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Online videos aim to boost awareness of heat pump technology

Mitsubishi Electric has launched two online videos to highlight the benefits of renewable heat pump technology for homeowners and landlords.

13 Jan 2014

House building continues to drive construction recovery

UK house building continued its upward trend towards the end of 2013 with the private sector leading the way, according to the latest RICS Construction Market Survey.

13 Jan 2014

B&ES reveals Craft Apprentice of the Year

Tom Gregory of Prospero Facilities Services has been named Craft Apprentice of the Year in the Scottish HVACR Awards for Outstanding Achievement, during a ceremony held at the headquarters of B&ES (Building & Engineering Services Association) Scotland at Bush Estate, Midlothian.

13 Jan 2014

Industry experts to brief visitors on impact of new EU Regulations on common refrigerants

Refrigerants used in millions of air conditioning and refrigeration systems across the UK and Europe are to be subject to strict new EU regulations.

9 Jan 2014

Danfoss heat pump course offers installers opportunity to upskill

Danfoss is running a course that offers an introduction to heat pumps (HP1) for those who are new to renewable energy and who are working within the plumbing, heating or building trade.

7 Jan 2014

BSS launches Inverness branch

BSS Industrial, the distributor of heating and pipeline solutions, has opened a new branch in Inverness, in response to increasing demand from the area's flourishing heating and ventilating, food and drink and industrial markets.

7 Jan 2014

Uncertainty of energy legislation highlighted at ICOM conference

ICOM (Industrial and Commercial Energy Association) held its second Winter Conference at the beginning of December, with speakers from DECC, DCLG, Defra, CIBSE and the Association of the European Heating Industry (EHI).

7 Jan 2014

RDM restructures and makes key appointments

Control and monitoring company Resource Data Management (RDM) has restructured its operations and announced a number of key appointments to support ambitious plans for global growth.

6 Jan 2014

ELCO UK unveils new company website

ELCO UK, formerly MHS Boilers, has launched a new website at www.elco.co.uk

6 Jan 2014

Lorien wins MEBC low carbon award

Lorien Engineering Solutions has won the Low Carbon Business Growth Award at the MEBC Business Success Awards 2013.

6 Jan 2014

National Energy Foundation trustee receives OBE

John Doggart, a long-standing trustee of the National Energy Foundation, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours, for services to Sustainable Energy Technologies and Energy Efficiency.

6 Jan 2014

CIPHE member awarded MBE

CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering) member Terry Fillary, who is a Master Plumber and craftsman, has been awarded an MBE for services to historic building restoration and conservation.

6 Jan 2014

Bosch Commercial & Industrial Heating launches new website

Bosch Commercial & Industrial Heating has launched a new website, through which it aims to enhance the profile of its growing range of technologies to customers in the UK.

6 Jan 2014

HSE prosecutes illegal gas fitter

The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted an illegal gas fitter after he installed a boiler at a family home on the Wirral which was found to be 'immediately dangerous'.

2 Jan 2014

ECA approved list now includes more Daikin systems

More Daikin UK air conditioning systems are now eligible for the Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme, with a further 20 Sky Air and Split units having joined the approved Energy Technology List (ETL) from 1 December 2013.

2 Jan 2014

Specflue set to expand with launch of northern depot

Specflue, the supplier of renewable heat products and flue systems, is expanding its business and opening a northern depot in early summer 2014.

18 Dec 2013

Daikin to unveil major breakthrough in HVAC technology at ACR Show

Daikin UK will use the ACR Show 2014 as the launch pad for a major breakthrough in HVAC technology, which it says will have "important implications for energy efficiency, running costs and occupant comfort".

18 Dec 2013

Fernox recruits technical project manager

Fernox has appointed Dave Holley as technical project manager.

17 Dec 2013

Peter Hoyle gets Distinguished Service Award from B&ES

Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) past president, Peter Hoyle, has become only the sixth person in the association's 109-year history to receive its Distinguished Service Award.

16 Dec 2013

ONS reports rise in construction output

Construction output increased by 2.2% in October compared with September and by 5.3% compared with a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics.

16 Dec 2013

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Online videos aim to boost awareness of heat pump technology

House building continues to drive construction recovery

B&ES reveals Craft Apprentice of the Year

Industry experts to brief visitors on impact of new EU Regulations on common refrigerants

Danfoss heat pump course offers installers opportunity to upskill

BSS launches Inverness branch

Uncertainty of energy legislation highlighted at ICOM conference

RDM restructures and makes key appointments

ELCO UK unveils new company website

Lorien wins MEBC low carbon award

National Energy Foundation trustee receives OBE

CIPHE member awarded MBE

Bosch Commercial & Industrial Heating launches new website

HSE prosecutes illegal gas fitter

ECA approved list now includes more Daikin systems

Specflue set to expand with launch of northern depot

Daikin to unveil major breakthrough in HVAC technology at ACR Show

Fernox recruits technical project manager

Peter Hoyle gets Distinguished Service Award from B&ES

ONS reports rise in construction output

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