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Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week is part of the ‘CO Be Alarmed’ campaign run by Energy UK which seeks to make…

The government has announced that tradespeople completing work through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) including boiler installations, domestic insulation a...

The Travis Perkins Group, which own City Plumbing Supplies and other plumbing and heating businesses, has announced that it is…

After a 12 month review by the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC), significant changes have now been made to…

Worcester Bosch have revealed the Worcester 2000, a natural gas combi boiler set to hit the market in mid-October. After…

Quality Plumber Week returns in 2019 to celebrate the important role played by plumbers and heating engineers to keep their…

Another annual Gas Safety Week has drawn to a close and it has been fantastic to see so many organisations…

A new gas safety label that will be placed on boiler packaging has been unveiled to mark Gas Safety Week…

Amendments made to the Building Regulations in England mean that all high-rise gas boiler replacements are non-compliant, say Ideal Boilers.…

Installers have been reminded to be vigilant about Legionella during the warmer summer temperatures after a yearly rise in cases…

Screwfix has published a new survey which reveals 46% of tradespeople who took part have been the victims of tool…

According to a recent survey, plumbers, gas engineers and other tradespeople take just 18 days of holiday each year (on…

Heating installers who add a qualification to work on electrical components to their skillset are removing the need for outside…

After being diagnosed with cancer and having his femur removed, Simon Antonelli will sadly never be able to work again…

RGB Building Supplies has joined with a Devon charity, Amigos, in a campaign to encourage people to donate used or…

  Please note: This article only highlights some of the standards in the new British Standard BS 7593:2019. To read…

New research published by OFTEC has made a case for 100% liquid biofuels as an alternative for homes being heated…

A hydrogen production facility is being planned for the mid-2020s. After much debate about its viability as a heating fuel,…

Theresa May has announced a new legislation that would see the UK achieve ‘net zero’ emissions by 2050. The ambitious…

As of 30th June 2019, the UK plumbing industry pension scheme will be closing to future accrual, Plumbing Pensions has…

Mixergy have developed a smart hot water tank that heats water much more efficiently than a conventional tank to help…

The plumbing industry is being threatened by a lack of skilled workers, a recent survey has found. Almost 400 industry…

A new survey has found that a third (33%) of UK homeowners do not check if their engineer legally allowed…