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Radiator replacement offers opportunity for installers

Around a fifth of homeowners still have radiators which do not have convectors, according to recent research by the Manufacturers' Association of Radiators and Convectors (MARC). 
 8 Nov 2012

EPEE welcomes revision of F-gas rules

EPEE (The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment) has welcomed efforts by the European Commission to revise the F-gas regulation and send a strong message to the rest of the world that action needs to be taken on F-gases. 
 8 Nov 2012

Worcester, Bosch Group invests £1m in new ad campaign

Worcester, Bosch Group has unveiled a new £1 million multimedia advertising campaign to boost the industry and support heating engineers across the UK during the key heating season. 
 8 Nov 2012

Kier signs up to the Green Deal

Kier Services, a division of Kier Group, has received Green Deal accreditation from leading certification body NICEIC. 
 8 Nov 2012

Better savings and income forecast from solar PV

The average combined savings and income made from households installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels has increased by nearly £100, according to the Energy Saving Trust (EST). 
 7 Nov 2012

Call for greater transparency over fossil fuel subsidies

Solar systems designer and supplier Solarcentury has called for full exposure of subsidies to the energy sector. 
 7 Nov 2012

Carbon emissions target gets more challenging

A warning that we need to plan for a much warmer world has come from consultant PwC. 
 6 Nov 2012

Solar thermodynamic products suspended from MCS scheme

Thermodynamic solar panels are temporarily being suspended from the Microgeneration Certificate Scheme (MCS) installation database. 
 6 Nov 2012

Gas fitter's shoddy work threatened lives

A Brixham gas fitter has been fined after falsely claiming to be registered gas engineer and leaving work he carried out in a dangerous condition. 
 5 Nov 2012

J S Wright recruits senior engineer

J S Wright has appointed Craig Clark as senior contracts engineer. 
 5 Nov 2012

Contractor electrocuted in Tunbridge Wells

An electrical contractor died after being electrocuted at a Marks & Spencer store in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. on Saturday. 
 5 Nov 2012

Toshiba warns over potential ban on pre-charged ac kit

Banning the sale of air conditioning equipment pre-charged with refrigerant would cost installers more, according to Toshiba Air Conditioning's commmercial director David Dunn. 
 5 Nov 2012

Redring Xpelair encourages apprentices

Redring Xpelair has taken on two apprentices to work in its manufacturing design teams after joining forces with Peterborough Regional College. 
 5 Nov 2012

Construction industry pessimistic over prospects

The latest Construction Trade Survey published today shows that construction activity fell sharply in Q3, despite a return to growth for the UK economy as a whole. Of greater concern, however, the forward looking indicators of orders and enquiries, were also negative, reinforcing concerns that the sector is unlikely to experience growth until at least 2014. 
 5 Nov 2012

M&E company boss banned for siphoning off money

The director of an m&e company has been disqualified for seven years following an investigation by The Insolvency Service's Company Investigations team based in Manchester. 
 2 Nov 2012

Flogas Group launched

Oil and LPG sales, marketing and distribution business DCC Energy has created the Flogas Group incorporating four key European hubs: Flogas Britain, Flogas Ireland, Flogas Netherlands & Belgium (trading as Benegas) and Flogas Sweden & Norway. 
 2 Nov 2012

Warning over Green Deal's technology focus

A warning that the Green Deal may not make savings claimed for it because the scheme focuses too much on technology and not enough on people's behaviour, has come from the National Trust. 
 1 Nov 2012

UK-GBC welcomes Government sustainability stand

The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) has welcomed the statement from Communities Minister Don Foster on the need to ensure that sustainability and quality remain high on the agenda through the Housing Standards Review Process. 
 1 Nov 2012

Energy industry members and MPs discuss solution to fuel poverty

Key figures from the energy industry met with Greg Barker, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, John Hemming MP and other MPs at a reception hosted by Zenex Technologies at the House of Commons on 25 October. 
 1 Nov 2012

New report considers the value of BREEAM

How valuable is BREEAM to the end client? This is the question asked by a new report based on independent research, funded by Schneider Electric and undertaken by BSRIA with help from BRE Global. 
 1 Nov 2012
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