Following an investigation, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a Slough landlord for breaching gas safety regulations and for failing to comply with an enforcement notice.

Following the growth of its operations in the South West, Mitsubishi Electric is expanding into new offices within Bristol’s northern business district. 

Controls and remote monitoring specialist Resource Data Management (RDM) has appointed Graeme Ross as BMS development manager to support its aggressive global growth strategy.

A shortage of problem-solving skills in the construction industry is preventing professionals from advancing within their careers, prompting a new initiative between Birmingham City University and Mott MacDonald Ltd. Starting next month, the ...

Baxi Commercial, CORGI Services, EnviroVent, Fernox, Honeywell Control Systems, Innasol, Viessmann, WILO (UK) and Xylem Lowara UK are the latest big names who have signed up to exhibit at Ecobuild 2015. Taking place from 3rd to 5th March at London’s ...

As part of Viessmann’s drive to improve knowledge within the industry, the German heating systems manufacturer has produced three seminars on industry hot topics to form a one day programme providing credits towards consulting engineers’ and ...

NAPIT Training says more needs to be done to encourage younger people to train to become installers in the construction services industry. The industry is looking to fill 182,000 jobs in the next five years to aid recovery [1] and, according to the ...

There’s still time before the August 29 deadline to enter the HVR Awards so don’t waste any time in getting your entries prepared. You can visit www.hvrawards .com for details and entry forms or click on the links provided below.Send them to The ...

Hull manufacturer, Ideal Boilers, is urging installers to prepare for a busy heating season by taking time to update their knowledge and skills.The company boasts two dedicated ‘Training Centres of Excellence’, serving installers in the South East ...

ELCO UK, formerly MHS Boilers, has appointed Gavin Watson as its new Sales Director. He will be responsible for the nationwide sales team and further development of the commercial range of heating, hot water and renewable products.Having worked in ...

With the Energy Related Product Directive – or ErP – due to be implemented in just over a year’s time, there is a busy time ahead for the commercial and residential heating industry. Installers, specifiers, contractors and manufacturers alike need ...

Following a continued period of growth, leading manufacturer Bosch Commercial and Industrial Heating has added to its expanding sales team with the appointment of two new heating and hot water specialists. Ben Richardson joins Bosch as CHP ...

Fernox has made a significant investment into its UK laboratories, increasing size and capacity, appointing new and dedicated staff members as well as installing £200,000 worth of state-of-the-art equipment. The Fernox System Health Check is a ...

Chris Bailie, of Toshiba Air Conditioning accredited installer BL Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, has been selected for Squad UK to compete for a place in the refrigeration and air conditioning section of the WorldSkills championships, being ...

Many young people across the country have recently found out their A level results – some will have done better than expected while others will have been disappointed. But, with record numbers of graduates fighting for jobs is university always the ...

Energy prices have slipped a further two per cent in the first quarter of 2014, sitting marginally higher than they were 12 months ago, latest data from the Lorien Energy Index (LEI) has revealed. The Lorien Energy Index, which is produced by Lorien ...

Kensa Heat Pumps are taking to the roads of Britain this autumn and winter to help installers demystify the RHI and unearth the mysteries of ground source heat pumps.The roadshow begins in September and runs throughout October and November, re-...

Bruno Nicolas, vice president and general manager Building Efficiency of Johnson Controls, welcomed guests to a customer event, themed ‘Maximise profits through operational improvement’ which officially launched Johnson Controls Customer & ...

CIBSE’s BIM Steering Group – in partnership with a number of industry bodies and professional engineering institutions – has developed a Building Information Modelling (BIM) initiative, Product Data Templates (PDTs), designed to fast-track the flow ...

The Elta Group has been named in the London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) list of the most exciting and dynamic small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. The landmark report, entitled “1000 Companies to inspire Britain”, seeks for the ...

New research challenges the perception that sustainable buildings are necessarily more costly to construct, by presenting the actual costs and savings associated with a wide range of sustainable building strategies.The research team from Sweett ...

FLÄKT WOODS SUPPORTS AUE CONFERENCEFläkt Woods will be attending the 2014 AUE (Association of University Engineers) Conference, which is due to be held at the University of Bradford on 3, 4 and 5 September. The theme of this year’s event will focus ...

Fernox has named Matthew Follan, director of family owned business Sun Realm Heating (pictured right) as the latest bundle winner in its 50th anniversary promotion. The business has been using Fernox Protector F1 and Fernox Cleaner F3 for many years ...

Cooling specialist, Airedale International, is pleased to welcome on board a further expert in refrigeration and air conditioning to strengthen its commercial team.Rob Rhodes joins Airedale as area sales Engineer for the North West alongside Paul ...

Electric heating specialist Dimplex has strengthened its sales team, with two new appointments, Elwyn Williams and Howard Fincham, who join the team as regional business development managers for installed products.Elwyn Williams joins Dimplex from ...

A team from Pipe Center and Climate Center hit the road earlier this month for a 60-mile charity cycle ride through the lanes of glorious Worcestershire.The event was in memory of Rob Townley, from Pipe Center’s Gloucester branch, who died earlier ...

Improving economic conditions are benefitting the specialist sector, according to the latest NSCC State of Trade Survey.

OFTEC has joined forces with the Environment Agency and the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) to launch a new ‘Tank Safe’ campaign, urging the one million oil using homes in England, Wales and Scotland to check their tanks of the summer.

Ecobuild has teamed up with NBS to deliver free Building Information Modelling (BIM) training for every level, from the technical and granular, through to the basics for people who are just starting out.

ADEY Professional Heating Solutions, has unveiled its second customised vehicle to help support its nationwide 2014 roadshow.

Veolia group company, Dalkia plc, has announced that it is adopting the Veolia brand name in the UK.

Fernox has relaunched its Installer’s Club and added a number of new features.

Ideal Boilers is adding its support to a campaign to change the law on carbon monoxide (CO) alarms.

According to summer forecasts by the Construction Products Association (CPA) published on 1 August, the construction industry will grow by around 10% and contribute nearly £11 billion to the UK economy over the next two years.

Due to popular demand, the deadline for the HVR Awards has now been extended to 29 August - so don’t miss this opportunity to get your applications submitted!

Kensa Heat Pumps has launched a campaign to deliver a support framework to encourage the mainstream adoption of quality ground source heat pump installations. 

The Viessmann Group has acquired electronic control specialist PSV (Project Service and Value) srl.