Commercial Property and Energy saving • Elkay Timers and Switches UK

You are a Self Employed Electrician or an Electrical Installer working for a FACILITY MANAGEMENT COMPANY. You may even be an ELECTRICAN working for a large NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. You want to find new income streams that are recession proof and can provide a solid and stable income in times of uncertainty. Something that benefits the customer, the planet and your business? So, what is the answer to finding this miraculous new income stream in the United Kingdom?

Facts about commercial properties in the U.K.

Well let’s start by addressing some little known facts about commercial properties in the UK. Currently there are £93BILLION worth of commercial property that currently only meets EPC thresholds with Energy Efficiency F and G ratings. If these properties wanted to be let today then they currently must achieve an E rating as a minimum to be let.

However, they must all reach a C rating by 2027 and a B rating by 2030. But so many of our commercial buildings are unable to reach these targets because the cost of investing in energy savings is assumed to he so high and unaffordable. Many building owners and landlords have delayed and avoided doing anything in recent years that they are now caught in a potential trap which may see some buildings unable to be let or re-let at the end of a tenancy.

If we look at this on a national scale Wales has £3 Billion of commercial property facing this predicament, Scotland £9 Billion and England a staggering £81 Billion.

Let’s look at England’s predicament further by region.

North East – £2.8BN
North West – £8.6BN
Yorkshire/Humber – £6.6BN
East Midlands – £5.4BN
West Midlands – £7BN
East – £7.3BN
London – £26BN
South East – £11BN
South West – £6.5BN

And furthermore lets look at the property value by sector affected:

Industrial – £25BN
Offices – £29BN
Retail – £32BN
Others – £8BN

So how can we address this ticking time bomb?

The answer is a large number of changes and upgrades can be made and these are addressed by financing schemes designed to make the transition affordable utilising the future energy savings to offset these costs. Many of these schemes allow building managers to achieve this at low or even zero net cost.

So what can building owners do to reduce their exposure to this risk?

By adding solar panels, wind turbines, efficient HVAC, condensing boilers and utilising LED lighting and separated energy saving controls using simple methods like time, motion, presence and absence for example building owners can reduce their energy costs and fund the switch over.

What can Elkay and Elmex do to help in this transition?

Elkay – energy saving switches and controls have energy saving products that can control all types of electrical load by switching these loads via the time period, presence, absence and motion detection methods. We have decades of experience in helping building owners reduce their energy costs, reduce their COշ, and kWh of electricity used.

We offer free energy surveys to enable an efficient switch over and this is fully costed to enable the financial budgets to be met and ensure the correct amount of finance is in place.

Elmex Solar have the only complete range of fully certified Solar Connectors that are IP68, NEC Interlocked and rated to 1500VDC. In addition, they have a wide range of tools and accessories to enable the solar installation teams to make a safe and compliant installation that can turn a commercial property owner into not only a generator of electricity but one who has a substantially reduced energy bill.

Elmex DIN rail terminal blocks

Elmex DIN rail terminal blocks supply terminals to HVAC, refrigeration and panel builder companies who make many other products associated with energy saving. Our fully certified and competitive product ranges enable the manufacturers of these products to make a cost effective product for building owners.

So, in summary there is massive opportunity for building owners and landlords to address this enormous shortfall in their commercial buildings and to help them meet the governments EPC targets now and into the future. Not forgetting that they can gain an opportunity to become energy generator with the addition of solar or wind power generation sets.
For the electrician a potential source of key revenue for installers, facility managers and national electricians to help their clients meet these targets and save energy in their buildings.

Finally, the key and obvious benefit is to help the planet to slow down its overall COշ output and provide a better planet for future generations.

Contact us today, and we can guarantee you get the appropriate partners and part numbers. This ensures the installation of compliant and safe Elmex connectors or Elkay's time switches and sensors.


Paul Onyett General Manager – Elkay & Elmex Email: paulonyett@elkay.co.uk Phone: 07527404110	Danny Gladdish Specification and Distribution Manager Sales region: UK South Email: dannyg@elkay.co.uk Phone: 07766517017

Karl Grant Specification and Distribution Manager Sales region: UK Central & Wales Email: karlg@elkay.co.uk Phone: 07776651828	Richard Barnes Specification and Distribution Manager Sales region: UK Scotland & North Email: richardb@elkay.co.uk Phone: 07570724375

Francesca Graham Orders Email: francesca@elkay.co.uk Phone: 02890616505	Steve Anderson Technical Manager Email: steveanderson@elkay.co.uk Phone: 07831697325