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OFTEC announces 2022 conference focussed on renewable liquid fuels

Transitioning oil homes to renewable liquid fuels will take centre stage at OFTEC’s 2022 conference where industry leaders will meet to discuss the progress made towards delivering a sustainable low carbon future for the off-grid sector....

25 May 2022

J S Wright promotes two directors

Building services provider J S Wright has promoted two highly experienced members of staff to directors....

25 May 2022

Launch of BUS scheme welcomed

The Heat Pump Association (HPA) welcomed the official launch of the the Boiler Upgrade Scheme this week....

25 May 2022

Panasonic opens new UK head office with training centre

Panasonic has opened new UK premises, dedicated to the HVACR+ market, which includes its largest UK training centre, kitted out with fully functioning units for hands-on experience....

25 May 2022

CIBSE and BEIS launch new free guidance for large heat pump installations

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have launched new guidance AM17: Heat pumps for large non-domestic buildings....

Arup have worked as technical authors under the direction of the CIBSE Technical team supported by a Steering Group comprising industry stakeholders and representatives including developers, landlords, occupiers, designers, installers, operators, manufacturers, and other specialists.

25 May 2022

50% of homegrown energy wasted by 2030? - Government must step in

Responding to a new industry study by consultancy company LCP suggesting the UK is wasting 50% of the energy it generates, trade body the Hot Water Association (HWA) says ‘the government must step up its efforts....

18 May 2022

Baxi brings back face-to-face training

Baxi Commercial Solutions is returning to face-to-face product training at its Warwick Commercial Training Academy, with the first of the courses taking place this month....

18 May 2022

Heat network projects awarded funding to reduce waste and create energy

Over £250 million of funding has been awarded to heat network schemes under the Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) since it opened its doors to applicants in 2018. The total Capex of schemes offered HNIP funding exceeds £826 million ...

18 May 2022

Noakes awarded CIBSE honorary fellowship

Professor Catherine Noakes, one of the leading experts in ventilation and the transmission of airborne infection, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers....

17 May 2022

Enter BESA National Awards

The BESA National Awards 2022 are open for entries...

17 May 2022

Trade unions push for indoor air quality pledge

Trade unions and scientists want employers to sign a pledge to protect the health and well-being of their employees by improving workplace conditions, including turning their buildings into ‘safe havens’ from polluted air....

17 May 2022

BESA Awards back after two-year hiatus

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has relaunched its National Awards after a pandemic enforced two-year break....

12 May 2022

Daikin Applied veteran retires after 48 years

Daikin Applied UK operations manager Steve Anderson is retiring after nearly half a century in the industry....

12 May 2022

Spirotech invests in new logistics partnership and distribution centre

Spirotech has invested in a new logistics partnership and distribution centre to provide faster delivery and enhanced service for customers across the UK....

11 May 2022

Queen's Speech a missed opportunity – OFTEC

OFTEC has welcomed the commitment in the Queen’s Speech to bring forward an Energy Bill to ‘deliver the transition to cheaper, cleaner and more secure energy’ in the long term, but believes this was a missed opportunity to set out measures to help ...

11 May 2022

Government must act on Energy Bill promises before winter of astronomical bills

Following the Queen’s speech this week, energy trade association, the not-for-profit Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA), has declared the time has come for the Government to deliver on the many promises made by Ministers around the hydrogen economy....

11 May 2022

Experts say hybrid heat pump incentives are need to decarbonise home heating

The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) is calling for greater support for hybrid systems in the Government’s Net Zero strategy, in order to provide a practical method of achieving low-carbon heating for consumers....

11 May 2022

Heat Pump Association confirms Craig Dolan as Vice-Chair

Craig Dolan, European Heat Pump Business Development Manager at Vaillant Group, has been appointed Vice-Chair of the Heat Pump Association (HPA)....

11 May 2022

Lord Callanan visits UK manufacturer to understand more on low carbon heating

Heating appliance manufacturer Worcester Bosch has welcomed the Minister for Business, Energy and Corporate Responsibility, to showcase recent developments in low-carbon heat....

11 May 2022

Inspire the next generation, urges CIBSE president

Inspiring and supporting the next generation of engineers will help society solve the big technical and scientific challenges of today and tomorrow, Kevin Mitchell, incoming President of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) said in his Presidential Address.

"Research shows that the most talented young people - those who have a choice of profession - are increasingly drawn to careers where they believe their work will have a positive impact on the world. I would argue that there are few careers that offer more opportunity to deliver real change than that of a Building Services Engineer," he said.

11 May 2022

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OFTEC announces 2022 conference focussed on renewable liquid fuels

J S Wright promotes two directors

Launch of BUS scheme welcomed

Panasonic opens new UK head office with training centre

CIBSE and BEIS launch new free guidance for large heat pump installations

50% of homegrown energy wasted by 2030? - Government must step in

Baxi brings back face-to-face training

Heat network projects awarded funding to reduce waste and create energy

Noakes awarded CIBSE honorary fellowship

Enter BESA National Awards

Trade unions push for indoor air quality pledge

BESA Awards back after two-year hiatus

Daikin Applied veteran retires after 48 years

Spirotech invests in new logistics partnership and distribution centre

Queen's Speech a missed opportunity – OFTEC

Government must act on Energy Bill promises before winter of astronomical bills

Experts say hybrid heat pump incentives are need to decarbonise home heating

Heat Pump Association confirms Craig Dolan as Vice-Chair

Lord Callanan visits UK manufacturer to understand more on low carbon heating

Inspire the next generation, urges CIBSE president

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