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Baxi adds installer incentive to Government’s new £5M Heat Training Grant

Following the arrival of the Government’s £5 million Heat Pump Training Grant, Baxi has launched its own installer incentive scheme, pairing the Government vouchers with valuable Baxi Works points....

6 Jul 2023

Ideal Heating training director Andrew Johnson

Enhanced offer as Training Grant scheme launches

Ideal Heating has welcomed news that the Government’s Heat Training Grant scheme is now open and announced an enhanced offer to installers....

6 Jul 2023

Phil Hurley, managing firector of NIBE Energy Systems

Heat pump specialist becomes an Approved Heat Training Grant Provider

NIBE Energy Systems has becomed an Approved Heat Training Grant Provider as the scheme opens for trainees....

6 Jul 2023

Refrigerant driving licence ‘will save many lives’

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the long-awaited launch of the United Nations Refrigerant Driving Licence (RDL) scheme to help improve worldwide safety standards in the air conditioning and refrigeration industries....

6 Jul 2023

Professor Adam Boddison OBE, chief executive of APM

Skills gap risks projects intended to benefit society – APM survey

Almost half (47%) of project professionals working across the built environment believe skills shortages could impact the delivery of projects intended to deliver a social benefit, new research by the Association for Project Management (APM) has ...

6 Jul 2023

Heat pumps predominantly installed by the wealthy in rural locations

With the clock ticking on the government’s Net Zero strategy, Harding Heating has researched how the rollout of Heat Pumps is progressing, given this is central to the Department of Energy’s plans....

6 Jul 2023

Energy efficiency key to combating 350% rise in heat network energy costs

With communal heating recipients facing price increases as much as 350% according to a report from the Guardian, heat network specialist Evinox is urging operators to maximise energy efficiency to help mitigate skyrocketing costs....

28 Jun 2023

High energy use businesses urged to claim discount

Energy-intensive businesses and heat network operators have one month left to apply for government support that could see their wholesale energy bills slashed by as much as a fifth....

28 Jun 2023

Surge in demand for engineers welcomed

Demand for engineers is predicted to grow faster than any other occupation, according to a report commissioned by EngineeringUK....

28 Jun 2023

Daikin bolsters sustainable home network

Daikin has added to its Sustainable Home Network by opening a Sustainable Home Centre with the builder’s merchant, MKM Building Supplies in Sheffield, and a Sustainable Home Expert Showroom in partnership with family-run heating and plumbing ...

28 Jun 2023

Industry reponds to Climate Change Committee report

Top HVAC firms have responded to the latest report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) which highlights that the UK is stalling in making progress in emissions reduction....

28 Jun 2023

Research finds rapid growth in skills needed to achieve Net Zero targets in the South West

A report by Gemserv on behalf of the South West Net Zero Hub working with the region’s Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPS) has found that, at current installation rates for heat pumps and insulation, local authorities in the South West ...

1 Jun 2023

District heating experts tackle low carbon heating revolution

With low carbon heating a high priority for the country, district heating experts will meet again on 6 June 2023 at the REHAU Hub at The Building Centre in London to explore and debate industry challenges, as well as witness the launch of REHAU’s ...

1 Jun 2023

Rainer Große-Kracht (on the left), Vice Chairman of the Board and CTO of BITZER, and Christian Wehrle (on the right), CEO of BITZER, welcome Erik Damsgaard, CEO of OJ Electronics, in the BITZER family

BITZER to acquire Danish company

The BITZER Group has announced its intent to acquire OJ Electronics A/S, headquartered in Sønderborg, Denmark. With this, BITZER is broadening its portfolio for electronic components for the HVAC&R industry....

1 Jun 2023

New CIBSE accredited CPD course launched

NIBE Energy Systems has announced that its team of renewable heating experts is now offering a CIBSE accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Course....

1 Jun 2023

HVACR LIVE: Have your say!

Thank you to again to everyone who exhibited or attended the 2023 HVAC & Refrigeration Live show. We were thrilled to welcome you all back to the industry's biggest dedicated HVAC & Refrigeration event after a five-year absence....

25 May 2023

Net Zero will make the UK ‘warmer and richer’

The MP who signed the UK’s Net Zero pledge into law has told an industry podcast that adapting buildings will deliver economic growth and better quality of life....

25 May 2023

Study into classroom CO2 levels highlights need for better ventilation in schools

Evotech Air Quality, a provider of indoor air quality solutions, has released the results of a one-year study into CO2 levels in schools. The report highlights the need for better ventilation in schools after the company installed more than 150 ...

25 May 2023

Malcolm Farrow, head of public affairs at OFTEC

OFTEC launches 2023 conference as policy support for renewable liquid fuels grows

OFTEC has announced details of its 2023 conference where industry leaders will meet to discuss the growing support and mounting evidence for renewable liquid fuels, as the government faces increasing pressure to back the low carbon solution....

25 May 2023

Fluing issue could be problematic for data centres

Contractors working on data centre construction are being warned about a costly oversight that could lead to downtime and costly remedial work, according to a new sector report....

25 May 2023

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Baxi adds installer incentive to Government’s new £5M Heat Training Grant

Enhanced offer as Training Grant scheme launches

Heat pump specialist becomes an Approved Heat Training Grant Provider

Refrigerant driving licence ‘will save many lives’

Skills gap risks projects intended to benefit society – APM survey

Heat pumps predominantly installed by the wealthy in rural locations

Energy efficiency key to combating 350% rise in heat network energy costs

High energy use businesses urged to claim discount

Surge in demand for engineers welcomed

Daikin bolsters sustainable home network

Industry reponds to Climate Change Committee report

Research finds rapid growth in skills needed to achieve Net Zero targets in the South West

District heating experts tackle low carbon heating revolution

BITZER to acquire Danish company

New CIBSE accredited CPD course launched

HVACR LIVE: Have your say!

Net Zero will make the UK ‘warmer and richer’

Study into classroom CO2 levels highlights need for better ventilation in schools

OFTEC launches 2023 conference as policy support for renewable liquid fuels grows

Fluing issue could be problematic for data centres

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