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Polypipe Building Services equips future engineers with real-world skills

Polypipe Building Services is helping to bridge the gap between education and employment by providing hands-on training for the next generation of building services engineers at its Aylesford training centre....

26 Nov 2025

Energy chief calls for hybrid systems to slash carbon faster

The UK’s current approach to home heating and net zero is “misguided and costly,” according to Mike Foster, chief executive of the energy trade body Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA)....

26 Nov 2025

Martin McCluskey MP visited Mitsubishi Electric

Minister Martin McCluskey MP visits Mitsubishi Electric’s Livingston factory

Martin McCluskey MP, Minister for Energy Consumers and Net Zero and Member of Parliament for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West, visited Mitsubishi Electric’s heat pump and air conditioning factory in Livingston to see first-hand how the company is ...

26 Nov 2025

BESA meets industry demand for HIU test clarity

Two guidance documents have been produced by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) to help simplify some of the complexities of interpreting test results for Heat Interface Units (HIUs)....

26 Nov 2025

BESA’s director of specialist knowledge Rachel Davidson

Small firms ‘overwhelmed’ by building safety regime

Better communications and more consistent enforcement are needed to improve compliance with the Building Safety Act, according to speakers at last week’sLondon Build Expo....

26 Nov 2025

Joe Brawn, product and marketing director at Vent Axia

Vent-Axia welcomes Healthy Homes Standard

British ventilation manufacturer Vent-Axia has welcomed the Government’s publication of its Healthy Homes Standard, a set of design requirements and good-practice guidance for building homes that is designed to support the delivery of healthier ...

20 Nov 2025

John Hancock, chief operating officer at Wolseley Group

Wolseley report highlights opportunities and challenges in heat pump transition

Wolseley Group, the specialist merchant and parent company of Plumb Centre and Renewables Centre, has published a new report highlighting both the scale of the UK’s transition to heat pumps and the real opportunity this presents for the installer ...

20 Nov 2025

Heat pump skills competition puts UK warm homes ambition at risk, warns new report

High competition for skilled workers in the UK’s heat pump sector threatens the delivery of the government’s Warm Homes Plan and the progress of one of the Modern Industrial Strategy’s frontier industries, according to a new report....

20 Nov 2025

Paul Rose, chief executive of OFTEC, and Ken Cronin, chief executive of UKIFDA

Liquid fuel heating industry welcomes DESNZ consultation exploring alternative heating solutions for off-grid homes

OFTEC and UKIFDA have welcomed the publication of a new consultation which recognises the potential role of alternative heating solutions, including renewable liquid fuels, for decarbonising heating in off-gas grid homes and non-domestic buildings....

20 Nov 2025

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Latest News

Polypipe Building Services equips future engineers with real-world skills

Energy chief calls for hybrid systems to slash carbon faster

Minister Martin McCluskey MP visits Mitsubishi Electric’s Livingston factory

BESA meets industry demand for HIU test clarity

Small firms ‘overwhelmed’ by building safety regime

Vent-Axia welcomes Healthy Homes Standard

Wolseley report highlights opportunities and challenges in heat pump transition

Heat pump skills competition puts UK warm homes ambition at risk, warns new report

Liquid fuel heating industry welcomes DESNZ consultation exploring alternative heating solutions for off-grid homes

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