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ONS reports rise in construction output

Construction output increased by 2.2% in October compared with September and by 5.3% compared with a year earlier, according to the Office for National Statistics.

16 Dec 2013

Suspended jail sentence for unregistered Sheffield gas fitter

An unregistered gas fitter from Sheffield has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for putting a family in danger when he installed a boiler and left it in an immediately dangerous condition.

16 Dec 2013

Pro-Temp wins Green Gateway award

Pro-Temp Air Conditioning has received an award from Mitsubishi Electric for its work with Liverpool Football Club, replacing old R22 air conditioning at Anfield, in the first year of the new the Green Gateway Awards.

12 Dec 2013

MPs visit Ravenheat's Yorkshire HQ

Ravenheat's award-winning flue heat recovery system, Energycatcher, which can help to reduce home heating bills by up to 52%, got the thumbs up from two senior politicians last week when they visited the company's headquarters in West Yorkshire.

12 Dec 2013

Vent-Axia wins award for heat recovery unit

Vent-Axia has won the Building Services Product Innovation of the Year accolade at this year's prestigious Retro Expo Awards.

9 Dec 2013

IXUS Energy launches new biomass training facility

IXUS Energy, the national biomass boiler distribution company, has opened a state-of-the-art training centre, to help meet demand for quality biomass installers, driven by the introduction of the domestic RHI.

9 Dec 2013

Mitsubishi Electric introduces heat pump selection tool

Mitsubishi Electric has launched a dedicated Ecodan selection tool to coincide with the Government's announcement that heat pumps are now included in the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

9 Dec 2013

FMB says Chancellor has missed a key opportunity

According to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the Chancellor has missed a golden opportunity to reverse decades of underinvestment in Britain's ageing housing infrastructure by not implementing a reduced rate of VAT on domestic renovation and repair, leaving millions of households powerless in the face of rising fuel bills.

9 Dec 2013

Exhibitors rush to book places at the ACR Show 2014

With just over two months to go before doors open, a flood of exhibitor bookings has confirmed the industry's support for the ACR Show 2014, the UK's only national exhibition dedicated to air conditioning and refrigeration.

9 Dec 2013

Alpha recruits technical director

Alpha Heating Innovation has appointed Matt Hobbs as its new technical director.

5 Dec 2013

Mitsubishi Electric wins award for air source heat pump

Mitsubishi Electric's fourth generation of Ecodan air source heat pumps has been awarded the title of Best Home Energy Solution at the National Home Improvement Council Awards lunch, which was held in London on 21 November.

5 Dec 2013

Toshiba extends warranty

Toshiba Air Conditioning has announced that it is expanding its 'Total Peace of Mind' warranty in 2014 to include qualified installers.

5 Dec 2013

Baxi Commercial partners Whitbread in fuel cell trial

Baxi Commercial is linking up with hotel and hospitality chain Whitbread in a ground-breaking trial of fuel cell technology.

4 Dec 2013

REA says new tariffs will boost growth across industry

Today's announcement on the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has been welcomed by the Renewable Energy Association (REA).

4 Dec 2013

Kensa heat pump wins award

Kensa Engineering's Shoebox Heat Pump has won the Business Innovation of the Year title at the South West Green Energy Awards, hosted by Regen SW and held at the Bath Assembly Rooms on 26 November.

4 Dec 2013

Mitsubishi Electric completes nationwide heat pump tour

Mitsubishi Electric has just completed a successful seminar programme to promote the use of heat pumps with hundreds of social housing providers nationwide.

3 Dec 2013

Government unveils plans to improve Green Deal

The Government's Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that it plans to streamline and improve the Green Deal in a bid to boost the uptake of energy efficiency measures.

3 Dec 2013

Government confirms cuts to ECO scheme

The Government has confirmed that it will cut the cost of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), as it unveiled plans to reduce the impact of energy company price rises on householders yesterday (2 December).

3 Dec 2013

Kensa Engineering wins business award

Kensa Engineering has been named Business of the Year at the Western Morning News Awards.

2 Dec 2013

BMF members make clean sweep at Excellence Awards

BMF members have clinched 14 of the 16 prestigious Builders Merchants Awards for Excellence 2013.

2 Dec 2013

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ONS reports rise in construction output

Suspended jail sentence for unregistered Sheffield gas fitter

Pro-Temp wins Green Gateway award

MPs visit Ravenheat's Yorkshire HQ

Vent-Axia wins award for heat recovery unit

IXUS Energy launches new biomass training facility

Mitsubishi Electric introduces heat pump selection tool

FMB says Chancellor has missed a key opportunity

Exhibitors rush to book places at the ACR Show 2014

Alpha recruits technical director

Mitsubishi Electric wins award for air source heat pump

Toshiba extends warranty

Baxi Commercial partners Whitbread in fuel cell trial

REA says new tariffs will boost growth across industry

Kensa heat pump wins award

Mitsubishi Electric completes nationwide heat pump tour

Government unveils plans to improve Green Deal

Government confirms cuts to ECO scheme

Kensa Engineering wins business award

BMF members make clean sweep at Excellence Awards

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