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Press Releases (2009)
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For Immediate Release: 11th March 2009 UK LAUNCH: NEW XTP2000 VENTILATION VALVE Specialist Danish valve manufacturer XTPDesign has launched a new version of the award-winning XTP2000 passive ventilation valve, which helps reduce a buildings energy consumption. Now manufactured in standard 400mm lengths to fit walls between 150mm and 500mm thick, the new valve will be available on five day despatch. Longer versions of the valve are available as ‘specials’ for particularly thick walls. The XTP2000 can be ordered through the company’s website: xtpdesign.com. For the UK market, the new XTP2000 has a free area of 5,000mm2, giving it an equivalent area of approximately 3,750mm2. It also retains the unique features that won the valve Denmark’s leading industrial design prize and is widely seen as a design icon in terms of aesthetics, function and build quality. The visible external parts of the valve can be specified by the customer in either anodised aluminium or copper. Every valve is insulated to prevent heat loss and sound transfer in two ways. The body of the valve is protected by a layer of insulation and, when closed, the unit is sealed both on the inside and the outside of a building. Additionally, there are options for pollen and insect filters. Earlier versions of the valve are already in use in homes and offices in the UK, Denmark and Greenland. The new XTP2000 is easier to fit, provides smoother operation and, as a standard-sized product, is available to customers on shorter lead-times than the old product. Launching the new valve, XTPDesign managing director Torben Pryning, who is also a practising Danish architect, said: “The new XTP2000 is the result of significant changes at XTP. “We have taken on a new group of investors who are all closely involved with both product and company development and, as we go forward with exciting new plans for the future, our customers and XTPDesign can only benefit from their expertise.” Future plans are likely to include a solar-powered motorised version of the valve for bathrooms and kitchens. Other new directions for the company include an increasing focus on the environmental benefits of passive ventilation. “Everyone at XTPDesign wants to help make a real difference,” explains Pryning. “Nobody doubts that ventilation is important for any number of health and well-being reasons. Passive ventilation valves protect buildings against the irritating problems caused by dampness and, compared to something like opening a window, cause significantly less heat loss whilst still providing the same benefits of clean air. “Heat loss is a real issue when fuel prices are rising and fuel stocks are declining across the world.” The new XTP2000 is manufactured in Denmark and stocks will be held both there and in the UK. The original XTP2000 generated massive interest in the UK when it was first launched in 2007. Designed by Pryning to “provide a practical and aesthetically pleasing solution to the need for adequate ventilation” it appealed to architects, builders and designers looking meet the ventilation requirements of Part F of the Building Regulations with style. Ends Editors,
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