Ideal Heating shares Gas Safety Week tips

To increase awareness around Gas Safety Week, Ideal Heating has shared its top advice on gas safety in the home, workplace and for landlords

Research shows path away from fossil fuels

The research comes just as the heating sector is looking for a more environmentally friendly alternative to gas boilers as the government looks to ban the technology.

More than a quarter don’t have carbon monoxide alarms

A survey from BOXT has revealed that just over a quarter of UK residents no not have carbon monoxide alarms installed.

Green Homes Grant was ‘too ambitious’, audit finds

An audit into the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme has found it was delivered to an over-ambitious timetable and was not executed to an acceptable standard.

Partnership explores heat-as-a-service model

A public-private partnership aims to explore the viability of Baxi offering a new heat-as-a-service model to make heat pumps more affordable to homeowners, assisting the government in its aims to ban gas boilers.

United roadmap for heat pump training

An industry-wide initiative is underway in order to upskill the UK’s existing heat pump workforce and help achieve the government’s target of Net Zero carbon by 2050

Plumbing most required trade for homeowners, finds research

Plumbing is the most required trade by DIYers – with must unwilling to attempt complex tasks

Heat pump demand sees Stiebel Eltron sales jump

Wirral-based Stiebel Eltron UK has achieved record growth in the first half of 2021, with a 70% increase in turnover compared to the same period last year

BiKBBI addresses threat of skills shortage in sector

The British Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom Installation (BiKBBI) has issued a stark warning that a current shortage of workers could be the long-term reality for the home improvement industry

Kensa results benefit from heat pump deployment

The Kensa Group, the UK’s leading manufacturer and installer of ground source heat pumps, has seen its annual revenues to April 2021 increase by 82% to £25.14m