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Waterloo Air Products expects to double growth in 2014

Waterloo Air Products has revealed that it expects to double its growth in 2014.

1 May 2014

Continued success for Bosch CPD programme

More than 250 industry members have now completed the Bosch Commercial & Industrial Heating CPD programme on Combined Heat & Power (CHP) technology since the course was launched last October.

1 May 2014

Volution acquires German ventilation manufacturer

Volution Holdings, which comprises five businesses including Manrose and Vent-Axia, has acquired the assets and business of Öko-Haustechnik inVENTer GmbH (inVENTer), a leading manufacturer of decentralised residential heat recovery ventilation products in Germany.

1 May 2014

B&ES Wales shows support for local charities

B&ES (Building & Engineering Services Association) Wales has donated £1,700 to local charities following the first social event it has held since its formation in February this year.

1 May 2014

LG announces new head of air conditioning and energy solutions

LG has named Jody Lees as head of Air Conditioning & Energy Solutions.

30 Apr 2014

Rinnai outlines CIBSE/CPD training courses for 2014

This year's programme of CIBSE/CPD training modules from Rinnai UK offers specifiers and designers an opportunity to explore at first hand the energy saving benefits of the continuous flow gas fired water heater.

30 Apr 2014

Domestic RHI offers lucrative opportunities for certified installers

Greenworks, the Birmingham-based company which is part of Saint-Gobain, says that the recently launched domestic RHI offers a huge opportunity for installers and is offering a range of individual or group certification packages for contractors looking for MCS and Green Deal/ECO approval.

30 Apr 2014

Builders Fund excludes micro-builders, FMB says

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is warning that the Government's new £525 million Builders Finance Fund will improve access to finance for some small house builders but the minimum threshold of 15 units will exclude many small and micro-house builders.

30 Apr 2014

Dorset gas fitter pleads guilty to breaching gas safety regulations

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted an unregistered gas fitter from Verwood for an illegal and dangerous boiler installation at a Bournemouth home.

30 Apr 2014

FMB warns building recovery may be under threat

According to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the economic recovery in the SME construction sector is under threat from rising building costs and material shortages.

29 Apr 2014

Stephen Gill Associates wins Asia-Pacific Stevie Award

Stephen Gill Associates has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie Award in the New Business Service of the Year category at the first annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

29 Apr 2014

SEC calls for Payment Charter to be implemented immediately

SEC, the Specialist Engineering Contractors' Group, which represents the largest sector of UK construction by value, has welcomed the Government's publication of its Payment Charter and is urging its immediate implementation.

29 Apr 2014

Fläkt Woods announces new VP for UK and Ireland business

Fläkt Woods has appointed Yan Evans as its new vice president for all UK and Ireland business.

29 Apr 2014

AMP gives sales team a boost

Toshiba distributor, AMP, is expanding its sales team to support its continued growth.

28 Apr 2014

CPA survey predicts Q2 sales rise

Sales of construction products rose during the first quarter of the year and are expected to increase further in quarter two and over the next 12 months, according to the latest State of Trade Survey by the Construction Products Association (CPA).

28 Apr 2014

B&ES and Unite reach operative agreement

According to the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) and the operatives' trade union Unite, a new agreement will help to provide certainty of labour costs for employers in the sector over the next two-and-a-half years.

28 Apr 2014

MCS bureaucracy is “astonishing” says Worcester, Bosch Group director

Worcester, Bosch Group's director of marketing and technical support, Martyn Bridges, has criticised the number of barriers now in place for those looking to achieve Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accreditation.

28 Apr 2014

Plumb Center partners Evolve to help installers

Plumb Center has linked up with Evolve Partnership to help make things easier for installers working with the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

28 Apr 2014

Lochinvar names new UK sales manager

Lochinvar has appointed Liam Elmore as UK sales manager.

24 Apr 2014

Humideco appointed as UK distributor for DriSteem

Humideco has been appointed as UK distributor for the innovative DriSteem range of humidifier units.

24 Apr 2014

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Waterloo Air Products expects to double growth in 2014

Continued success for Bosch CPD programme

Volution acquires German ventilation manufacturer

B&ES Wales shows support for local charities

LG announces new head of air conditioning and energy solutions

Rinnai outlines CIBSE/CPD training courses for 2014

Domestic RHI offers lucrative opportunities for certified installers

Builders Fund excludes micro-builders, FMB says

Dorset gas fitter pleads guilty to breaching gas safety regulations

FMB warns building recovery may be under threat

Stephen Gill Associates wins Asia-Pacific Stevie Award

SEC calls for Payment Charter to be implemented immediately

Fläkt Woods announces new VP for UK and Ireland business

AMP gives sales team a boost

CPA survey predicts Q2 sales rise

B&ES and Unite reach operative agreement

MCS bureaucracy is “astonishing” says Worcester, Bosch Group director

Plumb Center partners Evolve to help installers

Lochinvar names new UK sales manager

Humideco appointed as UK distributor for DriSteem

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