World leaders attending the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow will need to prioritise decarbonising buildings to achieve their wider climate change goals, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....

Toshiba Air Conditioning has agreed to be the official big screen sponsor for the Sale Sharks rugby team for the 2021-2022 season....

The BESA National Conference virtual event is just one week away! This time next week TV personality and architect, George Clarke will be opening the conference.

Delta-EE, the specialist new energy research, has revealed that heat pump costs could fall by as much as 40% over a 10-year period.

Plumbing and heating installers see the drive to reduce emissions as an opportunity, and are optimistic about the short and long-term future of their businesses, according to new research released....

New market research has revealed more support is needed to design and construct ‘healthy’ buildings in the UK education sector....

The world’s first hydrogen powered double decker bus stopped off at the Baxi factory in Bamber Bridge, on its way to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow....

Engineering services alliance Actuate UK has been confirmed as one of the Construct Zero partners presenting in the Construction Leadership Council’s session Construction: The Build Environmentat COP26 on Thursday 11 November....

Leading voices from the construction sector and beyond have come together to explore the ‘language problem’ with Digital Twins that arises from a lack of coordination and consistency between sectors....

Designers, specifiers and installers of water fittings may be unwittingly denying themselves the widest choice of equipment by only considering WRAS approved products, when this is only one of the routes to compliance with UK Water Regulation 4, ...

Liquid gas supplier Flogas Britain has partnered with heating and hot water specialist Baxi Heating to bring UK businesses a turnkey liquid gas solution. 

There has been mixed reaction to the Government's long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy from heating industry bodies.

The Strategy has unveiled phased out dates for the installation of fossil fuel heating, increased funding support for households purchasing heat pumps, and the rebalancing of environmental levies on electricity.  

Heating manufacturers have broadly backed the Government's newly released Heat and Buildings Strategy, though some believe it could have gone further....

Rinnai operations director Chris Goggin has welcomed the UK Heat and Buildings Strategy, which "outlines a route to a green industrial revolution that enables the delivery of a lower carbon future and achievement of NetZero targets"....

Households in England and Wales will be able to benefit from £5,000 in government grants through a £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme to help install low-carbon heating systems.

The BESA event, which is sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric, takes place online on 3 and 4 November and is structured around an overall theme of ‘Building Back Better, Safer, Greener’....

Ventilation specialists S&P UK's technical engineer apprentice Kieran Ince has been recognised with a shortlisting in the Rising Star category at the National Apprenticeship Awards 2021 – East of England....

Max Viessmann, co-chief of the Viessmann Group and chief executive of Viessmann Climate Solutions, will speak at one of the events organised alongside COP26 – the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2021.

As part of its ongoing commitment to making the transition to a low carbon future easier, Vaillant has launched a Customer Experience Centre – which was unveiled in an official opening attended by Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Helen Whately....

The annual HVR Awards took place on Thursday 14 October in a virtual format with the live stream serving as an incredible celebration of the very best products, businesses and initiatives from across the heating and ventilating sector....

Rising costs and a shortage of skilled people are giving building services contractors sleepless nights, according to a new business survey....

With the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the UK water heating market saw a sharp decline of around -13% but the latest report from AMA Research estimates a return to growth in 2021....

British Gas has become the latest organisation to sign up to the UK’s main F-Gas register REFCOM as it seeks to keep pace with growing demand for heat pump installations....

Star Refrigeration has won an award at the Glasgow Business Awards, organised by the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce....

The Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) has called for a VAT cut on spiralling energy bills this winter....

New research for Baxi shows the ongoing affordability gap between low-carbon heat pumps and traditional gas boilers.

The UK Government is targeting the installation of 600,000 heat pumps-a-year which would lead to a sizeable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Yet the paper, commissioned by Baxi a provider of heating solutions, quantifies the ongoing higher running costs that will be an obstacle to progress towards low carbon heat in the UK.

BEAMA has published its industry climate commitment signed by 37 leading UK manufacturers....

Cross Rental Services Group has acquired All Seasons Hire Limited from HSS Hire Group...

Honeywell is collaborating with UK-based company Futraheat, for a heat pump technology that aims to help industry radically reduce its carbon emissions cost-effectively....

A-Gas, the specialist in the supply and lifecycle management of refrigerants and associated products, has appointed Jack Govers as chief executive of the A-Gas Group....

The refrigeration and air conditioning industry owes a huge debt of gratitude to the founding members of what is now the country’s main F-Gas register, according to a former President of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has launched a free advisory service to help employers and potential apprentices navigate the increasingly complex recruitment and training process....

Daikin UK has opened its first Sustainable Home Centre in Greater London, in partnership with The Quantum Group, the air source heat pump (ASHP) installation company. Representatives from national and local government attended the launch....

Boiler manufacturer Worcester Bosch has announced the launch of its latest educational programme - the Future Talent Initiative (FTI)....

Hubbard Products has announced that Dougie Stoddart is retiring as commercial director after 34 years of continuous service....

SBS Sheffield is officially open and with additional branches in Cambridge and High Wycombe opening soon, the SBS network will consist of 17 branches which are situated across the UK....

As part of a strategic Baxi Specification team restructure, Anthony Watton has been promoted to head of residential specification. This new role will oversee the Baxi Assure product and service portfolio, offered to social housing, new build ...