Chancellor misses opportunity to scrap solar tax hike and boost investment

Tax breaks for oil and gas firms retained, but little for renewables.

Strength of Q3 merchant sales bucks ONS trend

Total merchant sales in Q3 2016 were up by 3.8% on the same period last year, with total ex-Vat sales of £1.43 billion compared to £1.39 billion in 2015.

Trade body launches winter switch-on campaign…

...to prevent people falling foul of rogue plumbers.

Heating World of Spares is the first independent merchant to embed...

...and placed directly into the hands of the HWOS customers.

The hunt is on…

...for the UK’s best heating installer.

Government minister endorses HHIC’s new ‘Retro Boiler’ label

The scheme will see registered gas engineers issue a ‘Retro Boiler’ label on all non-condensing boilers with a permanent pilot light.

Greg Clark’s Energy UK speech condemned for ‘electricity fixation’

“The entire speech is based on the argument that electricity is the magic bullet that can deliver the government’s climate change commitments, a position that is fundamentally flawed,” argues Worcester, Bosch Group.

Supply and demand at your command!

Plumb and Parts Center invests further £2.5 million into parts availability.

Crowd-funding campaign hits nearly 60%

Alert Technology’s £500,000 investment takes it to nearly 60% of its £1 million crowd-funding target.

Mira customer service acquires top regional award…

…with its in-house team winning Call Centre of the Year (Small) at the annual South West Contact Centre Awards.