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Lack of training could damage relationships with loyal HVACR workforce

According to research from specialist recruitment consultancy, WR HVACR, just 39 per cent of professionals working within the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) sector believe they have the opportunity to develop ...

24 Oct 2019

Welsh construction industry urges national assembly to end retention abuse

Three of the lead organisations representing construction in Wales - Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group Wales/Cymru, Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Cymru and Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) - recently participated in an oral ...

23 Oct 2019

Polypipe branding on the Doncaster Knights

Polypipe sitting pretty as Knights’ shorts sponsor

Polypipe Building Products is reaffirming its support of community sport by sponsoring Doncaster Knights....

23 Oct 2019

Richard Paine, marketing director at Vent-Axia.

Vent-Axia named a Business Superbrand

Vent-Axia has been named in the UK Business Superbrand list for 2019. The award follows independent research commissioned by The Centre for Brand Analysis (TCBA) which identifies the UK’s Superbrands in an annual league table....

22 Oct 2019

Discover latest changes to heat network regulations

The latest updates to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations will be explained at Switch2 Energy's breakfast seminar road show this November in London and Leeds....

22 Oct 2019

HPA to launch ‘Roadmap’ and vision for the future

The Heat Pump Association (HPA) has an event at Westminster for the launch of its ‘Roadmap’ document outlining the heat pump industry’s vision for how the deployment of heat pumps can scale up to meet net zero by 2050....

21 Oct 2019

Laura Luckhurt CIBSE ASHRAE GOY and ASHRAE President Darryl Boyce

Cundall and AECOM lead the field in Young Engineers Awards

Laura Luckhurst of Cundall has been named as the CIBSE ASHRAE Graduate of the Year 2019 and AECOM as the CIBSE Employer of the Year....

17 Oct 2019

Thermatic is a carbon hero

Thermatic, a building engineering services company that works across the UK and Ireland founded in 1971, has been awarded the Manchester Carbon Hero Award for of its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint....

17 Oct 2019

A1 cashes in over the summer holidays

Over a six-week period A1 Flue Systems has completed projects totalling £850,000 by installing flue and chimney systems during the school summer holidays....

17 Oct 2019

The fuel poor at risk with policy advances

OFTEC has submitted its response to government’s recent Fuel Poverty Strategy for England consultation outlining how fuel poor households should not be denied the opportunity to benefit from the cheapest heating systems to install and run....

17 Oct 2019

Rinnai CPD now fully approved by CIBSE

Rinnai’s CPD courses on continuous flow hot water delivery units and systems have now been fully approved by the Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE)....

17 Oct 2019

Future Gas report is a wake up call to government

The Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) says the scale of heat decarbonisation should not be underestimated and the Future Gas report – ‘Uncomfortable Home Truths: why Britain urgently needs a low carbon heat strategy'- is a wakeup call to ...

17 Oct 2019

Fujitsu event at Manchester City

On Wednesday November 13, Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK will be hosting an event at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.

17 Oct 2019

Mark Wilkins, head of training and external affairs for Vaillant Group UK.

Is it good enough? Vaillant comments on the Part L consultation

Earlier this month the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published a consultation on The Future Homes Standard: changes to Part L (conservation of fuel and power) and Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations for new ...

17 Oct 2019

Toshiba and Cornwall explain the benefits of heat pumps

Toshiba and Cornwall New Energy worked together at a recent event for industry practitioners to highlight the benefits of using air-source heat pumps for low carbon, renewable heating for businesses and homes....

17 Oct 2019

Andrew Hounsfield showing Dr Dan Poulter, MP, around the factory.

Local MP visits Hounsfield Boilers

Hounsfield Boilers recently welcomed Dr Dan Poulter MP to its Needham Market factory. The MP went on a tour of the factory and took part in a discussion on how boiler manufacturers can reduce their carbon footprint....

16 Oct 2019

Rinnai strengthens technical service team

Rinnai has appointed Danny Madagwa to the post of applications engineer within the technical service department....

16 Oct 2019

MP’s call for green heat roadmap by 2020

A new report launched by the minister for Climate Change, Lord Duncan, yesterday called for an urgent Green Heat Roadmap by 2020. The study by UK think-tank Policy Connect warns that the UK will miss its 2050 net-zero climate target “unless radical ...

16 Oct 2019

BESA says Queen’s Speech misses mark on late payment

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed several positive initiatives for the construction industry announced by Her Majesty today as part of the Government’s proposed legislative agenda, but expressed disappointment that a ...

15 Oct 2019

Left to right: Javier Sáenz de Jubera and Stefan Stübing.

Exide’s solar partnership in Spain

Exide Technologies has announced a major new solar installation to power its factory at San Esteban de Gormaz in Soria, Spain. The installation will enable Exide to draw much of its power from renewable sources at the site, leading to large ...

14 Oct 2019

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Lack of training could damage relationships with loyal HVACR workforce

Welsh construction industry urges national assembly to end retention abuse

Polypipe sitting pretty as Knights’ shorts sponsor

Vent-Axia named a Business Superbrand

Discover latest changes to heat network regulations

HPA to launch ‘Roadmap’ and vision for the future

Cundall and AECOM lead the field in Young Engineers Awards

Thermatic is a carbon hero

A1 cashes in over the summer holidays

The fuel poor at risk with policy advances

Rinnai CPD now fully approved by CIBSE

Future Gas report is a wake up call to government

Fujitsu event at Manchester City

Is it good enough? Vaillant comments on the Part L consultation

Toshiba and Cornwall explain the benefits of heat pumps

Local MP visits Hounsfield Boilers

Rinnai strengthens technical service team

MP’s call for green heat roadmap by 2020

BESA says Queen’s Speech misses mark on late payment

Exide’s solar partnership in Spain

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