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‘Buzz and energy’ as BESA Conference and Awards bounce back

The Building Engineering Services Association’s first ‘in person’ National Conference and Awards for three years broke historic attendance records with 270 delegates and more than 400 guests at a sparkling awards dinner in London hosted by the ...

26 Oct 2022

EDF helps customers move to heat pumps

EDF has announced two new projects that are designed to support customers transitioning to heat pumps. Both projects are supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) under its Heat Pump Ready Programme....

26 Oct 2022

BEAMA launches ventilation guides

Following the enactment of updated standards on ventilation this summer, trade association BEAMA has published three new bitesize guides to help installers better understand and implement Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations in ...

26 Oct 2022

BESA urges new PM to ‘listen to engineers’

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the appointment of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as an opportunity to reset policy on Net Zero and energy security....

26 Oct 2022

Stiebel Eltron to strengthen impact in UK heat pump market

Stiebel Eltron UK is looking forward to meeting heat pump demand across the country as the company’s German headquarters expands its logistics centre in Holzminden, Germany....

26 Oct 2022

Daikin adds three new centres to Sustainable Home Network

Daikin UK has opened the doors of three new Sustainable Home Centres, bringing its national network to around 40-strong.

The UK’s leading air-source heat pump manufacturer is partnering with builder’s merchants, heating specialists and energy companies around the country to educate homeowners on the benefits of renewable heating solutions in person.

26 Oct 2022

Paul Rose, chief executive of OFTEC (left) and Ken Cronin, chief executive of UKIFDA (right)

Cost is biggest barrier to consumer uptake of low carbon heating

New data from the latest Public Attitudes Tracker published by BEIS has revealed consumer resistance to switching to low carbon heating systems in the home is being driven by cost....

26 Oct 2022

Event to focus on district heating

District heating experts from across the sector are coming together to discuss the latest trends and topics in low carbon heat networks on 17 November at the REHAU Hub, in the Building Centre in central London....

26 Oct 2022

White paper shows how to avoid buildings becoming stranded assets

Mitsubishi Electric has launched a helpful new guide designed to help building owners and managers reduce the risk of their buildings becoming stranded assets due to not reaching the government’s environmental standards....

26 Oct 2022

Avoid energy waste trap warns trade body

An overwhelming majority of Brits are worried about the price of heating their homes this winter and 9 in 10 (89%) will be changing their home heating behaviour in some way as a result, research has found....

26 Oct 2022

Campaign calls for commitment to hydrogen future

Some of the biggest names in the UK energy industry have joined forces to launch a campaign to raise awareness of hydrogen gas for heating our homes and calling on the Government to commit to a hydrogen future.

The ‘Hello Hydrogen’ Campaign sees gas distribution networks, boiler manufacturers and energy suppliers come together to raise households’ awareness on the low-carbon gas’s role in reducing CO2 emissions.

19 Oct 2022

Guide defines Net Zero

BSRIA and London South Bank University have partnered to publish a comprehensive free guide to define the terminology of Net Zero and its implications for the built environment....

19 Oct 2022

Ideal Heating teams up with Citizens Advice to help households

Heating appliance manufacturer Ideal Heating is working with Citizens Advice to support vulnerable households living with old or broken boilers, by replacing them with highly efficient A-rated boilers, free of charge....

19 Oct 2022

Apprentices Luke Pollington and Kim Gleadhill

Apprenticeships thriving at Polypipe Building Services

With 266,000 extra workers needed within the construction sector by 2026 according to the Construction Industry Training Board, employers are being urged to use apprenticeships as a vehicle to home grow the people they need – a tactic that is ...

19 Oct 2022

Warm banks welcomed but must be adequately ventilated – Elta Fans

As news of warm banks hots up, Elta Fans is urging building owners, managers and facilities staff to ensure places have sufficient ventilation first to avoid a health and safety crisis before pushing ahead....

19 Oct 2022

Ambion Heating secures place on university's Energy House 2.0 project

Manufacturer of Low Carbon Heat Panel technology, Ambion Heating, will be working with Bellway Homes as part of the University of Salford’s Energy House 2.0 facility - a research project that will test and validate housing design, home heating and ...

19 Oct 2022

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‘Buzz and energy’ as BESA Conference and Awards bounce back

EDF helps customers move to heat pumps

BEAMA launches ventilation guides

BESA urges new PM to ‘listen to engineers’

Stiebel Eltron to strengthen impact in UK heat pump market

Daikin adds three new centres to Sustainable Home Network

Cost is biggest barrier to consumer uptake of low carbon heating

Event to focus on district heating

White paper shows how to avoid buildings becoming stranded assets

Avoid energy waste trap warns trade body

Campaign calls for commitment to hydrogen future

Guide defines Net Zero

Ideal Heating teams up with Citizens Advice to help households

Apprenticeships thriving at Polypipe Building Services

Warm banks welcomed but must be adequately ventilated – Elta Fans

Ambion Heating secures place on university's Energy House 2.0 project

Water usage contributes to growth in pipes and fittings market

New home for North East distributors

Acceleration to heat pumps expected

Labour leader visits Vaillant headquarters

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