Industria Estate FAKENHAM, Norfok, NR21 8NW 0844 324 6781 www.camvac.co.uk C-Caps (UK) Ltd Southcroft, Ovington, PRUDHOE Northumberand, NE42 6EE 01661 833233 www.chimneycap.co.uk Chimfue Ltd Unit 4/5 Viscount Court, ANDOVER Hampshire, SP10 5NW 01264 332878 www.chimfue.co.uk Chimney Care Ltd 37 Chapman Way, Highbrooms Industria Estate, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Kent, TN2 3EF 01892 533786 www.chimneycare.co.uk Chimney Cows Ltd /Cot Cows Metro House, Northgate, CHICHESTER, West Sussex, PO19 1BE 0870 241 1041 www.cotcows.com CICO Chimney Linings Limited North End Wood, Hinton Road, Darsham, SAXMUNDHAM, Suffok, IP17 3QS 01986 784044 www.chimney-probems.co.uk CPL Distribution Ltd Westthorpe Fieds Road, Kiamarsh, SHEFFIELD, South Yorkshire, S21 1TZ 01246 212001 www.cpdistribution.co.uk Docherty Group Units 15/16 Cothrop Business Park, Cothrop Lane, THATCHAM, RG19 4NB 01635 292400 www.docherty.co.uk Dupre Mineras Ltd Spencroft Road, NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME Staffordshire, ST5 9JE 01782 383100 www.dupremineras.com Dustcontro UK Ltd Od Barn, Home Farm Business Park, Church Way, WHITTLEBURY, Northamptonshire, NN12 8XS 01327 858001 www.dustcontro.co.uk Eurocow Ltd Unit 4w, Centra Crescent, Marchwood Ind Park, Marchwood, SOUTHAMPTON, Hampshire, SO40 4PJ 02380 875042 www.eurocow.co.uk Exodraft Ltd Unit 4B Lancaster Court, Coronation Road, Cressex Business Park, HIGH WYCOMBE, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3TD 01494 465166 www.exhausto.co.uk FDC (UK) Ltd Unit C4, Dinton Business Park, D SALISBURY, Witshire, SP3 5HZ 01722 716161 www.fdcuk.co.uk Fue & Ducting Ltd Unit B, Herrod Avenue, Haigh Avenue, Whitehi Industria Estate, STOCKPORT, Cheshire, SK4 1NU 0161 480 2994 www.fue-ducting.co.uk Fue Suppies Ltd Unit 18 (Access 4:20), New Hythe Business Park, Beigham Way, AYLESFORD, Kent, ME20 7HP 0844 800 6586 www.fuesuppies.com FueCube Highfied, London Lane, SISSINGHURST, Kent, TN17 2AP 0844 967 0780 www.fuecube.co.uk Fuetech Ltd Unit 19 Drakes Industria Estate, Shay Lane, Ovenden, HALIFAX, West Yorkshire, HX3 6RL 01422 351322 www.fuetech.co.uk Hayes UK Limited Unit 7 Eage Industria Estate, Brookers Road, BILLINGSHURST, West Sussex, RH14 9RZ 08700 711700 www.hayes.uk.com J D Burford Ltd Unit 2D Hirwaun Industria Estate, ABERDARE, Rhondda Cynon Taff, South Waes, CF44 9UP 01685 811882 www.madcows.co.uk Kompozit a UK Ltd 9 Birch Crescent, AYLESFORD, Kent, ME20 7QE www.kompozitauk.com Landy Vent (UK) Limited Foster House, 2 Redditch Road, STUDLEY, Warwickshire, B80 7AX 01527 857814 www.andyvent.co.uk Midtec Products Limited 10 Dipocks Buidings, Dipocks Way, HAILSHAM, East Sussex, BN27 3JF 0845 130 4385 www.midtec.co.uk Midtherm Fue Systems New Road, Netherton, DUDLEY, West Midands, DY2 8SY 01384 458800 www.midtherm.co.uk NFU Mutua Insurance Society Ltd Hardham Mi Business Park, Mi Lane, Hardham, PULBOROUGH, West Sussex, RH20 1LA 01798 874382 www.nfumutua.co.uk/puborough Oscar Wei GmbH / Trou Tramperstr.31, LAHR, Germany, 77933 0808 1017114 www.trou.co.uk Pennine Systems Ltd Crossey Works, Stockford Mount off Pee Street, Chadderton, OLDHAM, Lancashire, OL9 9LR 0161 678 2998 www.penninesystems.co.uk Percy Doughty & Co Imperia Point Express Trading Estate, Stonehi Road, Farnworth, BOLTON, Lancashire, BL4 9TN 01204 868550 www.percydoughty.com Poujouat (UK) Limited Unit 1a Quadrum Park, Od Portsmouth Road, GUILDFORD, Surrey, GU3 1LU 01483 461700 www.poujouat.co.uk Regin Products Limited 10-11 Tower Square, HUNTINGDON, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7DT 01480 412415 www.regin-products.co.uk Rodtech Uk Limited Unit 11 Ironside Way, HINGHAM, Norfok, NR9 4LF 01953 852952 www.rodtech.co.uk Schiede Chimney Systems Ltd Crowther Industria Estate, Crowther Road, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear, NE38 0AQ 0191 416 1150 www.schiede.co.uk SFL Fues & Chimneys Pottington Business Park, BARNSTAPLE Devon, EX31 1LZ 01271 326633 www.sfchimneys.com Soetrader.com 35 Britannia Row, LONDON, N1 8QH 08000 124424 www.soetrader.com Sparkes Ltd The Forge, Church Road, Caverdon, WARWICK, Warwickshire, CV35 8AP 01926 842545 www.sparkesstoves.co.uk Specfue Ltd Chiton Industria Estate, 8 Curzon Road, SUDBURY, Suffok, CO10 2XW 01787 880333 www.specfue.com Sturdy Vac Engineering Ltd 35 Miner Road, BRIGHTON, East Sussex, BN2 4BS 01273 601666 www.sturdyvac.com Thermocrete Chimney Lining Systems 48 Mortimer Street, BRADFORD, West Yorkshire, BD8 9RL 01274 544442 www.thermocrete.com Topstak Chimney Speciaists Limited Unit 42, Vae Business Park, COWBRIDGE, Vae of Gamorgan, CF71 7PF 01446 771567 www.topstack.co.uk VITCAS Limited 8 Bonvie Road, BRISTOL, Avon, BS4 5NZ 0117 911 7895 www.vitcas.com W T Knowes & Sons Limited Ash Grove Sanitary Pipe Works, ELLAND, West Yorkshire, HX5 9JA 01422 372833 www.wtknowes.co.uk Wakefied Brush UK Limited Unit 2 Herbert Brown Business Park, Whitey Street, Mins Bridge, HUDDERSFIELD, West Yorkshire, HD3 4LT 01484 642555 www.thewakefiedbrush.com 24 25