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Industry chiefs urge Government to stick to RHI commitment

Four senior heating industry figures have sent a letter to Greg Barker, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, requesting an urgent meeting to discuss the inclusion of air to water heat pumps in the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

23 May 2012

Grafton Group calls for clear strategy on FiTs

Grafton Group says it welcomes the Government's decision to delay the Feed-in Tariff cuts that were due to take effect from the start of July but is calling for a clear strategy going forward.

22 May 2012

Kingspan appoints training manager

Kingspan Renewables has appointed Darren Till as training manager.

22 May 2012

New category director for piping systems at BSS Industrial

Chris Ricketts has joined BSS Industrial as its new category director for piping systems.

22 May 2012

KGC launches RHI heat meter database

Kiwa Gastec at CRE (KGC) has launched what it says is the first publicly available database listing heat meters and components that are deemed to be compliant with Ofgem's requirements under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

22 May 2012

Davey unveils draft energy bill

The Government's draft energy bill announced today (22 May) by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) includes proposals for a radical reform of the electricity market and is designed to establish a legislative framework for delivering secure, affordable and low carbon energy.

22 May 2012

GAIN urges people to take up grants before deadline

Warm Front grants are not being taken up quickly enough and there is a danger of losing some of the £50M budget, according to the Grant Aided Heating Installers' Network (GAIN).

21 May 2012

MITIE posts strong results

MITIE Group has reported a 5.9% increase in revenue to £2,002.5m, 5.4% of which is organic, in its results for the year ending 31 March 2012.

21 May 2012

TMVA welcomes new publications

The Thermostatic Mixing Valve Manufacturers' Association (TMVA), part of BEAMA, has welcomed the publication of two reports following on from the tragic infant deaths at neonatal units in Belfast in December 2011 and January this year.

21 May 2012

Hilti completes purchase of Eurofox

Construction products manufacturer Hilti has acquired Eurofox, the Austrian facade technology design and manufacturing business.

21 May 2012

REF claims climate change policies will make 65% of UK households worse off

Renewable Energy Forum (REF) is claiming that the public has been "seriously misled" by the Government about the likely impact of climate policies on energy bills, following a new assessment of the Department of Energy & Climate Change's (DECC) proposed energy efficiency measures.

21 May 2012

Builder fined after CO death

Builder John Martin Riva has been fined £15,000 at Haddington Sheriff Court near Edinburgh after pleading guilty to a contravention of Sections 3 and 33 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

18 May 2012

Whitehall set to delay FiT cuts

The Government is delaying proposed Feed-in Tariff cuts that were due to take effect from the start of July.

18 May 2012

Mitsi joins calls for heat pump regulatory reform

Mitsubishi Electric is joining the UK's leading heat pump manufacturers and installers to jointly set out a vision detailing how industry and Government can achieve a radical decarbonising of residential heating in the UK by 2030.

18 May 2012

Report calls on councils to cut carbon emissions

Local authorities could be the key to meeting national emissions targets, according to a report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

17 May 2012

Norfolk gas installer may face prison after gas explosion

A Norwich gas installer has received an eight-month suspended prison sentence and 250 hours of unpaid community service after his inadequate work on domestic gas appliances put the lives of a mother and daughter at risk in their own home.

16 May 2012

Sabien supports call for swifter action on mandatory carbon reporting

Sabien Technology, the manufacturer and supplier of the M2G intelligent boiler load optimiser is unsurprised by UK businesses' demands for the Government to expedite plans for mandatory carbon reporting (MCR) rules for large companies.

16 May 2012

'Failing' Green Deal to be reviewed

The Green Deal is being reviewed after warnings that it's liable to fail, according to the BBC.

16 May 2012

Henderson Green pioneers P21+ contracts

Independent engineering consultancy Henderson Green has secured the first two contracts in the country under the NHS' new ProCure21+ (P21+) framework, both of which are on the South Coast.

15 May 2012

Employer fined after electrician injures back in fall

An apprentice electrician sustained serious back injuries after falling through a ceiling while working in the loft space of a Swindon youth centre.

15 May 2012

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Industry chiefs urge Government to stick to RHI commitment

Grafton Group calls for clear strategy on FiTs

Kingspan appoints training manager

New category director for piping systems at BSS Industrial

KGC launches RHI heat meter database

Davey unveils draft energy bill

GAIN urges people to take up grants before deadline

MITIE posts strong results

TMVA welcomes new publications

Hilti completes purchase of Eurofox

REF claims climate change policies will make 65% of UK households worse off

Builder fined after CO death

Whitehall set to delay FiT cuts

Mitsi joins calls for heat pump regulatory reform

Report calls on councils to cut carbon emissions

Norfolk gas installer may face prison after gas explosion

Sabien supports call for swifter action on mandatory carbon reporting

'Failing' Green Deal to be reviewed

Henderson Green pioneers P21+ contracts

Employer fined after electrician injures back in fall

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