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Navien has reintroduced its exclusive one-day training sessions, delivering essential information about the company’s range of oil and gas boilers, as well as its energy saving smart controls. As restrictions continue to be eased, face-to-face training has resumed in multiple locations across the UK, giving installers the opportunity to attend a nearby session.
The Tigerloop has been the industry leading oil de-aerator since it was invented by Tigerholm in 1971. Rigorous quality control and testing are keys to the success of the Tigerloop. Each and every Tigerloop is functionally tested prior to delivery. Also, each Tigerloop is pressure tested for 10 hours to ensure the integrity of its seals for a safe installation.
Navien has launched Navien Choice, a new loyalty scheme, open to all oil and gas boiler installers. There is a whole catalogue of high-quality rewards available, from wireless speakers and pizza ovens, through to PlayStation 5 consoles, BBQs, iPhones and holiday vouchers.
A unique UK-based mental health charity has praised Firebird for helping it to continue its invaluable work.
Grant UK has donated £10,000 to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance (WAA).
All OFTEC services are fully operational, including the technical helpline, registration services and OFTEC Direct. Some staff are working from home so that social distancing guidelines can be followed by those staff who need to be in the office. You can check for updates on our COVID-19 information page (www.oftec.org/technicians/covid-19-information), where you will also find guidance on working safely during the pandemic. Ahead of any site visit, we strongly recommend keeping your customers informed about what precautions you will be taking and what you will expect from them.
MCS is to consult on a new route to certification, removing one of the current barriers to participation in the scheme.
In September, OFTEC launched its new TrustMark registration scheme. TrustMark is the government endorsed quality scheme which covers work carried out in or around homes.
Many consumers and businesses have taken advantage of the recent low cost of heating oil and some may even have purchased new and/or second hand tanks to store the fuel in. These tanks are likely to have been placed in rear gardens adjacent to an existing tank, with little thought given to the tank base, fire safety or whether the total volume stored now exceeds the domestic storage regulations.
At the beginning of July, Worcester Bosch welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, to its Worcester factory.
During 2019 Grant UK’s staff were busy completing fundraising activities in aid of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance.
Information for OFTEC registered heating technicians
The unprecedented lockdown period in the UK and Ireland has been extremely testing for many people. Decisions that would normally be unthinkable have transformed our daily lives, presenting a range of challenges – whether it’s juggling work and childcare, or getting used to the isolation, lost income or patchy home broadband.
To drive through the changes needed to reach its carbon reduction targets, the government will need to shake up the current way that things are done in the heating industry. OFTEC has dusted off its crystal ball and here considers a few of the most likely policy options the government may consider.
Grant Engineering welcomed Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to officially open its newly expanded facilities in Birr, Co. Offaly, representing a capital investment of €14 million.
New regulations from Natural Resources Wales, due to come into force in March 2020, will mean that all above-ground tanks in excess of 200 litres, used to store oil at commercial premises in Wales, are required to have a secondary containment system to prevent oil escaping to the environment in the event of a spillage