Installers based in Northern England, seeking training on Grant products, no longer need to travel to Devizes, Wiltshire, for dedicated courses. Grant’s official training partner – GTEC Training, located in Hawes, North Yorkshire – has recently opened a new residential renewable technology training centre, where practical and theory courses, including Logic Certification, MCS Made Easy, and OFTEC training and assessment are run. From the new centre, Grant will also offer its new G-One installation courses on Grant Aerona air source heat pumps, Vortex oil-fired boilers, and Spira wood pellet (biomass) boilers. See pages xx and xx.
Answering questions on bio-liquids, renewables integration and OFTEC’s new consultancy service were technical officer, Paul Hennon and Malcolm Farrow
The OFTEC pavilion at Ecobuild in March provided an ideal opportunity to showcase latest developments in bio-liquids and hybrid oil/renewable heating systems.
Barry Brynildsen on the Firebird stand at Ecobuild
“However good your products are, it’s not the only consideration in the installer’s choice of his preferred boiler brand,” says Firebird’s national sales manager, Barry Brynildsen.
1960s Firefly manual was recovered
Worcester, Bosch Group recently opened a museum at the company’s Warndon, Worcester headquarters. The museum guides visitors through five decades of products, photography and literature, and features a number of products dating back through previous decades.
Originally launched in 2002, the Grant Vortex was one of the earliest oil-fired condensing boilers to hit the UK market, well before condensing technology became the norm for oil heating.
Ben Eyres strikes it lucky with an oil boiler
A lucky installer from Devon is the first to have discovered a golden ticket as part of Worcester, Bosch Group’s nationwide competition, which kicked off the company’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
American comedian Rich Hall will entertain award winners and dinner guests
OFTEC’s awards for excellence 2012 will be presented at a gala dinner at the Manchester Central convention complex on Thursday 18th October following the Oil & Renewable Energy Show.
New rules, introduced by the Department of Communities & Local Government (DCLG), are expected to shake up the way that all competent persons’ schemes operate.
Neil Schofield, calling for clarity and commitment
A further delay to the second phase of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is eroding confidence in the government’s commitment to renewable technologies,” says Neil Schofield, head of government and external affairs at Worcester, Bosch Group.
Bio-liquids for domestic heating will soon be rolled out in a pilot scheme for around 300 households, according to Barry Gregory, chairman of OFTEC
As renewable energy initiatives continue to hit the headlines, Oil Installer takes a look at the Green Deal and examines what it actually means for registered technicians.
Grant UK’s G-One accreditation scheme covers air source heat pumps, solar thermal, oil-fired and wood pellet boilers.* To become G-One accredited, installers must successfully complete the relevant course, hold adequate public liability insurance, comply with the Grant Accredited Installer code of conduct, and promote, specify and install Grant products.
Hands-on installers Watson and Andy share their experiences with other installers
Heating and plumbing engineers, Andy Buchan and Watson Carlill, have released a renewables DVD aimed at installers. The pair who have a combined 80 years in the industry, recently formed Future Renewable Energy (FRE).
Mark Quelch , a member of Moorland Fuels’ servicing division
At a time when many fuel distributors are abandoning boiler servicing, citing cost and time issues, Devon-based Moorland Fuels is continuing to grow its boiler service division because the company believes in meeting a customer’s complete heating needs.
M H Cragg has been serving the north west for over four decades
Established in 1972, specialist heating engineers, M H Cragg and Sons, has more than 40 years of industry experience. Based in Bolton, the company operates predominantly in the north west of England, serving the Wigan, Chorley, Preston and Manchester areas. The company has grown from a small family firm in to a well-respected business with a large base of approximately 3000 customers, all on either service or insurance plans.