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Vaillant marks 10 years of commercial boiler success

Vaillant is celebrating 10 years in the commercial boiler market.

26 Sep 2016

Plan ahead for winter, advises Potterton Commercial

As the summer holiday period draws to a close, there are still a huge number of schools across the UK that haven’t taken steps to assess their heating capabilities ahead of the winter.

31 Aug 2016

All change on climate issues

For the UK, 2016 has been a time of change beginning with the EU Referendum on the 23rd of June which saw the UK voting to leave the European Union. Ideal Commercial Boilers national sales director Darren Finley discusses what lies ahead for businesses

19 Aug 2016

Brexit and its impact on Facility Managers

On 23 June 2016 the UK voted to leave the EU. The two year notice period required by the Treaty of Lisbon, for the Government to implement this decision, means that an actual exit date is very unlikely to be before June 2018.

10 Aug 2016

Nine tips for getting the most out of your glycol

Brent Hall, technical manager at ICS Cool Energy, offers nine top tips for using glycol in chillers and chilled water systems

3 Aug 2016

Brexit – we’ve done it now!

With the dust starting to settle after Brexit, Paul Barritt, Managing Director of EOGB Energy Products Ltd looks at the impact leaving the EU could have on EOGB and how the burner manufacturer is preparing for what the future may hold.

2 Aug 2016

CHP can help deliver on legally binding targets of fifth carbon budget

Combined heat and power (CHP) can make an important contribution to new legally binding carbon reduction targets approved by the UK government, says ENER-G.

29 Jul 2016

Health risks of not regularly cleaning your commercial ventilation systems

Over the past few decades, Britain has gradually started to catch up on countries like the USA with the use of ventilation systems, particularly in commercial properties.

27 Jun 2016

Are you in control?

Stuart Turner, National Sales Manager at Hamworthy Heating looks at some of the ways boilers can save energy and reduce carbon emissions in commercial buildings.

15 Jun 2016

Construction industry needs a digital culture shift to survive

Construction industry needs a digital culture shift to survive From last week (4 April), all government-funded construction work must be undertaken using Building information Modelling (BIM).The BIM mandate is the first in a series of major ...

11 Apr 2016

UK pipes and fittings market sees continued growth

According to a new report by AMA Research, the UK pipes and fittings market has achieved good growth over the last three years and is estimated to have increased by 5% in 2015.

7 Mar 2016

Spotting the problem

In the competitive shower fan market, it is not uncommon for installers to improvise in an effort to deliver greater performance, however these considerations should be taken into account much earlier on in the process.

3 Dec 2015

What next for solar companies?

Due to feed-in tariff FiT cuts, solar companies are looking for other business opportunities. Far infrared in one; Sam Abel of Herschel explains.

3 Dec 2015

Customer service is key for Rinnai

Rinnai, a leading UK company in continuous flow Infinity gas fired water heaters, supports its benchmark ‘A’ rated range of energy efficient products with direct customer service through a dedicated team.

24 Nov 2015

Ziehl-Abegg marks 18 years of EC technology in pig pens

With a monthly electricity bill of €2000 Paul Neff checks precisely to see where which device consumes how much electricity.

23 Nov 2015

ICOM Winter Conference seeks to clarify energy legislation

The Industrial and Commercial Energy Association (ICOM) held its third Winter Conference at the end of October, with speakers from the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), the European Heating Industry (EHI), the National Measurement and Regulations Office (NMRO), the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and British Gas.

18 Nov 2015

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week will take place from Monday 16 November to Sunday 22 November.

11 Nov 2015

Continental Underfloor’s eight step guide to delivering an annual underfloor heating system check

With Bewick’s swans arriving early, and berries already appearing on holly bushes, popular folklore tells us that a hard winter is on the way.

5 Nov 2015

Building services sector not BIM-ready

New research has found that fewer than 1 in 6 firms in the building services sector are ‘fully ready’ to use Building Information Modelling (BIM), despite the government deadline for the mandatory use of BIM level 2 for all centrally procured projects being less than six months away.

2 Nov 2015

Installers warned to be wary of ‘copycat’ controls

A spokesperson for a leading manufacturer of heating and hot water technologies has voiced his concerns over the growing presence of problematic non-accredited heating controls within the industry.

15 Oct 2015

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