In a first for the wood heating industry, Kiwis and Aussies will be able to heat their homes with a zero-carbon footprint. New Zealand manufacturer, Pyro Fires, will offset 100% of the carbon emissions that each of their eco-friendly wood burning fireplaces will emit during its lifetime.

Pyro Fires has teamed up with One Tree Planted to plant 23 native trees for every Pyro sold. According to the Tāne’s Tree Trust National Carbon Calculator, this will remove up to 10 tonnes of CO2 from the environment.

Ric Chalmers, Pyro Fires’ Managing Director, says planting just a single tree can offset more than an entire year’s worth of carbon emissions produced by a Pyro Classic or Pyro Mini ULEB wood burner.

“We want Kiwis and Aussies to be able to enjoy all the benefits of a log burner without risking any harm to the environment. As such, it was an easy decision for us to plant enough trees to completely offset the amount of CO2 each Pyro will emit during its lifetime” says Chalmers.

Each donation to One Tree Planted is made by Pyro Fires on behalf of the customer. Customers can choose to have the trees planted in their name for which they will receive an e-certificate from One Tree Planted thanking them for their donation.

Native tree planting will happen across both New Zealand and Australia, dependent on the customer’s country of residence.

About Pyro Fires
The Pyro Classic was developed by scientists at the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research. The New Zealand Government tasked them with creating the most efficient and environmentally conscious home heating solution.

Pyro Fires are available in over 100 different colour options, allowing you to go green in any colour you like.

As part of the Toitu CarboNZero programme, Pyro Fires Ltd reduced their carbon footprint by more than half.

Pyro Fires Ltd has donated to One Tree Planted to plant thousands of native trees to completely offset their operational carbon footprint for the entirety of 2022.

Media Release on 30 March 2022

Media Contact
Lance Krogseter, Pyro Fires
Email: lance@fegroup.co.nz
Phone: 0800 479 763
Website: https://pyrofires.co.nz

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Homegrown heating company, Kelray Heating are introducing their range of infrared outdoor heaters to the Canadian market.

Launching earlier this year, Kelray Heating Canada is looking to build upon their parent company’s success in New Zealand. Kelray Canada hopes that similarities in atmospheric conditions and parallels in lifestyle habits of Canadians will mean their products are similarly embraced in the region.

Kelray Heating are New Zealand’s sole local manufacturer of infrared outdoor heaters and were founded to solve issues unique to the country.

“Unfortunately, outdoor heaters manufactured abroad are not made for our harsh coastal conditions”, explains Kelray Heating NZ owner, Clive Menkin. “Most outdoor heaters available to Kiwis use 304 grade stainless steel or anodized aluminum. While this may be sufficient in inland areas, 304 grade is susceptible to corrosion in saline environments”.

“This caused a lot of frustration among home and business owners here in NZ, who were finding their outdoor heaters deteriorating in just a couple of years or so”.

Kelray set out to solve this problem and created the world’s first electric infrared heater constructed using marine-grade 316 stainless steel. 316 grade stainless steel includes added molybdenum, an element that drastically enhances corrosion resistance to chlorides.

After over a decade of success in the New Zealand market, Kelray’s expansion into the Canadian market will be the company’s first major step into taking its product global.

“Canada was the perfect fit for us”, says Menkin. “The mixture of coastal town and cities with alpine environments on the Eastern and Western seaboards is very similar to the conditions our heaters have been tried and tested in here in New Zealand”.

“A lot of the feedback we have heard coming out of Canada echoes the frustrations we were hearing in New Zealand when Kelray first set out to produce our heaters”.

“Home and business owners don’t want to be replacing their outdoor heaters every couple of years – they deserve an investment that lasts.

Kelray Canada will be operated by Menkin’s daughter and son-in-law and based out of Squamish, north of Vancouver, on the Sea to Sky Highway.

Kelray is currently exporting their outdoor heaters from New Zealand for assembly in Canada, however, they plan to manufacture their heaters in Canada in late 2022.

Media Release on 27 February 2022

Media Contact
Clive, Kelray Heating
Email: info@kelrayheating.co.nz
Phone: 0800 535 729
Website: https://www.kelrayheating.co.nz/

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