Ventilation for comfort and safety
Good ventilation is vital to the comfort of occupants of any building. The right level of fresh air has been shown to improve productivity and concentration in all age groups across many sectors. Ventilation also has a crucial safety role to play in fire protection, by keeping emergency exits smoke-free.
Advances in window technology mean there are now numerous control systems that facilitate airing, ventilating and smoke extraction. Manual or automatic window opening systems ensure that even large numbers of windows can be easily and reliably operated.
Fast heat and smoke extraction in the event of a fire is an essential part of any construction. Calling in ventilation system experts in the early stages of a building project makes the design of an effective solution much simpler.
Featured Company – GEZE UK Ltd
Automatic and manual window control systems, plus smoke and heat ventilation systems, are an important part of the GEZE product portfolio. With a nationwide network of distributors and service teams at strategically located regional offices, GEZE is able to offer ventilation solutions for all kinds of projects.
GEZE window technology includes manual and electrical ventilation a well as smoke and heat extraction systems for varied applications.
For comfortable daily ventilation, there are manually operated systems for bottom or top hung windows opening inwards and top hung windows opening outwards. Solutions for special shapes are also offered. The fanlight opening systems are easy to install and operate and include openers for large or heavy windows. For security-relevant buildings such as hospitals, there is cranked turn and tilt hardware with secure locking.
Automatic window opening and closing solutions are offered for a wide range of applications. Products include simple-to-use electrically operated chain drives and spindle drives and fanlight scissor stays that can be electrically operated.
For safe and speedy smoke and heat extraction, GEZE offers RWA systems using emergency power supply units to divert the smoke away from the building as well as fresh air solutions.
To find out more about the GEZE range of ventilation systems, visit the website
Where to buy ventilation systems
- GEZE UK Ltd - Blenheim Way, Fradley Park, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8SY, 01543 443000
- Vortice Limited - Beeches House, Eastern Avenue, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0BB, 01283 492949
- Plymovent Ltd - P.O. Box 747, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 6NZ, 01295 259311
- Johnson Controls - Unit 2 The Briars, Waterberry Drive, Waterlooville, Hampshire, P07 7YH, (0) 2392 230 500
- Mellor Bromley Air Conditioning Services Ltd - 141 Barkby Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 9LW, 0116 2766636
- W S Westin Ltd - Phoenix Mills, Leeds Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 6NG, 01484 421585
- Herz Valves UK Ltd - Progress House Moorfield Point, Moorfield Road, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1RU, 01483 502211
- Colt International Ltd - New Lane, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 2LY, 023 9245 1111
- Restoration UK Limited - Unit 3, 18 Hanford Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 1LS, 01509 216323
- Trane (UK) Ltd - Harrow House, Bessemer Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 3NB, 01256 306 000
- Advanced Ergonomic Technologies Ltd - The Center, 201-203 London Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1HA, 01342 310400
- Strath-Air Limited - Unit 22 Parkburn, Parkburn Ind Est, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, ML3 0QQ, 01698 721990