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BESA training announces new leader and new direction

The training arm of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Helen Yeulet as its new director following the departure of Tony Howard....

7 Feb 2020

Revamped competence schemes crucial to industry ‘culture’

The industry must modernise the way it presents evidence of professional competence to satisfy increasingly demanding clients, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....

7 Feb 2020

Geberit brings home national award

A key accounts director from Geberit has scooped the title of key account manager of the Year at the 2019 British Excellence in Sales Management Awards (BESMA)....

7 Feb 2020

Comparison of Carbon reduction technologies (In Perpetuum analysis).

Liquid biofuel supply chain strategy and taskforce launched to tackle emissions

Trade Associations have kicked off 2020 with the launch of a ‘Supply Chain Strategy for Liquid Fuels’, which details the steps to be taken toward a transition to 100 per cent biofuel to replace heating oil in 1.5m homes across the UK....

5 Feb 2020

IGEM launches policy and research hub

This week sees IGEM has released its new policy and research hub on its website....

5 Feb 2020

Gary Banham, new senior area sales manager for London.

Two promotions for Hamworthy sales team

Hamworthy Heating has promoted two members of its sales team. Hot water expert and longstanding team member Kevin Potter has been appointed as national sales manager whereas Gary Banham advanced to the role as senior area sales manager for London....

5 Feb 2020

Loose sheets from the fuel section of the Hetas guide.

New Hetas guide hot off the press

Each year, Hetas publishes a guide to approved appliances, equipment and products for use with biomass, wood and solid mineral fuels and the latest issue of the guide is now in print....

5 Feb 2020

Environment Bill should be used to protect child health

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has called for the government to include strong measures to target indoor air quality (IAQ) in its new Environment Bill....

5 Feb 2020

Hydrogen boiler unveiled

Worcester Bosch has officially revealed its new boiler prototype, which can run on 100% hydrogen gas.

3 Feb 2020

Left to right: Jack Newton and Dominic Dray.

UK’s best on Road to Shanghai includes RACHP apprentices

WorldSkills UK has now named the 137 apprentices and students who will join its talent programme for the ‘skills olympics’, including two apprentices from the RACHP industry who competed at the SkillFRIDGE 2019 final. The skills olympics will next ...

3 Feb 2020

Ziehl-Abegg cancels China flights

The German company Ziehl-Abegg has decided to cancel all flights from or to China following the outbreak of the coronavirus. Chief executive, Peter Fenkl, explained: “The health of our employees is more important than a financial benefit of the ...

29 Jan 2020

Welsh authorities must do more to improve payment practices

A Freedom of Information Act survey of Welsh health authorities has revealed a lack of action in curbing payment abuse of SMEs in construction supply chains....

29 Jan 2020

Greater ‘certainty’ as Brexit arrives

An agreement between the EU and the UK to continue the mutual recognition of professional certification should put minds at ease throughout the refrigeration and air conditioning industry, according to the UK’s primary F-Gas register Refcom....

29 Jan 2020

The war on carbon: the end of the beginning?

A new publication from SAV warns that there is a critical bottleneck in the transmission and distribution of renewable energy in the UK – and that this imposes severe constraints on meeting the country’s decarbonisation aspirations....

29 Jan 2020

Albion hires warehouse apprentice

Albion Valves (UK has added another apprentice to its warehouse team to help keep up with increasing orders....

29 Jan 2020

A1 Flues gears up for growth

A1 Flue Systems has made a raft of appointments as it gears up for growth in 2020....

29 Jan 2020

Lord’s bill shines light on poor payment practices

Engineering services trade bodies BESA and ECA have welcomed the new private members’ bill that Lord Mendelsohn introduced recently in the House of Lords, which contains a number of measures aimed at tackling late payment....

28 Jan 2020

Todd Rief, chief executive of S. A. Armstrong.

Armstrong names new chief executive

S. A. Armstrong has announced that Todd Rief has joined the organisation as its chief executive officer....

27 Jan 2020

Payment revolution in welsh construction

Last year’s collapse of Welsh-based company Dawnus Construction has hastened progress towards protecting SME payments in Welsh construction....

27 Jan 2020

Brymec expands with purpose-built Gatwick centre

Brymec has moved in to a state-of-the-art, purpose-built, new site near Gatwick Airport. The site has 40 per cent more capacity than the company’s current warehousing....

27 Jan 2020

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BESA training announces new leader and new direction

Revamped competence schemes crucial to industry ‘culture’

Geberit brings home national award

Liquid biofuel supply chain strategy and taskforce launched to tackle emissions

IGEM launches policy and research hub

Two promotions for Hamworthy sales team

New Hetas guide hot off the press

Environment Bill should be used to protect child health

Hydrogen boiler unveiled

UK’s best on Road to Shanghai includes RACHP apprentices

Ziehl-Abegg cancels China flights

Welsh authorities must do more to improve payment practices

Greater ‘certainty’ as Brexit arrives

The war on carbon: the end of the beginning?

Albion hires warehouse apprentice

A1 Flues gears up for growth

Lord’s bill shines light on poor payment practices

Armstrong names new chief executive

Payment revolution in welsh construction

Brymec expands with purpose-built Gatwick centre

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