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Skillcard swoops to stop registration fraud

The operators of one of the construction industry’s largest skills certification registers have moved swiftly to close a loophole that had left the scheme open to abuse....

23 Jul 2018

The Heatrae Sadia Megaflo commercial cylinder.

Wolseley UK lends hand to Band of Builders movement

Wolseley UK has donated a Heatrae Sadia commercial cylinder to Band of Builders, an organisation recognised for its support of tradespeople and families in need across the UK....

18 Jul 2018

Ian Allan, head of R&D for Switch2 Energy, presents at district heating seminar.

Switch2 Energy gives advice on tower block heating efficiency

Improving the efficiency of communal heating in tower blocks is the topic of a presentation by Switch2 Energy's Ian Allan to Manchester's Housing Asset Management Conference on Thursday July 19....

18 Jul 2018

Mark Shelford, category manager for the Primaflow F&P heating division.

Primaflow F&P expands heating team

Primaflow F&P has bolstered its specialist heating team with the appointment of Mark Shelford as category manager for the division....

18 Jul 2018

Remeha appoints business development manager

Commercial heating solutions provider Remeha has appointed Ray Lloyd to the newly created role of business development manager for the Northern region....

13 Jul 2018

Gilberts helps keep Wimbledon cool

One aspect of Wimbledon that will be keeping its cool during the championships is the plant serving No. 1 Court....

13 Jul 2018

Female first for CIPHE presidential role

History has been made at the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) Annual General Meeting on Friday 29 June. Held at United Insurance Brokers Limited in London, Tracey Richardson EngTech LCGI MCIPHE RP was elected as the ...

12 Jul 2018

Smart data holds the key to tackling MEES

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) is now in full force, but with the renewed focus on collecting data to meet the standard, Synapsys Solutions warns of the dangers of being buried under huge amounts of useless data which is not ...

12 Jul 2018

Sentinel takes social housing sector by storm

Sentinel, international provider of best practice products and services for the protection of heating and hot water systems, has doubled its market share in the social housing sector in just six months....

12 Jul 2018

Rachel Smith, general manager for Polypipe Underfloor Heating.

Changes at the top for Polypipe

Polypipe, a leading manufacturer of plastic piping, drainage systems and underfloor heating, has restructured its underfloor heating (UFH) business management team as part of a new strategic vision....

12 Jul 2018

Aspen Pumps marketing director, Kelly Aspen.

New marketing head at Aspen Pumps

Aspen Pumps, a leader in design, manufacture and distribution of condensate removal pumps and acr ancillaries, has appointed Kelly Butler as group marketing director....

12 Jul 2018

BESA praises Levy change

The government’s decision to ease restrictions on how Apprenticeship Levy funds are distributed has been praised by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....

11 Jul 2018

Paul Wightman, product development manager at Brymec.

Brymec appoints valve specialist

Brymec has appointed Paul Wightman as product development manager specialising in the company's valve ranges....

10 Jul 2018

Colt wins global design award

Building services specialist Colt Group has won an international Red Dot Award for excellence in product design....

10 Jul 2018

HygroMatik wins Product of the Year

The new FlexLine series of steam humidifiers from humidification equipment manufacturer HygroMatik has won the prestigious Plus X Award for Product of the Year 2018....

10 Jul 2018

Fernox rebrands inhibitor packaging

Following the acquisition of BuildCert by NSF International, Fernox, the leading manufacturer of chemical water treatment products, will be changing the packaging of its inhibitors to incorporate the new NSF logo....

10 Jul 2018

Left to right: Derek, Willie and Adhamh McDowall.

McDowall keeps it in the family

McDowall is an established name for Hamworthy Heating customers in Scotland, with McDowall Modular Services acting as sales agent for Hamworthy products in the country, having been established by Willie McDowall in 1981. This year, the company ...

10 Jul 2018

Hole in one for Fernox at charity golf day

Fernox recently hosted its annual charity golf day at the Draycote Hotel and Golf Course, Warwickshire, with customers, suppliers and partners joining the water treatment specialist on the golf course for a day of fundraising – raising £6,356 for ...

6 Jul 2018

Jack Orrow receives his award from Choice Training managing director, Robert Maw.

J S Wright apprentice wins top national award

An apprentice with mechanical and electrical building services specialist J S Wright has clinched a top award for being one of the best in Britain....

6 Jul 2018

Engineering services trade bodies respond to government Sector Deal

The government’s newly announced Construction Sector Deal has been broadly backed by the Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) and the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....

6 Jul 2018

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Skillcard swoops to stop registration fraud

Wolseley UK lends hand to Band of Builders movement

Switch2 Energy gives advice on tower block heating efficiency

Primaflow F&P expands heating team

Remeha appoints business development manager

Gilberts helps keep Wimbledon cool

Female first for CIPHE presidential role

Smart data holds the key to tackling MEES

Sentinel takes social housing sector by storm

Changes at the top for Polypipe

New marketing head at Aspen Pumps

BESA praises Levy change

Brymec appoints valve specialist

Colt wins global design award

HygroMatik wins Product of the Year

Fernox rebrands inhibitor packaging

McDowall keeps it in the family

Hole in one for Fernox at charity golf day

J S Wright apprentice wins top national award

Engineering services trade bodies respond to government Sector Deal

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