AMORIM REVESTIMENTOS, the world leader producer of cork and wood on cork floorings, with over 140 years of experience in selected cork materials, has established a partnership with WARMUP®, the world’s fastest growing under floor heating company. After completing extensive and conclusive tests, conducted by both Amorim in Portugal and Warmup in their unique German Controlled Test Facility, AMORIM REVESTIMENTOS is delighted to announce WARMUP®plc as its chosen under floor heating partner worldwide.

The liaison will empower both companies to break into new business grounds through optimizing the complementary nature of their products and profiles. AMORIM REVESTIMENTOS and WARMUP® have developed a heater specifically designed to be easily installed under floors like Wicanders® Corkcomfort, Woodcomfort, Vinylcomfort and Linocomfort.

These Warmup heaters will be able to safely heat Wicanders® floors up to 27 Celsius degrees. Used in conjunction with Warmup’s smart thermostats these heaters will ensure an efficient, economic and consistent heat performance. Recognizing the potential and added value of this worldwide basis agreement, both companies have also established a mutual and ongoing exchange of developmental information in order to further enhance the quality and performance of their offerings, including continuous product testing the Warmup Test Facility.

“Hello Dorna,

I just wanted to write and say how impressed we were with your engineer, Peter Jones.

He managed to diagnose the problem and fix it very quickly. He was highly professional and we are extremely pleased with the result.

Thank you so much.”

S Dawson
Writer
Hertfordshire

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Charles Mathias, Chief Exec Warmup

Warmup created quite a stir earlier in the year, what with the election of Technical Director Dr Simon Newberry as UHMA’s Chairman of the Technical Committee, and with the controversial move of inviting the general public to dial the CEO’s direct line for any queries they may have. The magazine was now curious about Warmup’s progress since.

Find out how Charles coped with the phone calls and more in the full interview.

Creating a glamorous home need not be so dramatic though. The tile market has developed significantly in the last few years and it is now possible to access stunning yet affordable tiles. According to The Tile Association, the platinum look, for example, can be easily created by using shiny, metallic mosaics or with platinum effect tiles at a fraction of the price.

Apart from choosing similar-looking tiles, another clever way to add luxury is the addition of underfloor heating. After all, the only thing better than a gorgeous floor is a warm, gorgeous floor. Particularly here in the UK where winters are a lengthy half-year affair, underfloor heating will enable you to enjoy those beautiful tiles for longer.

Award-winning Warmup® electric underfloor heating is available in both loose cable and mat forms to suit different projects. A large or regular-shaped area can be quickly covered with a mat while a smaller room with units could benefit from the additional flexibility offered by the loose wire. Room size is not a problem as Warmup offers a full range of safety-approved systems to cover areas from 0.5m² upwards.

Warmup® underfloor heating boasts a host of advantages from more comfortable warmth to greater interior design freedom.

Spanning the entire floor means that underfloor heating is very effective for keeping floors dry, especially ideal for busy bathrooms. The radiant method of heating also eliminates draughts typically associated with conventional radiators. This in turn reduces airborne allergens such as dust, making the home environment healthier.

With Warmup, the underfloor heating is operated in zones by separate thermostats. This individualistic control allows for usage tailored to your lifestyle and improves heating efficiency. Lower wastage translates simply into greater cost and energy savings.

For all the benefits, Warmup® underfloor heating is highly affordable, both to install and to run. Prices begin at less than £200 including the heater, programmable thermostat and VAT, while running costs are just 0.6p/m²/hr. There are also no maintenance costs involved.

If you would like to find out more about installing electric underfloor heating in your home, simply call Warmup on 0845 345 2288 or visit www.warmup.co.uk to chat with a live consultant. Our team of highly trained professionals can assist with technical queries and provide a free quote for your project, offering support right through even after installation.

VIP guests at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu are treated to Warmup® Underfloor Heating

Warmup® Underfloor Heating is to be installed in the VIP box of Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. The 5-star rated sports stadium, home to legendary football club Real Madrid, is one of the best and biggest in the world. Warmup® Foil Heater and Insulation Boards will be used for the job along with the White XSTAT, chosen to match the colours of Real Madrid.

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The organisation is committed to finding new solutions for people with these conditions and have identified underfloor heating as one of the viable options.

Warmup® Underfloor Heating is the foundation’s sole recommendation for the undertile and undercarpet heating category.

Thanks to its radiant heating patterns, underfloor heating reduces the circulation of airborne allergens like dust which could trigger health problems such as asthma.

Learn more about the benefits of electric underfloor heating from the Warmup website.

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Our stylish 36m² stand highlights fantastic efforts from the Warmup’s Portuguese Sales Manager Marco Dias and with help from the Marketing Director Spencer Sheen.

Warmup displays its full range of products and has the Warmup installation video playing in Portuguese on 3 screens. There are 8 back-lit wall posters of which two detail zoning and our new running costs.

Howard, Arnau and Antonio are all there with Marco to oversee the smooth running of a promising show.

The show started on Tuesday 19th and will run until Saturday 23rd May 2009, the International department have done an amazing job putting the show together, well done guys!

Warmup Cycling Team:
• Kelly Chapman
• Stephen Clearwater
• John McKenzie
• Allan Williams
• Darcy Ellerm-Norton

Team Manager Kelly Chapman survived a crash to win the C grade competition based on a very strong opening prologue and day three 20 km time trial.

It is Chapman’s first win in a cycling event in his second season of racing.

“I was stoked to get the win,” he said. “I needed a few friends and my team mate Stephen Clearwater certainly did lots of work for me.”

In wet conditions, Chapman crashed heavily on the final day’s morning stage from Queenstown to Glenorchy after only 5 kilometres of the 40km stage, breaking his left cleat in the process. He managed to pick himself up and get back on the leading bunch to stay in contention.

“Stephen came back for me and helped me get back on. I had to stay seated and not tell anyone about the broken cleat,” he said. “If anyone knew it would have opened me up for attacks – I was happy to finish the stage and still be in yellow.”

Stephen Clearwater had his moment when he rode off the front on stage two with 15km to go to comfortably win the stage from the chasing bunch. “It was nice to get a stage win,” he said. “I managed to win one last year so to get another one this was felt great.

Allan Williams was also in the tour leader’s yellow jersey in A grade after the prologue, and held on finish fourth on GC and take A grade’s sprint jersey. This is a significant result for William’s who is only in his second full season of road racing.

Williams also won the James Faulding memorial award for the first A Grade rider to cross the line in Glenorchy. Faulding was hit by a car while training in Dunedin a few weeks after competing with distinction in his first Tour de Lakes.

“It started well and knew I would struggle to hold onto the yellow jersey so was really pleased to have come away with the sprint ace jersey,” Williams said. “It was a really tough tour and winning the sprint into Glenorchy was a highlight.”

John McKenzie was third on GC in B grade after four stages but faded on the hilly sections on the final day slip to 9th on final CG. He had opened with the 4th quickest time in the prologue and was 5th in the time trial.

“It was a great tour and I started strongly and tried to race smart to stay in touch,” McKenzie said. “But I just didn’t have an extra gear over the top of the tough hills and the last day was the toughest day I’ve had on a bike – I had turned myself inside out in the afternoon of day three to chase the lead bunch to limit my losses and then when we hit the hills on the final day I paid for that effort and it was a real struggle.”

“It is such a fantastic area to race a bike. The combination of fast flats, rolling terrain and tough hills make it an awesome course.”

Darcy Ellerm-Norton won the sportsmanship award for his efforts on the final Glenorchy to Mole Lake stage where the young 16 year old sacrificed a potential high stage placing to work for McKenzie, trying to keep him in touch with the leaders. The sportsmanship award in memory of young Southland Cyclist Stuart McLean.

Ellerm-Norton had had an impressive break away on day threes afternoon stage from Te Anau to Five Rivers were he rode away from the start line to only be caught after Mossburn and 60km of the 80km stage.

The young rider also was 9th in the opening prologue and 4th in the 20km time trial to underline his potential. McKenzie has no doubt there is a bright future for the young Christchurch cyclist.

“Every tour he does he learns so much more about how to race, and race smart tactically. The way he rode away from the bunch on day three showed some real character and the way he rode for me on the final stage showed a real commitment to our team. He really does have a bright future in the sport.”

“This year’s tour had everything. We were quite lucky with the weather with rain and wind only hitting us on the morning of the final day. There were some cross winds at times but you have to expect that in Northern Southland.”

“It is a well organised tour and we have to acknowledge the support we get from family and partners. Without their support we could not compete and would not have done as well as we did.”

For more information about Warmup in New Zealand, visit their website at www.warmup.co.nz.

This year, the cathedral is undergoing refurbishment and Warmup will be installed into a massive area of 900m² of this impressive building.

Warmup will lay their matting systems and foil heaters onto Warmup® Insulation Boards to reduce unnecessary heat loss and to maximize efficiency.

The cathedral will be divided into 9 zones, operated by the exclusive Warmup® XSTAT thermostats, the most advanced of its kind.