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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 on the UK market. The tester has also been adopted by leading boiler manufacturers for testing boiler stats and duo stats, found on hot water cylinders.
A new training centre in north Staffordshire – recently opened by Boilerserve – now offers all OFTEC assessment and training. “With over 40 years experience in the domestic, commercial and industrial heating sector, we’re able to offer additional training in commercial heating, burners and controls,” says Ron Flint of Boilerserve.
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.
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.
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.
Chris Huhne, former secretary of state for energy and climate change
On a recent visit to the headquarters of the Worcester, Bosch Group, Chris Huhne, former secretary of state for energy and climate change, was questioned on a number of issues including the UK economy, the Renewable Heat Incentive, the Green Deal and feed-in tariffs.
The first of 120,000 inefficient boilers gets scrapped under the government’s 2010 scrappage scheme. There are still 3.5 million G-rated, or older, boilers in use across the UK
In 2010, the government’s boiler scrappage scheme succeeded with all that it set out to achieve, says Worcester, Bosch. Almost 120,000 inefficient boilers were replaced, potentially saving 889,635 tonnes of CO² – as well as creating business for installers, and saving the average home £290 a year on heating bills.
The MAX OIL burner, specified by TR Engineering
Ecoflam has supplied its MAX OIL burners to TR Engineering for its Trianco range of Contractor SE kitchen/utility boilers. The burners, which are suitable for domestic and commercial applications, were chosen for excellent performance, high efficiency and quiet operation. Available in outputs from 17kW to 546kW, the range of low NOx burners features an extremely efficient fan ventilation system – making them compatible with a wide variety of boilers with high combustion chamber pressures. Additional features include an air damper with progressive micrometric air regulation, easy to assemble combustion head and monoblock electrodes for simple nozzle installation after maintenance.