Smith’s Caspians bring accurate control to church heating

Background St Joseph’s Roman Catholic church is in Dorking, Surrey. The old heating system was at the end of its serviceable life. Time had come to update the heating system and the decision was taken to undertake a full system upgrade which meant replacing the old boilers and heat emitters. The Challenge  Rather than replace Read More …

Close collaboration between Ornate Garden and Smith’s

Effective heating solutions for luxury garden pods Background Ornate Garden, based in the Midlands and founded in 1987 as Farmers Cottage Lamps, began life supplying a range of hand-crafted Victorian style lighting, gates and garden furniture. Around 11 years ago the company identified an opportunity to develop innovative garden buildings. Now Ornate Garden manufactures a Read More …

Caspian fan convectors creating comfort in a home

Background The National School (or church school), Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire was built in 1860 by W.M. Teulon, for Lord Dynevor. Built in brown stone with Bath dressings in an angular Gothic style, it is single storey, four bays, with big twin centre gables over four-light lancets, flanked on one side by a smaller gable with a Read More …

Providing comfort in the Learning Environment

School heating poses several problems. The differing uses the rooms in schools are put to means a one-size-fits-all approach is not suitable. When thinking about schools the first type of room that comes to mind is that of the classroom – a room that is typically used from when the school day starts until it Read More …

A bespoke heating solution for Plantasia – Indoor Botanical Gardens

Plantasia is a landmark in Swansea. Since 1990 this indoor Botanical Gardens venue has provided a fantastic destination for young and old. With over 25,000 school children visiting every year it provides a valuable educational resource for the Swansea region. Plantasia has a wide array of both exotic plants and animals who are very sensitive Read More …