TQC secures large Solar Tube handling project
23 July 2009
TQC Ltd to design and manufacture £1M suite of equipment to handle Thermomax® solar products.
Kingspan® Renewables have recently placed an order in the region of £1m with TQC Ltd for the design and manufacture of equipment to handle Thermomax® solar products. The Thermomax® solar heating system is the market leader in the use of high efficiency solar vacuum tubes.The systems are used in heating domestic hot water, swimming pools and commercial water heating systems. The contract awarded to TQC is part of a major investment by the Kingspan® group in a new factory in Portadown, Northern Ireland.
The handling and test equipment that TQC will supply includes significant helium leak testing stations and a final function test, all designed to ensure that the solar tubes are produced to the highest level. TQC will be working closely with Kingspan® Renewables over the coming months in supplying a successful suite of machinery.
