Its been a long time since I logged into my web site, so lots of updating to cover.
On the last day of 2012, myself, William Butler (American) and Rena Wang (sales) established Thermaltricity International Co Ltd
Thermaltricity will be marketing and exporting its range of solar water heating collectors and systems separately from the solar speedflex range of plumbing systems.
I then returned to the UK on January the 6th after Xmas with the family, here in Pudong Shanghai for a much needed rest, but also wet and cold as the UK weather is, but also depressing as no sunshine.
In March, I decided enough is enough and booked a flight to California to catch up with what was happening with Norm Ehrlich, my friend and partner in the solar business for over 6 years.
Thinking I would have some sunshine and warmer weather in Eureka, I was wrong, as I arrived to meet Norm in the rain, overcast and cold.
Norman over 25 years had designed and developed a range of made to measure solar water heating tanks from materials not associated with standard hot water tanks.
It was in my 4 weeks in Jordan, that I began to think about converting there cold square box water tanks into insulated solar water tanks, to reduce the shipping costs of air, as 80% of the container is air.
Over the 4 weeks I spent in the store and work shop, we agreed to re model the old business, clear away years of rubbish from his contracting business and focus on turning his assembled tanks into flat pack tank kits of up to 40,000 liters.
Once again through my many visits to the Canton Fair and other exhibitions across China over the years, I new of a insulation board product that could be used to replace a very expensive lower quality American made board, but needed to also source the outer aluminum décor to match.
After a few weeks back in the UK, further money paid to me by Norman, I booked a flight back to Shanghai to catch up with some of my manufacturing partners, one of which was the Insulation board manufacture in Hangzhou.
I am now 2 weeks into being back in hot and sticky Shanghai, with lots of decisions to make for this year given the continue recession in Europe, but with the USA slowly coming out of recession.
I have a new thermo siphon thermal store now being produced for Greece, after a sample was made for Jordan buyer to test, with a few glass heat pipe split systems.
We are in talks with a well established distributer for our Speedflex plumbing pipe systems in the USA, with current sample orders being prepared as we speak for Jordan, Greece , Lebanon and Canada.
Through months of contact with like minded companies in the USA and a European manufacture of PVT panels, soon to start production in Florida, its looking that I will be back on a plane to the USA very soon for face to face meetings with 2 CEO,s and supporting Norm in Eureka for a week or two until the first of two containers are shipped from China to Oakland’s, USA.
Investment capital is still hard to get, even though we placed our information on a HK Business angel network to attract private investors.
We however have invested in a half page advert for our new Flat Pack Tank concept that allows a solar water heating company to build his own tanks to the size his clients’ wants.
We are also soon to be approved for Alibaba Gold Membership, to allow us to get our product information into the main stream of inquiries.
2013 will be the companies turning point after 3 years of product development.
Our goal in 2013 and beyond is to offer our cliants system solutions and complete system kits, not products.
On the last day of 2012, myself, William Butler (American) and Rena Wang (sales) established Thermaltricity International Co Ltd
Thermaltricity will be marketing and exporting its range of solar water heating collectors and systems separately from the solar speedflex range of plumbing systems.
I then returned to the UK on January the 6th after Xmas with the family, here in Pudong Shanghai for a much needed rest, but also wet and cold as the UK weather is, but also depressing as no sunshine.
In March, I decided enough is enough and booked a flight to California to catch up with what was happening with Norm Ehrlich, my friend and partner in the solar business for over 6 years.
Thinking I would have some sunshine and warmer weather in Eureka, I was wrong, as I arrived to meet Norm in the rain, overcast and cold.
Norman over 25 years had designed and developed a range of made to measure solar water heating tanks from materials not associated with standard hot water tanks.
It was in my 4 weeks in Jordan, that I began to think about converting there cold square box water tanks into insulated solar water tanks, to reduce the shipping costs of air, as 80% of the container is air.
Over the 4 weeks I spent in the store and work shop, we agreed to re model the old business, clear away years of rubbish from his contracting business and focus on turning his assembled tanks into flat pack tank kits of up to 40,000 liters.
Once again through my many visits to the Canton Fair and other exhibitions across China over the years, I new of a insulation board product that could be used to replace a very expensive lower quality American made board, but needed to also source the outer aluminum décor to match.
After a few weeks back in the UK, further money paid to me by Norman, I booked a flight back to Shanghai to catch up with some of my manufacturing partners, one of which was the Insulation board manufacture in Hangzhou.
I am now 2 weeks into being back in hot and sticky Shanghai, with lots of decisions to make for this year given the continue recession in Europe, but with the USA slowly coming out of recession.
I have a new thermo siphon thermal store now being produced for Greece, after a sample was made for Jordan buyer to test, with a few glass heat pipe split systems.
We are in talks with a well established distributer for our Speedflex plumbing pipe systems in the USA, with current sample orders being prepared as we speak for Jordan, Greece , Lebanon and Canada.
Through months of contact with like minded companies in the USA and a European manufacture of PVT panels, soon to start production in Florida, its looking that I will be back on a plane to the USA very soon for face to face meetings with 2 CEO,s and supporting Norm in Eureka for a week or two until the first of two containers are shipped from China to Oakland’s, USA.
Investment capital is still hard to get, even though we placed our information on a HK Business angel network to attract private investors.
We however have invested in a half page advert for our new Flat Pack Tank concept that allows a solar water heating company to build his own tanks to the size his clients’ wants.
We are also soon to be approved for Alibaba Gold Membership, to allow us to get our product information into the main stream of inquiries.
2013 will be the companies turning point after 3 years of product development.
Our goal in 2013 and beyond is to offer our cliants system solutions and complete system kits, not products.
