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Places and Projects

Our world map shows we have shipped products to many overseas countries.  If you would like to talk to us about an international shipment, please email admin@rytons.com. Find out more about some of the interesting places and projects below. Bufori Motor Car Company, Malaysia Rytons Aluminium Door Ventilator (LV262ALU) was exported to this luxury car [...]
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Ireland’s National Retrofitting Scheme: Rytons Five Step Ventilation Plan

Ireland's new National Retrofitting Scheme (launched 9 February 2022) provides homeowners with a comprehensive range of packages that make it easier for them to upgrade their homes to be more energy efficient for increased levels of comfort and lower energy bills. With upgrades likely to make the home significantly more airtight, assessing if there will [...]
Background Ventilation News

Rytons A1® Range Updated for New Building Safety Bill

There’s a dramatic new look to Rytons A1® Fire-rated Range on our website at www.vents.co.uk.  Not only are there new images and special effects, but also new product categories and new product launches - take a look! With the Building Safety Bill now law in England, there is a new requirement for non-combustible products in [...]
A1 Fire-rated News

Colour Matched Air Bricks for Glazed Ceramic Bricks & Cladding

With a high gloss finish and vivid colour range available, the use of glazed bricks, glazed brick slips and terracotta cladding can create striking feature walls on a wide variety of buildings - from housing to schools, supermarkets to football stadiums. The ceramic coating of a glazed brick and cladding brings a unique surface shine [...]
A1 Fire-rated News

Rytons 50 Golden Years

2022 marks a very special milestone for Rytons – it’s our 50th Anniversary. At the heart of Rytons are its family ties, and we are pleased to share how Rytons has been a family business for three generations. The first generation … In 1972 William Irwin and his wife Beatrice formed Ryton’s Ventilation Equipment Ltd, [...]
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No Need to Fake Weeps

“Fake weep vents.  Doesn’t seem to be a snagging list without them.  Seem to be finding this every day now.” Says the commentary in this video from the On The Tools YouTube channel. Aside from the woeful lack of skill and knowledge of the Building Regulations shown by the bricklayer by not fitting weep vents, [...]
Cavity & Underfloor Ventilation News

UPDATE: Weep Hole Duct Regulations Have Changed

Make Sure You Know the Rytweep® for the Job For fire safety, components used in the external walls of buildings with a storey 18m high or more (11m in Scotland) must now be non-combustible – this includes weep hole ducts. For England and Wales, this change is applied through the 2018 updates to Building Regulation [...]
A1 Fire-rated News, Cavity & Underfloor Ventilation News

How to ensure compliant ventilation in Scotland’s high-rise buildings

Following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, a review of fire safety in multi-storey buildings in Scotland was undertaken by the Ministerial Working Group.  Recommendations in the review resulted in updates to the Building Standards Technical Handbooks. Updates to the Technical Handbooks specify external wall systems on all hospitals and care homes of any [...]
A1 Fire-rated News

Introducing Rytons Ultra-Clear Slim Vent® Minor

Rytons is delighted to announce that the Rytons Flyscreened Slim Vent® Minor clear (SVFMINCL) and original Slim Vent® Minor clear (SVMINCL) are now a new and improved ultra-clear! Used in timber frame and traditional build, Rytons new ultra-clear Slim Vent® Minor are the only transparent perpend weep vents on the market and the latest products [...]
Cavity & Underfloor Ventilation News

Rytons Rytweep®: Plastic vs. A1 Fire-rated

Weep hole ducts are a staple requirement of any brick build, from houses to multi-storey apartment projects.  Every year millions of Rytons concealed Rytweep® are used by house builders, bricklayers and contractors nationwide, making them an industry favourite.  But with ALL plastic weeps banned from use in relevant multi-storey buildings 18m high or more (11m [...]
A1 Fire-rated News, Cavity & Underfloor Ventilation News