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Mike Hefford, general manager of Remeha CHP.

Clean Growth at risk says Remeha

As part of the Autumn Budget, the Chancellor announced that there will be no new levies for low carbon technologies, leaving the future of decarbonisation hanging. This, Remeha says, will jeopardise the UK’s ability to grow its economy within set ...

15 Dec 2017

Andrews Water Heaters recommends that hotel owners do not delay in evaluating their current heating systems.

Hotel owners urged to assess energy efficiency

As forecasts predict the building of an additional 19,000 hotel rooms in the UK in 2018, Andrews Water Heaters has urged hotel owners to assess their heating systems now, in order to meet the expected rise in heat demand generated by extra guests in ...

22 Nov 2017

HERU awarded game-changing government investment

The Home Energy Recovery Unit (HERU) has been awarded support from the Government’s Innovate Energy Game Changer fund, enabling further development and trials of the energy-from-waste domestic heating system.

11 Jul 2017

Use extended shutdowns to treat heating systems

Water treatment specialist, Sentinel Commercial, is urging building maintenance engineers to take advantage of planned shutdown periods to review water quality in boiler plants and implement any necessary chemical treatments.

4 Jul 2017

Energy soon to be a boardroom priority

Since the markets experienced full deregulation in the early nineties, we have witnessed periods of extreme pricing volatility, followed by long periods of stability, says Arthur Beattie, director of Carbon2018.

5 Jun 2017

SkillFRIDGE the perfect boost for a career in this indispensable industry

SkillFRIDGE 2017 is looking for talented apprentices or students in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry with a thirst to learn more and the desire to show industry their potential.

30 May 2017

Woodsure calls for retailers to promote quality wood fuel

It’s no secret that a woodstove or biomass boiler is only as good as the wood you burn in it.

21 Mar 2017

Vaillant marks 10 years of commercial boiler success

Vaillant is celebrating 10 years in the commercial boiler market.

26 Sep 2016

Plan ahead for winter, advises Potterton Commercial

As the summer holiday period draws to a close, there are still a huge number of schools across the UK that haven’t taken steps to assess their heating capabilities ahead of the winter.

31 Aug 2016

All change on climate issues

For the UK, 2016 has been a time of change beginning with the EU Referendum on the 23rd of June which saw the UK voting to leave the European Union. Ideal Commercial Boilers national sales director Darren Finley discusses what lies ahead for businesses

19 Aug 2016

Brexit and its impact on Facility Managers

On 23 June 2016 the UK voted to leave the EU. The two year notice period required by the Treaty of Lisbon, for the Government to implement this decision, means that an actual exit date is very unlikely to be before June 2018.

10 Aug 2016

Nine tips for getting the most out of your glycol

Brent Hall, technical manager at ICS Cool Energy, offers nine top tips for using glycol in chillers and chilled water systems

3 Aug 2016

Brexit – we’ve done it now!

With the dust starting to settle after Brexit, Paul Barritt, Managing Director of EOGB Energy Products Ltd looks at the impact leaving the EU could have on EOGB and how the burner manufacturer is preparing for what the future may hold.

2 Aug 2016

CHP can help deliver on legally binding targets of fifth carbon budget

Combined heat and power (CHP) can make an important contribution to new legally binding carbon reduction targets approved by the UK government, says ENER-G.

29 Jul 2016

Health risks of not regularly cleaning your commercial ventilation systems

Over the past few decades, Britain has gradually started to catch up on countries like the USA with the use of ventilation systems, particularly in commercial properties.

27 Jun 2016

Are you in control?

Stuart Turner, National Sales Manager at Hamworthy Heating looks at some of the ways boilers can save energy and reduce carbon emissions in commercial buildings.

15 Jun 2016

Construction industry needs a digital culture shift to survive

Construction industry needs a digital culture shift to survive From last week (4 April), all government-funded construction work must be undertaken using Building information Modelling (BIM).The BIM mandate is the first in a series of major ...

11 Apr 2016

UK pipes and fittings market sees continued growth

According to a new report by AMA Research, the UK pipes and fittings market has achieved good growth over the last three years and is estimated to have increased by 5% in 2015.

7 Mar 2016

Spotting the problem

In the competitive shower fan market, it is not uncommon for installers to improvise in an effort to deliver greater performance, however these considerations should be taken into account much earlier on in the process.

3 Dec 2015

What next for solar companies?

Due to feed-in tariff FiT cuts, solar companies are looking for other business opportunities. Far infrared in one; Sam Abel of Herschel explains.