Domestic News - Heating and Ventilating

HETAS simplifies application to Approved Chimney Sweep Scheme

HETAS has listened to industry feedback to make it easier for applicants to register for its Approved Chimney Sweep Scheme through two possible routes....

3 Mar 2020

Industry bodies welcome new legislation

The government’s plan to ban coal and wet wood for domestic burning has been welcomed by two industry bodies, Heating Equipment Testing and Approvals Scheme (HETAS) and the Stove Industry Alliance (SIA)....

25 Feb 2020

Government takes action to cut pollution from household burning

Plans to phase out the sale of coal and wet wood for domestic burning and encourage the use of cleaner fuels in the home have been confirmed by the government today....

21 Feb 2020

UK homes losing heat up to three times faster than European neighbours

A new study by tado° has found that UK homes lose heat significantly faster than their European neighbours, even when factoring in outside temperature....

21 Feb 2020

A visual representation of the results of the 2020 UK Boiler Breakdown Study.

Scotland’s boilers defy UK cold temperatures

Boilers across homes in Scotland are the most resilient when it comes to breaking down, despite being home to the UK’s coldest temperatures according to the results of a the 2020 UK Boiler Breakdown Study....

21 Feb 2020

Worcester Bosch comes sixth in YouGov Top 10 domestic appliance brands.

Worcester Bosch in YouGov top domestic brands

Worcester Bosch is thrilled to have been awarded sixth place in the coveted YouGov Top 10 domestic appliance brands, as recommended by their customers....

21 Feb 2020

The new PBM Ducati sponsored by Aqualisa.

Aqualisa sponsors British superbike team

Aqualisa is now sponsoring the leading British Superbike team – PBM Ducati – for the 2020 season....

19 Feb 2020

Retrofit of existing buildings is best route to support path to Net Zero

‘The greenest building is the one that is already built’ is the key message in a new report from the Government’s Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission and supported by building controls manufacturer Priva....

19 Feb 2020

Ideal Boilers celebrates boiler milestone.

Ideal celebrates three-millionth boiler

Ideal Boilers has just taken its three-millionth Logic boiler off the production line, marking more than a decade of success for the brand’s best-selling product....

17 Feb 2020

Ian Henderson, managing director and founder of Boiler Plan.

Boiler Plan warns millions at risk of fuel poverty

Ian Henderson, the managing director and founder of Boiler Plan, has written to the climate change minister warning millions could be plunged into fuel poverty if the government embarks on a proposed strategy to ban all domestic gas boiler....

11 Feb 2020

First steps to net-zero point to bright future but raise short-term concerns

Recent comments from MHCLG Ministers suggest that the proposals for 2025 building regulations may go beyond levels suggested in the Future Homes Standard consultation....

10 Feb 2020

Evaluating the thermal performance of your new home

The NHBC Foundation in collaboration with BSRIA, has published a brand-new guide that details how thermal imaging can be used as a tool to assess the thermal performance of a new home....

10 Feb 2020

UKIFDA urges chancellor to consider off grid communities

The UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) is supporting the Big Housewarming event taking place across the country on Wednesday 5 February....

5 Feb 2020

Will my central heating be ripped out? No, says IGEM

The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) has responded to Ofgem’s decarbonisation action plan, which states the UK will deploy a range of possible different pathways to decarbonise heat....

5 Feb 2020

Kevin Wellman, CIPHE chief executive and Peter Thom, director of IDHEE.

CIPHE incorporates IDHEE to safeguard future

On October 31 2019, the Institute of Domestic Heating and Environmental Engineers (IDHEE) was incorporated with the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), in a move to provide heightened professional and technical support ...

4 Nov 2019

Left to right: Sean Langston, Simon Williams, Flames Group’s financial controller, Simon Hanson, the FSB’s North East development manager, and Mike Cherry.

Small businesses chairman visits Flame Heating Group

Flame Heating Group has been praised for its innovation by the national chairman of the Federation of Small Businesses during a visit to the North East firm....

4 Nov 2019

34 per cent of scalding admissions aged nine years or under.

CIPHE calls for thermostatic mixing valves to be compulsory

The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) is talking tough on TMVs as it renews calls on the Government to change the legislation surrounding the devices....

4 Nov 2019

HETAS welcomes draft Environment Bill

On October 15, Theresa Villers, secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, presented the government’s draft Environment Bill. Bruce Allen, chief executive of HETAS, the solid fuel safety and standards organisation, explains why he ...

30 Oct 2019

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Latest Domestic News

HETAS simplifies application to Approved Chimney Sweep Scheme

Industry bodies welcome new legislation

Government takes action to cut pollution from household burning

UK homes losing heat up to three times faster than European neighbours

Scotland’s boilers defy UK cold temperatures

Worcester Bosch in YouGov top domestic brands

Aqualisa sponsors British superbike team

Retrofit of existing buildings is best route to support path to Net Zero

Ideal celebrates three-millionth boiler

Boiler Plan warns millions at risk of fuel poverty

First steps to net-zero point to bright future but raise short-term concerns

Evaluating the thermal performance of your new home

UKIFDA urges chancellor to consider off grid communities

Will my central heating be ripped out? No, says IGEM

CIPHE incorporates IDHEE to safeguard future

Small businesses chairman visits Flame Heating Group

CIPHE calls for thermostatic mixing valves to be compulsory

HETAS welcomes draft Environment Bill

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