Berneslai Homes manage 18,500 properties on behalf of Barnsley Council and were voted number one in the UK’s top 50 social landlords list by a national poll conducted by 24housing in 2017.
As a responsible, award-winning landlord Berneslai Homes is at the forefront of initiatives and are always looking to improve efficiencies for their tenants.
Sentinel provided training and products to enable Berneslai Homes to conduct a sample of forty of their central heating systems. The results showed that over 60% of systems tested did not have the correct inhibitor levels.
The results highlighted the need to create an improved water treatment policy. Working closely with the team at Berneslai Home, Sentinel helped implement a new installation and flushing procedure for their installers, which was fast, repeatable and cost-effective.
Berneslai Homes have now swapped to Sentinel’s one box water treatment solution, SystemCare that incorporates X100 Inhibitor, X800 Cleaner, Vortex 300 magnetic system filter and SESI electrolytic scale reducers. The Sentinel SystemCare package combines market-leading products with value added services such as ongoing testing, training, and consultation. Berneslai Homes and Sentinel Performance Solutions are looking at putting an end to water treatment issues within their housing stock and continue to improve on the 88% overall satisfaction with repairs and maintenance (up 26% in 2017).
Sentinel is a company with a clear goal: we offer water treatment products and services that provide the best lifetime protection for heating and hot water systems. Originally launched in the UK by Grace Dearborn in 1988 and subsequently a subsidiary of the leading multinational General Electric, Sentinel has operated independently since 2005, expanding its international reach and range of innovative solutions. As of 2021, Sentinel is owned by Aalberts N.V., and sits in the hydronic flow control cluster.