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British Gas rolls out heat pumps with a boost for future installers
British Gas rolls out heat pumps with a boost for future installers – plans for 20,000 new heat pumps in the UK and 3,500 new apprentices.
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Mitsubishi Electric hosts free webinar on multi-residential buildings guide
A free webinar to support Mitsubishi Electric’s new CPD guide: ‘Multi Residential Buildings; heating, hot water and ventilation’ is set to go live on 3rd February at 2pm.
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MCS response to the Ofgem Boiler Upgrade Scheme consultation
MCS has called for ‘lessons learned’ and ‘more clarity’ about payment, in response to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme consultation, which seeks views on Ofgem’s proposal for the new grant.
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Wolseley UK crowned top employer
Wolseley UK has been crowned as a top employer by the Top Employers Institute, a title which is awarded to organisations that demonstrate ‘dedication to building a better world of work as exhibited through excellent HR policies and people practices.’
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Panasonic sparks new generation of low carbon installers
In a bid to inspire installers of the future for a low carbon future, Panasonic has partnered with the Sparks series of events, where UK college lecturers will 'meet the manufacturer' cross the UK throughout January and February.
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Vattenfall launches heat pump solution to replace gas boilers
Vattenfall and Feenstra have teamed up to launch a simple and affordable heat pump system that could be a replacement for traditional gas central heating boilers.
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Low Carbon Homes conference takes place in Liverpool
REI is, once again, pleased to be an official partner of the ever-popular Low Carbon Homes’ retrofit conference, which will take place in Liverpool from 18-20 January.
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Grant UK welcomes area sales manager for East Anglia
Grant UK is welcoming Steve Farrow as its new area sales manager for East Anglia to provide support to installers, engineers and merchants on all its heating products and services.
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‘Installers will need to react very quickly’ – Grant UK on changes to Building Regulations
Grant UK has called for installers to ‘adapt very quickly’ to recent changes in the official Building Regulations, describing them as ‘a real beginning for the decarbonisation of heat’.
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Aerona³ heat pump helps Colchester Football Club go green
Colchester Football Club has been repurposed as a vaccination centre during the pandemic, and a Grant Aerona³ air source heat pump has been installed to keep this essential resource up to temperature.
Feature
Testing heat pumps to the extreme
At Vaillant’s high-tech centre they go to great lengths to ensure that products are up to the job. Heat pumps are tested to the extreme as explained by Mark Wilkins, technologies and training director at Vaillant.
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Panasonic heat pumps power Irish hospice
Panasonic air-to-water Aquarea heat pumps are providing energy-efficient heating and hot water to the Wicklow Hospice in Ireland.
Opinion
Adding to the toolbox: do installers need to broaden their skills?
As the industry evolves to meet government targets to decarbonise homes across the UK, just how confident is the workforce to tackle the challenges ahead? Is the need for upskilling and retraining regarded as a positive step forward and how will installers navigate the surge in demand for heat pumps and updated installations?
Opinion
Did anyone call the installer?
through the replacement of millions of fossil fuel heating systems, the report overlooks a vital ingredient - the workers.
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LG launches new Therma V Monobloc’s heat pump
LG has launched the latest version of its sector leading Therma V Monobloc air to water heat pump – the Therma V R32 Monobloc ‘S’.
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Grant UK more rewards for installers
The G1 Installer Scheme is Grant UK’s loyalty programme for heating engineers who fit Grant oil boilers and renewable technologies.
Opinion
Learning lessons for future government green schemes
As we approach the launch of campaigns such as the Boiler Grant Scheme, due for release in April, as part of the government’s plans to drive down the cost of low carbon heating technologies, we believe reflection on past scheme failures will be the key to moving forward effectively in the future.
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RSK acquires heat pump specialists to strengthen business
RSK Group Limited has announced the acquisition of four businesses, including heat pump specialists, across the environmental services sector.
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Caplor Energy and Wynnstay – greener future for farmers
rces with Wynnstay as their recommended partner for renewable energy advice and installations for their agricultural customers across England and Wales.
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Surge in demand for heat pump training
Logic4training says it experienced a 6,700% increase in online enquiries for heat pump training on the day of the government’s announcement to subsidise boiler upgrades.
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Panasonic joins forces with Scottish Federation of Housing Association
Panasonic has joined forces with the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), as sector associate, in a bid to achieve its challenging targets of lowering carbon emissions in the region.
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Condensate Pro launches freeze protection product
The company behind Condensate Pro, the product designed to protect condensate pipes in very low temperatures, has launched ‘Primary Pro’, a simple and cost-effective way to protect external heating pipework.
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Grant UK launches its winter photo sharing
Grant UK is giving away thousands of warm bobble hats with its #SnapThatHat campaign.
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Worcester Bosch launches new air to water heat pumps
The 7001iAW is an air to water heat pump that provides cooling and heating for homeowners, while the Hybrid 7000iAW is a hybrid system (compatible with a variety of heat pumps and combi boilers), which uses the best of both worlds to efficiently heat the home.