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PTS – keeping the Commonwealth Games on track

PTS supplied a range of heating and plumbing products to the Athletes Village Plumbing Trade Supplies (PTS) is celebrating the completion of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes Village after supplying a range of essential heating and plumbing products to the City Legacy consortium.

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Installers must join fight against oil theft

The Kingspan Watchman Anywhere App With oil theft on the rise, Colin McGregor, Parts Center’s category director for pump, parts and controls, tells installers how they can help customers protect their tanks.

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Oil tank fire causes devastation

Fire crews from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue were called out to a property in West Alvington, near Kingsbridge in Devon following reports that a domestic oil tank was alight.

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New CEO for IDHEE

The Institute of Domestic Heating & Environmental Engineers (IDHEE) has appointed David Matthews as chief executive officer.

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New BES catalogue

Mail order specialist, BES, has launched its new catalogue.

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Free heat pump seminars from Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Electric has announced a programme of free seminars highlighting the integral role heat pump technology has to play in both the commercial and residential heating sectors.

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The Energy Efficiency Exhibitions return

The Energy Efficiency Exhibitions return this September, delivering invaluable information on ECO, Green Deal, RHI and much more.

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Boiler sales exceed expectations

Boiler sales for the first half of this year are up 23% on 2012 – a very welcome outcome for installers, boiler manufacturers and kerosene distributors.

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Bring back boiler scrappage says Worcester

Since Green Deal’s launch in January 2013, official figures show that take-up amongst consumers has been poor with only a handful of installations, despite 9224 assessments being completed.

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Oil boilers – big uptake in Northern Ireland

Strong response from Irish householders to the government’s £12million Boiler Replacement Scheme introduced last September, has been welcomed by OFTEC.

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New boiler in baby blue

Royal Warrant holder, Worcester, Bosch Group has honoured last month’s royal birth by creating a one-off baby blue boiler.

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Capital break for tank manufacturer

The Tuffa girls – Marlene, Amy, Charlie, Jackie, Sue, Kerry and Cheryl To celebrate their hard work over the past year, the ladies from tank manufacturer Tuffa recently enjoyed a trip to London.

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Playing the numbers game

With finances already stretched for many in the plumbing and heating industry, Oil Installer spoke to some installers to see if the cost of training and assessments is becoming too much to bear.

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A winning combination

Encouraging oil installers to join Hybrid Heating System’s installer network, managing director, Mark Menhennet For installers wishing to offer their customers services in renewables, MCS registration can be both expensive and time consuming (see page 28-29). Mark Menhennet, Hybrid Heating Systems, talks to Oil Installer about taking the pain away for those who train.