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Make 2024 the year of retrofit – BESA

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged the UK government to help accelerate growth in the number of whole building retrofit projects carried out during 2024....

4 Jan 2024

Office Administrator Connor Docherty, front, is pictured at Ideal Heating’s factory in Hull with, from left, Carl Southcoat of HEY LEP; Louise O

Ideal Heating reinvests apprenticeship funding to support local small business

Ideal Heating has thrown its support behind an independent business by funding an apprenticeship for one of its employees....

21 Dec 2023

Ziehl-Abegg appoints new CTO

The Supervisory Board of Ziehl-Abegg SE has appointed Wolfgang Mayer as the new Chief Technology Officer. The 50 year-old will be taking up his new role in February 2024....

21 Dec 2023

HPA applauds Government support for warmer homes

The Heat Pump Association (HPA) has commended the UK Government’s proactive stance on energy efficiency and warmer homes with the announcement of a comprehensive package of measures, signalling a significant step towards a low-carbon future....

21 Dec 2023

Heatly appoints new technical manager

Heat pump expert, Paul Spence, has been appointed as technical manager for heatly, the new app and supporting software currently in development, set to revolutionise the heat pump sector in 2024....

21 Dec 2023

CIBSE engages with climate leaders at COP28

CIBSE President Adrian Catchpole and chief executive Ruth Carter represented the institution at COP28, bringing CIBSE’s world-leading expertise on embodied carbon to centre stage in a series of presentations and panel discussions in the prestigious ...

21 Dec 2023

New revised Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician Apprenticeship

The Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors (APHC) has announced that a new Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician Apprenticeship has received approval by the Secretary of State for Education, The Rt Hon Gillian Keegan MP....

14 Dec 2023

Citypress/Daikin – The launch event of a new Daikin Sustainable Home Centre in Port Talbot. Daikin now has over 40 of these centres around the country and are a hub for people to visit and see Daikin’s heat pump solutions in person. As a local showroom and stockist, a Sustainable Home Centre showcases a core range of renewable heating and hybrid solutions and can even include residential AC and air purification solutions too. Port Talbot, Wales. 05 October 2023.

Daikin bolsters Sustainable Home Network with nine openings in 2023

Daikin UK has opened the doors to nine new centres and showrooms this year, growing its national Sustainable Home Network by almost 40% year on year....

14 Dec 2023

Accelerated decarbonisation trends expected in 2024

Kimpton, an award-winning HVAC installation and maintenance specialist, reflects on the transformative changes witnessed in 2023 and predicts an even more accelerated shift towards decarbonisation in 2024. With a 60-year legacy in the industry, the ...

14 Dec 2023

Richard Long is Leep Utilities director of heat

Leep Utilities appoints director of heat

Leep Utilities, one of the UK’s leading owner and operator of last-mile utility networks, has appointed Richard Long as director of heat....

14 Dec 2023

JTL director retires after 32 years of service

Director of policy and relations at JTL, Caroline Turner, has announced that she will be retiring at the end of the year after 32 successful years at one of the leading apprenticeship providers in England and Wales....

14 Dec 2023

Craig Harding technical field service manager & Ray Miller, contracts manager

Aermec employees celebrate long service

Two Aermec employees who have notched up over 35 years between them have been recognised for their service by Aermec....

14 Dec 2023

Andy Cherrill of TF Solutions and Martyn Ives of Fujitsu

Fujitsu and TF Solutions celebrate 10th anniversary

Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK and wholesaler TF Solutions are celebrating a successful 10-year working partnership....

6 Dec 2023

Navigator supports Ugandan community

Navigator – one of the leading suppliers to building and plumbers merchants – has formed a relationship with a Ugandan school and village, Kibisi, which is around 70 miles from the capital Kampala....

6 Dec 2023

New guide sets out achievable options for safe, more efficient hot water for healthcare

Heating and hot water solutions provider Baxi has launched a new guide outlining the available opportunities to reduce the carbon intensity of domestic hot water generation in hospitals and healthcare facilities....

6 Dec 2023

Tjarko Bouman is the new chief executive of BDR Thermea Group

BDR Thermea Group appoints new chief

Baxi’s parent company BDR Thermea Group has announced the appointment of Tjarko Bouman as its new chief executive officer. Bouman will join BDR Thermea Group from 1 February 2024 as successor to Bertrand Schmitt, who is stepping down....

6 Dec 2023

Steven Watts, Plant Hire Manager at TG Lines

TG Lynes enjoys REMS success

HVAC supplier TG Lynes has established itself as the go-to specialist for servicing, calibration and repairs of REMS tools in and around London, smashing its financial targets three-fold....

6 Dec 2023

Picture courtesy of Ian Briggs I.R.B Heating

Grants needed for cost-effective central heating upgrades

With news that millions of pensioners are concerned about being able to afford their energy bills this winter, Wilo is calling for grants to be put toward central heating upgrades....

6 Dec 2023

Hot water cylinders are a hidden lifeline for energy storage, report finds

As energy security continues to be a cause for concern for the UK, an industry report has identified the potential role of hot water cylinders in balancing demand on the electrical grid....

6 Dec 2023

Give yourself an early Christmas present - Training

For a limited time only, plumbing and heating installers can access heavily discounted Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) training through the renewables training provider, GTEC....

6 Dec 2023

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Make 2024 the year of retrofit – BESA

Ideal Heating reinvests apprenticeship funding to support local small business

Ziehl-Abegg appoints new CTO

HPA applauds Government support for warmer homes

Heatly appoints new technical manager

CIBSE engages with climate leaders at COP28

New revised Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician Apprenticeship

Daikin bolsters Sustainable Home Network with nine openings in 2023

Accelerated decarbonisation trends expected in 2024

Leep Utilities appoints director of heat

JTL director retires after 32 years of service

Aermec employees celebrate long service

Fujitsu and TF Solutions celebrate 10th anniversary

Navigator supports Ugandan community

New guide sets out achievable options for safe, more efficient hot water for healthcare

BDR Thermea Group appoints new chief

TG Lynes enjoys REMS success

Grants needed for cost-effective central heating upgrades

Hot water cylinders are a hidden lifeline for energy storage, report finds

Give yourself an early Christmas present - Training

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