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Building a brighter future

With International Women in Engineering Day falling on June 23, Baxi wants to highlight the opportunities available for women in the industry. Kerrie Doherty, Baxi's HR recruitment manager, outlines some ways employers can do exactly that and take real ...

22 Jun 2023

New manager at Humidity Solutions

Following the continued growth in its core businesses, Humidity Solutions has welcomed Colin Turnbull to the team as Installation and Contracts Manager....

25 May 2023

The UK’s electric grid - can it really cope with Net Zero?

Rinnai’s Chris Goggin explores how wider electrification of the UK domestic & commercial energy mix could influence decarbonisation efforts and customer choices of heating and hot water appliances. Will Britain’s national electrical grid hold ...

24 May 2023

Humidity Solutions launches Vapac Electrode Boiler

As the exclusive Vapac distributor in the UK, Humidity Solutions has to announced the launch of the NEW Vapac Electrode Boiler, which incorporates advanced technology to minimise water and energy wastage....

25 Apr 2023

Steve McConnell, Director of the Industrial and Commercial Heating Equipment Association (ICOM)

Defining hydrogen ready appliances in commercial applications

With the UK Government’s pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions to a Net Zero, Steve McConnell, director of the Industrial and Commercial Heating Equipment Association (ICOM), clarifies the levels of hydrogen-readiness seen in new products on the ...

12 Apr 2023

Water quality – vital for every HVAC system

When it comes to specifying a new HVAC system for schools, or maintaining an existing one, many factors need to be considered. James Hurtley, of Spirotech, outlines some of the key elements that need to be factored in to meet both ...

12 Apr 2023

Energy savings up on the roof

Lee Jenkins-Skinner, CIAT AHU and Rooftop Product Manager, highlights the benefits of rooftop air conditioning units and introduces its new Vectios™ RPJ/RIJ on R-454B range, designed for optimum energy efficiency....

6 Apr 2023

Aimee Holloran, Business Development Manager in Low Carbon Heating at Samsung began her path with a plumbing aprenticeship

Meet the women changing the face of the heating industry

As the theme of International Women’s Day this year is ‘Embrace Equity’, Samsung Climate Solutions are spotlighting female talent within the HVAC industry, particularly in the low carbon heating sector....

9 Mar 2023

The road to Net Zero is based on – practical-economic-technical heating & hot water systems for all sites

Rinnai managing director Tony Gittings outlines a future where all sites are given specific and detailed attention in producing the best system from the array of products now available – hydrogen, bioLPG, heat pumps and hybrid....

13 Oct 2022

Independent air conditioning giant celebrates its golden year

West Bromwich-based, Weatherite, has racked up 50 years of operation, a milestone said to reflect the strength, stability, and success few companies achieve....

10 Aug 2022

Carrier celebrates 120th anniversary of modern air conditioning

It's 120 years ago – before we had chewing gum, radios, Einstein’s theory of relativity, or airplanes – that Willis Carrier came up with one cool invention: modern air conditioning....

20 Jul 2022

Paull’s House at Aldenham School in Elstree

Meeting historic school’s heat and power demands more sustainably with CHP

Mark Gibbons, CHP national sales manager at Baxi Commercial Solutions, looks at how a Combined Heat and Power system is efficiently reducing energy bills and improving comfort levels in a historic boarding school...

6 Jul 2022

Riello celebrates a century of innovation

As Riello celebrates a century of innovation and engineering excellence in heating solutions, Neil Mattock, marketing director and head of training at Vokèra by Riello, looks at some of the highlights of the company’s 100-year history and recent ...

5 Jul 2022

The heat pump ball is starting to roll, installers must seize the opportunity

On the 29th June, the Climate Change Committee's (CCC) 2022 Monitoring Framework report was published, tracking the Government's progress in meeting carbon reduction targets. The report states that heat pumps are likely to provide the majority of ...

4 Jul 2022

America on hydrogen: will rest of west have to follow?

Chris Goggin examines American interest and usage of hydrogen as a major contributor towards future decarbonising of domestic energy options; and, American market size could influence European and therefore global power trends in the near future ...

29 Jun 2022

Carrier celebrates 100th anniversary of world changing centrifugal chiller technology

On the evening of May 22, 1922, 300 people were invited by Willis Haviland Carrier to a sheet metal shop in Newark, New Jersey, for a free meal and a boxing match followed by the unveiling of the first centrifugal chiller technology....

29 Jun 2022

The importance of installing air conditioning

Worcester Bosch has answered some frequently asked questions on installing air conditioning units, that will help installers better understand the job at hand...

7 Sep 2021

Innovations in towel rails

Steve Birch, sales director, Vogue UK discusses the latest innovations in towel rails looking at how the heating industry has evolved, along with some of the latest technology in use and cutting-edge designs available...

26 Aug 2021

Iain Bevan, commercial manager of heating & renewable at Daikin UK

It’s time to get to grips with hybrids

Iain Bevan, commercial manager of heating & renewables at Daikin UK looks at why now’s the time for installers to get familiar with hybrid heat pumps...

19 Aug 2021

Why heat pumps?

Chair of the Ground Source Heat Pump Association (GSHPA) Laura Bishop looks at how heat pumps can help us to achieve the Government’s net zero target by 2050...