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Monday, 03 March 2014 11:47

Ecobuild-bound Optiwin seeks UK manufacturing partners

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(pictured) (l-r) Optiwin technical director Dennis Khun; Optiwin directors Josef Freisinger & Herbert Noichl; and Berkana Green CEO Conor Ryan.

Leading passive house and low energy glazing brand Optiwin has announced that it is looking for small to medium sized manufacturing partners in the UK via Berkana Green, its exclusive licenced sales agent for England, Scotland and Wales.

Optiwin is seeking manufacturers with a track record of quality in timber craftsmanship who may be interested in adding a range of certified passive, low energy and ultra low energy window and glazing products to their portfolio.

“We’re trying to support the transfer of highly specialised manufacturing knowledge to the UK,” says Berkana Green CEO Conor Ryan. “We’re committed to developing a network from Scotland all the way down to Land’s End of local manufacturers, suppliers and fitters.

“What we’re seeking is competent, honourable and knowledgeable businesses who want to expand their existing range into passive house, low & ultra low energy components."

Meanwhile, Berkana Green has also been appointed by Freisinger Fensterbau as Optiwin sales agent for England, Scotland and Wales, providing the glazing range directly from Optiwin’s Austrian manufacturing base. Conor Ryan, a certified passive house consultant, has been involved with the Optiwin group for many years in manufacturing, technical, service, fitting and management.

Optiwin UK will be exhibiting at Ecobuild at stand S 410/11 & S510/11, and at the International Passive House Conference at stand 5.6.

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Jeff Colley

Jeff Colley is the editor of Passive House Plus. He won the Green Leader award at the 2010 Green Awards for his advocacy work on the inclusion of energy ratings in property advertising, and a proposal to finance energy upgrades via utility bills.

He established Construct Ireland (for a sustainable future), Ireland's pioneering sustainable building magazine, in 2003. The magazine evolved into Passive House Plus in late 2012, the world's first English language magazine focused on passive house, as well as other aspects of sustainable building.

He is also a founder of Éasca, (the Environmental and Sustainable Construction Association) , an organisation set up to develop and promote a membership of approved companies offering genuinely sustainable solutions.

He writes a regular column for the Sunday Times, and has authored, co-authored and contributed to articles on sustainable building for numerous newspapers including the Irish Times, The Sunday Business Post, the Irish Examiner & the Sunday Tribune.

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