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Vent-Axia fan wins award

Vent-Axia has won the Innovative Residential/Domestic Product of the Year award for its Lo-Carbon Solo Plus at this year's Electrical Industry Awards, held at The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London.

4 Nov 2013

OFTEC calls on Government to rethink Green Deal

OFTEC (Oil Firing Technical Association) is urging the Government to rethink the Green Deal programme to encourage greater take-up of high efficiency boilers to help meet the UK's challenging climate change targets.

4 Nov 2013

BSS Industrial appoints new MD

BSS Industrial has recruited Chris Hufflett as its new managing director.

4 Nov 2013

Grafton Group acquires Belgian merchanting firm

Grafton Group, the building materials supplier, has agreed the acquisition of Binje Ackermans SA, a six branch builders merchanting business based in Brussels and trading under the MPRO brand, for €20.5m.

4 Nov 2013

ADEY survey highlights opportunities for installers

Only 55% of homeowners have their boiler serviced annually, according to a new survey by ADEY Professional Heating Solutions.

4 Nov 2013

Conference will address future of the construction industry

The Government and Construction Leadership Council will unveil plans for the future of the UK construction industry at Talk Construction, a landmark conference, which takes place at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London on 25 and 26 November.

4 Nov 2013

CIBSE reveals shortlist for 2014 Building Performance Awards

CIBSE (The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) has announced the entries shortlisted for its prestigious Building Performance Awards.

4 Nov 2013

Bosch named Pipe Center supplier of the year

Bosch Commercial and Industrial Heating, has been named Supplier of the Year by Pipe Center.

4 Nov 2013

CIBSE reports that non-compliance with EPB Regulations is costing millions

CIBSE (The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) says that non-compliance with Energy Performance of Building Regulations (EPB Regulations) is costing millions and cannot now be overlooked.

4 Nov 2013

Mitsubishi Electric extends delivery fleet

Mitsubishi Electric has started to operate a new fleet of delivery vehicles to cope with increasing demand for its energy saving Ecodan air source heat pump.

4 Nov 2013

FMB calls for finance schemes for builders to be simplified

Responding to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO), which criticises the Government for its confused approach towards business funding, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is calling for finance schemes designed to help construction SMEs to be simplified if they are to aid economic recovery.

4 Nov 2013

Milton Keynes plumber prosecuted by HSE

A plumber from Milton Keynes has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for putting householders at risk over many years by repeatedly carrying out gas fitting work despite being unqualified and unregistered.

4 Nov 2013

BSRIA names new chief executive

BSRIA has announced that Julia Evans will take over as chief executive in May 2014 when Andrew Eastwell retires.

4 Nov 2013

Improved outlook means specialist sector faces skills shortage

According to the NSCC (National Specialist Contractors Council), the recent improvement in trading conditions has highlighted a skills shortage among specialist contractors.

4 Nov 2013

Hotchkiss Air Supply names new MD

Hotchkiss Air Supply has appointed Phil Johnson as managing director.

30 Oct 2013

Knauf Insulation urges Government not to cut ECO

In response to claims that the Government is planning to extend the deadline for energy companies to fulfil their responsibilities under the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO), in a bid to lower fuel bills, Knauf Insulation is warning the Government not to ignore the long-term picture.

30 Oct 2013