SFL Flues & Chimneys to Attend PowerEx Live Midlands on Thursday 3rd July at the Belfry Hotel & Resort – Spotlight on Critical Power & Data Centre Resilience

05 June 2025

SFL Flues & Chimneys is pleased to confirm its attendance at PowerEx Live Midlands, taking place on Thursday 3rd July at the Belfry Hotel & Resort, Sutton Coldfield, B76 9PR.

This one-day event is one of the UK’s most unique conference programmes focused on power generation, backup systems, and energy innovation – bringing together over 17 expert speakers covering topics including CHP, Gen-Set, Hydrogen, BESS, AI, Emissions, and Data Centre Infrastructure.

🎤 Speaker Highlights:

Among the standout speakers this year:

• Jonathan Rodgers, RODEng Consulting LLP – A widely respected expert in generator system design, sharing insights into fuel systems for modern data centres.
• Ian Bitterlin, Chartered Engineer – Exploring the link between UPS batteries and emergency power in data centres, drawing on over 25 years of mission-critical engineering experience.
• Mark Acton, Future-Tech – Discussing how data centre power density is reshaping the MEP space.
• Romain Mocaer– Providing an outlook on the diesel generator market in EMEA through 2028.
• Dr Michaela Kendall, Adelan – Highlighting opportunities to grow the UK hydrogen economy through fuel cell innovation.

Why It Matters to SFL

With the continued growth of digital infrastructure, data centres depend on robust backup systems to ensure zero downtime. SFL is proud to support this sector with high-performance flue solutions, including the Europa® range, engineered specifically for standby generators in mission-critical environments.

SFL’s systems offer:

• Prefabricated twin wall insulated generator exhaust systems
• Uses pre-installed graphite gaskets, no need for sealant
• Patented connection design
• Easy installation with centring location spigots
• CE / UKCA marked to BS EN 1856-1
• UL / ULC Listed to UL / ULC Listed UL103, UL2561, ULC959
• Certified high-pressure performance up to 15000Pa
• Temperature rated to T600
• Soot fire resistance to 1000°C for 30 mins
• Suitable for wet (condensing) and dry operation
• Fire resistance to BS EN 1366-13 / BS EN 13501-2
• EI Rating:

• Fire resistance to BS 476 Part 24
• Stainless steel construction from 100mm to 1200mm ID
• Available with 25, 50 or 100mm insulation thickness
• Support for SCR technology and acoustic attenuation

Through collaboration with trusted installation partners, SFL delivers turnkey flue packages to support the reliability and compliance demanded by modern data centre infrastructure.

📩 If you would like to meet with an SFL commercial expert at PowerEx Live Midlands, please contact Lee Palmer at Lee.Palmer@sflchimneys.com to arrange a meeting.

🔗 Event Info:

• 🕘 Doors open at 9.00am
• ☕ Includes complimentary refreshments and networking lunch
• 🎟️ Register free at PowerExLive.co.uk

SFL is looking forward to attending PowerExLive to engage with industry peers, gain insight from expert speakers, and showcase its commitment to resilient power systems.