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NIBE service manager

We are looking for a service manager to lead and grow our service department based at our head office in Chesterfield. The role is responsible for our internal customer service team, external service engineers, site support and NIBE Service Partners....

5 May 2021

MVHR systems are growing in popularity according to Barkell

Demand for MVHR grows

Over the last decade, mechanical ventilation and heat recovery units (MVHRU) have become increasingly predominant as the design choice for both small and large-scale HVAC systems in comfort applications for commercial buildings...

4 May 2021

How air source water systems are changing the heating market

Maria Bastian, managing director of Fischer Future Heat, a renewable heating solutions provider, explains why she believes we should separate our heating and water systems for an altogether more sustainable means of living....

4 May 2021

Heatrae Sadia celebrates 100 years

Heatrae Sadia is celebrating 100 years of manufacturing in the heating industry, during which the brand has evolved from electric fires and hot plates to hot water cylinders....

26 Apr 2021

Warming up to solar thermal

Griff Thomas, from GTEC, explains the benefits of solar thermal, its future and encourages installers and their customers to re-equate themselves with a renewable option that has been overshadowed by PV...

21 Apr 2021

The Great British space invasion

The average size of a new British home has shrunk by 20% since the 1970s. Dubbed ‘shoebox Britain’ by one national newspaper, the ever-increasing squeeze on space has left us with the smallest homes in Europe. Wolseley looks at the ways in which ...

21 Apr 2021

Innovation to beat stagnation

Steve Simmonds, special projects engineer for Spirotech highlights some recent innovations that make maintenance easier in HVAC systems...

15 Apr 2021

MVHR units are becoming more and more popular

Why are MVHR products so popular?

Over the last decade, mechanical ventilation and heat recovery units (MVHRU) have become increasingly predominant as the design choice for both small and large-scale HVAC systems in comfort applications for commercial buildings.

15 Apr 2021

District heating networks are well suited to large, multi-occupancy buildings

Sustainability in the pipeline

Zisis Nikoloudis, segment manager – commercial, at Uponor, discusses how the industry can build sustainable district heating systems to help the Government meet its net zero targets...

8 Apr 2021

Take control of the future

Terry Sharp, president of the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA), discusses some lessons learned in the commercial property sector during lockdown and how we can ensure we are better prepared for similar events that might occur in the ...

8 Apr 2021

More efficient and flexible VRF than ever

The latest incarnation of Toshiba’s industry-leading VRF air conditioning, SMMS-u, sets new standards for performance and ease of installation. David McSherry, TCUK’s sales manager for Toshiba and DX explains...

30 Mar 2021

Housing developers urged to bring forward end to fossil fuel heating

Keith Bastian, chief executive and founder of Fischer Future Heat, a specialist in dynamic heating, explains why housing developers should be putting an end to using fossil fuel heating systems as soon as possible....

30 Mar 2021

Success for Humidity Solutions’ HomEvap in ACR News Awards 2021

Humidity Solutions has won the best Ancillary Air Conditioning Product of the Year award 2021 for the HomEvap – a low energy humidifier/cooler – in the recent ACR News Awards....

29 Mar 2021

Residential AC market is born

Phil Deverick, commercial manager at Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK explains why the COVID-19 restrictions seem to have given rise to a residential air conditioning market and how it differs from the commercial market...

24 Mar 2021

Homeowners need cost-effective heating that also reduces their carbon footprint

Heating up the home office: Electric heating as a solution to remote working

Keith Bastian, chief executive and founder of Fischer Future Heat, explains how homeowners can diversify their homes to meet new remote office needs, while also reducing the carbon footprint of their home and keeping an eye on energy costs....

24 Mar 2021

High ceilings such as in a church or cathedral increase the heat up time dramatically

Control makes heating sense

Maximising the use of control technology has benefits beyond heating costs. Trevor Struck, area sales manager at Hamworthy Heating explains...

17 Mar 2021

Darren Baxter Albion Valves sales and marketing director

Press-fit valves: faster, safer, stronger

Valves are an often-overlooked part of a building services system. But in recent years, valve technology has advanced in response to challenges faced by engineers and installers. Darren Baxter explains....

16 Mar 2021

Getting to grips with IAQ facts

Mark Grayston, head of product marketing at Mitsubishi Electric discusses the importance of understanding, monitoring and improving indoor air quality (IAQ) and calls for a recognised set of standards to regulate it...

3 Mar 2021

Replicating nature's toolkit

Kostas Papadopoulos, head of smart cities solutions development at SSE Enterprise examines the benefits of bipolar ionisation in managing air quality in buildings...

3 Mar 2021

Air quality's critical role in restoring faith in public buildings

With the UK hoping to return to some sense of normality over the next 12 months, it is clear that there must be a conscious effort to restore faith in public spaces by addressing the issue of air quality. David Millward, group product manager at ...

3 Mar 2021

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NIBE service manager

Demand for MVHR grows

How air source water systems are changing the heating market

Heatrae Sadia celebrates 100 years

Warming up to solar thermal

The Great British space invasion

Innovation to beat stagnation

Why are MVHR products so popular?

Sustainability in the pipeline

Take control of the future

More efficient and flexible VRF than ever

Housing developers urged to bring forward end to fossil fuel heating

Success for Humidity Solutions’ HomEvap in ACR News Awards 2021

Residential AC market is born

Heating up the home office: Electric heating as a solution to remote working

Control makes heating sense

Press-fit valves: faster, safer, stronger

Getting to grips with IAQ facts

Replicating nature's toolkit

Air quality's critical role in restoring faith in public buildings

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