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CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai acrjournal.uk ADVERTORIAL 49 Secon – everything for the professional renewables installer 49 The company started as a small independent in 1998, trading from the founder’s front room in Sunderland on the North East coast. Though Secon’s journey began in solar thermal, it has continued to evolve with the market and is now trading a large range of specialist renewables products. In 2008, Secon was bought by Grafton Merchanting GB which in turn was established as the go to renewables supplier for Plumbase, Buildbase and Electricbase. 10 busy and productive years later, Secon was bought by the management team of Kevin Carling, Paul Hind and Chris Caldwell, bringing Secon back to its independent roots. What we do We are sole UK distributors for RESOL solar controllers, PAW pump stations and Solar Metal Flex pipe systems and have a warehouse full of stock on a huge range of solar products. As the business grew substantially over the years, so did our knowledge of the renewables field. This enabled us to expand our o’er into heat pumps, biomass and more. Today, Secon is an established Secon is a specialised renewables distributor, supplying high quality products to installers and merchants throughout the UK and Ireland. distributor for all the major heat pump brands including Panasonic, Samsung, Hitachi, Vaillant, Grant, Mitsubishi Electric and Viessmann. Not to mention, cylinder and bu’er solutions from Joule and Cordivari and all associated ancillaries. In addition to our renewables o’ering, Secon now have an underfloor heating service which includes a free CAD design with every quote. This is a great o’ering to complement air source heat pump systems. Our trade-only web shop is the largest dedicated renewables web shop in the country, carrying details of hundreds of products, all available to buy online. How we do it The business has been built on the back of exceptional customer service which the Secon team have always been passionate about. Secon strive to bring convenience to customers, therefore all stock items are dispatched for next day delivery to most of mainland UK and all enquiries are dealt with in a speedy manner. Our technical department has many years of experience and provide unrivalled Contact To find out how Secon can help you, please call 0191 5166554 and speak directly to one of our friendly team members or email us at info@seconsolar.com for a quick response. www.seconsolar.com Secon supply the widest range of heat pumps and ancillaries in the UK n Heat Pumps n Biomass n Controls n HotWater n Metering n Solar Thermal n Chillers n Underfloor Heating technical support. Secon also play host to several free in-house training sessions per year to installers of heat pump and renewables products. Constantly evolving Secon have recently formed a partnership with AUK, the air conditioning and refrigeration specialist, to o’er customers a comprehensive range of climate control products and services. As part of the joint venture, designed to increase the competitiveness and e’ectiveness of both businesses, some AUK sta’ will be based at Secon in Sunderland, with the company also retaining its existing base in Newcastle. This will allow Secon to grow business in the commercial air conditioning and chiller markets, taking advantage of its partner’s expertise, while AUK increases its presence in the renewables sector.