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BSRIA celebrates 60 years of serving the industry

BSRIA is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2015. Founded in 1955, as the HVRA, BSRIA has served the industry with verve and creativity delivering innovative solutions to complicated and challenging problems. For 60 years BSRIA has provided ...

9 Jan 2015

Former BSRIA Chief Executive dies

BSRIA is sad to announce the death of Graeme Baker OBE, former Chief Executive of the Association who died on Christmas Eve. Graeme joined the Heating and Ventilating Research Association in 1967 to run the newly formed test section. Just a year ...

9 Jan 2015

ADEY charity golf day raises funds for air ambulance

ADEY Professional Heating Solutions has raised £4,000 for The Children’s Air Ambulance.

8 Jan 2015

Ideal urges installers to get ready for ErP

On 26 September this year a new Energy related Product (ErP) directive from the EU comes into force, ensuring that space and water heaters meet minimum efficiency requirements.

7 Jan 2015

Contractors urged to participate in consultation on revised training standards

Building services engineering contractors in England are being urged to give their views on a radical revision of training standards that are proposed for industrial and commercial apprentices in the sector.

6 Jan 2015

Rural Energy launches new biomass training centre

Rural Energy has opened its Biomass Training and Skills Centre in Leicestershire which aims to up-skill engineers from across the heating and renewables sector, arming them with the knowledge and hands on experience needed to deliver high quality biomass installations.

5 Jan 2015

CIC chair of Wales awarded MBE

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has announced that Ann-Marie Smale, chair of CIC Wales (pictured), has been awarded the MBE in the New Year Honours’ List for Services to Education and Training in Construction in Wales.

5 Jan 2015

Water treatment specialist appoints technical sales engineers

Sentinel Commercial, which has been providing water treatment support for commercial boiler and heating system applications for just over four years, has welcomed two more technical sales engineers to it’s growing team. Adam Purnell and Craig Milner,...

29 Dec 2014

E-learning options

Hull manufacturer, Ideal Boilers, is urging installers to take every opportunity available to update their knowledge and skills, including the innovative e-learning modules available through the company’s website.The company boasts two dedicated ‘...

29 Dec 2014

F-Gas compliance for latecomers

December has brought the R22 phase-out period to a close and the use of recycled or virgin HCFCs to service HVAC equipment is now illegal. “Businesses that have struggled to make their HVAC equipment fit for purpose by now are facing increased ...

29 Dec 2014

Fan firm concentrates on cost effective and high performance IAQ

For Elta Fans Residential Division, part of the Elta Group, the 2015 Ecobuild exhibition has taken on added significance following; major investment in the company including the appointment of Colin Hone (pictured) as UK sales manager and a new sales ...

29 Dec 2014

Cornish plumber fined for illegal gas work

A plumber from Bude has been fined for carrying out illegal and unsafe gas work that potentially endangered lives.

22 Dec 2014

Aston Group announces new apprentice appointment

Aston Group, the building services and facilities management company, has appointed Harry Tomkins as a new electrical apprentice.

22 Dec 2014

Johnson Controls makes senior appointment

Johnson Controls has appointed Patrick Roubi as vice president and general manager Building Efficiency Europe & Africa, effective from 1 February 2015.

22 Dec 2014

Property firm prosecuted for gas safety failings

A property company from Richmond has been prosecuted after endangering lives by repeatedly failing to make sure the gas boilers in the homes it rented were safe and free of dangerous defects.

18 Dec 2014

ebm-papst founder marks milestone birthday

Founder of ebm-papst and entrepreneur Gerhard Sturm celebrates his 80th birthday today (17 December).

17 Dec 2014

CDL supports Winter Coat Amnesty

Toshiba distributor Cool Designs is supporting Crisis Christmas by becoming a collection station for local charity, the Winter Coat Amnesty.

16 Dec 2014

Fläkt Woods hosts technical symposium

Fläkt Woods held a Technical Symposium at the Building Centre in London on 11 December 2014.

15 Dec 2014

Kensa looks back on a successful year for roadshows

Kensa Heat Pumps says that rural installers across the country are being converted to ground source following the completion of its 2014 national installer roadshow.

15 Dec 2014

Airedale International extends training programme to Middle East

Airedale International has embarked on a data centre design and maintenance training programme in the Middle East as part of its continued commitment to supporting customers and business partners in the region.

15 Dec 2014

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BSRIA celebrates 60 years of serving the industry

Former BSRIA Chief Executive dies

ADEY charity golf day raises funds for air ambulance

Ideal urges installers to get ready for ErP

Contractors urged to participate in consultation on revised training standards

Rural Energy launches new biomass training centre

CIC chair of Wales awarded MBE

Water treatment specialist appoints technical sales engineers

E-learning options

F-Gas compliance for latecomers

Fan firm concentrates on cost effective and high performance IAQ

Cornish plumber fined for illegal gas work

Aston Group announces new apprentice appointment

Johnson Controls makes senior appointment

Property firm prosecuted for gas safety failings

ebm-papst founder marks milestone birthday

CDL supports Winter Coat Amnesty

Fläkt Woods hosts technical symposium

Kensa looks back on a successful year for roadshows

Airedale International extends training programme to Middle East

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