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

Guide to stop installers getting into hot water

As part of its Love Your Cylinder campaign, Heatrae Sadia has a digital advice series to help answer some common questions for installers....

25 Nov 2019

John Savage (left) presents the autographed Celtic print to Danny Byrne.

Flame's Danny Byrne retires

The founder of Flame Heating Group, John Savage, made a surprise presentation to mark the retirement of the man who provided him with his first big break in the industry....

19 Nov 2019

The towns and cities taking the biggest gas safety risks

Experts are warning homeowners across the UK to check their gas appliances in the run up to Christmas, with carbon monoxide poisoning, gas fires and even explosions due to faults in the heating systems presenting risks that may have remained dormant ...

19 Nov 2019

Escalating fuel poverty crisis

As we head towards the colder months, the latest figures on fuel poverty are a cause for great concern, with 11 per cent of UK households existing in fuel poverty according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy....

8 Nov 2019

Left to right: Kata Gulyas, Lee Lison, Dionne Broadfield, Kerry Grindon, Carl Arntzen (chief executive), Katie Green, Natalia Szumilas, Benn Foster.

Worcester Bosch pledges support to ‘Time to Change’

Worcester Bosch is supporting the Time to Change Employer Pledge, which aims to change the way people think and act about mental health in the workplace....

8 Nov 2019

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

Guide to stop installers getting into hot water

Flame's Danny Byrne retires

The towns and cities taking the biggest gas safety risks

Escalating fuel poverty crisis

Worcester Bosch pledges support to ‘Time to Change’

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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