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Company Profile: Direct and distributor routes work hard for FG Eurofred

It has taken 18 months, a lot of confusion, some distrust and a lot of hard work, but now FG Eurofred is on track. Paul Braithwaite talks to Tony Gittings, sales director of FG Eurofred, about the partnership between Fujitsu and Eurofred and asks where the company is going. 
 1 Sep 2009

Health and Safety Matters: Scalding threat has not gone away

Changes to the Building Regulations are heavily focused on energy efficiency but Bob Towse, head of technical and safety at the HVCA, says safety must not be compromised. 
 1 Sep 2009

Burning issue: Proactive approach to training maximises choices

Calor's bulk market manager, Laura Luty, looks at ways for contractors to maximise new opportunities as well as teaming up with suppliers who give something back. 
 1 Sep 2009

Contractor Profile: Commissioning Champions

Commissioning engineers certainly don't have an easy life, but Roger Carlin of Ashford Environmental Services believes they can have a rewarding one. 
 1 Aug 2009

Company Profile: Pump House is not just about pumps

As might be expected from a company called Pump House, the products it supplies are, well, pumps. But Paul Greengrass new business development manager, says the firm offers more. 
 1 Aug 2009

The Ant Wilson Column: Don't be silent, your comments are vital

You have got to be in it to win it! Read the proposed changes to Part L of the Building Regulations and if you do not agree with them, or something vital to your area is not included, then you have to stand up and be counted. 
 1 Aug 2009

Editorial comment: Government support? Some hopes!

'I HAVE been talking to Geoff Lockwood, technical director of Ebm-papst and chairman of the Fan Manufacturers Association' comments Paul Braithwaite, HVR editor. 
 1 Jul 2009

The Ant Wilson Column: Should we compare EPCs and DECs

Recently I was asked to provide a key note address on Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Display Energy Certificates (DECs), and a couple of issues were raised. 
 1 Jul 2009

Health and Safety Matters: Farewell to the fun police

Employers must start looking at health and safety as a commercial benefit not as a burden, according to Bob Towse, head of technical and safety at the HVCA
 1 Jul 2009

Contractor Profile: How to make it in mechanical

Kershaw Mechanical Services has been in business since 1954 and, despite the recession, it is optimistic about growth. Paul Braithwaite talks to Ian Greenstock, the company's sales and estimating director. 
 1 Jul 2009

Burning Issue: Addressing common installation issues

Don Spearman, managing director at Xpelair, looks at the growth of central extract ventilation systems and suggests ways to help installers fit the right system for the right application. 
 1 Jul 2009

Company Profile: The full package

Ormandy Group has grown into a £25M turnover business in just eight years. HVR asks managing director Paul Cooper how they did it, and why even the recession can’t halt the company’s progress 
 1 Jul 2009

Business Matters: Looking forward to a taxing year

The tax year 2009/10 will, almost without doubt, prove to be one of the most economically testing in recent times says the tax expert Baker Tilly. 
 1 Jun 2009

Company Profile: Team Medem: We design it, we build it, we back it up

After just five years in the business, gas detection and monitoring firm Medem is claiming UK market dominance. Paul Braithwaite catches up with its director, Chris Dearden. 
 1 Jun 2009

Burning Issue: Taking a slimmer approach to tendering

Malcolm Moss, president of ADCAS, argues that a tide of information at tender stage is adding unnecessary cost and risk – we need to curb our excesses. 
 1 Jun 2009

Contractor Profile: In-depth knowledge of grease extraction

Editor Paul Braithwaite catches up with former HVR interviewee Richard Norman of Indepth Hygiene, and discovers the grease extract industry is about to experience explosive growth. 
 1 Jun 2009

Ant Wilson Column: Engineers can make a difference in a lazy world

Engineers have a duty of care for the environment and communities. We must continue to push for sustainability in our building projects, and we need to take off the blinkers. 
 1 Jun 2009

HVR editor's comment: Grease extracts risk lives

MY friend Roger Upson supplies restaurants in the south-east with washing-up liquid, paper towels and ancillary equipment for kitchens. He eats only in restaurants he supplies, and then only in certain ones. 
 1 Jun 2009

Consultant Profile: What's in a name? Everything when the name is AECOM

In an exclusive interview with Ken Dalton, managing director of AECOM Europe, Paul Braithwaite asks why the Faber Maunsell name will disappear from the consulting stage. 
 1 May 2009

Company Profile: It's good news from him!

Baxi Commercial is coming to the end of a three year restructuring plan. Paul Hardy, managing director, talks to Paul Braithwaite about where the company goes from here. 
 1 May 2009
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