Buying from a Made in Britain HVAC manufacturer means the products carrying the mark are made in Great Britain or Northern Ireland, by a business that has signed the Made in Britain Code of Conduct. For specifiers, contractors and procurement teams, that brings practical benefits: more predictable lead times, UK-based technical support and site surveys, bespoke manufacture and traceable quality. S & P Coil Products Limited (SPC) is a Made in Britain member and manufactures fan convectors, heating and cooling coils, trench heating, air curtains and unit heaters at its factory in Leicester.
SPC announced its Made in Britain membership in September in SPC Joins Made in Britain. This article explains what that membership means for specifiers, contractors and procurement teams working on UK projects.
What is the Made in Britain mark?
Made in Britain is a not-for-profit membership organisation that supports British manufacturers through a single, officially registered trademark. The Made in Britain mark can only be used by licensed members, and only on products made in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Every Made in Britain member signs the Made in Britain Code of Conduct, which sets out the business standards members agree to uphold, including not making false claims about the quality, composition or performance of their products.
Why choose a Made in Britain HVAC manufacturer for your project?
For a specifier or contractor, the value of working with a Made in Britain HVAC manufacturer shows up between specification and handover.
More predictable lead times
SPC manufactures its core ranges in-house in Leicester, including Belgravia Fan Convectors and heating and cooling coils, so lead times are not tied to overseas shipping or import delays. Predictable lead times matter most when installation is planned around a fixed window, such as a school half-term or a building shutdown. SPC has supplied Belgravia Fan Convectors to thousands of schools across the UK, where heating upgrades often have to fit within the holidays.
UK technical support and site surveys
SPC’s Area Sales Managers carry out site surveys across the UK, assessing existing fan convectors, coils and trench heating before a replacement or upgrade is specified. SPC’s technical team in Leicester supports product selection and specification. When a project needs something non-standard, SPC’s design engineers work alongside the production team making it.
Bespoke manufacture
UK manufacture makes bespoke work practical. SPC designs replacement heating and cooling coils to match existing units, including coils not originally made by SPC, and recently built a single 3.5m wide, six-circuit heating coil for the University of Surrey’s EnFlo wind tunnel.
Traceable quality
SPC is ISO 9001:2015 certified, and every SPC water coil is pressure tested to 22 barg before it leaves the factory. Buying from a Made in Britain HVAC manufacturer with a certified quality system gives buyers a clear picture of where and how products are made.
Fewer transport miles
SPC products made in Leicester, such as Belgravia Fan Convectors, CiRRUS Unit Heaters and AIRDOR Forcefield Air Curtains, travel a shorter distance to UK sites than equivalent imported equipment. Shorter journeys reduce the transport miles associated with delivery.
Which SPC products are made in Leicester?
SPC has manufactured HVAC products in Leicester for over 50 years. The ranges made at the Leicester factory include:
- Belgravia Fan Convectors: Supreme, Classic and Tilevector, for schools, offices, churches and healthcare buildings
- Heating and Cooling Coils: water, steam and refrigerant coils, including bespoke and like-for-like replacements
- Metropolitan Trench Heating and Cooling, including the fan-assisted Metropolitan HC range
- Thermatile Radiant Heating and Cooling Panels, for offices, schools and healthcare buildings
- Air Curtains: AIRDOR Forcefield and iForce Industrial Air Curtains
- CiRRUS Unit Heaters, for warehouses, workshops and large commercial spaces
Frequently Asked Questions
Made in Britain publishes a directory of its licensed members. S & P Coil Products Limited (SPC) is listed in the Made in Britain member directory and manufactures HVAC products at its factory in Leicester.
SPC’s fan convectors, coils, trench heating, radiant panels, air curtains and unit heaters are made in Leicester. A small number of products are supplied by SPC rather than manufactured in-house, so speak to the team if UK manufacture is a requirement on your project.
A manufacturer must become a licensed member of Made in Britain, sign the Code of Conduct and use the mark only on products made in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Talk to the team
Planning a project and want to specify from a Made in Britain HVAC manufacturer? Contact the SPC team for selection support, site surveys and quotations on 0116 249 0044, email spc@spc-hvac.co.uk, or fill in the form below.
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