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Logic4training partners with Barking & Dagenham College

Logic4training has formed a public and private sector partnership with Barking & Dagenham College to deliver ACS gas training and assessment to learners and installers in the local area.

17 Jan 2012

Urban design expert to head CoRE

Architect, planner and urban designer, Jonathan Davis has taken the reins as chief executive at CoRE, the national Centre of Refurbishment Excellence.

17 Jan 2012

Minister promotes skills for the Green Deal

Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has launched a partnership in a bid to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the Government's policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.

17 Jan 2012

ADEY has designs on product development

Magnetic filtration company ADEY Professional Heating Solutions says it has demonstrated its commitment to innovative product creation with another promotion in its in-house R&D team.

17 Jan 2012

Unregistered gas installer had two previous convictions

A Cheltenham gas engineer has been sentenced after installing a gas cooker without being registered to do so - his third gas safety conviction in four years.

17 Jan 2012

Tenby landlord sentenced for gas safety failings

A Tenby landlord has been fined for failing to maintain a gas fire safely within one of his properties.

17 Jan 2012

Two sales appointments at Lochinvar

Alistair Nejad has been appointed national accounts manager for boiler and water heating manufacturer Lochinvar. He is also joined by Steve McDonald as area sales manager for South West England.

17 Jan 2012

European sales director for Fläkt Woods

Fläkt Woods has appointed Trevor Young as sales director Europe in which role he will oversee the development of sales of ventilation and air conditioning products across Europe.

13 Jan 2012

Search engine offers live access to new construction projects

A new UK planning application search engine and free alerting service is now able to report on all brand new construction projects within hours.

13 Jan 2012

Suspended prison sentences for illegal gas fitters

Two men who operated a Harrogate-based plumbing firm have been handed suspended prison terms for falsely claiming to be Gas Safe registered engineers and leaving one local family in "immediate danger".

13 Jan 2012

Radical changes in home heating needed to meet carbon targets, says Academy

There is no possibility that the UK can meet its 2050 target for CO2 emissions without a fundamental change to the way our homes are heated, according to a report published today (12 January) by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Even with the most modern gas boilers and state-of-the art insulation, we cannot continue to heat so many homes by natural gas and still achieve an 80 per cent cut in emissions as laid down in the Climate Change Act 2008.

12 Jan 2012

BBES makes Midlands and South West appointment

Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES) has appointed Gary Heitmann as regional director for the Midlands and South West. He will head up this region and report to Alex Currie, divisional managing director for Building Services South.

12 Jan 2012

Basnett to drive UK sales at Advanced Air

Air distribution systems manufacturer Advanced Air has appointed Alan Basnett to head up its UK sales.

11 Jan 2012

Baxi extends five-year warranty offer

Baxi has extended its five-year parts and labour warranty on its GA boilers until the end of March. The offer has been available since September 2011.

11 Jan 2012

Energos expands with acquisition of BioGen Power

UK clean energy recovery from waste business Energos Holdings, part of the ENER-G group, has acquired waste to energy business BioGen Power through a share swap arrangement.

11 Jan 2012

FG Eurofred stregthens distribution

In a move designed to strengthen its commitment to its nationwide network of distributors, FG Eurofred has moved three sales personnel from direct sales to become distribution regional sales managers.

11 Jan 2012

New product manager for Heatrae Sadia

John Forster is the new product manager at Heatrae Sadia. He takes responsibility for the market development of new technologies including unvented hot water and renewable products. Before joining Heatrae Sadia, he was sales and marketing director for Keston Boilers.

11 Jan 2012

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Logic4training partners with Barking & Dagenham College

Urban design expert to head CoRE

Minister promotes skills for the Green Deal

ADEY has designs on product development

Unregistered gas installer had two previous convictions

Tenby landlord sentenced for gas safety failings

Two sales appointments at Lochinvar

European sales director for Fläkt Woods

Search engine offers live access to new construction projects

Suspended prison sentences for illegal gas fitters

Radical changes in home heating needed to meet carbon targets, says Academy

BBES makes Midlands and South West appointment

Basnett to drive UK sales at Advanced Air

Baxi extends five-year warranty offer

Energos expands with acquisition of BioGen Power

FG Eurofred stregthens distribution

New product manager for Heatrae Sadia

Call to make renewables easier to access and understand

MARC seeks greater visibility with website launch

Race is on to find UK's heat pump champions

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