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Contractor Interview: Ductbusters goes that extra mile...

...it has to because of the length of some of the ducting it cleans. Dermott Quinn, managing director of Ductbusters, and sales director Ian Wall, talk about the origins of the company, training for its operatives and keeping the customers happy. Paul Braithwaite reports from Halesowen. 
 1 Mar 2010

Information Overload: Too many are called but few are properly chosen

Ian Mills talks to two former ADCAS presidents who see the digital age bringing in too many tenderers as well as too much information. 
 1 Mar 2010

Editorial: Are we due for a listening government?

I was talking to my accountant recently as I had to get my tax forms in pdq. He was telling me about a plumbing firm client which had gone bust. The owner had tried everything. He had been buying bathroom equipment from France and when the Euro and Sterling had changed places he was in trouble. 
 18 Feb 2010

Ant Wilson: We need energy to survive, but not too much

We need energy to survive but using too much of it will mean that we do not and we have got to move away from the traditional fuels which we have always used. 
 18 Feb 2010

Health & Safety Matters: New safety scheme will slash pre-qual costs

A new system of mutual recognition between previously competing health & safety schemes is a welcome boost to contractors' finances, says Bob Towse, head of technical and safety at the HVCA. 
 18 Feb 2010

Information Overload: it can be overcome

Ian Mills talks to one leading contractor who recognises the problem of information overload and takes steps to prevent it. 
 18 Feb 2010

Contractor Interview: Suicidal bidding worries Shepherds' boss

Peter Lewis, chief operating officer of Shepherd Engineering Services, says there are good opportunities out there despite the recession but suicidal tendering tactics are a constant threat. 
 18 Feb 2010

Company Profile: Pipe Center goes for the modular approach

HVR talks to Bob Hughes, general manager of Pipe Centre’s Modular Engineering, about offsite pre-fabrication and asks why his division is growing apace along with the market. 
 18 Feb 2010

Burning Issue: Give us the support and we will stop the cowboys

Graeme Fox, managing director of Specialist Mechanical Services and a director of AREA, looks at the review of the F-gas regulation and calls on government to beef up the policing. 
 18 Feb 2010

Ductwork: How clean is yours?

Air quality can lead to impaired performance and is a contributor to our health at work, in factories or especially in hospitals, says Ian Wall of Ductbusters. 
 18 Feb 2010

Ductwork: Clean ventilation systems - never more essential

Richard Norman, managing director of Indepth Hygiene Services, explains why ductwork should be regularly inspected and cleaned. 
 18 Feb 2010

Ductwork: No tea party for Swiftclean at The Savoy

Air hygiene cannot be classed as a glamorous industry in itself but even the most glamorous venues need their ductwork cleaned regularly to meet Health & Safety regulations. Swiftclean is currently working at one of the most prestigious and recognisable venues in the world - The Savoy Hotel in London's theatre district. 
 18 Feb 2010

Fan Coil Units: Ability Matrix FCUs have generated suite of add-ons

Peter Lowther, managing director of Ability Projects, explains how the successful implementation of Ability Project's Matrix II has promoted the development of a suite of related products. 
 18 Feb 2010

Fan Coil Units: It's 50 not out - how's that?

Diffusion Environmental Systems, part of ET Environmental Ltd, is recognised as one of the leading suppliers of heating and comfort cooling products and is celebrating 50 years in the industry. 
 18 Feb 2010

Fan Coil Units: Fan coil design - the answer to problem retrofits

Ian Thomas, product manager at Trox UK, looks at the problems inherent in refurbs and introduces an ideal solution for projects with less-than-ideal limitations. 
 18 Feb 2010

Fan Coil Units: It's a fan coil unit, Jim, but not as we know it!

Advanced Air in Thetford, Norfolk has introduced a new fan coil unit. And it could be set to turn the market on its head - or at least on its side. 
 18 Feb 2010

Fan Coil Units: Score high marks

The latest fan cool range enables schools and colleges to benefit from cost-effective energy efficient and healthy air control, says Joe Wieckowski, general sales manager at Colman Moducel. 
 18 Feb 2010

Contractor Profile:Become a building services engineer...

And save the planet. AECOM boss Steve Hodkinson, believes building services engineering can make a huge difference. Here, he talks to Paul Braithwaite about saving the planet and jobs. 
 1 Jan 2010

Editorial: HVR backs information overload campaign

As anyone who reads my leaders or my blogs on www.heatingandventilating.net will know, I am a wilting flower, says HVR editor Paul Braithwaite. 
 1 Jan 2010

Ant Wilson: Just how wonderful was Copenhagen?

My colleague, Richard John, AECOM Europe's head of sustainability, along with other business leaders presented the Copenhagen Communiqué to Gordon Brown in early December. 
 1 Jan 2010
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