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Editorial: Why has the UK taken so long?
There are a couple of articles in this issue which I would like to draw to your attention.
1 Dec 2009
H&S Matters: Flue gas moves jump the gun
All gas installers will soon be required to take a qualification in the use of a flue gas analyser. Bob Towse, head of technical and safety at the HVCA, understands why this decision has been made, but thinks it is a mistake.
1 Dec 2009
Contractor Profile: Kinetics: the success story grows on
Take one small firm, add venture capitalists, and watch it grow. Chris Cheshire charts the rise of Kinetics – and it doesn’t stop there!
1 Dec 2009
Company Profile: MHG Heating beginning the long haul
Graham Rodd is heading up the UK arm of MHG Heating and the company is off to a good start. Here, he talks to Paul Braithwaite about his philisophy and plans for the future.
1 Dec 2009
Feed-In-Tariff set to fire microgeneration market
The introduction of Feed-in-Tariffs (April 2010) will lead to a surge in demand for microgeneration technologies, in general, and combined heat and power (CHP) in particular, says David Shaw*.
1 Dec 2009
Burning issue: Passing on the Gas Safe message
Jeff Learman, director of stakeholder relations at Gas Safe Register, asks the very blunt question: who is better served in their home when it comes to gas safety – an owner-occupier or a social housing tenant?
1 Nov 2009
Contractor Profile: Stable base allows steady growth
Mark Gledhill, director of Huddersfield-based Crowther & Shaw, talks to Paul Braithwaite about satisified customers who make up a vast client base which gives the company the stability from which it can grow and prosper.
1 Nov 2009
Company Profile: Knowledge and advice puts TA ahead
Nigel Huggins, managing director of Tour & Andersson, is driven. He wants the company to be the market leader in balancing valves in the UK and Middle East and he will not rest even when that happens. There is still more to do, to grow organically and by acquisition.
1 Nov 2009
Health and Safety Matters: New ACS must be slimmer and friendlier
Gas safety testing has become overly complicated and puts too much of a burden on employers, according to Bob Towse, head of technical and safety at the HVCA, who welcomes the imminent review of the ACS testing regime.
1 Nov 2009
Legal Matters: Wage increase is a bonus, however small
While politicians and experts debate the perceived pros and cons of notional big hitters in the banking sector receiving bonuses, spare a thought for workers at the other end of the pay scale, insists Fergal Dowling, head of employment law at Irwin Mitchell.
1 Nov 2009
Legal Matters: The truth about stress
Do you expect employees to be "economical with the truth" to help to safeguard the company in this recession? Fergal Dowling, head of employment law at Irwin Mitchell, outlines the problems associated with employee stress.
1 Oct 2009
Editorial comment: Train managers to manage
"Train the bosses or otherwise companies do not operate as efficiently as they should. I should have thought this was a given but it seems not, especially in building services" says Paul Braithwaite, editor of Heating and Ventilating Review.
1 Oct 2009
Health and Safety Matters: Falling standards
The dangers posed by working at heights are back in the spotlight following the successful prosecution of a Scottish construction firm for failing to protect a worker. Bob Towse, head of technical and safety at the HVCA, looks at the implications.
1 Oct 2009
The Ant Wilson Column: Designing buildings for low carbon maintenance
It is not enough to just hand over a building and leave the tenants floundering on how to operate it. But designers still have a long way to go regarding commissioning plans.
1 Sep 2009
Legal Matters: Don't go mad in the midday sun
Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun but employers have a duty to protect their employees from the heat, says Fergal Dowling, head of employment law at Irwin Mitchell.
1 Sep 2009
Contractor Profile: Green and pleasant land
The renewables industry is alive and well in the east of England as HVR discovered when it visited one of the region's leading m&e firms
1 Sep 2009
Company Profile: Direct and distributor routes work hard for FG Eurofred
It has taken 18 months, a lot of confusion, some distrust and a lot of hard work, but now FG Eurofred is on track. Paul Braithwaite talks to Tony Gittings, sales director of FG Eurofred, about the partnership between Fujitsu and Eurofred and asks where the company is going.
1 Sep 2009
Health and Safety Matters: Scalding threat has not gone away
Changes to the Building Regulations are heavily focused on energy efficiency but Bob Towse, head of technical and safety at the HVCA, says safety must not be compromised.
1 Sep 2009
Burning issue: Proactive approach to training maximises choices
Calor's bulk market manager, Laura Luty, looks at ways for contractors to maximise new opportunities as well as teaming up with suppliers who give something back.
1 Sep 2009
Contractor Profile: Commissioning Champions
Commissioning engineers certainly don't have an easy life, but Roger Carlin of Ashford Environmental Services believes they can have a rewarding one.
1 Aug 2009
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