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Worcester Bosch raises funds for NHS

Boiler manufacturer Worcester Bosch has donated £8,192.76 to NHS Charities Together this month, after a recent raffle for two limited-edition rainbow-coloured boilers was held....

7 Jul 2020

Radiator trade body launches consumer campaign to stamp out poor quality

The Manufacturers' Association of Radiators and Convectors (MARC) has launched a ‘You are what you Heat’ campaign calling for quality, CE marked radiators in heating systems and homes....

2 Jul 2020

Wolseley reopens trade counters

Specialist heating and plumbing merchant Wolseley has fully reopen all of its UK trade counters....

1 Jul 2020

Oftec recommends renewable liquid fuels for oil heated homes

Oftec chief executive Paul Rose is advocating renewable liquid fuels as a viable low carbon solution for many homes that currently use oil heating....

30 Jun 2020

Callouts for boiler repairs up during lockdown

Calls for boiler repairs across the UK were up by over a quarter during the strictest period of the national coronavirus lockdown, according to new enquiry data....

30 Jun 2020

Boiler Plan named eighth highest fast-growth UK business

Innovative home heating specialist Boiler Plan has been ranked as the UK’s eighth highest fast-growth new business....

29 Jun 2020

Sam Thomson, curriculum manager for Plumbing, Electrical Installation and Schools at Glasgow Kelvin College and a senior SQA verifier

SNIPEF ensures apprentices won't miss out on training

In recognition of the importance of apprentices to the future of its sector, the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has joined with colleges to ensure that apprentices are able to continue to learn their trade during the ...

29 Jun 2020

Trade association encourages homeowners to start transition to biofuels

Trade association UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA), has launched a campaign advising 2.18m households who use oil across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, on a transition plan to decarbonise the heating in their homes through ...

22 Jun 2020

Melville Gumbs, national president of CIPHE

National president elected at virtual AGM

The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) marked a first, as Melville Gumbs was elected as national president at the first ever online annual general meeting (AGM)....

22 Jun 2020