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Introducing the new Digistat – an innovative range of universal wired and wireless digital thermostats. Bridging the gap between traditional and smart heating controls, the new Digistat is simply smarter. Providing accessible and easy-to-use heating controls for all tenants with differing requirements in just four variants.

A new generation of Drayton’s iconic Digistat has been revolutionising the thermostat market since its release in May, combining installers’ favourite features with a contemporary new look and app control – an industry first for a universal thermostat.
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July saw a spectacular new sporting event take place in Plymouth; we were proud to sponsor the SailGP Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, a forward-thinking, carbon positive sporting event. This partnership fits seamlessly with our commitment to sustainability.

In forging our path to net zero, we’ve been targeting our largest source of emissions; our site’s gas and electrical energy use. Learn about the changes and upgrades we’ve made, along with our easy tips to help you save energy at home.

The UK heating market continues to keep its 130,000 gas safe-registered installers busy, and 2021 looks set to be a record year for gas boiler sales with a 41% increase so far versus last year. But with changes to Building Regulations to Part L around the corner, including an increase to minimum installation requirements to boost boiler efficiency, how can you – the installer – avoid this becoming an obstacle to your work, and instead seize it as an opportunity to grow your business?

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the energy sector produces around 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions, a major contributor to climate change.
For the world to reach net zero emissions targets by 2050, the IEA has recommended no new fossil fuel-powered boilers should be sold from 2025, in their Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector recently released in the run-up to this year’s COP26 conference in Glasgow.

Welcome to The Leaf, Drayton's NEW monthly sustainability blog!

You might have spotted the recent Government announcements surrounding the future of home heating in relation to the UK’s Net Zero targets, and what can be done to improve existing system efficiency in the meantime. Remi Volpe, Managing Director at Drayton, discusses two new measures likely to be introduced; system balancing and the mandatory installation of thermostatic radiator valves, and how this can improve efficiency.

As part of our annual selected charity pledges, Drayton has made a donation to local marine conservation charity, Fathoms Free, a group run entirely by volunteers working tirelessly to remove plastics and other debris from UK waters, and campaign for better treatment of our coastlines.
 

Here at Drayton, we’re proud to have helped the dedicated team at University Hospitals Birmingham Charity (UHBC) get smarter control of the heating in the accommodation they provide to patients undergoing treatment and their families, saving them time and money to focus on doing what they do best.

As part of Schneider Electric, everyone here at Drayton is extremely proud that the company has been named most sustainable corporation in the world in the Global 100 index!
Top Of The Sustainability Leagues
The corporate league table, compiled by researcher Corporate Knights, ranks over 8,000 high-revenue companies in terms of sustainability. Having got to 29th last year, Schneider Electric accelerated to the top spot by stepping up collaboration with other firms to meet sustainability goals.

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has set out a 10-point plan to revolutionise the sustainability of British industry, and is set to deploy £12 billion of government funding in areas including clean energy, nature, transport and innovative technologies; a plan being tipped as our Green Industrial Revolution.
 
The plan will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs in these sectors to support sustainability goals, which ultimately aim to eliminate the UK’s climate change contribution by 2050.