News Archive - February 2023
Rinnai hydrogen blends ready 20% continuous flow water heaters beat stored water systems at premier league clubs
23 February 2023
Property experts and contractors have completed the installation of a complete new hot water delivery system at a top London Premiership football club, replacing an outdated stored cylinder configuration with a practical and economic hot water ...
Continued investment in training essential to deliver on Net Zero ambitions
23 February 2023
The transition to low carbon heating will be driven by the training industry and support for providers must be front and centre of the UK’s decarbonisation strategy if we are to accelerate the rollout of low carbon technologies and achieve our Net ...
Uponor is one of the best workplaces for wellbeing
23 February 2023
Uponor has been officially named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2023 by Great Place to Work®. The award recognises companies that are dedicated to supporting colleague wellbeing and ensure that a positive workplace is felt by ...
Report calls for technology agnostic approach to heat and buildings policy
23 February 2023
The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) and Partners’ latest report details the benefits of a technology-agnostic approach to decarbonising buildings; tailoring solutions to achieve the best outcomes....
BESA launches expanded industry awards
23 February 2023
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has launched an expanded and rebranded BESA Industry Awards programme for 2023....
IAQ monitoring should be 'standard practice' says Whitty
23 February 2023
Professor Chris Whitty has called for offices and public buildings, including schools, supermarkets, and hospitals, to be regularly monitored for indoor air pollutants....
Lords BUS report draws strong industry response
23 February 2023
Industry role players have been responding to The Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee inquiry conclusion that the Government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme is failing to deliver on its objectives, following a disappointingly low take-up of ...
LOGICAL thinking makes RINNAI’s H1 – Hydrogen / BioLPG ready, H2 – Hybrid Solar Thermal and heat pump, H3 LOW-GWP heat pumps – the informed choice
17 February 2023
Chris Goggin argues that when logically thinking of current UK national energy legislation, Rinnai’s range of H3 products can deliver all commercial, domestic and off-grid properties heating and hot water solutions. Rinnai’s H3 range is well placed ...
Hydrogen Week: Call for consultation response from heating professionals
16 February 2023
To mark the first UK Hydrogen Week, a leading heating and hot water solutions provider has called for the industry to respond to the Government’s pivotal Improving boiler standards and efficiency consultation....
Wozair Energy Holdings opens new premises
16 February 2023
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull East, Karl Turner, cut the ribbon to open a new factory in Hull for Wozair Energy Holdings....
Heating firm celebrates two years trading in the UK
16 February 2023
Unitherm Heating Systems is celebrating two years of successful trading in the UK in February 2023. The company was already a successful name in renewable heating in Ireland before it launched in the UK in 2021 in Exeter....
Game-changer in providing affordable clean energy to flats
16 February 2023
Allume Energy, Wales & West Housing and the Welsh Government have announced the first installation of Allume’s SolShare technology for the UK’s housing sector, to provide clean, affordable electricity to residential flats in Cardiff....
CICV helps lead Scotland’s construction companies through maze of contract negotiations
16 February 2023
The Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) has followed up the results of its recent payments survey by issuing a new Best Practice Guide to help contractors and sub-contractors improve cashflow and prevent costly and damaging disputes....
Green tech specialist eyes further growth as it celebrates 15 years in the UK
16 February 2023
Stiebel Eltron is celebrating 15 years in the UK by committing to further growth in 2023 which will help boost Britain’s heat pump market....
BESA President calls for ‘crisis engineering’
09 February 2023
The UK should look to its engineering community for solutions to many of the serious social and economic challenges it is facing, according to the President of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....
“Focus on action, not tokenistic interventions”, says heating sector diversity report
09 February 2023
Women and ethnic minorities represent an untapped talent pool that could address the UK’s labour and skills shortage, but urgent action is needed to encourage more entrants to the workforce, says a new report from Energy Systems Catapult....
Viessmann Group announces record revenue and growth
09 February 2023
The Viessmann Group continued to grow in 2022, increasing its total revenue to €4 billion, an increase of 19% over 2021’s turnover of €3.4 billion. In its 105th anniversary year, the family company grew from 13,000 to 14,500 employees....
New generation of professionals crucial to a Net Zero future
09 February 2023
To mark National Apprenticeship Week, a heating and hot water industry leader has highlighted the progress that must be made to encourage more young people into the industry....
Installers urged to swap old pumps for new as cold season bites
09 February 2023
With cold snaps causing breakdowns in old heating systems, pump manufacturer Wilo is calling on installers to take the opportunity to fit modern, efficient pumps to help homeowners save as much as 80% in energy and money in the long term....
BESA urges Shapps to clarify energy policy
09 February 2023
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the creation of a new government department dedicated to delivering energy security and Net Zero but urged its Secretary of State Grant Shapps to accelerate investment in energy ...