OFTEC 23
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.
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.
The new Hytek website with improved search facility
Hytek has a brand new website to make purchasing items online, quick and easy. Once an online account has been created, the company’s entire catalogue of products is available for browsing. The products are split down into industry categories, which can then be filtered by manufacturer.
OFTEC Inspection Services has recently investigated two cases of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
OFTEC technical director designate, Paul Rose
Paul Rose has been promoted to technical director designate. Paul has been part of the OFTEC technical team since 2005, and prior to that worked for a major oil boiler manufacturer. He has been heavily involved with the project to develop bio-liquids as an environmentally friendly alternative to kerosene.
OFTEC director general, Jeremy Hawksley, campaigning for bioliquids to be included in the RHI
OFTEC is at the centre of a parliamentary lobbying campaign to include bioliquid heating fuels in the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) from October.
OFTEC has expressed concern over whether the new Green Deal will sufficiently address the problems of fuel poverty in rural areas. In a written submission to the select committee inquiry into fuel poverty in the private rented and off-grid sectors, OFTEC questioned whether the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation would be financially attractive enough for rural households.
Meeting ET Solar staff at the company’s offices in Nanjing, China, Oil Installer’s editor, Jane Hughes, 5th from left
Sixty per cent of the world is now generating electricity using solar products manufactured in China. In latter years – made in China – left UK consumers distinctly unimpressed, but today companies like the ET Solar Group are producing a quality product at a lower cost. Now widely used in countries like Germany, where top quality manufacturing is the norm, representing our sister publication Renewable Energy Installer, Oil Installer (OI) witnessed the company’s operation first hand.
Tony Norris, owner of Arn Heating
When former Tincknells Fuels driver, Tony Norris, suffered a stroke in September 2010, rather than letting it get him down, he took the opportunity to change his career.
Grant’s new boiler house models are ideal for locations that are difficult to access
With well over a million UK homes using oil as their main fuel for heating and hot water, consumer interest in lowering running costs, improving system efficiency and, wherever possible, reducing carbon emissions, is paramount. The UK’s most efficient range of oil-fired boilers, encompassing 39 different model variations, each fitted with biofuel compatible burners, should therefore spark a lot of interest over the coming months.