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Nationwide offers interest-free heat pump loans
UK: The Nationwide Building Society is offering interest-free loans of up to £15,000 to its current mortgage holders who install heat pumps. The new 0% Green Additional Borrowing products, which will be available…
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Aldi to install propane heat pumps in new stores
UK: Heat pumps using R290 (propane) are to be installed at all new UK Aldi supermarkets in a new deal with Vaillant.
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BESA offers free places on heat pump course
UK: The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is offering 400 free places in its latest phase of heat pump installation training courses. The new course blends practical training and online learning and…
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Ex-Arctic Circle staff form Vital Energi team
UK: Energy solutions provider Vital Energi has assembled a specialist team of former Arctic Circle employees to support the rapid growth of the heat pump market. The 10-strong Heat Pump…
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Secon appoints new MD
UK: Sunderland-based heat pump distributor Secon has appointed Chris Caldwell as MD. He succeeds Kevin Carling, who takes on a new role as group chief executive.
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Ken Johnstone 1940-2023
UK: Portsmouth-based air conditioning distributor Hushon (UK) has announced the death on Friday of the company’s co-founder Ken Johnstone. He was 83. Having gained an HND in naval architecture and…
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Bennell elected Cold Chain Federation president
UK: Paul Bennell, MD of Samworth Brothers Supply Chain, has been elected president of the Cold Chain Federation. Elected at the Federation’s AGM on Friday, Bennell succeeds Tim Moran who…
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Mitsubishi partners with Harlow College on heat pump training
At last Friday’s opening (left to right): Mitsubishi Electric residential product group director Russell Dean, Harlow College principal Karen Spencer, Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow and minister of state for…
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Birmingham welcomes ACR event
UK: The first of a series of ACR Regional Exhibitions takes place this month at Birmingham’s Arden Hotel. Featuring presentations by 15 companies, the one-day event (09.00 to 17.00) provides…
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Heat pump scheme risks selling out
UK: Based on current heat pump installation figures, the government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) risks running out of vouchers, months ahead of the scheme’s end date. According to the Energy…
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Energy secretary visits Panasonic’s training centre
UK: Energy secretary Grant Shapps has visited the new Panasonic heating and cooling systems training centre in Welwyn Garden City. The visit by the Welwyn MP, last Friday, followed Grant…
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Panasonic £500 rewards for heat pump training
UK: Panasonic has announced plans for a new reward scheme to assist gas boiler engineers and installers to up-skill and get qualified to install and maintain air-source heat pumps. Under the…
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Heat pump installs up, but trail solar PV
UK: Data from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) reveal 8,790 UK heat pump installations in the first three months of this year, its second highest quarter in the scheme’s history.…
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