aquatherm is proud to announce that their polypropylene (PP-R) piping systems now carry a product-specified type III Environmental Product Declaration (EPD).
This EPD is the highest environmental certification plumbing products can receive and is what architects and specifiers should be looking for when specifying for ‘green’ projects.
aquatherm is proud to announce the launch of their SDR 9 PP-RP MF pipe, an aquatherm green product for domestic hot water systems.
SDR 9 PP-RP MF has a 14 per cent larger internal bore than aquatherm’s standard SDR 7.4 MF pipes, and is 16 per cent lighter in weight.
aquatherm was proud to support the 2016 New Zealand Plumbing Conference. The event was held in Rotorua last month and we had a stand at the exhibition and sponsored a high profile speaker.
At aquatherm we are passionate about helping our colleagues in the plumbing industry to achieve their business goals, so we brought Cecilia Robinson to the event to share some of the secrets to her success.
The Awly Building, situated at 287 - 293 Durham Street, Christchurch, has benefited from aquatherm piping.
It has the first five Green Star Design rating in post-earthquake Christchurch, designed by Green Star professionals Ben Masters and Alan Barbour of Beca.
It boasts three interconnecting buildings, five storeys high on a 4,068M2 site giving 17,000M2 of retail and office space.
The Christchurch Art Centre refurbishment is also an aquatherm project. The building dates back to the 1870s and was the former Canterbury University until they moved in 1975. College Hall, now known as the Great Hall and designed by Benjamin Mountford in 1882, has now been totally refurbished after the February 2011 earthquake to its former glory with completion not far off.
Mike May from May Plumbing & Gas, ran the plumbing side of the Cardrona Distillery and Museum project, which utilised aquatherm pipes.
Mike was thrilled to be involved with such a unique and complex plumbing project. In his words, “WOW, what a challenging project.”
Mike, in conjunction with the owner, adapted/redesigned the original brief to accommodate the aquatherm piping system.
Springbank School near Kerikeri held its annual market day late last year which also included over 50 stalls showcasing students' business ideas. As well as testing their business and sales skills, the children donate 25% of their takings to charity.
Joe joined aquatherm in January as our South Island Technical Representative based in our Christchurch office and will be focused on training, installation support and technical enquiries for the region.
Originally from Scotland, Joe has been in New Zealand for 12 years. Spending most of his time in Queenstown, Joe initially worked on the Earnslaw and then took up an adult plumbing apprenticeship with Advantage Plumbing. With an injury putting his plumbing career on hold he did the next best thing and worked for Plumbing World for the next four years.
Roger is based in Auckland at our head office in Penrose, and looks after the North Island region with Sales Director Stephen Derig.
Roger has been involved in the plumbing industry for 22 years, originally as a plumber and later moving into sales in various roles within New Zealand. This experience in the industry both on the tools and as a supplier, gives Roger great skills and knowledge across many areas within the industry, from end user customers to engineers and specifiers.
After 14 years at aquatherm NZ Martin has retired to become a full time hunting guide.
Martin and co-hunter Mark Melody have purchased an established free range guided hunting operation on the south Waiarapa coast, Te Awaiti Hunting Adventures.
The Remarkables Ski Field new Base Building, constructed by Arrow International, was built over 3 levels at a cost of $20million replacing the original Base Facilities built in the 1980’s.
This ex WINZ building in Christchurch has been completely renovated through all levels to make it a modern five storey building with all the integrated technology you could ask for, for consultants Powell Fenwick......
This superb plumbing install is being carried out by long time aquatherm installer Panton Plumbing from Hastings.
A new six-storey office building overlooking the Avon River in Christchurch, designed by well known architects JASMAX, is another great example of cutting edge design, engineering and seismic technology.
A Southbase construction project and mechanical services by David Browne Contractors.
Care must be taken with expanding tooling, aquatherm uses a locked expanding head so that incorrect expanding tools will not over expand.
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quatherm would like to remind installers of the importance of completing and submitting the required Pressure Test after completing an installation. aquatherm uses the test information to verify proper processes for warranty purposes.
We are very pleased to announce that Heather Thompson joined aquatherm NZ Ltd in April this year as our Customer Service Representative.
We are thrilled to welcome Jason Ball to the role of Technical Representative covering the Upper North region and is based in Auckland at our head office in Penrose.
Under construction at 151 Victoria Street is the new Manson TCLM Ltd’s 4 Star Greenbuild project comprising a state of the art commercial environment with two large blocks joining over multi levels in the busy CBD area.
Construction is well underway on the new AUT swimming pool complex at the AUT Millennium site at Albany, Auckland. The new project is a 4,000 seat facility which will feature a 50 metre main pool and 25 metre warm up pool, catering for elite aquatic events including water polo and surf lifesaving.
Construction is well underway on the DNZ Property Fund shopping centre (mall) at Westgate Massey. Scheduled to open in late 2015, as part of NZ’s biggest new urban centre the mall will feature around 90 speciality shops including all the big names such as Farmers, Countdown etc.
Located adjacent to the north western motorway and the newly completed upper highway, the Westgate Town Centre will play a major part in the northwest transformation and support the development of areas such as Hobsonville etc.
Plumbing Works Ltd are proud to be involved with Arrow International and this prestigious New Zealand Rowing project.
The new ablution area for the RNZ High Performance Centre extension is being run by Plumbing Works' Senior Project Manager Kane Taylor who understands and values the quality of the aquatherm product and the support and relationship our company's share.
The EA Networks Centre will provide a first class indoor swimming and sports facility for the Ashburton district. Located off River Terrace and close to downtown Ashburton, the facility is centrally located to maximise accessibility and use.
The indoor aquatic centre features a ten lane 25m competition pool, leisure pool, warm water learn to swim pool and a warm water programme pool.
Celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2013, the Dunedin Botanic Garden is New Zealand's first botanic garden and holds the status of Garden of International Significance. It has more than 6,800 plant species and the song of wild native bellbirds, wood pigeons and tui. It occupies 30.4 hectares in North Dunedin at an altitude of 25 – 85 metres above sea level.
With the importance of high quality accommodation to cater for our growth in tourism, it is great to see another high quality lodge under construction on the Taupo plateau. Livingstone Building NZ Ltd have done a great job managing this complicated contract with a lot of changes and client input, with the help from the Plumbing Works Ltd team who have worked well to facilitate and complete the pipe out and second fix of the main Lodge building, under the supervision and directive of their Commercial Manager & Senior Estimator James Smith.
Let's face it, there is nothing better than a great view from your lounge window. Henry Hintz and the team from Henrys Plumbing Ltd are working on such a home currently at the south end of the Ruahine range.
Kinloch Villas, TaupoLocally-owned Taupo-based firm Central Plumbing & Sheetmetals (CPS) have successfully fulfilled the plumbing requirements of the upmarket new Kinloch Villas situated on the Jack Nicklaus Golf Course at Kinloch using aquatherm green.
Due to the ever growing application of aquatherm pipe systems into varying areas of plumbing and industry, the team in Germany are always keen to improve and expand the product portfolio to support the diversity of installations that we are approached with on a weekly basis.
Here are several new products that that are being produced in Germany for inclusion in our range in New Zealand.
aquatherm has developed a new ball valve for the use in chemical and foaming lines that has a very high resistance to corrosive activity. The ball valves utilise FPM sealing elements with aquatherm green pipe attachments and logo inscription on the handle to ensure brand matching is obvious.
These are being constructed from 20mm through to 160mm dimensions.
aquatherm provides the best operating conditions in your drinking water installation.
The problem: stagnant water – the biggest sin against hygiene
The solution: aquatherm flow-through back plate elbow
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In order to meet the different requirements for renovation systems utlising aquatherm black panels, aquatherm has developed the following transition adapter:
1. aquatherm black system with press connection 15 mm (e.g. to connect existing metal pipes) (Art.-No. 81097)
2. aquatherm black system to aquatherm orange system 16 mm (Art.-No. 81292)
3. aquatherm black system to aquatherm flexi 16 mm multi layer metal composite pipe (Art.-No. 0781292)
20 year outdoor guarantee for indoor and outdoor use.
Walraven are soon to introduce the Ultra protect 1000 application to their BIS Rapid Rail® system.
With a 1000 hour salt spray ISO test behind them, Walraven will shortly be applying this new coating to their Rapid Rail system....
Christchurch Airport Artesian Heating & Cooling
Congratulations to BECA who recently won the CIBSE “International Project of the Year Award” in London.
The CIBSE Building Performance Awards recognise the people, products and projects that demonstrate engineering excellence in the built environment.
Christchurch's biggest continuous concrete pour since the quakes and it's great to see the blue pipe strategically placed on national TV!
A David Browne Contractors installation with Brendon and the DB team using the aquatherm inground pre insulated pipe system from Insapipe.
As part of the ever changing face of central Christchurch an all new facility is well under construction at CPIT.
Incorporating a gymnasium, medical area, 2 blocks of male and female amenities, laboratory area and classrooms, CPIT is now nearing completion for the early new year.
The Sky Tower observation and tele communications tower in the Auckland CBD, at 328 meters (1,076 ft) tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast is the tallest man-made structure in the southern hemisphere. An iconic landmark in Auckland's skyline due to its height and unique design and now the highest aquatherm installation in New Zealand.
Sugar Tree, a $250 million, multi-storey freehold apartment complex is underway on an almost 2 acre site between Union and Nelson Street.
This first stage is an 11-storey, 152 apartment complex with one and two bedroom apartments plus eight live/work units and seven ground floor commercial units with mezzanine floors and two levels of underground parking. This development will be enhanced by commercial spaces including boutique bars, cafes, restaurants and delis.
A substantial increase in green pipe sales into residential and commercial properties in small dimensions is evidence more people are realising the values of sustainable pipe systems, fusion welded joints and the simplicity in cost of installing aquatherm green.
Work is nearly finished on the new alcohol-free 5997sq m Pak 'n'Save Westgate, one of the biggest buildings to rise in the new $1 billion town centre on Auckland's northwestern edge.
The Pak'n'Save is a $30 million project built by Naylor Love. The job has had a great construction programme and has gone up at super speed.
Approximately 30,000 customers will visit Pak'n'Save Westgate each week, and about 1.5 million annually, making it an extremely busy store for the region.
The Glen Innes Music and Arts Centre for Young People is under construction with Hawkins Construction and all piped out in aquatherm green by the team at Hanlon Plumbing.
For the last 6 months, Plumbing Works has been working alongside Hawkins Construction at Waiariki Institute of Technology in the new health and science blocks.
The new science block is equipped with 24 working benches and a lab prep area. In the health block there is a nursing area which has a mock up of a hospital nursing ward, along with multiple toilet areas and student cafes.
Increased availability of “affordable houses” in the Queenstown area has resulted in a need to provide more schools, particularly in the primary sector (year 1 to 8 students).
Queenstown’s increasing popularity as a tourist destination requires a growing infrastructure to support it. The latest subdivision, Shotover Country at Frankton, was chosen as the location for this new primary school.
The National Aquatic Centre at AUT Millennium will be a highly valued addition to the National Training Centre, with Swimming New Zealand and New Zealand Water Polo both based at the new facility.
Hagley Oval and the new Pavilion were started on 17th December 2013 and was opened on 15th September 2014.
Ready for the opening of the Cricket World Cup and the first match to be played on 14th February 2015, New Zealand Black Caps against Sri Lanka. Built for the profile of ICC and New Zealand cricket specifications.
Measuring 155 metres long, the stadium has a capacity of 20,000, but takes up just 2% of Hagley Park.
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A family home in Ashburton has been named the Mid and South Canterbury Region Registered Master Builders 2014 House of the Year.
The supreme award winner was built by Jennian Homes and the Canterbury company also took out a gold award and category win in the New Homes $350,000 to $450,000 category and the Registered Master Builders Craftsmanship Award for the house.
aquatherm NZ Ltd is proud to be part of the Future Proof Building program.
FPB is all about creating a better, safer, more comfortable home for you and your family. A better home for you to live in now, that's worth more in the future.
There’s nothing more catastrophic for a business than a major data loss. In February 2014, CxP Data centers in Jacksonville, Forida, opened a state-of-the-art 120,000-sq-ft retrofitted center to provide dependable, reliable security for any organization’s most valuable information 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year.
Among a myriad of other services, such as data recovery, business-continuity planning and cloud computing, CxP’s physical location solutions require a great deal of space, power and cooling to house, store, and protect any firm’s most precious asset.
To help keep all of its powerful equipment cool, CxP needed a chilled-water piping system that was just as safe and secure as its systems.
“If the servers get hot, they go down, and that’s bad news for the client. So, it’s extremely important that the room stays cool and there are no leaks,” said Glen Drummond Jr., product manager of the Jacksonville branch for Ferguson Enterprises.
The 2014 INNOVATE NZ Awards of Excellence ceremony held in Rotorua earlier this month saw Beca take home the Gold Award of Excellence for Christchurch International Airport - Mechanical Services and Artesian Heating and Cooling.
The Integrated Terminal Project is based around the provision of a new terminal with integrated check-in for international and domestic passengers. The development features a long list of innovative, energy efficient and stand-out features including 12 km of aquatherm blue pipework installed by David Browne Contractors Ltd.
Stocker Dairy Plumb, based in Ashburton, mid Canterbury design and install dairy sheds for milking cows in herds from 400 to 1000s.
They stock and install a wide range of milking equipment, making milking easy. Their highly qualified staff carry a wealth of information and are experts at finding the best solution for each individual farm and situation. Stocker Dairy Plumb are also fully qualified IQP Backflow Prevention Installers and Testers.
Situated 45km inland from Owhango on the banks of the Wanganui river at Whakahoro, Blue Duck Lodge is a place where we at aquatherm love to spend a bit of time. So when Dan Steele told us about his new Eco Lodge he was to build we jumped at the chance to supply and install the most suited piping system, aquatherm green.
Tait Communications was recognized for its new high-tech campus at the prestigious EECA awards ceremony held at the Auckland Museum on Wednesday, 28 May. Tait was named winner of the Christchurch Energy Champion Award, in recognition of its leadership in energy efficiency and innovation during the Christchurch rebuild.
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Stonefields is one of Auckland’s newest suburbs. An award winning master planned community in the former Mt Wellington quarry that offers a friendly, safe, urban village lifestyle close to the heart of Auckland.
When Stu and Jane McIvor (well known Southerners in the Plumbing industry) decided to build their new house, the decision as to what piping system to use for their potable and heating water was an easy one.
McIvor Plumbers & Gasfitters, Wanaka have been installing aquatherm products in all of the new builds they've been involved with for the past 12 years. Stu lists the following reasons why they use aquatherm:
With trades in general in recent years having more industry focus on recruitment, and plumbing being such a brilliant pathway for our young men, it is always great to see a father and son team like Wilson Plumbing & Drainage. Bruce and his son Craig are hard at it, in all aspects of plumbing drainage and gasfitting.
Keen installers of our aquatherm green pipe for the last eight years, these traditional quality house plumbers are using today’s modern materials and their installs are always very tidy.
Genesis Energy Project Manager, Natasha Wright required new cooling water supply pipe for the new Bearing Filtration System on the Tekapo A Unit replacing corroded and undersized existing pipe work. Sounds easy enough, however the required time frames were tight when installing the specified product (steel welded then galvanised).
Alister Bradley, Project Manager from Ashhurst Engineering charged with the project suggested a product that they have successfully used previously; corrosion free aquatherm green pipe PPR-80.
It's no doubt the changes to our centralised warehouse stocking requirements to support an open distribution programme nationally have been a biggee.
Thanks to all the new distributors coming on board in recent months.....
Construction by Dominion Construction of the new St Cuthbert’s College Centennial Pool complex started early last year and is now well underway. The projectc is to be completed this year in preparation for the College’s Centennial in 2015.
The complex features a 25 meter pool with a movable floor at the deep end allowing the pool to be used for competitive swimming and water polo. The complex will also include a learner’s pool, a viewing deck, changing facilities and a student support area.
The soon to be completed Quest serviced apartments - 61-63 Thorndon Quay, Pipitea, Wellington, Set in a prime location on a highly visible corner site with natural light and flexible zoning.
This new Head Office design and production facility for EPL has a total floor area of 5,773 m2.
EPL was formed in 1974 and make glazing gaskets, seals, silicon rubber profiles, and nylon tubing. They manufacture to a range of industries including building, healthcare, marine, transport, and agriculture.
We are pleased to welcome on board Chesters Plumbing & Bathroom Centres and Mico Plumbing & Bathroom nationwide.
After 14 years trading with an exclusive distribution agreement, aquatherm NZ Ltd and Plumbing World collectively agreed to change this arrangement as at 1st April 2014.
Plumbing World's central stocking warehouse in Auckland will no longer stock aquatherm products and aquatherm NZ Ltd Auckland will take over a traditional supplier responsibility of warehousing and supply.
This project has 114 apartments with a mix of 1012 sqm of retail space. This building is installed with a Rinnai Storage Pak hot water system located on the roof with a flow & return running through the building.
After years of planning and the passionate contribution of many employees, aquatherm has commenced the construction programme of a world leading PPR extrusion facility at their plant site in Attendorn. This conception guarantees 2015 technology, maximum functionality, highest efficiency, environment-friendly technologies and optimum working conditions for the staff.
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aquatherm sends a huge congratulations to Plumbing category winner Kieran Rutherford from Plumbing Works Ltd, Tauranga.
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Craft brewing, cider making, and distilling is growing at an amazing rate across the USA. Aquatherm exhibited at the Craft Brewers Conference in Denver recently.
While many elements of the the brewing process have endured for centuries, the piping industry has transformed the efficiency and reliability of the systems used to produce and transport products.
Jennian Homes is proud to have completed 18 houses in the new development in Hobsonvile Point. Based on 167 hectares of Waitemata Harbour land with magnificent 270 degree coastal views, the community is a short 20 minute drive from the Auckland CBD offering respite from the hectic life of downtown Auckland and a place for residents to live, learn, work and play.
The new MIT Campus is underway at Manakau City. The project is unique in many ways as it is the first new railway line connection in Auckland since 1930 and first campus being built over a major transport interchange enabling easy access to education and supporting the participation in the tertiary education for the people of Manakau and the broader Auckland area.
St Helens Homestead, Hanmer SpringsThe first aquatherm black underfloor radiant installation. Registered under the Historic Places Act 1980, and an original homestead established in 1858 on the Eastern Hanmer plain high country and built out of timber.
Redeveloped in 1917, replacing the original timber with 31 centimetre walls of cream Hurunui Limestone for insulation against the extreme temperatures in the region.
Canterbury UniversityCanterbury University are in the process of undergoing a $1.2 billion facilities upgrade after the 2011 earthquake. Currently aquatherm are supplying PPR Blue pipe in sizes up to 250mm for heating and cooling, PPR Lilac pipe for reclaimed water up to 125mm and PPR hot and cold domestic water pipe for showers, toilet blocks and kitchen areas in sizes up to 125mm.
Christchurch Hospital ParksideMajor construction projects at Christchurch Hospital “Parkside” have been officially opened recently by Christchurch Central MP, Nicky Wagner.
Silver Fern FarmsWater conservation control at the fingertips is part of the impressive sustainable technology used in this $67 million replacement meat plant – the newest in the country.
Christchurch Central Police StationCorrectly supported potable water green installation at the new temporary Christchurch Central Police Station by the team at Clyne & Bennie Plumbing. Great job guys.
Paul Eagleton (our South Island Manager) on site at an Arrow Construction school project in Christchurch with Haden Air Conditioning and Mechanical Engineering.
Chilled and heating services at the early install stages.
A continuation of the new Green Star School development work that we are involved with nationally. Pictured here is the new Papamoa College, completed by Tauranga Hardware and plumbing in green and lilac.
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All plumbed in aquatherm green pipe by the long standing aquatherm product users Professional Plumbing Solutions (PPS) Wellington.
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Aquatherm Receives BVF SealThe Federal Association of Surface Heating and Surface Cooling i.e. (BVF) awarded the aquatherm GmbH the BVF seal for its surface heating systems “aquatherm orange system”.
This guarantees the contractors (builders, planners/architects, fabricators) that the company from Attendorn meets the extensive test criteria. These relate to quality features as production description and approval, for compliance with technical rules and legal regulations, product liability and warranty as well as to technical advice and support. The compliance with the criteria is supervised by a seal committee.
With the new seal the BVF wants to create more transparency and wants to facilitate the orientation for the market participants in the face of a wide range. “With our surface heating systems,” said Gerhard Lübke, Product Manager surface heating systems, “we stand not just for a simple, quick and cost-efficient process, but also for the high quality of the heating systems and for a good service. This is underlined by the BVF seal impressively again.”
aquatherm orange system in conjunction with aquatherm blue pipes provides the complete system technology in New Zealand in the fields of:
From left to right: Michael Muerköster ( BVF Board ), Heinz Eckard Beele (BVF-Board), Dirk Rosenberg (Managing Director aquatherm GmbH), Ulrich Stahl (BVF-Board), Joachim Plate (Managing Director BVF)
The Vitra House in Weil on the Rhine, situated on the campus of the world-renowned Vitra designer forge, has been awarded the stamp of quality “Sprinkler Protected” for excellent fire protection by a sprinkler system.
“The stacked house”, a sensational object of the architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, fascinates both by the eccentric construction and the quality of the inner rooms. The spectacular object and its visitors are protected by a suspending sprinkler system with aquatherm red sprinkler pipes installed in the ceiling. “The stacked house” is provided with 486 sprinklers. Fire protection thus stretches over all the building.
Products Used: HVAC aquatherm blue (climatherm®)
Location: Livermore, California – 2012
This project report has been prepared by our American partners and informs about the tender and installation of a pipesystem for the data processing system of the most powerful super computer in the world.