Sustainability is part of our nature. As the leading manufacturing of fittings, we are already caring for tomorrow.

If you have a water protection area out side of your factory gates, then you have been automatically bestowed the responsibility for nature and future generations.

Biggetalsperre, Olpe

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If you have a water protection area out side of your factory gates, then you have been automatically bestowed the responsibility for nature and future generations.

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Sustainability is a global challenge.Water consumption alone has sextupled since 1950.

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For SCHELL, economic success and a respectful approach to nature have always been aspects of cor­porate philosophy, long before the subject of sustainability became a hotly discussed topic. A challenge that we still wish to meet even in the era of globalisation. On the one hand, with intelligent fittings technology that save water, set hygiene standards and efficiently use energy to heat hot water.

On the other hand, with long­lasting products, for which we always integrate resource­friendly processes during their production. This includes our brass fittings which are almost fully recyclable and can be re­integrated in the raw material cycle.

So you can see: If SCHELL is on the outside, there's sustainability on the inside. That's a promise.

Get to know us from our green side.Sustainability – the most natural thing in the world for SCHELL.

And has been the case for over 80 years. Ultimately, Hubert Schell founded a company not just anywhere, but in the middle of the Sauerland Olpe region. Surrounded by grassland, forest and numerous waterways. This rubs off in the best sense.

Joachim Schell Dirk Lückemann

The management at SCHELL:Dirk Lückemann (left), Joachim Schell (right)

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Domestic usage of drinking water in 2008 – average values relating to water delivery to households and small businesses.

Flushing toilets 33 l

Washing laundry 15 l

Cleaning rooms, car maintenance and gar-den 7 l

Washing dishes 7 l

Eating and drinking 5 l

Small business share 11 l

Bathing/showering/personal hygiene

43 l27 %

12 %

6 % 6 % 4 % 9 %

36 %

We provide space for sustainability. And that is with intelligent »Made in Germany« fitting technology.

The fact that the United Nations made 2008 the »Year of Sanitation« shows how important the topic of sanitary installation has become across the globe. It's not surpris­ing. Water consumption alone has sextupled since 1950. Intelligent fitting technologies from SCHELL offer enormous potential for sus­tainable solutions – in private and particularly in public, semi­public

and commercial sanitary rooms. Special conditions prevail here. This includes other user behaviour, increased hygiene requirements and the risk of vandalism. With SCHELL, you are and will be best prepared.

Source: BDEW German federation for energy and water, 01.12.2009

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As the leading fittings manufacturer, SCHELL has specialised in devel­oping solutions that meet specific requisites. From wash basin and shower fittings to angle valves and WC and urinal flush systems and matching mounting modules.

Where sustainable SCHELL solutions are in demand:

• Schools• Nurseries• Hotels• Catering facilities• Hospitals• Nursing homes• Industry

• Administration buildings• Airports• Train stations• Motorway service stations• Leisure facilities• Sports facilities• Bathrooms

WC flush systems

Mounting modules Shower fittings

Angle valves

Urinal flush systems

Sanitary draw-off taps

SCHELL inside.

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Fluid dynamics have always fascinated me. As a child while building dams across streams and now while developing economical fittings.Manfred QUAST, Development

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Fluid dynamics have always fascinated me. As a child while building dams across streams and now while developing economical fittings.Manfred QUAST, Development

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1 l

2 l

3 l

SCHELL fittings can also be controlled without having to be touched. This not only saves water but also improves the hygiene in public sanitary rooms. And thus sustainably.

Apropos:

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In Germany alone, 80 % of drinking water is used for sanitary purposes. This is reason enough for SCHELL to develop water­saving technologies, which show their effect where sensitivity towards water saving has shown to be at its lowest: in public, semi­public and commercial sanitary rooms. Whether it be, for example, in the shower area at sports facilities, toilets in motorway service stations or in wash rooms at nurseries.

Our fittings do the thinking too and quasi assume the responsibility for saving water. This is done by the fittings, e.g. starting automatically, limiting the maximum flow, stopping on a time­controlled

based and actively adapt to the user frequency. In comparison to conventional fittings, a saving of approximately 33 % can be made for WC usage and up to 65 % for hand washing.

Making savings with SCHELL does not mean compromising on other aspects. Our technological solutions are sophisticated to such an extent that neither function nor convenience are restricted.

Does this sound promising? Discover how we honour this promise in reality on the following pages.

Sustainability means for us: reducing water consumption – not convenience.

SCHELL is a member of the initiative

More information can be found at:www.blue­responsibility.com

SCHELL achieves the highest international water­saving assessments

Economical water usage with self­closing fitting

Economical water usage with infrared­controlled fitting

Economical water usage when washing hands in comparison with a conventional single­lever fitting

Approx. 55 %

Approx. 65 %

Although the 70 % of Earth's surface is covered with water – only 3.5 % of this water is fresh water and of that figure only half of it can be used. Figures that demonstrate that water is a scarce entity as well as being a valuable one as demand for fresh water is increasing in light of the changing climate and growing global population.

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Wash basin fittings, controlled contact-free

Equipped with an infrared sensor, these control the flow of water on a demand­basis and contact­free. Due to their means of operation, a saving of up to 65 % of precious water can be made.

Wash basin fittings, self-closing

Self­closing fittings by SCHELL re­strict the duration of water delivery and save an enormous amount of water be it using piezoelectric tech­nology with an adjustable flow time or via cartridge technology with adjustable flow time. The flow rate quantities are limited to max. 6 l/min on both designs.

Wash basin fittings, single-lever

Mechanical single­lever fittings are designed for reliable, continuous operation and are equipped with a self­regulating economy spray regulator, which limits the water flow rate to 6 l/min irrespective of the pressure.

CELIS E PURIS SC PURIS Line

PURIS E TIPUS PVENUS E PETIT SC

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Regulating angle valves

Water consumption can be easily reduced by up to 40 % with no loss of convenience using an optional, regulated angle valve.

Wall-mounted draw-off fittings

Wall­mounted draw­off fittings can be used in a variety of situations. All SCHELL solutions – whether self­closing or single­lever variants – are convincing thanks to their integrated water­saving spray regulator and water flow rate between 5 and 6 l/min (depending on the design) irrespective of pressure.

COMFORT regulating angle valve

Regulating angle valve with filter

QUAD Design angle valves LINUS W­SC (self­closing)

LINUS W­EH (single­lever)

PETIT SC (self­closing)

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Shower fittings

Apart from toilets, showers are one of the largest water consumers in sanitary rooms. To satisfy even the most conflicting requirements, SCHELL provides a multitude of water­saving shower fittings, optionally with a self­closing function or with an electronic sensory button. The »Shower Control Eco« function has proven to be particularly water efficient.

By using a radar sensor behindthe safety glass, the functionalso has the demand­led featureof monitoring the shower areaand switching off the water flow in the event of the user leavingthe shower area before the set flow time has lapsed. When used with the corresponding SCHELL shower head, the water flow­rate is restricted to 9 l/min.

LINUS D­E­T ECO (with room monitoring and thermostat)

LINUS D­SC­T (self­closing with thermostat)

LINUS D­E­V (electronic for pre­mixed water)

LINUS D­SC­M (self­closing for mixed water)

Shower panel

Shower head

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WC flush valves

Be it a wall­mounted or concealed design you choose, intelligent WC flush valves from SCHELL make a major contribution towards reducing water consumption. Depending on the design, consumption per flush can be reduced to 3 l or by up to 33 % thanks to the dual flush feature.

Urinal flush valves

SCHELL can provide a wide range of water­saving solutions with its wall­mounted and concealed urinal flush valves. The flush valves can be actuated manually or via infrared sensor. The flush volume can be restricted to 1 to 6 litres depending on the design. Additionally, »stadium operation« enables the flush program to save water depending on the frequency of use.

VERONA E switch module COMPACT II flush valve

COMPACT EDITION ECO

EDITION front­facing panel with infrared sensor

SCHELLOMAT EDITION ECO

EDITION control panel

SCHELLTRONIC

34 m3/a54 m3/a

Conventional wall­mounted flushing fittings

SCHELL WC flush valves with economy button

Assuming a price of EURO 3.80/m3, this equates to a saving of EURO 76.00/year.

20 m3/a saving

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Being frugal with energy is a genuine challenge. Our valves can do this 365 days a year. I don't always manage this during my forest runs, but it's becoming more of a habit.Michaela MAIWORM, Sales Germany

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For us, sustainability means: regulating the hot water supply as required – and, thus, indirectly reducing CO2 emissions.

Conserving water is good. Conser­ving hot water is even better. The provision of 1 m³ of hot water requires 34.8 kWh of energy and is thus 87­times higher than for 1 m³ cold water. It is even more crucial to only use hot water when it is actually required.

With its intelligent fittings techno­logy, SCHELL is offering numerous possibilities to regulate the supply of hot water on an on­demand basis and is indirectly and sustain­ably reducing CO2 emissions, which arise when heating cold water.

The following examples explain how this is done.

SCHELL provides solutions for thermally disinfecting the complete pipe system. Thereby, water heated to 70 °C eradicates dangerous legionella bacteria. And this is carried out reliably and completely without adding any chemicals to the water. Sustainability has many facets.

Talking of hot water:

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Presence-sensing shower water controls

Hot­water flow times in showers can be adapted to suit the most diverse of requirements posed by public sanitary rooms thanks to SCHELL fittings. The LINUS ECO shower fitting automatically stops the flow of water as soon as the user leaves the shower area, thanks to a room control function.

LINUS D­E­T ECO (with room monitoring and thermostat)

LINE angle valve Angle valve thermostat

Demand-based regulation of hot and cold water

To reduce water and energy­consuming adjustments required to have water at the ideal temperature on opening single­lever fittings, the volume flows of cold and hot water can be adjusted separately thanks to SCHELL angle valves.

Limiting the hot-water temperature

The angle­valve thermostat from SCHELL is not only a reliable, easy­ to­install and visually attractive solution for scald protection, it can limit the temperature at the draw­off outlet to save energy – irrespective of pressure fluctuations.

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Nothing is going to hit you for six quickly. The same can be said of our fittings. And when their time does come, they are simply used to make new fittings.Oliver STEFFENS, Application Technology/Sales Export

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Sustainability means for us: Long­life and recyclable products »Made in Germany«.

Fittings in public, semi­public and commercial sanitary rooms are tested tot the limit on a daily basis: be it due to the high frequency of users, inattentiveness of users or contact with a variety of cleaning agents. Sustainability can only be achieved here with the no­compromise »Made in Germany« quality.

For this reason, SCHELL insists on using top­quality all­metal materials and on a design that will guarantee long operating lives and the best protection in the event of any vandalism. Long life is also provided by, e.g. the high­strength plastic cartridges on the inside, that provide a constant, trouble­free flow of water, due to less expendable parts.

Our products and processes are continuously tested and are distinguished by the relevant quality and safety features: An example of this is quality management at SCHELL, which is certified by Germanischer Lloyd in accordance with DIN EN IS 9001:2008.

It is the attention to detail that gives SCHELL products a long service life. This also includes product design typical of SCHELL: functional and multi­award winning. This is because experience has proven that the more attractive the fitting design, the higher the threshold for vandalism.

Everything that SCHELL does to maintain sustainability is shown here in some further examples.

Even SCHELL fittings have to be replaced at some point. In such cases, it is guaranteed that old products will be collected by the plumber for recycling purposes.

Keyword recycling:

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Not going to waste at SCHELL: Brass swarf and burrs

Processes that save resources and optimized use of material

SCHELL represents fittings technology »Made in Germany«. To be more precise: »Made in Olpe«. And you can our word for it. As all our production processes take place in both our plants in the Sauerland. This saves us considerably in terms of logistics costs and helps nature by preventing avoidable environmental damage. Also self­evident for us as the resource­saving use of materials. An example of this is the fact that all brass swarf and burr from the production processes are collected and returned to the brass manufacturer.

Protection from destructive contamination of water

Particles can always enter the fittings or domestic appliances through drinking water and these can cause expensive damage in the long term. This can be easily prevented by using SCHELL filter angle valves specifically developed for this purpose.

Use of materials suitable for drinking water

As a manufacturer of fittings, it is simply a matter of course that we pursue a conscientious approach when using the resource of drinking water. Therefore we only use materials suitable for drinking water. SCHELL fittings conform to internationally required inspection and quality standards. These include the drinking water ordinance applicable in Germany (TrinkwV 2000), DIN 50930 Section 6, DIN EN 1717 as well as the KTW recommendations (relating to the use of plastics with drinking water) and the DIN of DVGW (German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water).

Providing perfect protection: Filter angle valves by SCHELL

SCHELL fittings: Robust on the outside, suitable for drinking water on the inside

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My first thought: How refreshing! My second: TrinkwV* 2000, DIN 50930, DIN EN 1717, KTW**. Just your typical engineer.Stefan BOLLENDORF, Head of Application Technology/Sales Germany

* (German Drinking Water Ordinance)

** (German recommendations for plastics that come into contact with drinking water)

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My first thought: How refreshing! My second: TrinkwV* 2000, DIN 50930, DIN EN 1717, KTW**. Just your typical engineer.Stefan BOLLENDORF, Head of Application Technology/Sales Germany

* (German Drinking Water Ordinance)

** (German recommendations for plastics that come into contact with drinking water)

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Wash basin fitting VENUS E

For us, sustainability means: providing innovative answers to questions relating to hygiene in sanitary rooms.

Achieving adequate sanitary room hygiene is very challenging irrespective of the sanitary room being in a hospital, residential nursing home or school or similar objects. This is due to either the sanitary system not being used continually or because the risk of transfer of germs should be avoided as best possible.

Contact-free control of sanitary fittings

Many SCHELL fittings have contact­free controls. Not only does this save water, it also improves the hygiene in high­use sanitary rooms. And thus sustainably.

Use of materials suitable for drinking water

Drinking water is the most important victual for humans. It is even more important that this increasingly scarce resource is used responsibly. This is the reason why SCHELL solely uses materials suitable for contact with drinking water, which do not change the water's composition. Our quality fittings meet all the requirements specified in TrinkwV 2000 (drinking water ordinance), DIN 50930 Section 6, DIN EN 1717 and KTW (recommendations for plastics that come into contact with drinking water).

Brass blanks

A challenging task, that SCHELL has been committed to for many years. It's not surprising that across the world we are regarded as one of the pioneers of technical solutions, which predominantly share the objective of protecting the health of users and preventing follow­on costs arising from poor hygiene. How does this work? Here are a few examples.

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Stagnation flush

The selectable stagnation flush in electronically controlled wash basin fittings makes a major contribution towards hygiene in all objects that are not in use for longer periods, e.g. during school holidays. This is due to the fittings triggering a flow of water for approximately 20 seconds every 24 hours after the last use to prevent water stagnating in the pipelines.

Urinal control EDITION Solenoid valve for thermal disinfection

Legionella flush

SCHELL offers a legionella flush with almost all electronically controlled wash basin fittings with mixed water function. A flow of water heated to 70 °C eradicates dangerous legionella bacteria. And this is carried out reliably and completely without adding any chemicals to the water. Of course these fittings fulfill the requirements in accordance with worksheet W551 of the DVGW (German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water).

Many people continue to believe that infections are mainly transmitted through the air (e. g. by sneezing) However, the fact is: Generally, they are transmitted via your hands. Yet another reason for choosing the sustainable solutions by SCHELL.

Beat the germs:

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