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Trane takes up a cool challenge

Trane has become the second manufacturer to achieve Western Cooling Challenge certification after being spurred on by a University of California, Davis, initiative to build more energy efficient air conditioning.

12 Nov 2012

MCS solar installation spot checks on the rise, warns Deks UK

Spot checks on solar installations by MCS inspectors are increasing, with the installer having to cover the cost of re-inspection if the installation is sub-standard, according to Deks UK, the supplier of flashing products to the roofing industry.

12 Nov 2012

Viessmann backs national energy efficiency campaign

Viessmann is lending its support to the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council's Hole in the Roof campaign launched today (12 November).

12 Nov 2012

ADEY celebrates award with chocolate bars

ADEY Professional Heating Solutions has won a Queen’s Award for Innovation for its Magnaclean magnetic filtration technology.

12 Nov 2012

SEC Group Wales underlines commitment to procurement reform

The Specialist Engineering Contractors' (SEC) Group has published a Manifesto for Welsh Construction, which was unveiled at the formal launch of SEC Group Wales.

12 Nov 2012

Panasonic names new product manager

Panasonic has appointed Paul Aitchison as product manager, air conditioning.

8 Nov 2012

Devon plumber fraudulently claimed to be registered gas fitter

A North Devon plumber who fraudulently claimed to be a registered gas fitter has received a suspended prison sentence and tagging order preventing him from leaving his home after 8pm.

8 Nov 2012

Carbon Trust urges schools to invest in energy efficiency

The Carbon Trust is writing to all schools and Local Education Authorities in England urging them to take action on energy efficiency to help reduce their £500m a year fuel bill.

8 Nov 2012

Biomass is 'key to the UK's renewable energy future'

The Back Biomass campaign organised by the Renewable Energy Association (REA) has welcomed a report that recommends biomass as a cost-effective way to meet UK renewable energy targets.

8 Nov 2012

Specialist sector continues to struggle

Specialist contractors are continuing to suffer in the face of tough trading conditions as the industry enters the difficult winter period, according to the latest National Specialist Contractors Council (NSCC) State of Trade Survey.

8 Nov 2012

Contractors switch to plastic to foil metal thieves

More contractors are switching to plastic pipework in an attempt to counter the rise in metal thefts, according to new research by Durapipe UK.

8 Nov 2012

Radiator replacement offers opportunity for installers

Around a fifth of homeowners still have radiators which do not have convectors, according to recent research by the Manufacturers' Association of Radiators and Convectors (MARC).

8 Nov 2012

EPEE welcomes revision of F-gas rules

EPEE (The European Partnership for Energy and the Environment) has welcomed efforts by the European Commission to revise the F-gas regulation and send a strong message to the rest of the world that action needs to be taken on F-gases.

8 Nov 2012

Worcester, Bosch Group invests £1m in new ad campaign

Worcester, Bosch Group has unveiled a new £1 million multimedia advertising campaign to boost the industry and support heating engineers across the UK during the key heating season.

8 Nov 2012

Kier signs up to the Green Deal

Kier Services, a division of Kier Group, has received Green Deal accreditation from leading certification body NICEIC.

8 Nov 2012

Better savings and income forecast from solar PV

The average combined savings and income made from households installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels has increased by nearly £100, according to the Energy Saving Trust (EST).

7 Nov 2012