Grant supporting skills development with diversification of training courses

Renowned for its innovative range of heating technologies, leading manufacturer Grant continues to support the journey towards sustainable home heating and the deployment of renewables throughout Ireland.

Headquartered in Birr, County Offaly, Grant is at the cutting edge of innovation with an evolving product portfolio which includes air to water air source heat pumps, solar thermal panels, underfloor heating, hot water cylinders, aluminium radiators, HVO biofuel ready boilers, and condensing wood pellet boilers.

The company’s award-winning Grant Aerona3 R32 air to water, air source heat pumps are being installed in social housing projects, new build developments and retrofit projects throughout the country due to their cleaner, more environmentally friendly performance, and ability to lower a property’s overall carbon footprint.

To support the move to heat pump technology, Grant has diversified its education offering for installers, architects, engineers and local authorities, to include heat pump focused CPD courses via its onsite Training Academy and online eLearning Academy.

Keith Scully, Grant Technical Sales and Training, says: “We have seen great interest in our education offering during the last 12 months and as demand continues to increase we are working on new renewables-focused courses to launch this year. As interest in renewable technology, in particular heat pumps increases, we are delighted to be in the position to play a key role in supporting the training and development of installers, architects, BERs and engineers so that they can learn more about heat pump technology and best practice in terms of installation.”

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Whilst air to water heat pumps like the Grant Aerona3 R32 models are commonly installed in new build properties, they are also being installed as part of a deep retrofit project in older homes.

Barry Gorman, National Renewables Sales Manager at Grant says: “Installing a heat pump as part of a retrofit does pose more challenges due to the existing heating design, layout and construction of older buildings where a high temperature heating system would have been traditionally installed. Therefore, for an older building to become heat pump ready, upgrades need to be made to the building fabric and air tightness to ensure that the heat pump can work effectively and efficiently – which is a costly process.”

Gorman adds: “When installing a heat pump as part of a deep retrofit, generally Grant Afinia aluminium radiators would be the selected heat emitters. The Afinia range is designed to work effectively with low temperature heating systems and pairs easily with the Grant Aerona3 heat pump range. It is essential however that both the heat pump and radiators are correctly sized and specified to ensure maximum efficiency for the property.”

This is an important reason why Grant offers a heating design service free of charge for new build and deep retrofit projects. Upon submission of property plans Grant’s technical specialists undertake in-depth heat loss calculations to enable the heat pump, supporting hot water storage and heat emitters to be sized and specified correctly, to ensure a fully integrated, highly efficient heating system.

Grant continues to play an important role with its innovative range of heating technologies in helping homes throughout Ireland to reduce carbon emissions and become more sustainable in the journey towards a zero-carbon future.

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