Voltage optimisation and the ‘House of the Future’

Geoff Clifton of VO4HOME with the Voltage Optimisation product

An exciting development for leading Yorkshire based voltage optimisation company VO4HOME sees them involved in creating the ‘House of the Future’ a key element in the 2011 British Science Festival taking place in Bradford between 10th to 15th  September.  

The ‘House of the Future’ is an important part of the festival in which the latest energy efficient innovations and technologies are assembled during the exhibition with the aim of promoting how an existing home can be made energy efficient and economically viable. The house will provide a realistic view of how housing could potentially develop, with sustainability and accessibility being the primary focus of the project.

VO4HOME’s role in the venture is being undertaken in conjunction with business support consultancy CO2Sense 

CO2Sense, a not for profit environmental consultancy, that helps businesses in Yorkshire and Humber to cut costs, carbon emissions and profit from the opportunities in the low-carbon sector.

Mr. Geoff Clifton, business development manager for VO4HOME commented,

“We jumped at the chance to be involved in the ‘House of the Future’ exhibition, as it provides an important platform for the public to become familiar with energy efficiency technologies that can be easily integrated into the home.  Innovations that save the user money, limit energy use and reduces their carbon footprint.”

VO4HOME is a cost effective solution that delivers concrete savings on energy consumption. Not only can it be quickly and simply installed but payback is usually within 4-5 years, which means that not only is it a sound investment, but it also comes with a 5 year product guarantee.

www.vo4home.com

Celebrating a decade of electrifying growth

Dr. Alex Mardapittas

YORKSHIRE (ROTHERHAM) based company EMSc (UK) Limited is celebrating 10 years of continued success having recently reported on another year of outstanding growth.

In the last 12 months the company has seen turnover increase by 50%, to £12.4m and has doubled its workforce to 70 people. To accommodate the growth the company has also moved into larger premises. 

EMS has come a long way since its early days when founder and designer of the company’s market leading product Powerstar, Dr. Alex Mardapittas, set up the company in his study at home.

EMS has always been at the forefront of the latest energy saving technologies and is constantly looking to launch new products that will allow companies to reduce not only their electricity bills, but their carbon emissions as well. It is this vision which has allowed the company to grow at the rate it has.

The company, which manufactures all its products in the UK includes ASDA, Coop, Punch Taverns, London Stock Exchange, Metropolitan Police, Transport for London, Sheffield University, Bristol University and a large number of other Blue Chip clients, alongside government departments, Local Authorities and the NHS as its customers.

Internationally the EMS is also expanding its presence with distribution agreements to supply Powerstar in Australia, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bahrain and Holland as well as the development of its own operation in Cyprus.

Dr Alex Mardapittas commented about the continued success of the company:

“We have grown a lot over the last few years to meet the growing market demand for our products. Excitingly, and despite the current recession, we are anticipating our growth to continue at an even faster pace than we have over the last few years.”

The company was also recently accredited with the Made in Sheffield accolade in acknowledgement of the quality of its manufacturing process, its expansion into international markets and the international success of Powerstar. It has also recently launched a new website which showcases Powerstar www.powerstar.co.uk.

About EMSc UK
EMS is renowned for designing and manufacturing the Star® range of energy saving products. In addition to the market leading Powerstar voltage optimisation solution, the company also manufactures Airstar and Hotelstar, products that allow companies, organisations and hotels to reduce their energy costs as well as reduce their carbon emissions.

2010 - Winners of the Yorkshire Forward Innovator/10: Innovation in Action Award
2006 - Winners of the CARE4AIR AWARD
2001 – Winners of the DTI Smart Award for Innovation

About Powerstar

Powerstar:

Can save an average of 12-15% (up to 26.1% savings recorded) of electricity consumption.

Is fully designed and manufactured in the UK. All Powerstar components, including even minor items such as the paint, are sourced from UK manufacturers. The Powerstar design and any associated software are designed by EMSc UK Limited.

Requires no maintenance and has a 15 year warranty.

Comes with guaranteed savings.

Will improve the life expectancy of electrical equipment.

Will improve the power quality (reduce harmonics and improve the power factor).

Has the highest efficiency and provides better savings than any other voltage optimisation system sold in the UK. This has been proven in independent tests (on the same load and same voltage reduction) by the electricity supplier RWE npower. RWE npower commented: We did a trial with Powerstar and one other supplier. Powerstar showed a larger overall saving compared to the other supplier. In addition, it improved the power quality more. Powerstar was the better system in all aspects, including the technical design and capabilities.

Powerstar® is the registered trademark of EMSc (UK) Ltd.