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Fixing electricity pricing could unlock UK heat pump boom, new report reveals

Despite 80% of UK homeowners saying they care about climate change, heat pump adoption in UK homes remains critically low, with only 6% making the switch. According to Mitsubishi Electric’s latest report, Heat Pumps: Accelerating the Switch, one of ...

29 Oct 2025

Social housing tenants safe from black mould through Awaab’s Law

Millions of tenants across the country will benefit from safer homes thanks to new rules coming into force this week. The new rules will protect tenants and force social landlords to urgently fix dangerous homes....

29 Oct 2025

Airtech urges landlords to ensure good IAQ for tenants as Awaab’s Law takes effect

With Awaab’s Law now in force, condensation and mould specialists, Airtech, are encouraging social housing landlords to ensure ventilation systems in their properties are regularly serviced to maintain good indoor air quality (IAQ) for tenants....

29 Oct 2025

‘Exceptional’ response to new heat network engineering apprenticeships

Specialist heat network services provider Insite Energy has welcomed the first two apprentices onto its newly launched training scheme designed to fast-track talented young professionals into the low-carbon heating industry. The appointments follow ...

29 Oct 2025

Domestic Building Services Panel (DBSP) migration into CIBSE

CIBSE has announced that the Domestic Building Services Panel (DBSP) has now formally migrated into CIBSE, becoming the CIBSE Domestic Building Services Panel (CIBSE DBSP)....

29 Oct 2025

Limescale Protection In Commercial Heating & Hot Water Systems – The Numbers That Add Up To Significant Savings

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Rinnai’s Chris Goggin looks in detail at the cost savings in both time and energy costs that comes with effective scale protection to all systems.

28 Oct 2025

The Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers Society (RACES) has been launched

A new refrigeration and air conditioning society has been launched

The Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers Society (RACES) is the new voice for professionals working in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector – created for the people who do the work: installers, service engineers, design ...

23 Oct 2025

Lochinvar appoints heat pump specialist

Lochinvar has appointed Andy Sims as the new Northern Heat Pump Specialist. He joins brings a wealth of experience in the HVAC sector, having joined the industry almost 20 years ago....

23 Oct 2025

Industry gathers to celebrate opening of The Fernox Experience

Fernox officially opened the Fernox Experience and The Ernie McDonald Training Academy in Woking, at an Autumn event that brought together customers, industry influencers, supply chain partners and press....

23 Oct 2025

Donatas Karciauskas, chief executive of Exergio

AI retrofits could cut heating waste by 30%

As the heating season begins, energy efficiency experts warn that heating, responsible for 32% of building energy use, still wastes energy on empty rooms and overshooting systems. They say AI-driven “soft retrofits” can cut heating waste by up to 30%...

22 Oct 2025

Homes with inadequate ventilation more likely to have damp

Indoor air circulation emerges as the strongest predictor of damp, with nearly half of damp homes containing someone with a long-term health condition...

22 Oct 2025

Can the grid keep up? As global temperatures rise so does the need for cooling.

Can our electricity grids handle the heat – and can governments need to accommodate growing demand without infringing upon NetZero ambitions? Rinnai Managing Director Tony Gittings looks at the accelerated increases in demand for cooling technology due to global warming.

22 Oct 2025

Domestically manufactured heat pumps account for a third of UK heat pump sales in 2024

New figures from the Heat Pump Association (HPA) show that 32,920 of the 98,345 heat pumps sold in the UK in 2024 were manufactured domestically, accounting for a third of the total factory gate sales. This represents a 40% increase from 2023...

21 Oct 2025

UK radiator manufacturers and distributors required to comply with BS-EN442

As part of its ongoing efforts to uphold legal standards and ensure transparency in product performance and advertising claims across the sector, the Manufacturers' Association of Radiators and Convectors (MARC) has issued a reminder that all ...

21 Oct 2025

Rinnai CPD Learn and Earn Bursaries Exclusively at Elemental Show 2025

Rinnai UK’s new division – Rinnai Applied – is offering discretionary bursaries of up to £200 at this year’s Elemental Show in London for those signing up to and completing three key CPDs on issues and subjects which are currently of the highest priority to the building services industry. Eligibility includes all those working in the building services sector and obliged to undertake regular CPDs.

21 Oct 2025

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Fixing electricity pricing could unlock UK heat pump boom, new report reveals

Social housing tenants safe from black mould through Awaab’s Law

Airtech urges landlords to ensure good IAQ for tenants as Awaab’s Law takes effect

‘Exceptional’ response to new heat network engineering apprenticeships

Domestic Building Services Panel (DBSP) migration into CIBSE

Limescale Protection In Commercial Heating & Hot Water Systems – The Numbers That Add Up To Significant Savings

A new refrigeration and air conditioning society has been launched

Lochinvar appoints heat pump specialist

Industry gathers to celebrate opening of The Fernox Experience

AI retrofits could cut heating waste by 30%

Homes with inadequate ventilation more likely to have damp

Can the grid keep up? As global temperatures rise so does the need for cooling.

Domestically manufactured heat pumps account for a third of UK heat pump sales in 2024

UK radiator manufacturers and distributors required to comply with BS-EN442

Rinnai CPD Learn and Earn Bursaries Exclusively at Elemental Show 2025

HVR Awards 2025: The winners are revealed

Heat pump ‘giveaway’ aims to boost engineers' skills and expertise

96% of UK homeowners interested in integrating smart home technology

Samsung Climate Solutions opens training facility

Heating circulation pump reminder issued to avoid “genuine safety risks”

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