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Oil heating is more competitive
Comparative heating costs for an average three-bedroom home
With oil prices dipping to a low of 52.5p per litre this summer, independent figures show how ...
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Oil and Renewable Energy Show – sponsor news
Harlequin’s easy to use technology
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Oil plus solar thermal – a prize installation
Dave Shaw of South Coast Solar
Dave Shaw, of South Coast Solar, won first prize in the Greenstar oil-fired boiler installation category at the 12th ...
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Fire safety – no compromise
Meeting the requirements – FuelStop’s TFV
Capillary fire valves are a legal requirement for fuel burners. “When it comes to fire safety, there’s no ...
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Adaptable tester
The SCT-1 safety control tester adopted by leading boiler manufacturers
Keprotec has developed the SCT-1 – Safety Control Tester – capable of testing all fire valves currently ...
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New at Boilerserve
A new training centre in north Staffordshire – recently opened by Boilerserve – now offers all OFTEC assessment and training. “With over 40 years experience in ...
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Grant – north of England
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 ...
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A busy Ecobuild debut…
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 ...
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First rate support from Firebird
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 ...
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Historic boiler discoveries
1960s Firefly manual was recovered
Worcester, Bosch Group recently opened a museum at the company’s Warndon, Worcester headquarters. The museum guides visitors through ...
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Installer rewards
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 ...
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Keeping one step ahead of new legislation….
New rules, introduced by the Department of Communities & Local Government (DCLG), are expected to shake up the way that all competent persons’ schemes operate.
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UK installers suffering
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 ...
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Bio-liquids pilot scheme planned
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
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What’s the Green Deal for technicians?
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 ...