4 News Heat meter shock, plumbers losing thousands by missing phone calls and Plumbfix predicts a ‘social revolution’ 10 Industry watch HHIC explains all about District Heating Networks 14 Gas Safe Customer services director, Mark Rolfe, reveals how the Register is supporting engineers 22 Inside Plumb Center What can visitors expect from the Practical Installer Arena at Ecobuild next month? 28 Special Report Honeywell discusses the opportunities available for installers in the ever changing CONTENTS world of heating controls 39 Domestic heating Nu-Heat examines warm water underfloor heating, Drayton reveals how installers can boost business and Vokera looks at modulation ratios 49 Water heating, tanks & cylinders Gledhill looks at the specification considerations of unvented hot water cylinders and Rinnai compares continuous flow with heat and flow 53 Transport, tools, equipment & workwear Dickies explains why wearing the right gear for the job is so important and Keyfuels reveals all about the benefits of having a fuel card @HPMMag FEBRUARY 2014 FRONT COVER Unity Business Press is part of Unity Media plc, publisher of 17 titles including Roofing, Cladding & Insulation and Glass & Glazing Products. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without the consent of the publisher. Direct input by Unity Media Plc. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, the publishers do not accept liability for errors, printing or otherwise, appearing within this publication. The views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the editor or publisher. This publication includes a number of editorial photographs provided and paid for by suppliers. HPM is available free to personnel who come within our terms of control. Subscription Rates: UK - £50 (inc post); O/S - £60 (inc surface mail); O/S - £100 (Airmail); £9 copy. ABC audited. Average net circulation 30,296 for the 11 issues distributed between January and December 2011. Est: 1984. ISSN: 0265-7899. Printed by William Gibbons & Sons Ltd. © 2014 Unity Business Press. 14 22 Editor Tim Wood twood@unity-media.com 01732 748041 Assistant Editor/Online Editor Kathryn Hill khill@unity-media.com 01732 748042 Sales Director Andy Dunn adunn@unity-media.com 01732 748065 Advertisement Sales Manager Louise Opitz lopitz@unity-media.com 01732 748071 Area Sales Manager Laura Hartney lhartney@unity-media.com 01732 748069 Classified Executive Jake Roxborough jroxborough@unity-media.com 01732 748070 Production Assistant Deborah Marsh dmarsh@unity-media.com 01732 748050 Reprographic Controllers Gregg Foster/Marion Jenkins Circulation 01732 748084 Finance Director Helen Lawson Saniflo products are the perfect solution for unconventional situations where drainage is a problem.Turn to pages 12-13 for further details... 49 28 TO SUBSCRIBE CALL: 01732 748084 Unity Business Press, Becket House, Vestry Road, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 5EJ Tel: 01732 748000 HEATING & PLUMBING MONTHLY FEBRUARY 2014 3 See page 4 enquiry number 301
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