REI Mar-Apr 2012 - Renewable Energy Installer

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Talking Ten to the Dozen
Leading renewable experts reveal their opinions
“We have concerns over the potential effect of commission derived from
product or technical choice” P31 Neil Schofield, Worcester Bosch Group
What will you be heading for at Ecobuild 2012?
Kamil Shah, Wagner Solar
“The solar PV market has been in a state of
confusion. Our company’s brand values have
been built on delivering quality and imparting
knowledge to the industry, so, we will use
Ecobuild to educate solar installers on market
opportunities and how to maintain good
working practice so they can sustain their
business and maintain the quality of their
work. We will also play our role in contributing
to a sustainable and long-term industry.”
David Lowen, Power One
“Ecobuild is a great exhibition for
highlighting the growth of renewables
in our daily lives. As one of the world’s
largest manufacturers of solar inverters,
it’s important to be able show the many
hundreds of installers and developers the
benefits of Power One’s new world class
residential and commercial inverters.”
Harald F. Schaefer, Sunways
“Integrating PV into architecture is key
to meet the world’s future demand for
energy. This refers to both private homes
leading to improved energy efficiency as
well as public and industrial buildings with
the potential for large-scale solar facades.
Sunways provides design-oriented PV
solutions therefore, Ecobuild is the ideal
platform for us.”
Andy Sharp, NAPIT
“Anyone involved in the renewable energy
marketplace or relative trades should
highlight Ecobuild in their business
calendars. NAPIT welcomes installers of
all renewable technologies from across
the UK, to discuss anything from industry
updates and regulation changes to our
extensive range of services and exclusive
NAPIT discounts.”
Babak Daemi, Ploughcroft
“The most exciting thing about Ecobuild
this year is the Practical Installer stand.
Plumb Center did a fantastic job of this last
year and I am interested to see what they
do this year. And of course the REI drinks
event on the 21 March promises to be a
great do.”
Steve Griffiths, Tritec
“Ecobuild is key event in the ‘green
calendar’ because it reminds us of the
importance of prioritising innovation in
the energy-efficiency arena. The adoption,
acceptance and deployment of innovative
technology is a key step towards a lowcarbon
Britain. Tritec has therefore chosen
EcoBuild to showcase such its latest
innovations: TRI-KA, TriStand and EVALO.”
Neil Young, Uponor
“We have seen a huge increase in demand
for renewable energy solutions and have
introduced air source heat pumps to our
product offering. Ecobuild is the ideal
platform for communicating the benefits
of combining heat pumps with underfloor
heating and we are very excited about the
Practical Installer Area where we have an
opportunity to bring our products to life.”
David Spragg, Wilo
“We see EcoBuild as a vital showcase for
the products we offer and an excellent
opportunity to meet a large proportion of
our customers face to face. We will take
the opportunity to introduce visitors to the
show to a number of new products that
will be available here in the UK.”
Daniel-Jenkins Ferguson, NICEIC
“Ecobuild is a great exhibition because of
the variety of people you get to speak to.
We are able to discuss the opportunities
with installers from all sectors including
electricians, plumbers and gas engineers
who are all keen to diversify into renewable
technologies.”
Nick Keighley, Solarlec
Opinion
“We are going to Ecobuild to further our
presence in the renewable sector. Already
established as one of the leading installers
of PV in the north of England we are
looking for opportunities to diversify into
other renewable technologies as well as
exploring openings in the energy efficiency
market.”
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