UK News
SKILLcard goes digital
UK: A digital version of the Engineering Services SKILLcard allowing users to access all their technical and health & safety qualifications is now available via a mobile phone app….
Samsung signs HP distribution deal
UK: Samsung has signed a UK distribution deal with Exeter-based heat pump supplier Unitherm (UK)….
Vaillant partners with Heat Geek
UK: Vaillant UK has formed a partnership with the Heat Geek community of independent heating engineers in an effort to drive heat pump uptake….
Interest in Boiler Upgrade Scheme rises
UK: Applications to the UK’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) rose to 2,987 applications last month, a 26% increase on April….
UK’s largest low carbon energy network comes to London
UK: E.ON and Australian real estate developer Lendlease have signed an agreement to build a pioneering low-carbon energy network for 6,400 new homes and business properties at Silvertown in east London….
BESA repeats R290 competence concerns
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has called for all engineers working on R290 (propane) systems to receive appropriate specialised training for handling flammable refrigerants….
Lack of demand affects heat pump sales
UK: A lack of customer demand is holding back heat pump sales in the UK, according to a new report by sustainable innovation charity Nesta. …
Kensa in new-build homes deal
UK: Heat pump manufacturer Kensa has joined forces with utility company GTC to deliver low-cost renewable heating and cooling to thousands of new-build homes a year….
Airedale’s 1974 band leads 50th celebrations
UK: A band formed by employees of Leeds-based critical cooling company Airedale led the company’s 50th anniversary celebrations last weekend….
SBS opens Nottingham branch
UK: Smith Brothers has opened a new branch in Nottingham, the fourth new SBS branch to open in the last 12 months….