Training provider JTL is encouraging employers to harness the new government funding initiative and hire new apprentices now to offset the devastating impact that COVID-19 has had on workers....

The COVID-19 crisis exacerbated the existing skills gap in the building services sector, but also created new opportunities and accelerated potential solutions, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....

Carrier is offering three new Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses focusing on chiller efficiency and compliance in relation to the latest European and UK regulations....

NIBE Energy Systems has published a new policy paper which includes a scheme to support the installation of ground source heat pump (GSHP) infrastructure to enable greater uptake in the UK. It has been shared with BEIS and industry representatives....

As the government has relaxed lockdown restrictions, facilities managers should take the opportunity to review how their ventilation and air conditioning systems are operating in preparation for the re-opening of buildings, according to indoor ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the publication of a new government bill that promises the biggest shake up of building safety in 40 years....

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced that Graeme Fox has been appointed as its new Head of Technical....

The government’s economic recovery plans will create massive demand for residential and small commercial property retrofits, according to the quality assurance and consumer protection scheme Trustmark....

A new Heat Commission convened by the CBI and University of Birmingham has called on the Government to develop a National Delivery Body (NDB) to lead the development and implementation of a national heat decarbonisation strategy....

Ideal Commercial, the commercial boiler specialist, has appointed Michael Fraser as specification manager for East and West Midlands....

Increasing concern about the continued use of illegally imported refrigerant gas has prompted the UK’s F-Gas certification body REFCOM to issue a stark warning to ‘rogue’ refrigeration and air conditioning contractors....

UK standards body BSI has announced a new National Standards programme to raise professional competence in the built environment sector....

A survey of over 700 workers and 130 employers carried out by specialist construction recruiter, Randstad, to analyse the impact of COVID-19 on the construction industry has revealed signs of sector recovery....

Following intensive discussions with exhibitors, the international HVAC trade show ISH has complied with the request for the deadline for free exhibition-stand cancellation to be extended from 24 July to 10 September 2020....

The Birmingham Commonwealth Games, which will be held in 2022, is ramping up recruitment for a broad range of services including HVAC....

Viessmann is inviting its employees, installers and partners, as well as their families and friends, to walk, run or cycle as many kilometres as they can over the next two weeks as part of the company’s global ‘ViMove for Climate’ campaign....

Mark Wilkins, head of training and external affairs at Vaillant has welcomed the Chancellor’s Summer Statement which included £50m of funding to pilot innovative energy-saving measures for social housing, as well as a £2billion Green Homes Grant to ...

As the easing of lockdown measures continues, the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum in Scotland, of which the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is a key member, has launched a new social media campaign urging workers to ...

Leadership organisations from across the building control sector have come together in a Future of Building Control Working Group to develop 11 key recommendations for the future oversight and regulation of the profession and Building Control Bodies....

A new updated guide on sustainability, published by CIBSE, empowers engineers to influence the work done and decisions made on building projects, to lead to more sustainable outcomes....

Vent-Axia has advised that now is the time to check ventilation to ensure there is enough airflow to dilute viruses and improve indoor air quality of gyms and sports facilities which are set to open on 25 July....

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has belatedly acknowledged the threat posed by airborne transmission of the coronavirus following months of warnings from ventilation and air quality experts....

Heating systems manufacturer Worcester Bosch has welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, to its Worcester factory....

Water heater, boiler and renewable company Lochinvar has further boosted its sales team in line with its continued growth plans and to provide additional support to its customers....

A more ‘blended’ approach to the delivery of apprentice training must emerge in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....

Panasonic has annouced the start of its CO2-saving energy solution for the smart city project, Future Living Berlin. The urban beacon is an important project in the company’s wider smart cities portfolio, which contribute to its focus on the ...

There has been more positive reaction from the industry to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s plans to invest in green technology to make buildings more energy efficient....

Following a move of the Heatrae Sadia manufacturing activities from Norwich to Preston, Baxi Heating has announced that Lotus Cars will transfer its aluminium chassis manufacturing to the site in Norwich....

The industry has broadly welcomed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement to boost the “green economy” which includes a Green Homes Grant Scheme and an investment in the energy efficiency of public buildings.

One of the construction industry’s largest card issuing and personnel registration schemes has further streamlined its service by making the recording of employer endorsements for card applicants fully digital....

Flogas Britain, one of the UK’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) suppliers, has started work on what will become the nation’s largest LPG storage terminal, with the capacity to store 34,564 tonnes of LPG....

The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council, HHIC, has produced a “Heat Pump Charter” aimed at ensuring the best consumer experience is obtained when heat pumps are installed, replacing other systems....

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has launched a summer competition that encourages young people to devise an idea that could help reduce the energy consumption of their schools....

The Technology Enabled Maintenance Association (TEMA) is partnering with the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) to help accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies by the building maintenance sector....

Ziehl-Abegg is investing €16 million in the expansion of its production buildings at its Kupferzell site in Germany to prepare for a demand for high quality electric motors and fans in the future....

As the hospitality sector opens for business ventilation experts have released new guidance on steps businesses need to take to ensure systems are COVID-19 secure.

The guidance, issued by trade association BEAMA, stresses the need for effective ventilation alongside social distancing measures inside UK pubs and restaurants.

It provides key recommendations such as optimal settings for mechanical ventilation systems, effective toilet ventilation, centralised systems, ventilation maintenance and ventilating without a mechanical system.

A Government announcement of a tariff extension to the Non Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has brought market confusion and threatened the financial support for thousands of shovel ready low carbon schemes, Kensa Group has claimed....

ISH China & CIHE and ISH Shanghai & CIHE have been cancelled this year and will now take place in 2021....

Newly elected Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) president Neil Brackenridge has called for contractors to harness the “unity of purpose” displayed during the pandemic to create a better future....

David Millar has joined Gilberts Blackpool as area sales manager (Scotland & NE)....

Hoval engineer Phil James got more than he bargained for when he went to commission two Hoval UltraOil boilers at an energy centre serving a radar station on St Kilda – and what should have been a two-day journey took over a week....

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has put its weight behind a three-stage plan to ensure construction can play a major role in the UK’s economic recovery....

Head of marketing and technical for Rehau Building Solutions, Steve Richmond, has highlighted a pressing need for project specifiers and developers to consider low-carbon heating systems....

Supplier of refrigerants to the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industries, A-Gas has been named Employer of the Year in the Amazon Scale-Up Awards 2020....