NEWS AND ARTICLES 2007

November 2007
News - Greater coverage in Smoke Control CPD Seminars

Colt has expanded the depth of content offered in its smoke control CPD seminars.
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October 2007
News - Energy Solutions Expo

Colt exhibited at this year's Energy Solutions Expo at Olympia on 10 & 11 October 2007. There is a link to slides from a presentation on ground source heat pumps. Read more...

September 2007
News - New Irish acquisition returns Colt to its roots

Colt is re-launching its activities in Ireland. With offices in more than 50 countries across the globe, Colt, founded by the O'Hea family, is returning to its roots. Read more...

June 2007
News - Colt has won the prestigious RoSPA Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety for the third year running. Read more...

June 2007
News - Luxury Hotel Chooses Colt Caloris

Colt's WRF (water refrigerant flow) air conditioning system, Colt Caloris, has been installed in the impressive five-star hotel development, Luton Hoo. Read more...

May 2007
News - The Sky's The Limit For Colt

Colt has been appointed to provide smoke extraction technologies for the tallest residential project in Europe, Pan Peninsula, next to London's Canary Wharf. Colt will supply ventilation and smoke extraction for the basement car park and a smoke shaft system for the main body of the building. Read more...

April 2007
News - New smoke ventilation requirements: An opportunity to gain building space

It's not often that new regulations give building engineers, architects, and developers a valuable opportunity to be more creative or make more money, but the latest version of the Approved Document to the Building Regulations Part B - Fire Safety is a welcome exception. Read more...

March 2007
News - Ensuring that louvred shading systems always follow the sun - reproduced with permission from "Architektur und Sonnenschutz" Magazine

Continuously increasing standards of comfort and more energy-conscious attitudes towards the use of buildings requires new and more intelligent solutions for architectural products. Read more... (1.0 MB)

February 2007
News - Seminars to evaluate "WRF" (Water and Refrigerant Flow) Air Conditioning Systems

Colt is holding a series of half-day CPD technical seminars throughout 2007, exploring a variety of themes relating to WRF, such as sustainability, energy efficiency, cost and safety. Read more...

January 2007
News - Colt's new extended corridor solution - saving space, costs and potentially lives

Colt has developed a new Extended Corridor Solution for means-of-escape corridors in residential buildings. Compared with conventional Automated Opening Vent (AOV) corridors, this system offers developers substantial space and cost saving benefits, while providing a safe evacuation route, with increased smoke extraction. Colt's Extended Corridor Solution also aids fire fighters by rapidly clearing smoke during the later stages of a fire. Read more...

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