Yorkshire Fittings helps Elson Sprint ahead
Elson Hot Water is experiencing the benefits of Tectite Sprint, the latest in push-fit plumbing technology from Yorkshire Fittings.
The manufacturer of combi boiler packages is using Tectite Sprint at its North-East factory, where it pre-fabricates units off-site. Completed units are simply transported to site and attached to the “first-fix” connections in apartments and houses. Elson previously made many of its boiler connections with end feed fittings, but recently converted to 15mm and 22mm Tectite Sprint push-fit fittings following a meeting with the Yorkshire Fittings’ specifier sales team.
Tectite Sprint fittings are manufactured from copper or DZR brass in sizes from 10mm to 28mm. Fittings are compatible with copper tube, PB and PEX pipe, and provide electrical continuity in a non-demountable slim-line design that results in increased mechanical strength. The “push” element of jointing Tectite Sprint fittings is instantaneous, and the fittings require no secondary operations such as soldering, twisting, tightening or locking.
Tectite Sprint is already being put to good use on Elson’s Megaflo packaged hot water heaters and Coral E electric flow boilers. One of the company’s current major orders is for the Broughton Green Residential Development in Salford, Manchester. Almost ninety Megaflo Packages have already been fitted with Tectite Sprint for this contract, and the units also feature draining valves and Kuterlite compression fittings. The use of quality products on its packages is of great importance to Elson, as Managing Director Mike McDonald explains, “We pride ourselves on our reputation for quality packaged solutions, so it’s important to us to use brand name products from companies like Yorkshire Fittings.”
The installations have resulted in significant labour savings, as Mike illustrates, “Tectite Sprint has given us much greater diversity with managing our labour as it’s such a simple product to use. It’s already saving us around eight minutes per unit on the cold water blending assembly for our Coral E range. As we make 2,000 units every year it will soon add up – we estimate in the region of seven working weeks a year.” Other benefits of the heat-free installation method mean Elson employees no longer have to work with potentially dangerous naked flames, and no Hot Works Permits or costly supplementary insurance premiums are required.
Tectite Sprint is offered with a guarantee of up to 30 years and is available at plumbers and builders merchants nationwide.
