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Despite low uptake of BUS, Brits show interest in green solutions

There are 95,454 searches on Google for heat pumps each month in the UK, yet only a 38% uptake in the boiler upgrade scheme. Despite the low uptake, energy experts at Confused.com see the strong interest among Brits in green energy sources as a ...

16 May 2024

Beijer Ref and BITZER extend their partnership

Beijer Ref, the wholesaler for refrigeration, heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology, and the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump specialist BITZER have extended their partnership agreement by another three years. They will ...

16 May 2024

HVR Awards: Deadline Extended!

The entry deadline for the HVR Awards has been extended until June 21 to allow more time for the industry to enter. Celebrating 15 years since its launch, this is expected to be a bumper year for the prestigious scheme which recognises excellence ...

16 May 2024

Mitsubishi Electric opens state-of-the-art heat pump training centre in Livingston

Mitsubishi Electric has opened a new training centre at its factory complex in Livingston, Scotland, in answer to the UK’s growing demand for heat pumps. The new centre is poised to revolutionise the training landscape for professionals in renewable ...

16 May 2024

Conference addresses support for renewable liquid fuels

OFTEC has launched its 2024 conference where industry leaders will gather to discuss the growing support across the political spectrum for a wider rollout of renewable liquid fuels in the off-grid heating sector....

16 May 2024

Arup engineers touring the Carrier chiller and heat pump assembly lines

Carrier hosts Arup engineers for educational visit

Carrier Commercial HVAC recently welcomed two groups of mechanical engineers from renowned engineering firm Arup to its manufacturing and research facility in Montluel, France....

10 May 2024

Airedale to open third and largest UK manufacturing plant

Airedale by Modine, the Leeds-headquartered critical cooling specialists, has announced the purchase of a 14.6 acre manufacturing site in Bradford, UK, in response to industry demand for sustainable, high-quality data center cooling systems across ...

10 May 2024

Worthing to bring climate-friendly heating offer to every building in town by 2050

The seaside town of Worthing, West Sussex, has launched an ambitious decarbonisation project – The Worthing Heat Network. As well as pledging to offer climate-friendly heating to every building in the town by 2050, the scheme will also see up to £...

10 May 2024

Adam Taylor is the new chair of the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) group for BESA

Taylor confirmed as new BESA Indoor Air Quality chair

Adam Taylor, chief executive of ARM Environments, has been elected as chair of the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) group of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)....

10 May 2024

Navigator MSL HQ refurbishment and expansion gets the green light

Plumbing industry distributor Navigator MSL has been given the go ahead to begin the major £1 million redevelopment of its headquarters in Sharnbrook, near Bedford....

10 May 2024

Experts sought for framework to deliver carbon net zero-ready social housing and public sector buildings

A new framework to support the retrofit and decarbonisation of the UK’s 6.1 million social homes and public sector buildings opens for applications....

2 May 2024

Act can help construction ‘right its wrongs’, says building control chief

The Building Safety Act will bring about changes to culture on a scale never seen before, according to the CEO of Local Authority Building Control (LABC) in England and Wales....

2 May 2024

Trade body calls for training and education to underpin Future Homes Standard success

A complete 360-degree approach to best practice, enforcement and education in ventilation is crucial to the success of the Future Homes Standard, according to a national trade body....

2 May 2024

Heat Pump Association to hold a free webinar on heat pump refrigerants

The Heat Pump Association (HPA), in collaboration with elemental, will hold a free heat pump refrigerant awareness webinar on Wednesday May 22 (10 am – 11 am)....

2 May 2024

New laboratory signals Alpha Scientific expansion

The growth and expansion of Alpha Scientific is being underlined by the relocation to a brand new, UKAS accredited, microbiological water testing laboratory in Manchester. A move that further supports their ongoing commitment to support clients with ...

2 May 2024

Lord Callanan, Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance

Step closer to protecting over 500,000 heat network customers

More than half a million customers could get access to compensation and fairer energy bills under new regulations to improve their consumer rights....

2 May 2024

Rinnai Checks in to Heathrow Hotel With Energy Efficiency and High Performance on Hot Water Heating

London’s Heathrow is one of the busiest airports in the world – handling over twenty million passengers each year. The area around Heathrow also has one of the highest densities of hotels in the world. Hotels come at all stages of the star rating system – from 5-star luxury to the budget minded. One of the more up market 5-star hotels, set in over ten acres of lush meadow and woodland, is just a 20-minute chauffeur driven car journey to the Heathrow terminals.

30 Apr 2024

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Despite low uptake of BUS, Brits show interest in green solutions

Beijer Ref and BITZER extend their partnership

HVR Awards: Deadline Extended!

Mitsubishi Electric opens state-of-the-art heat pump training centre in Livingston

Conference addresses support for renewable liquid fuels

Carrier hosts Arup engineers for educational visit

Airedale to open third and largest UK manufacturing plant

Worthing to bring climate-friendly heating offer to every building in town by 2050

Taylor confirmed as new BESA Indoor Air Quality chair

Navigator MSL HQ refurbishment and expansion gets the green light

Experts sought for framework to deliver carbon net zero-ready social housing and public sector buildings

Act can help construction ‘right its wrongs’, says building control chief

Trade body calls for training and education to underpin Future Homes Standard success

Heat Pump Association to hold a free webinar on heat pump refrigerants

New laboratory signals Alpha Scientific expansion

Step closer to protecting over 500,000 heat network customers

Rinnai Checks in to Heathrow Hotel With Energy Efficiency and High Performance on Hot Water Heating

NextGen network launched to support young engineers

Cutting insulation requirement for heat pumps ‘shortsighted’

0800 Repair and TSG Building Services join forces

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