Employer guidance for the festive season

John Thompson, CEO of the Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors (APHC), looks at whether employers are liable for any employee indiscretions over the festive period relating to drunk driving and inappropriate conduct at company events

South Devon plumber left illegal gas work in a dangerous state…

...putting the life of the landlord and her tenants at risk

Landlord gets suspended jail term over gas safety failings

Duran Akbulut failed to have a gas boiler checked by a qualified engineer and obtain the necessary safety certificate.

Stelrad sets its record for ‘days without a time lost time...

Stelrad's headquarters in Mexborough, South Yorkshire has currently exceeded 930 days, more than two and a half years, without a ‘lost time accident’

Talon backs installer’s Anti-Tool Theft petition

Talon is backing its ambassador, Shoaib Awan, also known as @thegasexpert on Instagram, who is aiming to launch a petition aimed at curbing the theft of power tools

How to improve EPC ratings

Britain’s houses are some of the oldest and coldest in Europe

HHIC launches gas safety label

The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) has launched a gas safety label to be placed on packaging by members of its boiler manufacturers group

Automotive components company fined after worker injured

Employee suffered crash injuries after entering a guarded area of a machine

CIPHE renews calls for compulsory thermostatic mixing valves

The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) has renewed calls for the government to change its legislation surrounding thermostatic mixing valves on the back of latest admissions data