£5k Green Homes Grants Now Available 30th Sep 2020 The government’s Green Homes Grants scheme, which offers England’s homeowners up to £5,000 towards the cost of energy-saving home improvements,…
Clean Heat Grants to Replace the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) 26th May 2020 The government has announced that the Clean Heat Grant will replace the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in 2022. The…
Chancellor Extends RHI Scheme with Further Net-zero Commitments 12th Mar 2020 The government has announced an extension to the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) to 31st March 2022 as part of…
Boiler Manufacturers Call for Hydrogen-ready Boilers by 2025 9th Mar 2020 Leading boiler manufacturers, Worcester Bosch and Baxi, are calling on the UK government to mandate hydrogen-ready boilers for new installs…
Most Polluting Wood Burner Fuels Banned from 2021 26th Feb 2020 The government has confirmed that from 2021 homeowners in England who have a wood burner, stove or open fire in…
Carbon Reaches Highest Levels in Human History 12th Feb 2020 New data confirms that there is more carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere now than there has even been before…
SEA Urges Government to Introduce Decarbonisation Regulation 30th Jan 2020 The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) has proposed that a regulatory approach to setting efficiency targets will be crucial to the…
Smart Meter Failure Sees 9 Energy Suppliers Facing Closure 27th Jan 2020 As many as 9 small energy companies could be set to lose their licenses after failing to switch to the…
Stopcocks Founder Awarded MBE for Supporting Women in Plumbing 8th Jan 2020 Hattie Hasan, the founder of a national franchise for female plumbers and heating engineers, Stopcocks, has been awarded an MBE…
CIPHE Publish Manifesto for the Plumbing & Heating Industry 16th Dec 2019 The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) have published a manifesto outlining the important role heating engineers will…
Crowdfunding Helps 7 Homeless People into Plumbing 12th Dec 2019 As a result of the general public donating more than £25,000, seven homeless men and women have been able to…
Plumber Launches Campaign to Help the Vulnerable this Winter 6th Dec 2019 Help the elderly and vulnerable to stay warm and safe this winter by supporting the Depher scheme. James Anderson, a…
Worcester Bosch Present ‘Hydrogen-ready’ Boiler to Chancellor 21st Nov 2019 Leading boiler manufacturer Worcester Bosch has presented their first hydrogen-ready boiler to MPs as a potential solution to the UK’s…
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week 2019 19th Nov 2019 Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week is part of the ‘CO Be Alarmed’ campaign run by Energy UK which seeks to make…
Government Announces TrustMark Registration to be Required Under ECO3 7th Nov 2019 The government has announced that tradespeople completing work through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) including boiler installations, domestic insulation a...
Travis Perkins to ‘Pause’ Sale of Heating and Plumbing Division 25th Oct 2019 The Travis Perkins Group, which own City Plumbing Supplies and other plumbing and heating businesses, has announced that it is…
‘Significant’ Update Made to the Boiler Benchmark Scheme 18th Oct 2019 After a 12 month review by the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC), significant changes have now been made to…
Worcester Bosch to Launch Worcester 2000 Combi 1st Oct 2019 Worcester Bosch have revealed the Worcester 2000, a natural gas combi boiler set to hit the market in mid-October. After…
Samaritans to Support Quality Plumber Week 2019 1st Oct 2019 Quality Plumber Week returns in 2019 to celebrate the important role played by plumbers and heating engineers to keep their…
Boiler Guide Visits Local Schools to Promote Gas Safety Week 2019 24th Sep 2019 Another annual Gas Safety Week has drawn to a close and it has been fantastic to see so many organisations…
HHIC Reveal Gas Safety Label for Boiler Packaging 17th Sep 2019 A new gas safety label that will be placed on boiler packaging has been unveiled to mark Gas Safety Week…
How the Combustibles Ban Impacts High-Rise Boiler Replacements 30th Aug 2019 Amendments made to the Building Regulations in England mean that all high-rise gas boiler replacements are non-compliant, say Ideal Boilers.…
Calls for Installers to be Vigilant as Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease Rise 27th Aug 2019 Installers have been reminded to be vigilant about Legionella during the warmer summer temperatures after a yearly rise in cases…
Survey Reveals 46% of Tradespeople Have Had Tools Stolen 9th Aug 2019 Screwfix has published a new survey which reveals 46% of tradespeople who took part have been the victims of tool…
£5k Green Homes Grants Now Available 30th Sep 2020 The government’s Green Homes Grants scheme, which offers England’s homeowners up to £5,000 towards the cost of energy-saving home improvements,…
Clean Heat Grants to Replace the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) 26th May 2020 The government has announced that the Clean Heat Grant will replace the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in 2022. The…
Chancellor Extends RHI Scheme with Further Net-zero Commitments 12th Mar 2020 The government has announced an extension to the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) to 31st March 2022 as part of…
Boiler Manufacturers Call for Hydrogen-ready Boilers by 2025 9th Mar 2020 Leading boiler manufacturers, Worcester Bosch and Baxi, are calling on the UK government to mandate hydrogen-ready boilers for new installs…