Control saves hard cash
A new report by Cornwall Insight, one of the top management consultancies in the energy, utilities, and environmental sector, says that energy buyers have many more years of rocketing fuel prices to come. Stating that prices will remain above £100/MWh annually, which...
Ink helps to blot out Malaria
Following a stock take and tidy up here at Prefect Controls HQ and as part of our ongoing commitment to green initiatives, we have donated some unused printer cartridges to a great organisation, Cartridges4Charity. Since 2003 Cartridges4Charity has been helping...
Now is the time to cut unnecessary use of energy
I received an email the other day from a director of a newly opened student accommodation facility. The tone of the email was almost incredulous. Having installed electric panel heaters in around 200 rooms he was finding that the occupants were adjusting the room...
25 years studying degrees C
While Harry Potter left platform 93/4 from King’s Cross to begin a new chapter at Hogwarts, freshers arriving for their first year at university would also be settling in. Enjoying a £1.82 pint of lager, listening on their discman to Elton John’s number 1 Candle in...
We bid a fond farewell!
After almost 10 years of dedicated service, we are bidding a fond farewell to our National Sales Manager – Andy Lee. Andy’s career started in 1977 when he joined John Laing, in procurement, purchasing materials for the construction company. This was followed by a move...
HobSensus – Electrical Industry Awards 2021 Finalist
We are very pleased to announce that HobSensus was shortlisted as a finalist in this years Electrical Industry Awards in both the Commercial Product Of The Year and Residential Product Of The Year categories. Organised by Electrical Times magazine and hosted by...
Energy Report – Energy Management systems – student accommodation
The Student accommodation sector Since the turn of the century the student accommodation sector has been revolutionised! Until around the time of the millennium, students had the choice of university-run halls of residence or converted homes for multiple occupation...
New kit for accurate water tank temperature monitoring
Monitoring the temperature of water within a hot water cylinder provides essential data for managing energy use to save costs. Often this simple information is not recorded accurately. Usually, a thermostat is strapped around the centre of the tank which triggers the...
Cost effective alternatives to building energy management systems.
The revolution in the student accommodation sector over the last decade has provided practically every university town with developments that offer a real home from home experience for their occupants. Draughty halls of residence with wafer thin mattresses are now few...
Absence makes the smart not squander!
How a simple setting can yield greater energy savings in student accommodation. The levels of automation we enjoy through technology undoubtably make’s our lives easier and in most cases more efficient. In the context of heating control for student accommodation, it...
