News Archive - January 2021
Ideal expands online training offer
29 January 2021
Ideal Heating has expanded its online learning and development solution for installers, with the addition of a new on-demand service....
SKILLcard launches ‘academic’ card
29 January 2021
One of the construction industry’s largest skills certification registers is launching a special card for engineers with degrees and other higher-level qualifications....
Manrose wins IBA Supplier award
27 January 2021
Manrose, a British ventilation manufacturer, has been named as a winner at the IBA Supplier of The Year 2020 Awards....
REHAU remembers company founder
27 January 2021
REHAU is mourning the loss of company founder and honorary president Helmut Wagner, who passed away last Sunday at the age of 95 in Switzerland surrounded by his family....
NIBE Energy Systems launches training scheme
26 January 2021
NIBE Energy Systems has announced a new training scheme to help prepare heating installers for the future of heating....
Management restructure for Coolair Equipment
25 January 2021
One-stop air conditioning specialist Coolair Equipment has announced a restructuring to its board of directors....
Boiler company backs homeless charity
25 January 2021
Yorkshire boiler company, Boiler Central, is partnering with national homeless charity, Crisis, throughout January to raise essential funds....
Improved standards for UK heat networks welcomed
25 January 2021
Switch2 Energy has welcomed publication of the new CIBSE CP1 (2020) Heat Networks Code of Practice, which will drive further improvements in the planning, design, development, commissioning and operation of UK district and community heating schemes....
Government response to Future Home Standard welcomed
22 January 2021
The Government’s response to the recent Part L Future Homes Consultation published on January 19 has been welcomed by two key industry roleplayers....
Code of Practice key to future of heat networks
22 January 2021
The publication of the new CIBSE/ADE CP1 (2020) Heat Networks Code of Practice is a welcome step in increasing the uptake and quality of design, installation and operation of low-carbon heat networks in the UK, says polymer pipework specialist REHAU....
New engineering services alliance to champion change
21 January 2021
The multi-billion pound UK engineering services sector is launching a major new industry alliance of eight organisations on 10 February....
CIPHE highlights green target consultation
20 January 2021
The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) has called on installers involved with energy efficiency of non-domestic buildings to make their voices heard in a consultation running until April....
CIBSE updates heat networks code of practice
20 January 2021
A major update to CIBSE's Heat Networks Code of Practice provides extensive guidance for the design, installation and, critically, the ongoing performance monitoring of district heating systems....
AC firm invests £1m in plant equipment
20 January 2021
A UK-based air conditioning business has bucked the trend of 2020 with significant capital and headcount investment and a predicted end of year of forecast that shows continued and substantial growth....
BCIA boosts management committee
20 January 2021
The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has added two new members to its management committee....
3,000 press ups for charity
19 January 2021
A determined Baxi project manager has completed 3,000 press ups in just under 10 hours, raising £1,200 for Teenage Cancer Trust....
IAQ key to restoring faith in public buildings
19 January 2021
A leading ventilation specialist has warned that improving indoor air quality (IAQ) must be an immediate priority, in order to restore faith in the safety of public buildings....
Trane hosts decarbonisation roundtable
19 January 2021
Trane will host a free virtual roundtable discussion tomorrow in partnership with organisations and public stakeholders who share the common aspiration of fighting Climate Change....
Brexit could help drive out rogue installers
18 January 2021
The UK’s departure from the EU creates an opportunity to finally deal with the rogue operatives who continue to plague the refrigeration and air conditioning sector, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).
The UK will continue to mirror the rules set by the European F-Gas regulations to drive reductions in harmful emissions from refrigeration and air conditioning equipment, but Brexit gives it the freedom to go further by setting up a national register of individual operatives.
Act now on safety or face shutdown, says BESA
18 January 2021
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has warned that the construction sector risks being shut down if contractors fail to follow safety measures in the face of rising COVID-19 transmission rates....
Insurers call for improved ventilation safety
15 January 2021
The need to improve standards of ventilation hygiene to reduce the risk of fires in catering establishments has been highlighted by property insurers.
The industry specification TR19 Grease, developed and managed by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), and its supporting Vent Hygiene Elite (VHE) Scheme have been designated as best practice by the RICSAuthority the body that carries out research on behalf of insurers to safeguard building occupants and reduce the risk of damage to properties.
Its latest guidance reminds property managers of the need to use verifiably competent ventilation hygiene contractors to maintain their kitchen extract systems to reduce the likelihood of fires starting and being spread by the build-up of flammable grease deposits in ductwork.
Ziehl-Abegg director joins AMCA board
15 January 2021
Jürgen Albig, Ziehl-Abegg director, has been appointed to the executive board of the Air Movement and Control Association International (AMCA)....
Call for industry to play its part during tough lockdown measures
15 January 2021
The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has echoed calls for the industry to “play its part” during lockdown and has urged workers to keep following vital health and safety guidance....
Swiftclean appoints business development manager
14 January 2021
Swiftclean has appointed Mark Wilkinson as its new business development manager serving the North East of England....
Albion’s growth demands new role
13 January 2021
Valve specialist, Albion Valves UK, has appointed Steven Bedford as warehouse manager – a new role within the company – due to increasing workloads and continued business growth....
Webinar on compliance with new metering regulations
13 January 2021
District heating suppliers can find out how to comply with major updates to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations at a free webinar next Tuesday....
Partnership to distribute low GWP refrigerant
13 January 2021
Honeywell and Daikin Chemical Europe have announced an agreement to distribute Honeywell’s Solstice L40X (R-455A) lower-global-warming potential (LGWP) refrigerant to comply with stringent EU regulations for environmentally preferable refrigerants....
Air purification frustrates airborne viruses
12 January 2021
Businesses now have the chance to improve the indoor air quality of their premises thanks to a technology that has the potential to remove airborne virus particles from the air, supporting the safe reopening of offices and businesses for staff and ...
Sales squad ‘lines up’ for production line duty
11 January 2021
Three Baxi sales team colleagues expanded their skillset to join the production team at the boiler company’s Preston manufacturing site, when orders peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Engineers back campaign for ‘Ella’s Law’
11 January 2021
A group of building engineering specialists has backed the campaign for a new law that would provide local authorities with legal powers to enforce better clean air standards....
Aqua Group appoints hire director
11 January 2021
Temperature control specialist, Aqua Group, has appointed Ben Davies as director of the company's hire division, Aqua Hire....
Workers urged to use face masks properly during lockdown
11 January 2021
With essential construction work set to continue during the latest lockdown, the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum is urging operatives to make a safe start to 2021 with a colourful new face mask campaign....
Condensate pipe guidance updated following weather warning
06 January 2021
The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) is issuing its updated ‘installer guide to condensate discharge pipe installation’ following a warning from the Met Office of ice with the 'Beast from the East 2.0' to hit in days, bringing an ...
Training the next wave of Green Homes Grant installers
06 January 2021
There has never been a better time to become a qualified Green Homes Grant installer, says Samuel Riley, chief executive of training provider North West Skills Academy....
Family links remain strong at Ziehl-Abegg
06 January 2021
Ziehl-Abegg supervisory board chairman Uwe Ziehl has handed over the reins to his son Dennis Ziehl....
Merchant stays open during restrictions
06 January 2021
Specialist merchant Wolseley will keep its branches across the UK open for service with the introduction of new COVID-19 regulations by the UK governments....
New year, new skills webinar
06 January 2021
Conex Bänninger is inviting plumbers and heating engineers to learn new skills in the new year by registering for the latest in a series of free webinars....
New chair for Heat Pump Association
06 January 2021
UK managing director of NIBE Energy Systems, Phil Hurley, is the new chairman of the Heat Pump Association (HPA), replacing Graham Wright who has finished his two-year term and now steps down from the role.
Replacing Phil Hurley as vice chairman is Max Halliwell of Mitsubishi Electric.
The appointment comes at a critical time for a heating industry which is responsible for a third of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK. With heat pumps key to tackling this the Heat Pump Association is committed to promoting their benefits and wide scale deployment as a low carbon solution.
GTEC & MCS win bid to support GHG installers
05 January 2021
Building services training provider, GTEC, in partnership with the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS), has won an almost £1m bid to help existing trades people access discounted training in heat pumps and solar thermal, in order to meet the ...
Conex Bänninger celebrates OEM supplier award
04 January 2021
Conex Bänninger’s OEM division is celebrating a prized Category 2 rating in the annual Supplier of the Year Awards awarded by Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe (M-ACE)....