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<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0"> <div align="center"><center> <table width="620"> <tr> <td align="center"> <p><font face="arial"><b>Hevacomp news</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><font size="-1" face="arial"> <p> </p> <font face="arial"><p></font></font><font face="Arial"><b>Hevacomp new CAD package</b> </font><font size="-1" face="arial"></p> <p align="left"><img align="right" src="images/newslcad.jpg" width="214" height="157">The latest Lighting CAD module has now been released for Hevacomp's new CAD package. Lighting CAD enables you to quickly set up rooms from a DXF file or AutoCAD, then design lighting systems using a lumen calculation, with point to point computations. Extensive lighting graphics can be displayed on the drawing including contours, intensity diagrams and 3D room and building views with wall illuminances. Vertical illuminance can also be computed. Emergency lighting can be designed. Daylight can be computed and integrated with artificial lighting. Luminaire schedules can be produced and lighting schemes can be plotted on the building drawing. </p> <p align="left">Hevacomp's CAD package also has modules for Ductwork and air conditioning, Heating, Chilled water, HWS and CWS. Our CAD package builds on the simplicity of our industry standard Design Database package to enable complete system design and 3D maodelling to be carried out quickly and efficiently, without the overhead cost of a CAD package such as AutoCAD on every computer. For full details on what the package can do contact Nigel Bird on 0114 255 6680 or Paul Demetriou on 0208 346 9309 or email <a href="mailto:sales@hevacomp.com">sales@hevacomp.com</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p></font><font face="Arial"><b>Version 17 update</b></font><font size="-1" face="arial"> </p> <p><img align="right" src="images/newsv17.jpg" width="214" height="157">We have been shipping Version 17 of Hevacomps Mechanical and Electrical design software for the past few months. This update has many important features including a complete Auditing facility to allow tracking of project design tasks, a new air conditioning zoning module which automatically zones rooms by comparing load profiles through the year.</p> </font><p><font size="-1" face="arial">Hevacomp's extensive databases of emitters, luminaires and protective device data have been further extended and updated. To make sure that you are using the latest version of our design software, ring Richard Jones at Hevacomp Sheffield, telephone 0114 255 6680.</font></p> <font face="arial"><p> </p> <font size="-1" face="arial"><p></font></font><font face="Arial"><b>Number one</b></font><font face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial"> </p> <p><img align="right" src="images/newsno1.jpg" width="214" height="195"></font><font size="-1">In the Consultants Market Report survey carried out recently by BSRIA on behalf of CIBSE, 202 building services consultants were questioned to provide detailed statistics on market size, profitability, employment and IT use within the building services industry.</font><font size="-1" face="arial"></p> </font><p><font size="-1">Amongst the host of statistics in the report were figures on design packages used within the industry. Hevacomp design software was found to be the most widely used design package throughout the building services industry, with almost twice as many users as their nearest competitor. In medium to large consultancies, around three quarters of consultants use Hevacomp design software.</font></p> <p> </p> <font size="-1" face="arial"><p></font></font><font face="Arial"><b>Exhibitions</b></font><font size="-1" face="arial"><font face="arial"> </p> <p><img align="right" src="images/newstrex.jpg" width="214" height="145"></font>Hevacomp will be at the Total Building Services Show, which will be held on May 15th to 17th at London Olympia. Our stand number is H20 and we will be showing the new CAD software alond with the latest versions of our design packages.</p> </font><font face="arial"><p><font size="-1">We will again be at the Electrex Glasgow regional exhibition on the 9th and 10th of October at the Scottish Exhibition Centre, our stand number is 35 and we will be showing our full range of Electrical software, including our new Electrical CAD modules and all our Mechanical Design software.</font></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><b>Help! New Products </b></p> </font><font size="-1" face="arial"><p align="left"><img align="right" src="images/Newshenp.jpg" width="218" height="165">Help! is the leading product select CD freely available to the HVAC engineer and many manufacturers have updated their product information on the latest issue. Manufacturers new to Help! or making major amendments include; Honeywell, DPS, Daikin, Hamworthy, Satchwell, Reznor, Waterloo, Carrier, Cochran Boilers, Armacell, Mercury Climatic, MHS Boilers, Toshiba, Grundfos, Broag, Heatline, Viessman, Riopanel, Mitsubishi, Clyde Combustions, Jaga, Ideal Boilers, Woods, Stelrad, NuAire, Fujitsu, Julian Grant, Brugman, Square D, Actionair, ABB Flakt, Roberts Gordon, ABS, JET Environmental, Actionair, ebm-Ziehl, Stulz, Siemens, Potterton and Eaton Williams all who have included comprehensive product portfolios. </p> </font><font face="arial"><p> </p> <p><b>Help! Blowing Hot and Cold </b></p> </font><font size="-1" face="arial"><p align="left"><img align="right" src="images/newschiller.jpg" width="214" height="157">Whether you require a boiler or chiller, radiator or air conditioning unit, Help! can provide the answer, as this issue sees major contributions from Trane, Mitsubishi and York in the chiller and air conditioning categories. Simple questions in these 0categories allow you to refine selection to meet your specification, whether its a R407C, water-cooled chiller or a dual fuel, steel shell boiler. With over 70 chillers, boilers, radiators and over 140 air conditioning units to select from, Help! will provide the answer. Add to this the opportunity of automatically dialling up manufacturers web sites or emailing them directly and Help! becomes the ideal engineers companion.</p> </font><p align="left"> </p> <font face="arial"><p><b>Help! radiator schedule</b> </font><font size="-1" face="arial"></p> <p><img align="right" src="images/newsrad.jpg" width="214">Help! has a free radiator schedule package, which integrates technical, specification and graphical data from a large number of radiator manufacturers. The schedule program is used after heat losses have been computed and enables radiators to be selected and a printed schedule to be produced for rooms.</p> <p>The room reference and heat loss are specified, together with the room temperature and the mean water temperature. A large range of radiator type will be displayed for selection. The list of radiators can be changed by specifying options, for example the <i>Style</i> option enables only say single panel radiators to be displayed, whilst the <i>Standard</i> option can show only EN442 standard radiators. The <i>Any</i> options will show all types available.</p> <p>A hot key link to Help! data is provided, so that you can immediately check out product information on the Help! CD for the radiator range that is currently selected.</p> <p>Radiator solutions are displayed, and the height and length can be changed as required. If a radiator is acceptable, press the <i>Accept radiator</i> button and it will be added to the schedule for the room. Any number of radiators may be added for a room. When you have finished with the room, press the Print Schedule key if required. If you wish to work on another room, press the <i>Clear Schedule</i> key and enter data for the new room. A radiator schedule for all the rooms entered will be printed when you press the <i>Finish</i> button. </font><font face="arial"></p> <p> </p> <p><b>Your own web site</b> </font><font size="-1" face="arial"><br> <img align="right" src="images/newsweb.jpg" width="214">No other medium has grown as rapidly and offered so many business opportunities and threats as the Web. It has already affected how many companies, large and small, conduct their business and its continued development as a business tool is certain.<br> <br> To help you take the right steps Hevacomp provide a range of Web Services simplifying the process to sell your company and products on the Web.<br> <br> We will help you get your first Web site up and running by establishing your company web address, the required server or hosting requirements, and build your site to reflect your business needs. Once your site is up and running we will also help keep it up to date.<br> <br> With our knowledge of the industry we will build your Web site to satisfy the needs of your customers, best represent your company and products, and ensure that any enquiries or requirements to contact your company via the Web are met.<br> <br> At Hevacomp we build sites that are useful, useable and engaging. We help you steer the complexities of both getting started and developing your Web site.<br> <br> From your instructions we will deliver a fully operational Web site, which can act as the foundations for your developments, be they big or small.<br> <br> A basic Web site may typically consist of:<br> <b>Home page:</b> Identifies your company, creates the required impression with impact. It should also be recognisable to your targets.</p> <p><b>Company Introduction:</b> Introduces prospective clients to you company, its history and ethos.</p> <p><b>Products:</b> Presentation of your products in a form recognisable to your customers with the data they require to make a decision to purchase.</p> <p><b>Contact Us:</b> Provides the points of contact for purchase or enquiry. May also provide details of company locations.</p> <p><b>Specialist content:</b> Other presentation specific to your company activities. Example are References, Applications or Services supporting your primary products.</p> <p>We will build a site that reflects your company personality and is consistent with your existing media campaigns and graphics.</p> <p>Building a Web Site has never been easier; all you need do is provide Hevacomp with your existing publications we can then quickly build and agree a brief and have your Web site online.</p> <p>Contact Tony Baxter on 0114 255 6680 or Email: <a href="mailto:websales@hevacomp.com">websales@hevacomp.com</a>. </font><font face="arial"></p> <p> </p> <p><b>Software solutions</b> </font><font size="-1" face="arial"></p> <p><img align="right" src="images/newssoln.jpg" width="215" height="206">As technology changes within the manufacturing industry and products become more complex, the selection process also becomes more difficult. Many manufacturers are now turning to the electronic catalogue, which can incorporate product selection software and comprehensive product details, to simplify product selection and specification.</p> <p>Hevacomp are able to provide these software solutions and have worked with many leading manufacturers including Hitachi, Ideal Boilers and NuAire. The most recent production is the new MHS CD incorporating the full range of MHS products and Fastrack CAD drawings.</p> <p>Ian Bradley of MHS commented, "As a pro-active company it is vital that we embrace the new technology that enables us to provide an ever improving service to our clients. Hevacomp have developed the MHS CD for us which allows the consultant to view technical information, select the appropriate product and integrate it into his CAD system. MHS is fully committed to provide the information the client requires in the format that is most suitable and an interactive CD is part of that policy."</p> <p>For more information on CD software contact Stephen Brown on 0114 255 6680 or email <a href="mailto:sales@hevacomp.com">sales@hevacomp.com</a>.</p> </font><font face="arial"><p> </p> <p><b>The Help! CPD directory</b> </font><font size="-1" face="arial"></p> <p>Continued Professional Development (CPD) is starting to have a major influence during the career of an engineer and the CIBSE have issued guidelines indicating how engineers can fulfil this requirement.</p> <p>It is becoming increasingly difficult for engineers to take time during the working day to further their knowledge but it is recognised that self assessment and "on the job" learning can provide the 30 hour minimum requirement. But how can this be achieved?</p> <p>Manufacturers have a wealth of technical knowledge in their particular field of expertise and many are now offering seminars at engineers' offices. As a consequence we have teamed up with some of the industries leading manufacturers to bring you the CPD Directory on the Help! CD. If a subject is of interest, just contact the manufacturer direct, and they will arrange to present a CPD seminar at your offices at a mutually agreeable time, often during the lunch break. Manufacturers currently offering technical seminars include:</p> </font><font face="arial"><table border="0" width="80%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"><ul Type="square"> <li></font><font size="-1" face="arial">Ambi-Rad</font><font face="arial"></li> <li></font><font size="-1" face="arial">Andover Controls</font><font face="arial"></li> <li></font><font size="-1" face="arial">Armstrong Insulation</font><font face="arial"></li> <li></font><font size="-1" face="arial">Baltimore Aircoil</font><font face="arial"></li> <li></font><font size="-1" face="arial">Belimo</font><font face="arial"></li> <li></font><font size="-1" face="arial">Hamworthy</font><font face="arial"></li> <li></font><font size="-1" face="arial">Ideal Boilers</font></li> </ul> </td> <td valign="top"><ul Type="square"> <li><font size="-1" face="arial">J S Humidifiers</font><font face="arial"></li> <li></font><font size="-1" face="arial">Lochinvar</font><font face="arial"></li> <li></font><font size="-1" face="arial">NuAire</font><font face="arial"></li> <li></font><font size="-1" face="arial">Potterton</font><font face="arial"></li> <li></font><font size="-1" face="arial">Rehau</font><font face="arial"></li> <li></font><font size="-1" face="arial">Spirax Sarco</font></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <p><font face="arial"><b>Design Software</b> </font><br> </p> <p><font size="-1" face="arial"><b>New Faces</b><br> Nigel Crooks has joined Hevacomp's Sheffield officeas an applications programmer. He has a degree in Software Engineering and previously worked with Cap Gemini on large scale databases and web applications. Nigel is working on Hevacomp's new SAP ratings program.</p> </font><p><font size="-1" face="arial"><b>Training Courses</b><br> The dates of training for the next few months are shown below. Courses are charged at �200 + VAT per person per course.<br> Contact Nick at our London office (0208 346 9309) or click <a href="software/training/default.htm" target="_top">here</a> for further details.</font><font face="arial"></p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td align="left" width="200"></font><font size="-1" face="arial">Mechanical Design</font></td> <td align="left" width="180"><font size="-1" face="arial">- 22nd </font><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="-1">May</font><font size="-1" face="arial"> 2001</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="200"><font size="-1" face="arial">Electrical Design</font></td> <td align="left" width="180"><font size="-1" face="arial"><font face="arial">-</font> </font><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="-1">23rd May 2001</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="200"><font size="-1" face="arial">Hevacomp CAD Mechanical </font></td> <td align="left" width="180"><p align="left"><font size="-1" face="arial">- </font><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="-1">17th July</font><font size="-1" face="arial"> 2001</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="200"><font size="-1" face="arial">ME introduction</font></td> <td align="left" width="180"><p align="left"><font size="-1" face="arial">- </font><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="-1">12th June</font><font size="-1" face="arial"> 2001</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="200"><font size="-1" face="arial">ME mechanical</font></td> <td align="left" width="180"><p align="left"><font size="-1" face="arial">- </font><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="-1">13th June</font><font size="-1" face="arial"> 2001</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="200"><font size="-1" face="arial">ME electrical</font></td> <td align="left" width="180"><font size="-1" face="arial">- 14th June 2001</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" width="200"><font size="-1" face="arial">AutoCAD BSL</font></td> <td align="left" width="180"><font face="arial"><font size="-1" face="arial">- </font><font size="-1">10th July</font></font><font size="-1" face="arial"> 2001</font></td> </tr> </table> <p><font size="-1" face="arial"><b>New users</b><br> Hevacomp now has over 2400 site licences for their M&E design software, making it the most widely used design software in the industry. New users include: Air Cool Engineering, PDSA, Mitchell & Hewitt Ltd, Ceredigion County Council, WTS-Consulting, North Lanarkshire Council, Jones-Jack Ltd, Dougal & Railton Ltd, John Packer Associates, Heatcare Ltd, H A O'Neil, Edmund Shipway, DES Electrical, JMS Associates, Reflexaction Services Ltd, Coleg Menai, Logic Electrical, AMS Group, Kimpton Building Services.</font></td> </tr> </table> </center></div> <p> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="nav/nav.htm">http://www.hevacomp.com/nan/nav.htm/</a> <p>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p> </body>