The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has called on employers to pledge they will take on at least one apprentice this year in a bid to plug the industry’s alarming skills gap and ensure it has the right talent to address future.

With the building services sector struggling to cope with the loss of many experienced workers since the start of the pandemic and a rapidly ageing workforce, the need to recruit new people who can quickly start contributing to business growth is acute. 

Actuate UK, the voice of Building Engineering Services, warn that skills shortages are hampering ambitions to deliver Net Zero emission buildings.... 

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) was saddened to hear of the sudden death of Angela Hills, marketing director at Gratte Brothers.... 

On the back of the record energy price cap rise Kensa Group, the manufacturer of ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) is calling on the government to level out the current bias in levies causing electricity to be four times as expensive as gas.... 

GTEC Training’s Griff Thomas believes that despite good intentions, the Department of Education’s Skills Bootcamp scheme has some significant shortcomings.... 

Viessmann has sold 10,000 units globally of its Vitovalor fuel cell technology, which simultaneously generates electricity and heat in buildings.... 

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has published revisions to its Technical Memorandum 54: Evaluating operational energy performance of buildings at the design stage... 

Now integrated as a member of Exeter-based Ridgespear Group, Bauserv offers practical expertise and flexible manufacturing capabilities to heating professionals working on large-scale projects such as offices, hotels, healthcare or HMOs. 

Gledhill, a manufacturer of hot water and heating solutions, has appointed Neil Thompson as sales director.... 

An exclusive opinion poll finds key political background seats backing hydrogen heating as a means of hitting Net Zero targets, thus avoiding costs of the alternatives, and saving the UK £35 billion... 

Over 70% of installers think a career in gas is a good choice according to a new survey by Logic4training. The findings also show a shifting industry, with over half of respondents (54%) starting to think about upskilling into renewables and low-carbon heating technologies.

Findings show that despite dubious headlines regarding ‘gas bans', trades people still have lot of confidence in our sector's future; in fact 83% would recommend a career in building services to school-leavers.

Set against the backdrop of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, Logic4training was keen to find out how installers felt about Government plans to accelerate the take-up of heat pumps and other renewables - 44% planned to develop their business as a result of this scheme.

Of the 54% who said they had started to upskill into renewables, or planned to soon, heat pump training was by far the most popular technology (91%) but installers also expressed an interested in solar thermal (47%) and solar PV (26%). 

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has revised its Technical Memorandum 23: Testing buildings for air leakage to take account of regulatory changes and advances in best practice.... 

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is urging its members to respond to its latest ‘state of trade’ survey to help establish how well the sector is faring against the current turbulent economic background.... 

Mark Russell is succeeding Brendan O’Toole as managing director at Fantech Ventilation Ireland, part of Elta Group, as the long-serving ventilation expert announces his retirement from the industry.... 

A-Gas, the specialist in the supply and lifecycle management of refrigerants and associated products and services, has acquired the assets and business of Japanese company FUSO.... 

Residents in 18 Red Wall constituencies in the north of England have made clear their views on home heating and Net Zero, results of exclusive polling conducted for the not-for-profit trade body Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) has revealed.

At a time when rising energy bills are central to peoples’ concerns, the strength of feeling towards Government policy has called into question plans to decarbonise home heating. 

As part of its continued growth in the UK commercial heating market, Modutherm has announced a partnership agreement with alpha innotec – a European manufacturer of heat pumps.... 

Six trade unions have urged the government to find more money to help schools tackle growing indoor air quality (IAQ) problems.... 

The Viessmann Group has taken a majority stake in Pacifica Home Services (PHS), simultaneously backing the reinvestment of the management team.... 

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) is offering a number of training courses for engineers wishing to upskill or begin their journey as a building controls engineer....