- February 2020
Industry bodies welcome new legislation
25 February 2020
The government’s plan to ban coal and wet wood for domestic burning has been welcomed by two industry bodies, Heating Equipment Testing and Approvals Scheme (HETAS) and the Stove Industry Alliance (SIA)....
Government takes action to cut pollution from household burning
21 February 2020
Plans to phase out the sale of coal and wet wood for domestic burning and encourage the use of cleaner fuels in the home have been confirmed by the government today....
UK homes losing heat up to three times faster than European neighbours
21 February 2020
A new study by tado° has found that UK homes lose heat significantly faster than their European neighbours, even when factoring in outside temperature....
Scotland’s boilers defy UK cold temperatures
21 February 2020
Boilers across homes in Scotland are the most resilient when it comes to breaking down, despite being home to the UK’s coldest temperatures according to the results of a the 2020 UK Boiler Breakdown Study....
Worcester Bosch in YouGov top domestic brands
21 February 2020
Worcester Bosch is thrilled to have been awarded sixth place in the coveted YouGov Top 10 domestic appliance brands, as recommended by their customers....
Aqualisa sponsors British superbike team
19 February 2020
Aqualisa is now sponsoring the leading British Superbike team – PBM Ducati – for the 2020 season....
Retrofit of existing buildings is best route to support path to Net Zero
19 February 2020
‘The greenest building is the one that is already built’ is the key message in a new report from the Government’s Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission and supported by building controls manufacturer Priva....
Ideal celebrates three-millionth boiler
17 February 2020
Ideal Boilers has just taken its three-millionth Logic boiler off the production line, marking more than a decade of success for the brand’s best-selling product....
Boiler Plan warns millions at risk of fuel poverty
11 February 2020
Ian Henderson, the managing director and founder of Boiler Plan, has written to the climate change minister warning millions could be plunged into fuel poverty if the government embarks on a proposed strategy to ban all domestic gas boiler....
First steps to net-zero point to bright future but raise short-term concerns
10 February 2020
Recent comments from MHCLG Ministers suggest that the proposals for 2025 building regulations may go beyond levels suggested in the Future Homes Standard consultation....
Evaluating the thermal performance of your new home
10 February 2020
The NHBC Foundation in collaboration with BSRIA, has published a brand-new guide that details how thermal imaging can be used as a tool to assess the thermal performance of a new home....
UKIFDA urges chancellor to consider off grid communities
05 February 2020
The UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) is supporting the Big Housewarming event taking place across the country on Wednesday 5 February....
Will my central heating be ripped out? No, says IGEM
05 February 2020
The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) has responded to Ofgem’s decarbonisation action plan, which states the UK will deploy a range of possible different pathways to decarbonise heat....