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Over half of plumbers say NI and wage costs impact hiring apprentices

More than half (55%) of plumbers are struggling to hire apprentices due to wage costs and national insurance contributions, according to new research from plumbing and drainage manufacturer Wavin....

20 Aug 2025

Overheating is now a critical building safety issue, says BESA

With the UK set to record its warmest summer on record, the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is calling for urgent action to tackle the growing number of buildings that overheat....

19 Aug 2025

Get heat pump qualified and upgrade your home heating for free with Logic4training

The South East’s training provider for the trades, Logic4training, can now offer successful candidates on its LCL Awards Level 3 Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) course access to a free heat pump for their home, plus product training, MCS certification ...

18 Aug 2025

Domus Ventilation joins Association of Ductwork Contractors and Allied Services

Domus Ventilation, a manufacturer of ventilation systems that save energy and improve indoor air quality, has become a corporate member of the Association of Ductwork Contractors and Allied Services (ADCAS)....

18 Aug 2025

Installers are being encouraged to adopt efficient hot water circulators that incorporate similar control options to modern heating circulators

Installers urged to act ahead of looming legislation

Installers are being encouraged to switch to efficient secondary hot water circulators ahead of anticipated legislation that will ban inefficient versions of these domestic and commercial plumbing products....

15 Aug 2025

Time to book tickets for the HVR Awards 2025

While judging and voting now completed for the HVR Awards 2025, it's time to book your tickets. Go to https://hvrawards.com/book-tickets/...

14 Aug 2025

BESA’s director of competence and compliance Jill Nicholls

BESA backs series of competence consultations

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is supporting a series of industry consultations that will help to create the competence standards needed to make UK buildings safer and more sustainable....

13 Aug 2025

Wolseley Group welcomes Matt Western MP to its head office

Wolseley Group welcomed Matt Western, MP for Warwick and Leamington, to its head office last week for a behind-the-scenes look at its plumbing, heating, climate, and infrastructure solutions....

13 Aug 2025

Baxi signs expanded three-year STEM education partnership with Primary Engineer

Baxi has announced its expanded partnership with purpose-driven, not-for-profit organisation Primary Engineer to bring STEM into the classroom and inspire the next generation of engineers....

13 Aug 2025

Matt Maleki, business development manager and IAQ Specialist, Carrier UK&I

Call to prioritise ventilation in NHS infrastructure investment plans

As the healthcare sector begins to plan how new government infrastructure funding will be spent, Carrier is urging NHS estates teams to prioritise ventilation upgrades as part of long-term building improvement strategies....

12 Aug 2025

Aira announces plans to accelerate the electrification of residential heating in Europe

European clean energy-tech company, Aira, has announced €150M equity financing to accelerate the electrification of residential heating across Europe. The investment is secured from existing investors, Altor, Kallskär1, Kinnevik, Lingotto and ...

12 Aug 2025

BSRIA becomes first UKAS-accredited provider for BTS 4/2024: Airtightness Testing of Raised Access Plenum Floors

BSRIA has become the first organisation to achieve UKAS accreditation for airtightness testing of Raised Access Plenum Floors (RAPFs)....

12 Aug 2025

Chance to solve late payment ‘once and for all’ welcomed

Industry bodies have welcomed a new consultation launched by the government as a “once in a generation” opportunity to tackle the ongoing threat to small engineering businesses posed by late payment and retentions....

6 Aug 2025

Malcolm Farrow, head of public affairs at OFTEC

MPs urged to back affordable green heating campaign for oil heated homes

Local MPs representing rural constituencies are being urged to call on the government to deliver more affordable low carbon heating solutions for the 1.7m homes in the UK currently using oil heating....

6 Aug 2025

Stefan Hartung, chairman of the Bosch board of management

The Bosch Group completes Johnson Controls HVAC acquisition

The Bosch Group has successfully completed the largest acquisition in its history. The acquisition of the residential and light commercial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) business from Johnson Controls and the acquisition of the ...

6 Aug 2025

Ziehl-Abegg CEO Joachim Ley and Rebecca Amlun, product management

First AI-generated specialist podcast on ventilation technology

With Airstream Insights, Ziehl-Abegg is launching a fully AI-generated specialist podcast dedicated to ventilation technology. The English-language series will be released every two weeks and leverages the opportunities of digitalization to present ...

6 Aug 2025

Urgent review of pressure boosting systems needed to prevent pipe bursts in buildings

Facilities managers, local authorities and building engineers are being advised to review the resilience of their water pressure boosting systems to avoid the potential danger of major pipe bursts and internal flooding in residential developments....

6 Aug 2025

Record number of renewables being installed into UK homes

According to data from MCS, the UK’s quality mark for small-scale renewables such as solar panels and heat pumps, there were a record 170,000 certified renewable installations in the first six months of 2025. This is a 37% increase on the equivalent ...

6 Aug 2025

Fernox swings into action for charity golf event

Fernox has hosted its annual charity golf day since 2010, and in that time has raised over £100,000 for a range of worthy causes. This year, the event once again proved a success raising over £11,000 in aid of Shooting Star Children’s Hospice ...

30 Jul 2025

BSRIA research reveals complex reality in retrofit challenge

While concerns over funding for retrofit projects are widespread, with half (51%) of construction professionals citing cost as a major barrier, new research from BSRIA reveals that budgets are only one part of a much more complex challenge....

30 Jul 2025

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Over half of plumbers say NI and wage costs impact hiring apprentices

Overheating is now a critical building safety issue, says BESA

Get heat pump qualified and upgrade your home heating for free with Logic4training

Domus Ventilation joins Association of Ductwork Contractors and Allied Services

Installers urged to act ahead of looming legislation

Time to book tickets for the HVR Awards 2025

BESA backs series of competence consultations

Wolseley Group welcomes Matt Western MP to its head office

Baxi signs expanded three-year STEM education partnership with Primary Engineer

Call to prioritise ventilation in NHS infrastructure investment plans

Aira announces plans to accelerate the electrification of residential heating in Europe

BSRIA becomes first UKAS-accredited provider for BTS 4/2024: Airtightness Testing of Raised Access Plenum Floors

Chance to solve late payment ‘once and for all’ welcomed

MPs urged to back affordable green heating campaign for oil heated homes

The Bosch Group completes Johnson Controls HVAC acquisition

First AI-generated specialist podcast on ventilation technology

Urgent review of pressure boosting systems needed to prevent pipe bursts in buildings

Record number of renewables being installed into UK homes

Fernox swings into action for charity golf event

BSRIA research reveals complex reality in retrofit challenge

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