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OFTEC calls for boiler scrappage scheme
OFTEC has written to Secretary of State for Energy, Ed Davey, to propose the introduction of a boiler scrappage scheme.
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Calor Gas complaint upheld
OFTEC has welcomed a decision by the Complaints Committee of the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) to uphold an earlier complaint regarding misleading energy savings claims made by Calor Gas in its consumer advertising.
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Scrap for cash with Worcester
Cash in on Worcester’s new scheme
Worcester, Bosch Group is running a cash-back promotion.
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OFTEC event gets bigger
A number of leading manufacturers and suppliers in the oil-firing industry have already confirmed their support for OFTEC’s Big Event 2014.
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Boiler installer charged with manslaughter
OFTEC recently issued a safety reminder to householders following the sentencing of a boiler installer who pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
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Winning hearts and minds
“Energy efficient technologies don’t have to cost the earth, but could save a fortune,” says Julia Bradbury
Could the UK lead the world in building a genuinely low carbon economy? Julia Bradbury thinks so.
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Oil – the only heating fuel where prices have fallen
Jeremy Hawksley addressing over 70 fuel oil distributors on the subject of Oilsave and the fight for oil heating at the Fuel Oil News Distributor Debate in the West Midlands earlier this month.
The price difference between oil and gas has narrowed significantly. Three years ago oil was nearly 60% more expensive than mains gas but now it is just over 12% more expensive, based on using a condensing boiler.
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Are your customers energy smart?
Around 68% of households in Northern Ireland use oil. A recent ComRes Energy Study found that 63% of consumers are concerned about how they are going to pay heating bills this year.
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Oilsave consumer website gets a new look
In a bid to help Great Britain’s one million oil-fired households save money and become more fuel efficient, OFTEC and the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) have launched a new look Oilsave website offering impartial information and advice to help people get the best from their oil heating systems.
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Reduce council tax to encourage energy efficiency
A survey* conducted by Ipsos Mori for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), shows that ‘an alarmingly low proportion’ of people plan to take any action to make their homes more energy efficient during 2014.
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Putting some fire into Cold Homes Week
OFTEC chairman Martyn Bridges, centre, with other members, supporting the Energy Bill Revolution to end fuel poverty in the UK
To help raise awareness of the 20% of UK households living in fuel poverty and the need to make the country’s homes more energy efficient, OFTEC backed this month’s Cold Homes Week.
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Industry award for Worcester
Martin Lake, commercial director, Graham, Steve Lister, sales and marketing director, Worcester and Dan Williams, procurement manager, Graham
Worcester, Bosch Group, was named Supplier of the Year by plumbers’ merchant, Graham.
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OFTEC calls on government to incentivise uptake of high efficiency boilers
With a poor response to the government’s Green Deal, OFTEC has written to secretary of state for energy, Ed Davey, to propose the introduction of a boiler scrappage scheme to encourage more people to make the switch to high efficiency condensing boilers.
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Carbon monoxide – are your customers aware?
David Blevings and Richard Meredith – raising awareness of the silent killer
November 2013 was Northern Ireland’s first Carbon Monoxide Awareness month. Feedback from registered technicians across Northern Ireland suggests that householders believe the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning only apply to gas burning appliances.
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FREE tank safety checks – get involved
Support OFTEC’s tank safe campaign
OFTEC has teamed up with several tank manufacturers to promote safe storage of heating oil.
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Worcester calls installers to parliament
Worcester’s Neil Schofield – dedicated to championing the role of the installer
Worcester, Bosch Group recently held an evening reception for installers at the House of Lords.
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OFTEC rings the changes
“An un-notified installation can be a real headache,” says Adrian Lightwood, registration services director
OFTEC has made it easier for its technicians to register installations of new oil boilers and oil tanks by opening a new telephone service for notifiable works.
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Thames powers community heating scheme
Donald Daw, Mitsubishi Electric, Mike Spenser-Morris, NHP Leisure Developments, Jeffrey Adams, United House and Ed Davey
A new London-based eco friendly housing development is getting the energy for its heating and hot water directly from the Thames in a pioneering community heating scheme.