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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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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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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.

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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.

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Top tips for solar installation troubleshooting

An increase in demand for high-precision handheld devices, capable of measuring photovoltaic (PV) systems, is developing in the UK, resulting in a need for technicians who know how to troubleshoot PV systems efficiently and effectively. 

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Size matters – even for PV roof systems!

The photovoltaic market is growing. In Europe alone, the cumulative installed PV capacity amounted to 151.7 GW by the end of 2020. And the trend continues. By 2024, the SolarPower Europe association expects an installed capacity of 253 gigawatts.

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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Vaillant supports successful hydrogen trials

Vaillant is supporting multiple projects across the UK and Europe that are exploring how to make the hydrogen-blend vision a reality, such as HyDeploy at Keele University, which has proven that blending up to 20% volume of hydrogen with natural gas is a safe and greener alternative to the gas we use now.

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BayWa r.e. to build UK’s largest solar farm in 2023

BayWe r.e is set to begin construction of the UK’s largest solar farm, which will deliver 52 GWh/year of clean renewable electricity - enough electricity to power the equivalent annual needs of around 15,000 family homes.

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Caldera secures £470k to solve hard-to-heat homes

Caldera Heat Batteries has secured a £470,000 grant from the Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to rollout their innovative Warmstone heat batteries to twelve pilot off-grid and hard-to-heat homes across the south of England.

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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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Energy storage investment key to net zero

Why does investing in energy storage at the same time as renewable products such as solar or air source heat pumps hold the key to net zero emissions? Carlton Cummins, co-founder and chief technical officer at clean technology firm Aceleron explains the benefits.