Category: Blog

Five minutes with… Dr Gareth Evans (maybe 15)

MEET DEXT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR GARETH EVANS. We caught up with Gareth to find out how he met Neil, what drew him so strongly to Dext, and how he spends his days when he’s not poring over heat recovery data. How would you describe your role at Dext? I support the technical backbone of the business […]

Wendy’s joins the Dext Heat Recovery revolution

The Wendy’s Company is the latest big name in fast food to partner with Dext for sustainable heating. The new Wendy’s restaurant in Bromborough is a freestanding drive-thru restaurant at Croft Retail Park, which is now open and ready to serve the Wirral community. As the heating season begins, the warm welcome they offer customers will […]

Heat recovery? – not just now thanks. 

Are you inadvertently heating your building during the warm summer months?!   Air Handling Units (AHUs) with heat recovery (like thermal wheels or plate heat exchangers), can continue heating incoming air even when outside air temperatures are high.  This happens when: Heat recovery devices (designed to transfer heat from exhaust air to incoming fresh air) aren’t bypassed or […]

Five minutes with… Michael Larner

Meet Dext Operations Director Michael Larner. Very early in Dext’s journey, when Neil was looking for a ‘plumbing genius’ he was lucky enough to find Michael, whose role has evolved as the business has grown. How would you describe your role at Dext? My job centres around making sure everything runs smoothly. I focus on the forward […]

Nandos Craigleith: a COOL update to the Dext system

– Dext doubles up in Edinburgh, offering heating and cooling. The recently completed Nandos restaurant at Craigleith utilises DexThermic as its primary heating source, in conjunction with a Daikin water-to-water heat pump. As you’d expect, this provides hot water and space heating using heat recovered from cooking processes and such. As with 400+ other Nandos […]

Proud to be part of the Siemens Ecosystem

In July, Dext was invited by Siemens to demonstrate DexThermic at the groundbreaking Siemens Transform showcase in Manchester. The Dext team were flattered and proud to be asked. Unlike conventional trade shows where exhibitors book and pay for a stand, this prestigious event was by invitation only – allowing Siemens to showcase the new, innovative, […]

MOVING UP A LEVEL

Ongoing growth, additional products and increasing numbers of enquiries meant that Dext could use some more room. May 2024 saw us create a mezzanine level in the Lancashire workshop to create additional space and allocate more distinct areas to different tasks. There are two different environments associated with Dext as a company:1) The immaculate, high […]

A Saucy Sideline

From the state-of-the-art splashback absorbing heat behind the grill, to the heat recovery unit in the extract duct – Nando’s often turns to Dext for innovative engineering solutions.So it was little surprise that, during the pandemic, Nando’s Group Head of Design asked Dext founder Neil to create a contactless sauce dispenser.  This clever concept then evolved into the latest […]

What is heat recovery?

Heat recovery is the process of capturing and re-using excess heat. In very simple terms, it is another name for heat recycling. It’s also a great way for companies to tackle the ‘E’ of their ESG goals. (ESG, of course, being Environmental, Social and Governance considerations). Heat recovery works particularly well in industries like hospitality, […]