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Plumb Center issues ‘Ton-up challenge’ for Gas Safety Week

Plumb Center’s Julie McLean Plumb Center is supporting Gas Safety Week (15-21 Sept) by challenging its 520 branches to get at least 100 customers to sign an e-petition, which aims to stop needless carbon monoxide (CO) deaths.

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4Eco team plans cancer awareness skydive

Business development director at 4eco, Jodi Huggett, is planning a 15,000ft tandem skydive in September to raise awareness of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs), a rare form of cancer, after being treated for the illness last year.

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NICEIC and ELECSA sponsor Luton Town FC

Luton Town FC will be hoping to make an extra impression in the football league this year thanks to sponsorship from NICEIC and ELECSA.

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NICEIC & ELECSA announce new Techtalk dates

Tony Cable and Darren Staniforth will be hitting the road again as NICEIC and ELECSA announce the next series of dates for its regional TechTalks.

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Guide dog charity to showcase biomass benefits

Rural Energy is organising a ‘talk and tour’ session on September 29th to highlight the benefits that biomass is bringing to the National Breeding Centre for charity Guide Dogs UK.

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PTS team completes 100 mile charity cycle challenge

A team from Northampton-based distributor PTS (Plumbing Trade Supplies) has joined forces to complete a 102 mile cycle challenge in aid of the company’s partner charities – Mind and Cruse Bereavement Care.

Opinion

Q&A – Viessmann

Darren McMahon, Viessmann Q: What have you got planned for the rest of 2014? 2014 is an important year for Viessmann as we celebrate 25 years in the UK. We have a number of events planned later in the year to mark this, including a visit to the UK from Viessmann president, Professor Dr Martin Viessmann. As a company we are consistently looking to broaden our communication channels with installers and offer them great support with how to use our products.

Opinion

Two minutes with… NIBE

Who are you? Phil Hurley, managing director at NIBE Energy Systems

Opinion

Switching from oil and gas to renewables

Since the launch of the domestic RHI, HETAS has seen a noticeable increase in demand for biomass training and MCS registration, reports Robert Burke

News

Helping hand

The wait is over – the RHI has finally arrived and customers are now looking to apply for the incentive; what does this mean for the installers? And how can they ensure they are meeting the requirements for the DRHI? MCS has listed some information below to help you and your customers Customers will be relying on their MCS certificate to be correct when applying for the RHI and therefore, the installer must ensure the certificate is filled out appropriately. For example, installers need to make sure that if they select ‘no’ for metering on the compliance certificate that they make the same selection on the MCS database – any differences between the two would render the customers RHI application being rejected.

Product

Vaillant launch smartphone app

Vaillant has unveiled a new smartphone app designed for installers working with the company’s ecoTEC boilers.

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d-RHI passes 1,000 installation milestone

Official figures from Ofgem reveal the number of households benefiting from the domestic RHI has now passed the 1,000 mark in just under four months since the scheme’s official opening.

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Grant UK hosts annual golf day

Grant UK recently hosted its third annual golf day at the Bowood Golf and Country club in Calne, Wiltshire

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PEGL rises to the Three Peaks Challenge

Nine members of staff from Sheffield-based President Engineering Group (PEGL) completed the national Three Peaks Challenge last month, raising over £3,000 for Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity.