buoyant barbecue trade expected - LP Gas Magazine

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010 

BUOYANT BARBECUE 

TRADE EXPECTED 

A round up of barbecue trends for 2011. 

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: TELEMETRY AUTOGAS 

CHALLENGE 

SCOPE END WALK

CONTENTS 

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010 

4 NEWS 

8 OUTDOOR LEISURE 

16 TELEMETRY 

18 PRODUCTS 

20 AUTOGAS 

22 UKLPG NEWS 

24 UKLPG 

25 SPECIALIST SERVICES 

26 TRAINING 

THE VOICE OF THE INDUSTRY 

RISING TO THE CHALLENGE 

Faye Spiers 

Editor 

The Autogas Challenge in September, organised by UKLPG autogas 

management team member Steve Fricker of Gas Power UK, was a 

resounding success. Fourteen cars drove as economically as 

possible from Land’s End to John O’Groats and winner Stephanie 

Brown (yes, a woman!) managed a very respectable -5.7 per cent lpg 

consumption compared to petrol in her BRC converted Range Rover. 

The challenge succeeded in raising awareness with motorists, with 

articles appearing in local press along the route and motoring 

magazines. Chris Hope of Kelsey Publishing, which publishes over a 

dozen motoring magazines, accompanied the drivers on the challenge 

and will be syndicating his article across the company’s titles. 

The challenge also showed what the industry can achieve when it 

pulls together. Installers involved their staff and customers as drivers, 

and companies, including BP Gas, Countrywide, F1 Automotive, 

Gleaner Oils and Lima Autogas contributed the fuel to make the 

challenge happen. 

Steve was surprised by the camaraderie and competitive spirit 

between the teams this year. Since completing the challenge, most 

of the drivers, even self-professed lead foot Steve, have changed 

their driving styles to become more fuel-efficient as it was a 

necessity during the challenge. Winner Stephanie Brown is 

American and used to driving on long, straight roads between 

states, which she is sure was a contributing factor to her success. 

Surprisingly, the challenge turned into a spectator sport, with over 

600 people watching the drivers’ progress up the country on 

Btrack’s website. Steve’s wife got several calls telling her Steve was 

going the wrong way when he deviated from the direct route looking 

for a shortcut! 

Steve has already had interest from both drivers and suppliers for 

next year’s challenge. He’s hoping to do a tour of the UK’s capitals 

and Dublin, as feedback from participants indicated that they would 

like the challenge to be longer next year, with extended stops to 

admire the scenery. 

With that much more to organise though he’s going to need some 

help, so if you would like to be involved as a driver or autogas 

supplier, or just want to help get it off the ground, contact Stephen 

on 01392 879290 steve@gaspoweruk.co.uk 

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NEWS 

Calor Report Urges RHI Rethink 

A report commissioned by 

Calor Gas Ltd urges a 

government rethink on what the 

authors Dr John Constable and 

Dr Lee Moroney describe as the 

“irresponsible” plan for a 

Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). 

The RHI is designed to 

incentivise domestic, commercial 

and industrial customers to 

switch from fossil-fuelled heating 

to a specific set of renewable 

technologies, including ground 

and air source heat pumps and 

solar water heating. 

The Renewable Heat 

Incentive: Risks And Remedies 

report, released by the 

environmental consultancy 

Renewable Energy Forum, 

assesses the cost-effectiveness 

and impact of the RHI on 

consumers using the 

Department of Energy & Climate 

Change’s (DECC) own charts 

and figures. 

The report claims that the RHI 

is an expensive leap into the 

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dark, relying on the major 

deployment of renewable heat 

technologies that are new in the 

UK, and that the Government’s 

own estimates show that its 

costs exceed the energy benefits 

by £1.2bn to £13.4bn and 

resulting carbon savings in 2020 

are estimated to be only three 

per cent of current emissions. 

The report also says that the 

RHI would increase the average 

domestic gas bill by 14 per cent 

(£94) per annum, and the 

average medium sized 

commercial gas bill by 19 per 

cent (£86,000) by 2020, and 

could, in practice, consume 

around two per cent of the 

annual income of the poorest 

households, with the funds 

going to the richest households, 

which will be able to benefit from 

the RHI subsidies. 

The report states: “The funding 

mechanism for the RHI is as yet 

undetermined. The options are 

either a levy on fossil fuel sold for 

All Rise for Rose 

East Sussex based 

independent lpg supplier 

George Rose supplied the lp 

Twenty-four balloons took to the skies. 

gas for the Wisborough 

Green Charity Hot Air Balloon 

Festival in September. 

heat, or a direct draw from 

general taxation. A levy on fossil 

fuel would fall on all users of fossil 

fuels for heat, including off-grid 

gas and oil consumers. 

“This would almost certainly 

mean that a significant proportion 

of poorer members of society 

would bear a disproportionate 

share of the costs, and is very 

likely to increase fuel poverty in 

certain sectors, particularly rural 

areas. DECC’s own analysis 

suggests that government is 

aware of this.” 

The report concludes that the 

actual costs and outcomes of 

the proposed RHI are so 

uncertain that it would be 

irresponsible to proceed in the 

current form, since it will expose 

consumers subsidising the 

scheme to the risk of high costs 

without adequate assurances of 

any compensating benefits. 

Contact Calor Gas Ltd on 

01926 330088 

www.calor.co.uk 

Twenty-four balloons took to 

the skies with 34 passengers, 

and over £7,000 was raised 

for CHASE, a local charity 

supporting life limited 

children. 

Organiser Brian Smith 

said: “We’d like to thank 

George Rose for the 

excellent service they 

provided for our balloon 

festival. Several of the pilots 

and crew remarked on the 

professional and friendly 

refuelling service.” 

Contact George Rose on 

01825 732655 

www.georgerose.co.uk 

Lpg Fleet Reaches Highest Level 

On July 1, the number of ships in 

the world lpg carrier fleet 

reached its highest level so far, 

totalling 1,092 ships with a 

further 166 vessels on order, 

according to the list in LPG 

World Shipping compiled jointly 

with BRL Shipping Consultants. 

BRL Shipping Consultants 

maintains a large shipping 

database containing information 

on 80,000 ships. 

Mike Corkhill, editor of LPG 

World Shipping, said: “Although 

the lpg fleet, like all sectors of 

shipping, has been impacted by 

the economic recession, 

contracts for new gas carriers 

have begun to percolate through 

once again in recent months to 

replenish the order book.” 

The fleet list in LPG World 

Shipping is broken down by 

generic types of carrier and 

includes information on each 

ship, its capacity, delivery date, 

shipyard and owner, and the 

fleet in which the vessel is 

currently serving. 

Contact LPG World Shipping 

on 0208 364 1551 

www.lpgworldshipping.com 

LP GAS MAGAZINE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010 

Call for 

Rushlight Entries 

The fourth annual Rushlight 

Awards will be held on 

January 27 2011 and entries 

are invited for the 24 

categories covering 

renewable energy, clean 

fuels, energy efficiency, 

power generation, green 

products and services, water, 

waste and environmental 

monitoring and 

management. The Rushlight 

Awards promote energy, 

resource and environmental 

technologies and innovations 

by organisations throughout 

the UK and Ireland. Entries 

must be received by October 

31 2010. 

Clive Hall, chief executive 

of Eventure Media Ltd, which 

organises the awards, said: 

“The Rushlight Awards have 

become an established event 

recognising the clean 

technology stars of 

today. These awards will 

highlight the technologies 

and innovations that are 

shaping the energy, 

transport, environment and 

industry sectors in the future. 

“We have reorganised 

some of the categories this 

year and introduced one new 

one to cover environmental 

monitoring and analysis. If 

you have developed a 

technology or innovation that 

is pertinent to one of these 

categories, then do not 

hesitate to enter as you have 

so much to gain. As an RSA 

accredited event, all group 

category winners will 

automatically be nominated 

for the UK entries of the 

European Business Awards 

for the Environment.” 

Lisa Thomson, 

communications manager at 

UKLPG, said: “UKLPG is 

once again a supporting 

partner of the Rushlight 

Awards. The awards seem to 

have built momentum year 

on year and it would be nice 

to have an lpg nomination.” 

Contact the Rushlight Awards 

on 0208 870 9345 

www.rushlightawards.co.uk

NEWS 

Lpg Forklifts Outperform Diesel 

Retail delivery statistics from the 

British Industrial Truck 

Association (BITA) revealed that 

lpg is increasing in popularity in 

the forklift market. In June and 

July, sales of lpg counterbalance 

forklift trucks outsold those 

powered by diesel and, in June, 

sales of lpg trucks took a 

massive 188 per cent increase 

over the previous month’s sales. 

The statistics also showed 

that lpg forklifts accounted for 

30.2 per cent of counterbalance 

forklift trucks sold. 

Jim Moyes, Calor Gas’ forklift 

truck specialist, said the figures 

came as no surprise. 

He said: “The benefits of lpg in 

the forklift market have been 

widely recognised over recent 

years, with all of the major 

equipment manufacturers now 

offering lpg models in their 

product ranges. “LPG avoids the 

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lengthy charging periods 

associated with electric trucks 

and, as a cleaner burning fuel 

than diesel, LPG results in less 

potential for oil contamination 

and reduced overall engine 

wear. What’s more, lower 

carbon emissions from engines 

means that they can be used 

inside in sensitive environments, 

as well as outside on more 

difficult terrains.” 

Contact Calor Gas Ltd on 

08001 217841 

www.calor.co.uk 

Shell Renews Wincanton Contract 

Supply chain solutions provider 

Wincanton has secured a £13 

million two-year renewal of its 

UK bulk tanker distribution of 

lpg and aerosol propellants for 

Shell Gas. Shell’s bulk tanker 

fleet predominantly loads from 

terminals at Stanlow in 

Cheshire and Mossmorran 

in Fife and has a nationwide 

distribution network 

managed from eight strategic 

operating centres. 

Shell Gas managing 

The World LP Gas Association 

(WLPGA) HAS created a new 

website 

www.exceptionalenergy.com to 

showcase its LPG Exceptional 

Energy brand, which aims to 

raise awareness of the features 

of lpg among policymakers, 

industry and consumers and 

promote the use of consistent 

messages within the global lpg 

industry. 

The website showcases the 

features of lpg, a series of cases 

studies from around the world, 

interactive maps and graphs 

featuring the fuel’s benefits, 

Lpg is increasing in popularity in the forklift market. 

director Phil Turley said: “The 

signing of the contract 

extension between Shell Gas 

and Wincanton is testament 

to what we have already 

achieved together in health 

and safety – value generation 

and cost effective growth. 

These achievements are only 

possible through teamwork, 

determination and 

professional excellence at all 

levels of both organisations, 

and I am looking forward to 

continuing this partnership 

over the coming years.” 

Chris Kingshott, managing 

director for manufacturing at 

Wincanton added: “We work 

very closely with our 

customers to ensure they 

experience a seamless 

service, and we’re delighted 

to be continuing with the 

contract for Shell Gas.” 

Contact Wincanton on 

01249 710000 

www.wincanton.co.uk 

New Website Promotes Exceptional Energy 

factsheets, Q&As, a resource 

centre with reports and studies 

and a media room for journalists. 

The next phase will be to 

translate the website into 

different languages. 

The website also includes an 

industry toolkit for WLPGA 

members containing branded 

communication materials and 

readymade artwork, such as the 

Exceptional Times Require 

Exceptional Energy advertising 

campaign, to promote the use of 

common and consistent 

messages industrywide. 

James Rockall, managing 

director of the WLPGA, said: 

“The advertising campaign aims 

to inject a refreshing, human 

approach to the lpg industry that 

everyone can relate to. The 

brand is supplier neutral, which 

means the entire industry can 

use it. We are encouraging all of 

our regional and national 

associations to use it, so we are 

speaking with one voice and 

help spread the word that lpg is 

an exceptional energy.” 

Contact the World LP Gas 

Association on 

+33 1 58 052800 

www.worldlpgas.com 


Gas Safety 

Trust Appoints 

New Trustees 

Four new trustees have been 

appointed by gas 

safety charity the Gas Safety 

Trust. The CORGI Trust 

changed its name to The Gas 

Safety Trust in April and 

relocated its office away 

from the main CORGI office 

at Chineham Park, 

Basingstoke, to a new 

location two miles away. 

Nigel Dumbrell, trust 

manager, said: “The Gas 

Safety Trust has developed 

into the UK’s leading gas 

safety charity and as such the 

Trustees decided it was time 

to reflect its independence 

from CORGI, for which 

everyone appreciates and 

respects all the financial and 

marketing support it provided. 

However, this is a new and 

exciting era for the Gas Safety 

Trust and our new strategy will 

reflect our vision and aims for 

the next two years.” 

The new trustees are Phil 

Brown, president of the 

Institution of Gas Engineers 

& Managers (IGEM) and gas 

systems manager for 

National Grid; Bob Kerr, head 

of business integrity at 

British Gas; Roger Webb, 

deputy chief executive of the 

Society of British Gas 

Industries (SBGI) and 

director of the Heating & 

Hotwater Industry Council 

(HHIC), and Bill Wright, the 

Electrical Safety Council 

independent energy 

consultant and chair of the 

Electrical Safety Council. 

Mary Benwell, Gas Safety 

Trust chair, said: “To have the 

expert level of support from 

all the Gas Safety Trust 

trustees in this exciting 

period of our development is 

crucial and I look forward to 

the additional contribution of 

our new trustees in enabling 

the trust to meet the 

challenges and opportunities 

of the future.” 

Contact the Gas Safety Trust on 

01256 548020 

www.gas-safety-trust.org.uk

OUTDOOR LEISURE 

BUOYANT 

BARBECUE TRADE 

EXPECTED 

Richard Plowman, secretary of the Leisure & 

Outdoor Furniture Association, gives a round up 

of barbecue trends for 2011 following the 

association’s Summer Outdoor Leisure Exhibition. 

The talk of the Summer Outdoor 

Leisure Exhibition (SOLEX) in 

July, organised by the Leisure & 

Outdoor Furniture Association 

(LOFA), was the great early 

summer weather and how 

stocks in the trade were selling 

fast. These early season sales 

inevitably created big interest 

and demand from retailers at the 

show who needed to replenish 

stocks of barbecues and 

outdoor furniture for 2011. 

Barbecues have come a long 

way from the original charcoal 

burners, and lpg cooking is now 

the number one choice fuel for 

camping equipment and the 

larger multi-burner wheel around 

trolleys. Sixteen different 

exhibitors, including Landmann, 

Lifestyle Appliances, Outback 

and Mountrose, were displaying 

attractive gas barbecues and 

cooking stations at SOLEX and 

all reported good business in the 

run up to 2011. 

The trend towards 

‘staycation’ holidays in 2010 

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Sales manager Charles Condor with Cadac's Braai Maxx. 

created big demand for new gas 

fired cooking equipment, as 54 

per cent of Britons questioned in 

spring planned to take their main 

holiday in the UK. Perhaps the 

resulting wet August dampened 

enthusiasm for holidaying under 

canvas, but not the demand for 

using barbecues whenever a 

warm day offered the 

opportunity for alfresco dining. 

Big name chefs are now being 

used to drive extra endorsement 

to some offerings. HeavenChef, 

powered by Flogas, launched an 

exciting new range of Marco 

Pierre White gas barbecues and 

grills. With distinctive point of 

sale material featuring the 

somewhat scary visage of the 

famous cook glaring at 

passersby, no one could miss 

the link or the extra appeal that 

this may give to the now large 

range of innovative gas 

barbecues and portable range 

of MarcO-Grills. The colourful 

easy carry MarcO-Grill is fuelled 

with a disposable canister of 

branded ‘O-Gas’ (propane) that 

can be directly and easily 

inserted into the grill to provide a 

truly portable package. 

Cadac were showing for the 

first time the award-winning Braai 

Maxx kitchen station that won 

Gold at Spoga 2009 for barbecue 

innovation. Two high performance 

burners designed for a wide 

range of temperatures from 900 

C to 3000C provide 

interchangeable cooking surfaces 

that allow consumers to grill, stir 

fry, bake or oven cook pizzas. 

These surfaces include the Cadac 

Skottel, wok, reversible ribbed 

and flat grill plate, baking stone 

and paella pan. 

Britain’s number one 

barbecue brand Weber seemed 

to attract more customers than 

anyone else at the show. With 

50 years’ experience and a 

unique appeal to professional 

and novice barbecuers around 

the world, its kettle grills are 

world famous. 

Following a major overhaul of 

its charcoal line up for 2010, this 

year many of Weber’s gas and 

electric models are getting a 

revamp. New vibrant colours will 

be making a big splash for 2011 

on the redesigned Q range. 

Light and versatile Weber Qs are 

ideal for those people who want 

to take their barbecue on the go. 

Flare-ups and the burnt food 

that results from fat dropping 

onto burner surfaces are 

obviously a fresh focus to some 

barbecue manufacturers. All 

OutdoorChef’s gas barbecues 

now feature a factoryassembled 

burner protected by 

a patented porcelain enamelled 

funnel system that protects the 

burner from dripping fat. The 


Grillstream inventor Peter Neath explains to Dragon's Den cameras the launch by 

Leisuregrow of their no-flare improvement to lp gas barbecues. 

kettle shape allows for direct 

and all round indirect cooking 

and the funnel system means no 

more flare-ups because it guides 

any liquids safely into the drip 

pan below. It does this while 

maintaining an authentic 

barbecue flavour. 

The 2011 Outdoor Chef range 

includes ten premium gas kettle 

barbecues, all of which 

incorporate the unique funnelsystem 

technology. Top of the 

range is the Venezia with two 

separate ring burners and 

gourmet design trolley complete 

with granite work surface to the 

smaller futuristic trolley of the 

Delta 480. 

On the Leisuregrow stand, the 

inventors of the GrillStream 

patented double grill bar system, 

which makes flare-ups a thing of 

the past, were on hand to explain 

their moment of fame on last 

year’s Dragon’s Den. Developing 

the invention into a unique range 

of traditional and gas fired 

barbecues has been the privilege 

of Richard Grimmer, managing 

director of distributor Leisuregrow, 

who was proud to welcome a 

BBC crew onto the stand so they 

could film the next stage in getting 

the invention to market. 

With the patented Grillstream 

system fitted to traditional and 

gas fired barbecues, anyone can 

cook with confidence. Videos 

showed how the system still 

allows direct grilling through the 

bars yet, because of their V 

shape, fat and drain liquids away 

from the burners or coals to 

prevent flare-ups. 

Contact the Leisure & 

Outdoor Furniture 

Association on 01243 839593 

www.lofa.com


BARBECUING 

PLEASURE 

WHATEVER THE 

WEATHER 

OMC brand Broil King reports major sales growth 

of its lpg barbecues this year as UK consumers 

enjoy outdoor entertaining. Mike Francis, OMC’s 

UK general sales manager, tells us why. 

Broil King is the major barbecue 

brand of the Onward 

Manufacturing Company Ltd 

(OMC), a Canadian family 

owned company established in 

1906. As a leading manufacturer 

and distributor of quality lpg 

barbecue products in over 30 

countries, OMC has built an 

enviable reputation for quality, 

durability and cooking 

performance. It’s UK operation, 

based in Neston, Cheshire, has 

been running for over 10 years, 

distributing through Calor Gas 

showrooms and a network of 

outdoor leisure independents. 

In 2010, OMC has seen a 

significant rise even on the record 

sales of 2009. Our sales 

performance this year was 

boosted by the great weather 

before the May Bank Holidays, 

which is traditionally the start of 

the barbecue season. The 

football World Cup also 

contributed but, overall, UK 

consumers are discovering how 

easy it is to cook with lpg models, 

particularly Broil King, as they are 

so versatile, offering direct or 

convection oven cooking. 

We find our independent 

retailers take the time to explain 

all the features of our models so 

customers understand the full 

range of possibilities beyond 

flipping sausages and burgers – 

that you can roast a chicken, 

cook a pizza or even bake a 

cake with one of our models. 

They are also assured of our 

great quality, being built in North 

America and not China, and our 

10 

Imperial XL. 

warranties range from two to five 

years on our stainless steel 

burners and limited lifetime on 

our die-cast aluminium ovens. 

We also back this up with 

excellent after sales service and 

we’re committed to ensuring the 

availability of genuine 

replacement parts for many 

years to come. Overall, Broil 

King gas barbecues deliver 

great results, making 

barbecuing a pleasure whatever 

the weather. 

Broil King lpg models range 

from under £200 to £2,000. On 

the larger models, the cabinets 

provide ample room to store a 

13kg propane cylinder and their 

trademark Sure-Lite ignition 

system offers peace of mind for 

lighting the barbecue regardless 

of weather conditions. 

Broil King’s flagship model is 

the impressive Imperial XL, 

which features six stainless 

Dual-Tube steel burners and a 

massive cooking surface. This 

provides the flexibility of precise 

heat control, with two separate 

ovens allowing cooking at 

different temperatures at the 

same time. This model has it all, 

whether entertaining two people 

or twenty-two. 

Slightly smaller in size but 

equally impressive are the Regal, 

Sovereign and Signet models. 

With the Monarch, the 

exceptional quality remains the 

same, which is what sets this 

series apart from its rival brands. 

It features a rustproof cast 

aluminium oven, the unbeatable 

11.4kW Super 8 Infinity Dual 

Burner and durable stainless 

steel components, making this a 

dependable barbecue with great 

value for all to enjoy. 

Two of Broil King’s best sellers, 

the Gem and Gem Super, 

although smaller, are built to the 

same rigorous standards. They’re 

loaded with quality features not 

normally found with other entrylevel 

models. The Gems are 

perfect for smaller families and 

tight spaces without sacrificing 

cooking efficiency. Features 

include an 8.8kW stainless steel 

dual burner and a trivet side 

burner on the Gem Super. 


OMC has seen a significant rise even on the record sales of 2009. 

Porta-Chef. 

There are two portable 

barbecues in the range – the 

Porta-Chef and the newly 

launched Porta-Chef Pro. Cooking 

on the go has never been more 

convenient than with these two 

models, which are probably the 

most powerful portable barbecues 

available. The sturdy legs quickly 

snap into place, providing a stable 

standalone barbecue with enough 

cooking surface to cater for the 

whole family. Features include a 

stainless steel 4.7kW burner, the 

Flav-R-Wave cooking system, 

porcelain-coated cast iron cooking 

grid on the Porta-Chef Pro and a 

retractable warming rack. 

OMC undertook a UK public 

relations campaign this year that 

included sponsorship of the 

Rugby Sevens Tournament at 

Twickenham in May and a 

broadcast campaign featuring 

England player Nick Easter. A 

barbecuing enthusiast himself, 

Nick was amused by results of a 

consumer survey by Broil King 

highlighting men’s fascination 

with outdoor cooking and their 

overall confidence when 

equipped with a high quality lpg 

barbecue. Outdoor cooking 

becomes a pleasure not a chore, 

particularly when linked to sports 

events and entertaining friends, 

and perhaps this, combined with 

some sunshine and a Broil King 

barbecue, is the key to further 

growth in the UK. 

Contact OMC Barbecues Ltd 

on 0151 336 6464 

www.omcbbq.com

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Cadac Bringing Real Innovation 

Cadac first launched in Europe in 

Holland in 1992 and, in January, 

Cadac UK was set up with 

offices, warehousing and 

manufacturing in Sheffield. Cadac 

is a 60-year-old South African 

company that has been the 

market leader for barbecues in its 

home country for many decades. 

Charles Conder, general 

manager at Cadac UK, said: 

“Cadac Corner is as familiar at 

South African sporting events as 

the Guinness tent at 

Twickenham or the Foster’s tent 

at The Oval. The original Cadac 

Skottel barbecue was based on 

a curved plough head used by 

farmers to cook meat and was 

principally designed as a 

camping/day trip barbecue. 

“The company’s strength has 

always been product innovation 

and improvement, with a large 

team of designers based in 

Europe, here in the UK and in 

South Africa. It still leads the 

world in camping barbecues, 

but has now turned its design 

and innovation skills to patio 

barbecues as well.” 

Cadac intends to broaden its 

distribution of both camping and 

patio barbecues, particularly at 

independent distributors, such 

as garden centres. 

Charles said: “Our build and 

design quality is second to none, 

we have outstanding point of 

sale and our pricing is 

competitive. We have the 

opportunity to bring real 

innovation to a market where 

successful new ideas are a rarity. 

“Our products have featured in 

Good Housekeeping magazine, 

on Channel 5’s The Gadget 

Show, ITV’s Good Morning – 

Phillip Schofield was particularly 

enthusiastic about the Skottel for 

stir-frying – and we also expect to 

appear on another terrestrial TV 

programme within the next few 

months. This exposure is likely to 

increase throughout the next 12 

to 18 months and filming has just 

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been completed for inclusion on 

a major terrestrial programme 

due out in spring 2010, featuring 

the Meridian barbecue.” 

Cadac will launch two new 

barbecues for 2011. Meridian is 

a range of European designed 

hooded and flattop barbecues 

with three or four burners. The 

Braai Maxx has interchangeable 

cooking surfaces and 

independently heat controlled 

dual hooded burner boxes that 

allow consumers to grill, stir-fry, 

bake or oven cook. It includes 

two five-jet burners that 

allow temperatures from 

90 to 350 degrees 

Celsius. 

Charles said: “The current 

state of the economy, combined 

with the poor exchange rate, 

means that the so called 

‘staycation’ is a reality – 54 per 

cent of Britons plan to take their 

main holiday in the UK according 

to a survey by YouGov for The 

Sunday Times, and campsite 

bookings have seen double digit 

growth for the past two years. 

The number of barbecues sold 

for festivals – at least half a million 

people attended festivals in 2009 

– and day trip use has also 

increased significantly over the 

past few years, and this is a real 

opportunity for garden centres to 

extend their barbecue category.” 

Contact Cadac UK on 

0114 230 0091 

www.cadaceurope.com 

Cadac Braai Maxx. 

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PERSONALISING 

THE ALFRESCO 

EXPERIENCE 

Despite the changeable weather often 

associated with the typical British summer, 

outdoor leisure is a growing industry in the UK. 

Henry Cubbon, managing director of Flogas and 

its specialist barbecue division HeavenChef, 

explains why the market is expanding and how 

this provides opportunities for the lpg industry. 

From barbecues and alfresco 

dining to lazy summer evenings 

in the garden, outdoor leisure 

activities are becoming 

increasingly popular in the 

UK. As a result, we are 

seeing growing numbers of 

consumers investing heavily 

in creating the right 

environment for their outdoor 

space and the products that 

they select to do this. In turn, 

this has created a stronger 

marketplace for lpg fuelled 

leisure products. 

Whether it’s barbecues, patio 

heaters or lighting, dull, one-sizefits-all 

designs no longer cut it 

with consumers. Instead, we are 

seeing homeowners demand 

products that offer a careful 

balance of stylish aesthetics and 

performance, and can be 

tailored to meet their personal 

needs, and lpg designed goods 

provide the perfect route to 

accomplishing this. 

For example, when it comes 

to barbecues, consumers don’t 

automatically opt for a simple 

charcoal box as they may have 

done a few years ago. Instead, 

they are looking for 

technologically advanced 

products that not only help them 

to show off their outdoor 

cooking prowess, but are also 

versatile enough to meet their 

requirements. 

This is just one of the reasons 

why we have seen a significant 

increase in purchases of lpg 

powered barbecues in recent 

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MarcO-Grill 1000. 

years. Portable, lightweight lpg 

barbecues, such as HeavenChef’s 

MarcO-Grill 1000 endorsed by 

Marco Pierre White, are proving 

increasingly popular with 

homeowners, camping 

enthusiasts, caravanners and 

festivalgoers alike. The reason 

being that technological 

advancements, such as built in 

regulators, which allow the 

barbecue to be instantly 

connected to portable gas 

canisters or full-sized leisure 

cylinders, mean it can be used 

with ease both at home and away. 

For others, however, the 

barbecue is seen as an 

extension of the kitchen and a 

tool for flaunting their 

barbecuing expertise. The 

increasing popularity of 

television cookery shows has 

seen more and more people 

striving to hone their culinary 

skills, and an lpg barbecue 

provides them with the perfect 

tool to showcase their talents 

HeavenChef Olympic. 

thanks to the level of fuel control 

some products offer. This has 

opened up the market for 

grander barbecues, such as 

HeavenChef’s Olympic or 

Titan models, which 

incorporate everything the 

keen barbecuer requires, 

from moisture bays that 

prevent food from drying out 

to glass viewing panels built 

into the hood. 

This quest by consumers 

to find personalised products 

to suit their needs does not end 

with barbecues. Lpg powered 

patio heaters have also 

experienced a similar trend. 

Again, today’s energy and cost 

conscious consumer will look for 

a product that has been tailored 

to suit their needs. For example, 

we are seeing a rising popularity 

of eco-friendly patio heaters, such 

HeavenChef Titan. 


as the Enders Eco heater, which 

provides 83 per cent less CO2 

emissions than some other 

standard heaters, as consumers 

strive to go green and spend less. 

With a wider selection of 

outdoor leisure products to 

choose from and the launch of an 

extensive range of price points, 

the concept of outdoor living has 

become accessible and, more 

significantly, appealing to the 

mass market. As major DIY 

retailers offer a whole host of gas 

appliances as standard, 

increasing numbers of people are 

being introduced to the outdoor 

leisure market, and there can be 

no doubt that this marketplace 

will continue to grow. 

Contact Flogas UK Ltd on 

0116 264 9089 

www.flogas.co.uk

LIFESTYLE 

SEEING LEISURE 

SECTOR GROWTH 

By Steve Goldsworthy, area sales 

manager, Lifestyle Appliances Ltd 

Lifestyle Appliances has seen a lot of changes 

in the outdoor leisure industry over a short 

period of time. 

After a difficult trading period in 

the last two years, this year has 

seen a growth in all Lifestyle 

Appliances’ business sector sales 

for outdoor leisure, including lp 

gas barbecues and patio and 

greenhouse heaters, and 

industrial products, where we are 

going from strength to strength. 

Our top of the range Lifestyle 

stainless steel Connoisseur Pro 

gas barbecues, available in four, 

five and seven burner models 

and with the option of additional 

stainless steel freestanding units 

to create a complete outdoor 

theatre, are creating a great 

amount of interest, as is the 

Lifestyle range of Aurora Deluxe 

barbecues, available with two, 

three or four burners in either 

flatbed lid or full hooded versions. 

The current market for budget 

gas barbecues is seeing low 

prices that have never been 

seen before in the marketplace. 

Lifestyle greenhouse heater. 

However, we believe this will 

benefit the quality end of the 

barbecue market, opening it up 

for consumers wanting to trade 

up to the mid and top quality 

gas grills. 

There is still a lot of general 

interest in our gas patio heaters 

and we are continuing to receive 

enquires from the commercial 

and general leisure sectors. 

Lifestyle has the ideal lpg patio 

heater range to extend the 

outdoor leisure period into the 

autumn evenings. 

Also, with the push for more 

‘grow your own’ requirements, 

our lpg greenhouse heater has 

generated a large amount of 

interest and sales. The heater is 

designed for glass greenhouses, 

supplying 1.9kW heat output, 

and is fully thermostatically 

controlled and supplied with 

hose and gas regulator. 

Having launched our lpg 

Lifestyle connoisseur Pro outdoor theatre. 

industrial equipment catalogue 

12 months ago, Lifestyle 

Appliances’ market share has 

gained great recognition within 

the industry. We still continue to 

receive positive feedback as one 

of the most comprehensive lpg 

industrial catalogues produced. 

We are also continuing our 

process of fully updating our 

website, which will shortly be 

listing our full range in detail. This 

will enable our customers to view 

our catalogue online at any time. 

As a direct result of this, our 

industrial lpg product sales have 

continued to show good growth, 

and products, such as our 

cabinet heaters, site heaters and 

gas accessories, have produced 

a steady increase in the general 

market share for Lifestyle. 

Aurora. Lifestyle commercial patio heater. 



A great deal of hard work has 

taken place in the last 12 

months from all the team at 

Lifestyle Appliances to ensure 

our customers are given the 

best products and service. At 

Lifestyle, we take great pride in 

our high service levels. We offer 

a full, professional operational 

service to meet all customer 

requirements from our head 

office, based in Redditch, 

Worcestershire. 

All enquires, orders, stock 

distribution and technical 

information is handled directly by 

our colleagues, who are always 

happy to help and assist in all 

matters. Stock orders can be 

dispatched on a next day 

service, with pallet quantity 

orders offered on a standard two 

to three-day service. 

This is recognised by our 

customers, and we would like to 

take this opportunity to thank 

them for their continued support. 

Due to continued market 

growth by Lifestyle Appliances in 

the lpg and general outdoor 

leisure market, we are pleased 

to announce a new appointment 

to the company. Craig Broome 

as joined our growing team as 

national accounts and marketing 

manager. Craig has a vast 

amount of experience, having 

worked for over 25 years in the 

outdoor leisure market in the UK 

and Ireland. 

Contact Lifestyle Appliances 

Ltd on 01527 65126 

www.lifestyleappliances.co.uk 

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Barbecue Style Revolution 

John Brunner and Jeremy 

Taylor, co-founders of British 

design house and manufacturer 

Designer Holdings, have 

partnered with a Danish furniture 

design team to launch the new 

Grilltech C-BBQ range. 

John Brunner said: “This year, 

barbecues get a much needed 

style makeover with our awardwinning 

brand Grilltech releasing 

the new contemporary C-BBQ 

range. ’Cool’, ‘minimalist’ or 

‘chic’ were not adjectives used 

to describe barbecues until we 

set about a style evolution, 

transforming the humble grill into 

an object of desire. 

Incorporating cutting edge 

design, with durability and 

exceptional quality, the range 

comprises three sleek stainless 

steel models offering luxurious 

grilling experiences that look and 

perform like no other.” 

The C-BBQ 1 is a professional 

grade gas barbecue and, with a 

3,123cm2 cooking area, it’s the 

Leisuregrow Products Ltd 

has launched new barbecue 

ranges incorporating 

Grillstream, a new grilling 

technology that was seen on 

the BBC television show 

Dragon’s Den. A follow up 

show was filmed on the 

Leisuregrow stand at the 

Solex exhibition in July and 

will air in early 2011. 

Leisuregrow’s 200, 

14 

largest grill in the range. The 

rectangular stainless steel model 

features a patented roll away 

roasting lid operated by a side 

handle, multi-functional wooden 

shelving that can be turned 

down to house cooking utensils 

or opened out to extend the 

cooking space, cast iron grills 

and two high power extra long 

burners, eliminating cold spots. 

The C-BBQ 2 and C-BBQ 3 

models are designed for smaller 

terraces and balconies. Like the 

C-BBQ 1, they are equipped 

with cast iron grills and patented 

space saving features, including 

300 and 600 Series models all 

incorporate its Grillstream 

technology. Specially shaped 

double grills channel 

dripping fats generated 

during cooking away from 

the heat source, which 

allows the food to grill safely 

and more healthily whilst 

maintaining the barbecue 

taste. The Grillstream grills 

heat food to the optimum 

temperature for juices to turn 

into smoke, which then 

infuses the food with the 

barbecue flavour. 

Lauren 

Woodgate at 

Leisuregrow said: 

“Leisuregrow barbecues, 

which incorporate 

Grillstream technology, are 

the first real innovation 

since the invention of the 

gas barbecue. This 

revolutionary technology 

ensures food is cooked in a 

more controlled way, so that 

food is succulent and 

an integral fold down roasting lid 

that rotates 180 degrees and is 

concealed under the 1,600cm2 

cooking area, plus a slide out 

drip tray for easy cleaning. 

John said: “Grilltech set out 

with the mission to create a 

barbecue that didn’t look like a 

barbecue. Barbecues tend to 

have very little design input and 

they can be a bit of an eyesore 

on a beautiful rooftop or balcony. 

This product was crying out for a 

redesign.” 

Buoyed with the simple 

mission of redesigning the un- 

maintains that authentic 

barbecue flavour. It also 

eliminates flare-ups, which 

are the cause of so many 

burnt sausages and chicken 

pieces.” 

Leisuregrow says the 

Grillstream system is the first 

to completely eradicate flareups 

and fat fires as the 

cooking grease is channelled 


designed, John and Jeremy 

have created a portfolio of 

everyday household items that 

have been transformed from 

mundane devices into slick 

must-have designer pieces. 

Home brands under the Direct 

Designs banner include the 

Grilltech and Hotspot 

barbecues, the Heatstrip 

indoor/outdoor heater and the 

Urban Flame indoor fireplace. 

Contact Designer Holdings 

on 08444 630267 

www.designerholdings.co.uk 

Leisuregrow Adopts Dragon’s Den Grillstream 

Leisuregrow 645. 

C-BBQ1. 

C-BBQ3. 

Leisuregrow 666. 

away into a catch system, 

and also has improved heat 

distribution plates that are 

more efficient and use 30 per 

cent less lpg. 

The Leisuregrow 2011 

range also includes barbecue 

accessories and covers. 

Contact Leisuregrow Products 

Ltd on 01462 744654 

www.leisuregrow.com

WEBER TRANSFORMS 

FOR 2011 

By John Cooper, managing director, 

Weber UK 

As British barbecue experts, Weber is excited 

to be launching a series of new innovations for 

2011 that are set to take the outdoor leisure 

industry by storm. 

Weber is the UK’s number one 

barbecue brand, with over 50 

years’ expertise in producing 

outdoor gas grills of exceptional 

quality and style. Following a 

major overhaul of our charcoal 

line up in 2010, this year, many of 

Weber’s gas models are getting 

a revamp, with a number of new 

features that should appeal to 

retailers and consumers alike. 

GENESIS 

Weber has radically transformed 

its classic Genesis range, 

bringing a whole new dimension 

to the UK’s gas barbecue 

offering. Featuring design and 

technology elements inspired by 

its ‘big brother’ – the top of the 

range Weber Summit – the new 

Genesis models are an evolution 

of design and functionality. 

Consumer studies indicate that 

Weber Genesis consumers want 

additional workspace, so 

significant enhancements have 

been made in this area. Advances 

in valve ignition systems have 

allowed the control knobs to be 

moved to the front, providing the 

additional workspace. The front 

control panel also allows for 

migration of Summit technologies. 

The new entry level Genesis 

E310 is set to be a bestseller 

with its stunning good looks. 

The model features two locking 

casters, two fixed casters, a 

porcelain-enamelled shroud and 

a centre-mounted thermometer. 

There are two stainless steel 

work surfaces and three 

stainless steel burners, plus 

porcelain-enamelled cooking 

grates, porcelain-enamelled 

Flavorizer bars, a total cooking 

area of 637 sq in and a warming 

rack area of 130 sq in. 

The Genesis E310 also has 

a 42,000 BTU/hour input, a 

limited 25-year warranty and is 

available in the S-310 stainless 

steel version. 

SEAR 

The inventive new Genesis E- 

330 Grill Centre is a real 

standout product with a high in 

store impact. The ‘outdoor 

kitchen’ offers more workspace 

and storage, with a number of 

enriched features, such as a 

front mounted control panel with 

style kettle knobs, advanced 

valve ignition system, a porcelain 

enamelled shroud with centre 

thermometer and the new 

10,000 BTU/hour input sear 

burner Sear Station. 

The all-new high-powered 

Weber Sear Station boost 

burner creates a temporary high 

heat zone, which flash sears 

steaks to perfection, creating 

beautiful caramelised grill 

marks and sealing in juices. 

After searing, slide the meat to 

a cooler zone of the grill to 

finish cooking – the ‘sear and 

slide’ technique. 

The Genesis E-330 Grill 

Centre also features cabinets 

that include wire shelving for 

storage and two stainless steel 

worktops. The E-330 is available 

in the S-330 stainless steel 

version and an accessory cover 

is available separately for both 

models. The E-330 and S-330 

models are also available 

without the Grill Centre, whilst 

keeping all other features and 

style of the updated version. 

For 2011, Weber has enhanced 

its increasingly popular Q range, 

adding a whole host of new 

features. Light, versatile and 

durable, Weber Qs are ideal for 

those wanting to take their 

barbecue ‘on the go’, or for 

barbecuers that are looking for 

something a little bit different 

when it comes to design. 

Weber has created a new 

stylish Q stand, which will be 

included in the box with all 

Q120s, Q200s and Q220s. It 

features three tool holders and a 

screen to hide the lp gas bottle. 

The sleek screen can attach in 

two ways, offering consumers 

the choice to decide which way 

they prefer it to face. Next year, 

the Q120, Q220 and Q200 will 

also be packaged with this new 

stand all in one box, meaning no 

more logistical problems of two 

boxes and two barcodes. 

The Q120 has a new look and 

now has a higher lid profile and 

an integrated thermometer, 

which gives the barbecue added 

appeal. The Q range all boast 

five-year warranties for 

customer peace of mind and are 

designed to be used all year 

round, whatever the weather. 

SUMMIT 

Weber’s new Summit S670 is set 

to be the most sought after luxury 

grill on the market for 2011. The 

model builds on the current top 

of the line Weber Summit S650 

and will feature a 480° Celsius 

Sear Station, lighted control 

knobs, a new side table and 

control panel with castings, trim 

on stainless steel doors and a 

Tuck Away Rotisserie. 



Weber’s Grill Academy teaches how to get the best out of a barbecue. 

Weber is also adding a 

Summit E670, E470 and S470 to 

the much celebrated barbecue 

range. The Summit E670 has the 

same features as the S670 but in 

black enamel and the Summit 

E470 has four burners. The 

S470 has a stainless steel finish 

with all the new features of the 

S670, but with four burners. All 

the new Weber Summits have a 

limited 25-year warranty. 

ACADEMY 

Earlier this year, Weber launched 

the UK’s first dedicated barbecue 

cookery school, which is located 

just outside of Oxford. The Grill 

Academy offers British barbecue 

fans the unique opportunity to be 

trained by Weber’s highly skilled 

barbecue tutors on the very latest 

Weber models. 

Classes cover everything 

barbecuers need to know about 

the different cookery techniques 

and how to get the best out of 

their barbecue. A year round 

venue, guests to the academy 

can cook on gas barbecues in 

the specially adapted kitchen, or 

outdoors on charcoal or 

smoker-style barbecues. 

Contact Weber UK on 

01756 692600 

www.weberbbq.co.uk 

Weber Q120. 

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TELEMETRY 

IMPROVING SUPPLY 

EFFICIENCY 

By Dave Oakes, sales director, 

Powelectrics Ltd 

New generation telemetry benefits you, your 

customers and the environment. 

There’s no disputing that last 

winter was a harsh one that 

provided lpg suppliers with some 

additional challenges – road 

closures, harsh conditions and 

the restrictions of the working 

time directive made it increasingly 

difficult to deliver product where it 

was needed most. 

The challenges facing any 

form of logistics are continually 

increasing, with the cost of fuel 

always on the rise and ever more 

congestion on the roads, so it’s 

therefore no great surprise that 

the European Chemical Industry 

Council (CEFIC) is encouraging 

the extended use of Enterprise 

Resource Planning (ERP) tools to 

improve supply chain efficiency. 

According to the Department 

for Transport, by 2015, total 

traffic on the roads will have 

grown by over 30 per cent in the 

UK compared to 2000 levels, and 

the CBI has estimated that road 

congestion costs the UK up to 

£20 billion per year. Since 2000, 

the price of fuel has increased 42 

per cent, so it’s certainly not 

going to get cheaper to distribute 

The price of fuel has increased by 

42% since 2000. 

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86% of deliveries could be made more efficiently. 

lpg in the future. 

Help is at hand in the form of 

the Metron series from 

Powelectrics, which leads the 

way in next generation telemetry 

devices, bringing down solution 

costs and opening up 

applications that were previously 

hard to justify. Wire-free, low 

cost flexible communications 

from an internal battery leads to 

a quick and easy installation. 

The use of Metron telemetry 

devices for tank level monitoring 

has seen an increase in drop size 

of 34 per cent, leading to 

significant cost savings and a 

dramatic reduction in CO2 

emissions. But the benefits don’t 

stop there. There are operational 

benefits, with fewer emergency 

shipments, reduced customer 

service requirements and 

reduced sales resources needed. 

The balance sheet can look 

healthier, as inventory visibility 

downstream can reduce the 

inventory requirement upstream. 

Sales can be increased as you 

have a saleable service to your 

customer, there’s increased 

customer retention, and you can 

even improve your margins by 

serving more customers with the 

same number of vehicles in your 

fleet. There are some intangible 

benefits too, such as a better 

use of sales force time and the 

establishment of an integrated 

link with your customers. 

A successful programme 

makes a supplier more 

competitive while also increasing 

the success of the customer, 

resulting in long term supply 

relationships and wins for both 

parties. Analysis in the lpg sector 

has shown that 86 per cent of 

deliveries could be made more 

efficient and that, once telemetry 

has been fitted, 24 per cent fewer 

deliveries are needed in order to 

supply the same volume to the 

same number of customers. 

Wire-free solutions make 

installation very quick, and 

multichannel devices significantly 

lower the total solution cost. 

Telemetry has never been as 

affordable. Low cost 

communications, coupled with 

cost effective hardware and data 

delivery solutions, means that 

Powelectrics can offer a 62 per 

cent saving on a project when 

compared to alternative vendors. 

UK based Powelectrics 

develops and manufactures 

technologically advanced 

products that have already 

helped secure contracts from 

global giants Air Products and 

Shell, and the company is 

forecasting significant growth in 

the next few years, bringing new 

jobs to the region. 

The philosophy is simple – 

wire-free devices that are easy 

to install, easy to use and 

affordable. The range includes 

devices with ATEX approval for 

use in potentially explosive 

environments. 


Improve margins by serving more customers with the same number of vehicles. 

Metron has seen a 34% drop size increase. 

Flexibility is important and 

Powelectrics devices can 

interface to a wide range of 

sensor types, as well as 

supporting a number of 

protocols for onward 

communications. Customers 

want to be in control and able to 

use their own sim cards and 

servers to collect the data. Data 

can be delivered into your IT 

infrastructure, ensuring benefits 

are maximised. 

Powelectrics was successful 

at the 2009 British Engineering 

Excellence Awards and the 

achievements in the design of 

the award-winning Metron2 

were twofold. 

Traditionally, industrial 

products requiring installation 

have a poor level of user 

feedback, which means that the 

installer is working almost blind. 

The LCD graphical display on 

the Metron2 makes the 

commissioning process clear 

and simple, using a logical menu 

system. The display also offers 

local access to measurements if 

required. 

At the same time, the Metron2 

is designed to compete at the 

price sensitive end of the 

GSM/GPRS telemetry market. It 

proves that a compact, reliable 

and functional telemetry system 

offering a great user experience 

can now be realised at low cost. 

Powelectrics consulted 

extensively with users at all 

levels on the final design of the 

menu system and the layout of 

information on the display, a 

point that particularly impressed 

the BEEA judges. 

Contact Powelectrics Ltd on 

01827 310666 

www.powelectrics.co.uk

ComBINED gAS SYStEmS 

Engineering Excellence through Cost Effective Design 


TELEMETRY 

WIRELESS MONITORING AT HEART 

By Steve Fitzgerald, Vectec Ltd 

Wireless telemetry and lpg are at 

the very heart of Vectec Ltd, and 

have been for over 10 years. 

We at Vectec pride ourselves 

on being at the leading edge of 

wireless technology for lpg. All 

our products are developed inhouse 

and manufactured in 

Europe, and this close physical 

relationship between design and 

manufacture yields tremendous 

benefits for all parties. 

The heart of our system is a 

GSM GPRS unit, which can be 

either battery or mains operated. 

It has an onboard local radio 

frequency communications link 

and can interface with a range of 

different sensors, providing near 

real-time data to our clients. For 

lpg, we use the industry leading 

Hall Effect dials from Rochester. 

When the GPRS unit is battery 

enabled, the unit has a life 

expectancy of 10 years, making 

it almost maintenance free and 

Combined Gas Systems Ltd 

is pleased to extend its range of pumps, 

compressors, vaporisers and air/gas 

mixers to complement its already 

extensive range of bulk tank equipment. 

New to its range are: 

• Corken pumps and compressors 

• Algas-SDI range of LPG vaporisers and 

gas/air mixers 

All equipment supplied by Combined Gas Systems is 

supported by field based qualified/factory trained 

engineers and technicians. 

We are able to offer a full design, installation, 

commissioning, service and maintenance for this range 

of equipment. 

Combined Gas Systems is a leading supplier and 

installer of autogas dispensing equipment and supports 

these installations with its 24 hour, 365 days a year 

maintenance support contracts. 

ideal for remote locations. With 

over 40,000 telemetry units 

deployed throughout Europe for 

clients, such as Butagaz, 

Primagaz, Shell and Total, we 

have built up an enviable 

position within our industry for 

reliable, cost effective wireless 

telemetry solutions. 

The tank installation takes 

around a couple of hours. The 

Hall Effect device, which is 

hardwired into an ATEX 

approved radio frequency 

transmitter, communicates the 

tank’s residual volume of lpg to 

our GPRS unit. We offer a bulk 

inventory monitoring solution 

based on telemetry that is 

certified as ATEX zone 1. 

Low cost Hall Effect sensors 

from Rochester are installed on 

the lpg tanks and connected to 

a GSM transmitter. Radio 

frequency is used for both above 

and belowground tanks to 

ensure the GSM transmitter is 

placed outside with a good 

We are also main distributors for the below 

listed brands: 

• Corken pumps and compressors 

• Fisher Controls LP Gas regulators and valves 

• Chemet LPG tanks 

• Algas-SDI vaporisers and gas/air mixers 

• FAS equipment 

• Gilbarco Veeder Root equipment 

• Yenen dispensers 

• Red Jacket submersible pumps 

• Ninnelt cylinder filling equipment 

• Rochester storage tank and road tanker 

level gauges 

To extend the life of your assets, we also offer a full 

reconditioning service using manufacturer certified 

parts. 

For any enquiries please contact us on: 

Tel: +44 (0) 1925 767217 

Fax: +44 (0) 1925 762670 

Email: sales@combinedgas.com 

www.combinedgas.com 

network connection. The 

frequency of the measurements 

and the transmission of the data 

are determined by our clients. 

The captured data is 

transmitted via GPRS to a 

central database for M2M 

processing. Clients are provided 

with visibility on lpg volume 

levels and alarms by SMS and 

email when the emergency level 

is reached. The use of our 

technology provides lpg 

suppliers with remote monitoring 

and alarms to reduce their costs 

and keep their customers happy. 

No longer do customers have 

to worry about their lpg tanks 

running dry as we can also 

patch the alarms into a preferred 

lpg supplier so that they can also 

monitor the lpg levels and advise 

when a top up is necessary. 

Lpg consumption can be 

monitored on a monthly, weekly or 

daily level and the data accessed 

via our unique web interface and 

imported into an Excel 

spreadsheet. Customers can then 

see usage levels plotted over time 

and compare consumption, which 

is especially useful when doing 

any forward budget planning. 

Lpg distributors use our 

technology as a bulk inventory 

monitoring solution to manage 

their customers’ stocks, 

optimise deliveries and 

significantly reduce logistics 

costs. Waiting for customers’ 

requests for deliveries leads to 

urgent shipments, inefficient 

tanker routing and inaccurate 

planning. This increases costs, 

which are passed onto clients 

unnecessarily. 

All in all, we have a highly 

reliable technical solution for 

monitoring lpg in the field and, 

with years of experience under our 

belt, you can now take the worry 

out of maintaining and monitoring 

lpg in your organisation. 

Contact Vectec Ltd on 

08452 604244 

www.vectec.co.uk 

Doncaster Office: Unit 1b, Plumtree Farm Industrial Estate, 

Harworth, Doncaster, South Yorks DN11 8EW 

Registered Office: 13 Brookfield Road, Culcheth, 

Warrington, Cheshire WA3 4PB 

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PRODUCTS 

Rewriting the Rulebook 

Richard Smith, technical 

regulators manager at Clesse 

(UK) Ltd, says the company has 

decided to rewrite the rulebook 

on domestic tank regulators to 

produce equipment tailored for 

the requirements of the UK 

market. 

He said: “The brief was to 

design a range of tank 

equipment in modular form that 

could combine the best of 

Clesse’s current range and 

develop new, and ensure it was 

not only interchangeable with 

current equipment in the field, 

but also reliable and cost 

effective, and would embrace 

both two and three stage 

regulating pressures.” 

Using his experience as an lpg 

engineer, managing director Kaz 

Dziamarski thought it was 

evident that what the lpg 

industry needed was a new tank 

regulator. 

He said: “It was evident that it 

had to be a ‘clean piece of 

paper’ approach to design – 

take the best of the rest and 

improve on it, use the best 

quality materials and, finally and 

most importantly, listen to the 

people who will ultimately buy 

and use it.” 

Design work began three 

years ago at Clesse’s Italian 

Novacomet factory with initial 

drafts and concepts. 

Kaz said: “Claudio Peli and his 

team revelled in the opportunity 

as, not only was this a new 

BP2203. 

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project, but it would be a major 

part of the new Novacomet, now 

specialising in bulk tank 

regulation for Clesse. 

“Careful consideration was 

taken with regard to reliability 

and ease of use. UPSO resets 

followed standard industry reset 

procedures to make it simple to 

talk the customer through any 

reset. The OPSO was designed 

to have a clear cover so an 

‘armed’ indicator could be seen. 

The clear cap was also captive 

to the reset spindle, enabling 

easy resetting upon trip off, 

engaging when the seal is 

broken and cap is unscrewed.” 

Kaz says size and 

configuration were also 

considerations – it had to be 

small enough to fit under the 

hood and big enough to give the 

performance required. The 

design route called for a nominal 

10.5kg/h of lpg to be passed by 

the regulator with a low inlet 

pressure of 0.45bar, whilst 

maintaining a constant outlet 

pressure of 37mbar. In most 

situations, the regulator delivers 

37mb pressure to cover most 

typical 70kW installations down 

to 0.2bar inlet pressure, giving 

stability and additional capacity. 

Richard said: “Not only does 

this new regulator, known as the 

BP2203, work admirably at 

37mbar, it will also perform the 

same at an outlet pressure of 

75mbar; with the 75mbar 

version, UPSO is not required. 

This gives the choice to ‘where 

practicable’ provide a lowpressure 

intermediate solution 

for three stage systems. 

“Trials of the BP2203 proved 

so successful that the regulator 

very quickly went into production 

after two seasons of trials. It’s 

now been over a year since full 

production started and reliability 

has been second to none. The 

ease of installation and use is so 

user friendly that it’s becoming 

the standard in domestic bulk 

regulation in the UK.” 

The BP2203’s new OPSO has 

been fitted to all Clesse’s range 

of domestic and medium 

capacity tank regulators. In 

addition, high and low-pressure 

variants are available as 

standalone units. 

Clesse UK has a range of 

standard regulators in a modular 

form that can be assembled to 

supply any two-stage installation 

up to 75kg/h of lpg using three 

regulators, and three stage 

pressure systems currently up to 

25kg/h. 

Richard Smith said: “It doesn’t 

stop there; we stock commercial 

sizes from 120kg/h to 1,200kg/h 

so, since joining Clesse in 

March, I have had an extensive 

palette to work from and look 

forward to giving our customers 

the service and solutions they 

are looking for. 

“Kaz’s initial brief stated that 

there was one other thing, 

based on his experience, he 

wanted to achieve, one limiting 

factor that should be considered 

– the capacity of our engineers’ 

vans! We think that, with the 

advent of the Clesse modular 

format, van stocks can be 

significantly reduced by holding 

stocks of individual regulators 

and kits flexible enough when 

correctly coupled together to 

supply up to 90 per cent of 

installations in one hit. All in all, it 

looks like job done!” 

Contact Clesse (UK) Ltd on 

01902 383233 

www.clesse.co.uk 


Rinnai water heaters have been fitted in 

AMS decontamination units. 

AMS 

Decontaminates 

with Rinnai 

Air Management Systems 

(AMS), which manufactures 

mobile decontamination 

units for the asbestos and 

demolition industries, has 

fitted its decontamination 

units with Rinnai continuous 

flow water heaters. 

AMS’ decontamination 

units are purpose built to 

allow workers to shower and 

change clothes prior to 

taking meal breaks and 

leaving the site. The 

decontamination units have 

three separate rooms – a 

'dirty' room for the safe 

disposal of contaminated 

clothing; a washing and 

showering room, and a 

‘clean’ room with a negative 

air pressure environment and 

special air filtration. 

Wastewater from the 

showers is also multistage 

filtered to capture the 

asbestos fibres before being 

discharged to waste. 

The washing and 

showering facilities are 

provided with hot water by 

Rinnai wall mounted lpg 

water heaters that only heat 

the water when there is a 

demand, eliminating 

reheating and standing 

losses typically associated 

with storage systems and 

freeing up space in the 

decontamination unit. 

Contact Rinnai UK on 

01928 531870 

www.rinnaiuk.com

Team Effort Reduces SHV’s Costs 

TouchStar Technologies has 

teamed with ORTEC and 

Silicon Controls to deliver 

SHV Gas’ Digital Logistics 

Initiative and help it reduce 

distribution costs by 10 per 

cent. SHV Gas, Calor Gas’ 

parent company, operates in 

27 countries worldwide and 

its 2,000 trucks deliver lpg in 

bulk and cylinders from 

around 100 warehouses 

across Europe. 

The solution will integrate 

TouchStar’s TouchPC 

technology with ORTEC’s 

vehicle routing and dispatch 

software and Silicon 

Controls’ remote tank 

monitoring system Gaslog. 

Jim Austin, sales director 

at TouchStar, said: “We are 

delighted to be collaborating 

with established companies 

like ORTEC and Silicon 

Controls for the SHV Gas 

Digital Logistics initiative. 

SHV Gas has spent 

considerable time choosing 

the best of breed suppliers in 

their fields to fulfil its specific 

goals. This brings 

considerable mutual benefits 

to all parties. Together we are 

able to offer a truly first class 

solution that will provide real 

benefits to SHV Gas’ 

operations.” 

Contact TouchStar Technologies 

Ltd on 0161 874 5050 

www.touchstar.co.uk 

Refreshing Lift for Britvic 

Britvic Soft Drinks, one of the UK’s 

leading soft drinks businesses, 

uses Barloworld Handling to 

manage its materials handling 

fleet, which has helped Britvic to 

reduce costs and optimise 

efficiency, helping to keep the 

nation refreshed. 

As the UK’s exclusive distributor 

of Hyster equipment since 1956, 

Barloworld maintains nearly 

30,000 lift trucks in all types of UK 

industry. Britvic Soft Drinks sells 

approximately 1.4 billion litres of 

soft drinks per year and operates 

six UK production facilities and a 

national distribution centre (NDC) 

based in Lutterworth, 

Leicestershire. 

Chris Jackson, regional drive 

site manager responsible for 

Britvic’s materials handling fleet, 

said: “All drinks are palletised and 

handled by the materials handling 

fleet, critical to every Britvic 

operation. Barloworld is a national 

partner that provides dedicated 

local support. The team has 

helped us improve our 

understanding of how we use the 

equipment and how we can 

manage it more effectively to 

improve performance and reduce 

downtime.” 

Barloworld manages more than 

200 Hyster units for Britvic, ranging 

from counterbalance forklift trucks 

to order pickers and pallet trucks. 

Britvic has eight Hyster H4.0FT Advance+ lpg forklifts. 

“Truck utilisation is now properly 

managed so that we balance the 

hours used across the fleet and 

centrally manage lifetime costs. 

This has had a significant positive 

impact and our contracts with 

Barloworld are now tuned 

accordingly,” Chris said. 

Britvic’s 275,000sqft NDC in 

Lutterworth receives 

approximately 60 per cent of all 

Britvic’s finished products, 

handling 470 vehicles a day in 

peak periods. Pallets are received 

by lorry and unloaded by eight 

Hyster H4.0FT Advance+ lpg 

forklifts with a double pallet 

handling attachment. 

Steve Martin, facilities manager 

at Lutterworth, said: “The Fortens 

trucks should work 70-80 hours a 

week in an intense, short run, 

stop-start operation, but we were 

finding that the hours were 

incredibly high for some trucks but 

not others, with associated 

penalties. We now direct drivers to 

use specific trucks for each shift, 

saving money and optimising the 

management of scheduled 

maintenance.” 

Barloworld introduced its new 

fleet management system to 

Britvic in 2009, which uses a 

telemetry device (BTD) to transmit 

data from all Britvic’s trucks directly 

to Barloworld’s secure back office 

management system. The system 

collects, analyses and reports 

truck performance data, such as 

hour meter readings, impacts, 

maintenance completion and cost 

of ownership information. Data for 

all sites is then accessible through 

a secure online portal, also 

providing an instant audit trail. 

Goods received at Lutterworth 

are transferred from the lorries to 

an automated pallet handling 

system by the Hyster H4.0FT 

trucks and then stored in high bay 

warehousing with over 50,000 

pallet locations. More than 300 

pallets are then typically picked per 

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hour for onward distribution and 

loaded onto curtain sided trailers 

by the Hyster trucks with double 

pallet handlers or loaded into 

containers by Hyster Fortens 

H2.5FT Advance on a ramp. The 

Fortens trucks feature the 

Duramatch transmission, helping 

to reduce tyre wear, and low 

maintenance wet brakes. 

Steve said: “The drivers like the 

Hyster trucks. It’s their office and 

so they have to be comfortable, 

with fingertip hydraulics and 

various other features helping 

them to continually perform well 

whilst maintaining a safe working 

environment.” 

Pallets are also transferred to 

the case picking area where 12 

Hyster LO2.0M low-level order 

pickers and two Hyster 

J1.80XMTs are used for picking 

around 30,000 cases in 24 hours. 

Barloworld also maintains the 

floor cleaning equipment onsite 

and provides other services, such 

as driver training and short-term 

hire equipment. 

Chris said: “Barloworld operates 

as Britvic’s partner, providing a 

dynamic and flexible service 

across the UK. The team 

understands our business, drives 

down costs and continually 

improves efficiency as our 

business grows.” 

Contact Barloworld Handling 

on 0800 137449 

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AUTOGAS 

Autogas Challenge Showcases Developments 

The first Autogas Challenge was 

held on September 10–12, with 

the drivers of 14 lpg vehicles 

competing to achieve the 

smallest difference between the 

mileage their cars could 

accomplish on petrol and lpg. 

Vehicles competing in the 

challenge included Audi, Land 

Rover, Rover and Volvo, and 

conversion systems included 

BRC, Fema, Landi Renzo, 

OMVL and Romano. A tri-fuel 

Toyota Prius, which can run on 

petrol, lpg and electricity, was 

also entered. 

Gas Power UK customer 

Stephanie Brown was the 

winner in her BRC converted 

Range Rover with a -5.7 per 

cent difference from petrol using 

the What Car? used vehicle 

guide figure for petrol 

consumption. In second was 

Karl Lowe of Worsley Autogas, 

also in a Range Rover with a 

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L–R: Cllr John Turner, Stephen Fricker and Cllr Carolyn Rule MP. 

Elaflex HIBY Tanktechnik 

GmbH & Co, based in 

Hamburg, Germany, has 

acquired a stake in lpg 

nozzle manufacturer L G 

Equipment Pty Ltd (LGE), 

based in Sydney, Australia. 

LGE designs, manufactures 

and distributes the GasGuard 

lpg nozzle for vehicle and 

industrial filling applications. 

Philip Treloar, managing 

director of L G Equipment, 

said: “This deal is a perfect 

synergy. We are the market 

leader for lpg nozzles in the 

Asia Pacific and other 

BRC system, with -6.9 per cent, 

and in third was Kathryn Fricker 

of Gas Power UK in a BRC Fly 

system Rover 75 with - 16 per 

cent. 

Cllr Carolyn Rule, Cabinet 

Member for Economy and 

Regeneration, started the 

challenge on September 10 at 

Lima Autogas in Lands End, 

Cornwall, and the vehicles drove 

on to an overnight stay in 

Preston via filling stops at 

Countrywide in Gloucester and 

F1 Automotive in Bolton. They 

then continued on to Inverness 

the next day via BP Gas in 

Livingstone, and arrived at John 

O’Groats via Gleaner Oils in 

Evanton on September 12. 

Organiser Stephen Fricker of 

Gas Power UK Ltd said: “One of 

our aims is to highlight the 

benefits of new and existing 

technology, which reduce 

carbon emissions thus causing 

international regions. LGE's 

customer base will benefit 

greatly from the additional 

high quality product lines 

offered by Elaflex. 

“The extensive lp gas 

nozzle, hose and breakaway 

coupling product 

programme, along with the 

imminent introduction of a 

new High Flow GasGuard 

nozzle, will extend the 

opportunities for the 

distribution network." 

Both LGE and Elaflex will 

maintain their current 

distribution structures. 

less damage to the environment. 

Given the number of vehicles on 

the road, it has the potential to 

make a huge impact on the 

carbon footprint across the 

world. In addition, the potential 

financial savings for drivers using 

autogas technology are 

considerable. 

“This is the beginning of a 

motor sport than anybody can 

compete in, as it’s not solely 

down to the equipment or car, 

it’s down to driving styles and 

planning a route that the vehicle 

is the most economical on. This 

is a motor sport that an ecowarrior 

can easily be part of as it 

is developing new systems that 

use fuel more efficiently, and 

therefore helping the 

environment. 

“In the last five years, the 

autogas trade has made many 

leaps forward from the old single 

point mixer system with its 

inherent problems, through the 

multipoint IGS systems to the 

The Autogas Challenge competitors. 

Stefan Kunter, managing 

director of Elaflex, said: “We 

are very pleased to have a new 

partner within our group in an 

effort to further expand our lpg 

product range. LGE's wellearned 

reputation as a leading 

manufacturer of quality lpg 

nozzles fits perfectly with the 

Elaflex philosophy. 

“We have many 

complementing products, 

and therefore we will start to 

reciprocally market these. 

For example, we are 

interested in marketing 

special versions of the 


modern phased sequential 

injection systems, which can have 

a higher brake horsepower on lpg 

than the same engine on petrol. 

This has all developed to make 

more reliable autogas systems 

that we call ‘fit and forget’. 

“The autogas industry has 

now come of age and we are 

showing the public what we 

have been working on, from 

clearing up the problems left by 

the sub-professionals to 

showcasing the new 

developments within the 

autogas industry – and having 

fun to boot! 

“I would like to say a big thank 

you to all the people who 

sponsored us, especially Gleaner 

Oils, who stepped in at the last 

minute to save the event. There 

are plans to organise a capital 

tour of London, Edinburgh, 

Belfast, Dublin and Cardiff next 

year, although we might reduce 

that to three capitals, depending 

on cost.” 

Elaflex Acquires GasGuard 

GasGuard nozzle range, 

while LGE might start to 

supplement their basket with 

our ARK 19 safety break and 

plasticiser free lpg 16 hose. 

"There will be few 

changes, and those will be to 

the benefit of our customers. 

LGE will continue to design, 

produce and distribute lpg 

nozzles at their present 

location, with unchanged 

staff and with Philip Treloar 

as LGE's managing director." 

Contact Elaflex Ltd on 

01992 452950 

www.elaflex.co.uk

AUTOGAS 

JLM Takes University Challenge 

JLM Lubricants, owned by GMS 

in Holland, has tested its new 

Valve Saver Fluid and Valve 

Saver Kit at HTW Automotive 

Powertrain University in 

Saarland, Germany. 

“We use a higher dose of 

active ingredients to deliver 

superior valve and valve seat 

protection, with more powerful, 

newer technology additives,” 

said Ian Humphreys from JLM. 

“GMS are the industry leaders in 

this field, having developed this 

Stringent carbon dioxide 

emission limits, government 

regulations and ecological 

standards will be the key 

drivers for the growth of lpg 

vehicles in developed 

countries, particularly in the 

European Union, says a 

report by Frost & Sullivan. 

The report Executive 

Analysis of the Global 

LPG/CNG Vehicles Market 

expects lpg vehicles to 

continue to be a competitive 

option due to EU incentives 

resulting from lobbying by oil 

companies. It also found that 

India, Italy and Russia were 

market for over 11 years, so we 

have many years of experience 

and the knowledge to improve 

product quality and 

performance, using the latest 

technology additives to deliver a 

the largest markets for lpgpowered 

cars. 

"The Turkish and Polish 

markets will be significant for 

lpg growth in the coming 

years," said Frost & Sullivan 

research analyst Hariher 

Balasubramanian. "Italy is 

set to remain the largest 

market for lpg and cng car 

sales, followed by Iran and 

India by 2016." 

Cost savings of an average 

of 50 per cent compared to 

petrol and diesel vehicles will 

further drive growth in the 

global lpg vehicle market. 

India is poised to be the 

Valve Saver Fluid superior to any 

other on the market.” 

Test results from the university 

show that JLM Valve Saver Fluid 

proved successful in stopping 

valve seat recession, with no wear 

found on the inlet or exhaust 

valves after a 10,000km road test 

on a Peugeot 107 with a Toyota 

1.0L engine running on lpg using 

a liquid phase injection system. 

Professor Thomas Heinze of 

HTW University said: “The test 

results left the testing staff in 

Report Reveals Lpg Drivers 

undisputed leader in growth 

for lpg car sales, encouraged 

by strong governmental 

regulations. 

"A major challenge for this 

market is insufficient cng and 

lpg service stations 

infrastructure and a poor 

refuelling station network," 

said Hariher. "Fuel 

companies will be the key 

participants in the lpg/cng 

market value chain and their 

response to reducing GHG 

emissions will be important." 

International government 

bodies, original equipment 

manufacturers, suppliers in 

disbelief.” 

Ian said: “This testing is the 

first of its type on a valve saver 

fluid brand, and clearly shows 

JLM Valve Saver Fluid’s ability to 

have a dramatic and immediate 

impact on the reduction of valve 

and valve seat wear. JLM is now 

looking for distributors in all 

countries offering a 

comprehensive distributor 

support programme.” 

+31 72 561 6464 

www.jlmlubricants.com 

the market and fuel 

companies should work 

together to develop the 

refuelling infrastructure, 

facilitating lpg/cng vehicle 

sales, he said. 

"There is a lack of 

understanding of the benefits 

of lpg/cng by the global 

population," said industry 

manager Krishanasami 

Rajagopalan. "Lpg and cng 

will greatly help in reducing 

fleet emissions." 

Contact on Frost & Sullivan on 

0207 343 8383 

www.frost.com 

Flashlube Opens European Warehouse 

Flashlube has opened a 

warehouse in Europe in order to 

sell its products directly into the 

European market. 

Managing director Frank 

Hutchinson said: “Europe is 

many countries and we can help 

our customers grow in every one 

Flashlube Valve 

Saver Fluid and 

Electronic 

Valve Kit. 

Tests show JLM Valve Saver Fluid 

stopped valve seat recession. 

of them. We see a lot of 

opportunities in Europe for our 

range of products and we think 

it is going to be very exciting.” 

Flashlube was invented in 

1980 by German scientist 

Wolfgang Kluenner, who 

devoted his life to his invention. 

Patents and worldwide 

trademarks have ensured that 

his formula has remained a 

tightly guarded secret. 

Flashlube Valve Saver Fluid 

contains synthetic additives that 

protect the valves and valve 

seats of a vehicle, as well as 

lubricating the upper cylinder 

area and cleaning the 

combustion chambers, leading 

to a longer engine life and 

smoother running of the engine 

when using lpg. 

Flashlube ha also announced 

the launch of its Electronic Valve 

Saver Kit, which provides valve 

seat protection and is 

compatible with all lpg 

sequentially fuel injected 

vehicles. The kit automatically 


injects a metered dosage of 

Flashlube Valve Saver Fluid 

directly into the vehicle’s engine. 

Frank said: “The new 

Flashlube Electronic Valve Saver 

Kit is the first of its type in the 

world to offer true set and forget 

fluid delivery to the engine. It 

comes with a low fluid level 

sensor and an in-dash low fluid 

level LED red warning light and 

can easily be fitted in less than 

an hour.” 

Manufactured in Melbourne, 

Australia, Flashlube is now 

exported to more than 40 

countries. 

Contact Flashlube on 

+33 442 210354 

www.flashlube.eu 

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UKLPG 

The spectacular view. 

A GENTLE, UNDULATING PATH 

By Peter Roberts, ReManufacturing Services Ltd 

Having championed the return of the regional meetings, I was asked to do a presentation 

as they were short of speakers. Then I was asked to join the walk up Scope End… 

My reluctance to do the walk to 

Scope End, organised during 

UKLPG’s Northern Regional 

Meeting in September, went 

back to similar assault on Scafell 

Pike in the Lake District. Not 

being a hill walker did not deter 

me, or the fact I was relatively 

unfit. If my wife can do 

Kilimanjaro, what’s 3,000ft? 

The fact that I carried half the 

mountain back down from 

Scafell, which someone secretly 

concealed in my rucksack, was 

not the reason I was reluctant to 

join this latest safari. It was simply 

that, for two weeks after, my legs 

didn’t work properly. Just in case 

I was persuaded to join them, I 

slipped out and bought the 

smallest rucksack I could find! 

That evening, our leader put 

his case – it’s only a nine-mile 

walk and 2,000ft, it’s a gentle, 

undulating path across a ridge 

surrounded by heather and it’s 

an easy climb. Some say he has 

a secret lpg powered jet pack to 

assist him on ascents, and that 

in a previous life he was the 

grand old Duke of York who had 

10,000 men. All I know is, he’s 

called Rob ‘It’s Not As Steep As 

It Looks’ Shuttleworth, and this 

time he could only muster seven 

men to march up the hill. 

From the car park, we walked 

about half a mile to Scope End. 

Where’s the path, Rob? Hang 

on, I’ll look at the map. Map? 

We’ve only been going 10 

24 

minutes and we’re lost already! 

Don’t panic, he said, its right in 

front of us. No, Rob, that’s a 

shear cliff. Yes, he quipped, 

same thing. 

Lungs bursting and many 

stops later, we reached the 

ridge. There was heather, but 

Rob’s “undulating path” veered 

up another 500ft to Hindscarth. 

Looking down over the edge 

caused me to emit enough bio 

methane to keep Keswick alight 

for a week. Just as well the wind 

had gotten up to force 5. 

After climbing to Hindscarth, 

the group were well spread out 

so there was ample time for 

lunch. Chris Obe had been 

taking orders from members for 

souvenirs from High Spy. I 

wasn’t going to get caught again 

and, having packed my lunch 

into my tiny rucksack, I had 

secretly superglued the zip. 

I mentioned it seemed 

sensible that people dress in 

bright clothes when walking. Not 

a bit of it, said Rob, the only 

The intrepid walkers. 

bright thing I carry is the big 

orange cross to guide in the 

rescue helicopter. My bio 

methane output was then 

sufficient to replace the 

national grid. 

After lunch – well, for some – 

the traverse was uneventful and, 

believe it or not, almost 

undulating. Then we hit the edge 

of High Spy. 

Where’s the path, Rob? Don’t 

know. Just walk down there, he 

advised, pointing at what looked 

like a dry ski jump, and see what 

you can find. Everyone gingerly 

edged down the steep slope 

through slippery grass, except 

Rob, who waited at the top, 

saying he’d organise a rescue if 

anyone fell. 

Suddenly there was a shriek. 

Robert Cato had found a 

sheep’s skull. I clutched my 

rucksack closer to my body, 

crushing my lunch. He wasn’t 

putting that in my bag for 

another photo opportunity! 

Reaching the bottom of the 


ravine, there was a path back to 

the car park. But Mr Its Not As 

Steep As It Looks had other 

plans. We were now going up 

Maiden Moor. Why?! But my 

protests were shouted down. 

Reaching the top of Maiden 

Moor first, I looked back at the 

group spread out below. 

Climbing Maiden Moor may not 

have seemed an attractive idea 

at the bottom but, at the top, it 

did give a spectacular view of 

the lake below. Maybe there was 

something to this hill walking 

after all. 

Back at the hotel, it was 

obvious that UKLPG is underresourced 

– no crampons, no 

ropes or ladders, not even a 

parachute to help us. They must 

do better! 

It was also obvious that hill 

walking or, as I would describe 

it, mountaineering is a practiced 

art. Chris Holton and Tony 

Murphy were not only properly 

equipped and dressed, they just 

plodded on quietly as if they did 

this every day. I, on the other 

hand, cannot go losing the use 

of my sparrow-like legs every 

year after a foray up some 

miserable mountain. 

But, after a seven-hour 

nonstop drive home, I got out of 

the car and my legs still worked. 

Three big climbs and I wasn’t a 

cripple. Regional meetings next 

year? Yes, please. Organising a 

walk, Rob? Count me in.

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of Bulk storage L.P.G. installations for industrial 

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• Design & fabrication of Destenching columns 

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• Design & Fabrication of L.P.G. Regulator Stations. 

For more information please contact: 

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Email: oldpark@blueyonder.co.uk 

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Email: info@oldparklpg.co.uk 

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TRAINING 

Explaining ADR 

Henry Laferla from K Training 

explains the requirements of 

ADR 2009 and The Carriage 

of Dangerous Goods and Use 

of Transportable Pressure 

Equipment Regulations 2009. 

Although ADR 2009 has been 

around for nearly two years, 

there has been some confusion 

regarding some of the changes 

affecting lpg operation, 

especially the documentation 

requirement regarding the 

Tunnel Restriction code. 

TRAINING 

Everyone involved in the carriage 

of dangerous goods must 

receive training to ensure that 

people and the environment are 

protected. Attendance of a 

course carried out by 

Department for Transport 

approved training providers is a 

legal requirement and counts as 

part of a drivers’ hours. A driver 

must pass SQA exams to get an 

ADR certificate. A failed exam 

can be retaken without redoing 

the course if taken within 

16 weeks. 

Drivers can refresh an ADR 

certificate three to 12 months 

before the expiry date and are 

given a further five years, but 

they must sit an initial course in 

any failed modules at least 

30 working days before the 

expiry date. 

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VEHICLE MARKING 

From January 1 2011, there will 

be a requirement to mark 

vehicles carrying more than 8 

tonnes of limited quantities when 

being carried in vehicles with 

maximum mass over 

12 tonnes. The location is 

different whether the goods are 

being carried in packages in a 

transport unit or within containers. 

EQUIPMENT 

Every transport unit must have a 

2kg dry powder portable fire 

extinguisher suitable for fighting 

a fire in the engine or cab of the 

transport unit. In addition, 

vehicles more than 7.5 tonnes 

need 12kg, of which at least one 

should have a minimum capacity 

of 6kg; vehicles 3.5–7.5 tonnes 

need 8kg dry powder, of which 

at least one should have a 

minimum capacity of 6kg, and 

vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes need 

4kg. The 2kg fire extinguisher 

may be deducted from the 

minimum total capacity of the 

extinguishers required. 

Every transport unit also 

needs a wheel chock of a size 

suited to the maximum mass of 

the vehicle and to the diameter 

of the wheel; two self-standing 

warning signs; a suitable 

warning vest or warning clothing 

for each member of the vehicle 

crew, and eye rinsing liquid 

(although not for danger label 

numbers 1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 

2.2 and 2.3). 

Each member of the crew also 

needs a warning vest, a portable 

lighting apparatus without metal 

surfaces liable to produce 

sparks, a pair of protective 

gloves and eye protection. 

DOCUMENTATION 

Each vehicle must also carry the 

driver's ADR certificate; photo 

identification for each member of 

the crew; transport documents 

covering all the dangerous 

goods carried and, when 

appropriate, the container 

packing certificate; Instructions 

In Writing; a copy of the main 

text of the special agreement; 

the certificate of approval for 

each transport unit, and the 

permit authorising the transport 

operation, if applicable. 

‘UN 1011 BUTANE, 2.1, (B/D)’ 

and ‘UN 1978 PROPANE, 2.1, 

(B/D)’ are examples of permitted 

dangerous goods descriptions. 

The Tunnel restriction code (B/D) 

isn’t needed if the vehicle won’t 

be passing through a restricted 

tunnel. 

Empty, uncleaned receptacles 

for gases with a capacity of not 

more than 1,000 litres, should 

have the words “EMPTY 

PACKAGING”, “EMPTY 

RECEPTACLE”, “EMPTY IBC” or 

“EMPTY LARGE PACKAGING”, 

as appropriate, followed by the 


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l Domestic Core & Appliances 

l Non-Domestic Core & Appliances 

l Commercial Core Catering & Appliances 

l Swimming Pool Boilers 

l LPG 

l LPG Generators 

l Static & Touring Caravans 

l Boats 

Contact Carmen or Liz at: 

SOUTH WEST PENINSULAR TRAINING LTD 

Westover Trading Estate, 

Langport, Somerset TA10 9RB 

Tel: 01458 253493 

Fax: 01458 253445 

Email: Sales@swptraining.co.uk 

www.swptraining.co.uk 

information of the goods last 

loaded, before or after the 

proper shipping name, e.g. 

“EMPTY PACKAGING, 2.1”. 

TUNNELS 

Butane and propane have been 

coded as B/D. Tank carriage is 

forbidden through tunnels of 

category B, C, D and E, and 

cylinder passage is forbidden 

through tunnels of category D 

and E. 

n Blackwall tunnel – E 

n Clyde tunnel – D 

n Dartford tunnel – C 

n East India tunnel – E 

n Limehouse tunnel – E 

n Mersey tunnel – D 

n Ramsate tunnel – C 

n RotherhIde tunnel – E 

n Tyne tunnel – D 

ADR 2009 paragraph 8.6.3.3 

states that: “Dangerous goods 

carried in accordance with 1.1.3 

are not subject to the tunnel 

restrictions and shall be taken 

into account when determining 

the tunnel restriction code to be 

assigned to the whole load of a 

transport unit.” However, check 

with the tunnel authority before 

starting your journey. 

You can download all or part 

of ADR from K Training’s 

website. 

Contact K Training on 

0208 900 9038 

www.ktraining.com 

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