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Firebird for built-in quality
Firebird’s Slimline Combi
“Firebird boilers are technically different from other main boiler brands on the UK market,” says national sales manager, Barry Bryndilsen. “...
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Trading Standards investigation
OFTEC works closely with local authorities and Trading Standards to clamp down on rogue traders, and safeguard the reputation of legitimate businesses
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CBE for Worcester CEO
Richard Soper – awarded a CBE for services to the heating and renewable technologies industries
Richard Soper, chief executive officer of Bosch Thermotechnology, which incorporates the ...
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UKAS accreditation for OFTEC
Jacqueline Crawford
OFTEC has become one of the first certification bodies to gain approval from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for its competent persons’ ...
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Oil heating is more competitive
Comparative heating costs for an average three-bedroom home
With oil prices dipping to a low of 52.5p per litre this summer, independent figures show how ...
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Oil and Renewable Energy Show – sponsor news
Harlequin’s easy to use technology
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Oil plus solar thermal – a prize installation
Dave Shaw of South Coast Solar
Dave Shaw, of South Coast Solar, won first prize in the Greenstar oil-fired boiler installation category at the 12th ...
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Benefiting from a multi-technology approach
Featured in the very first issue of Oil Installer, Dave Ewins of Davanna Heating has been embracing oil and renewable energy technologies for five years. ...
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ASHP in older properties
Animation demonstrates benefits of renewable technology
Mitsubishi Electric has installed an 8.5kW Ecodan air source heat pump (ASHP) into a virtual three-storey Victorian terrace house ...
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Fit and forget
The Aztec system boiler available in outputs from 6kW to 12 kW
Trianco has launched a new breed of super compact Aztec system boilers. The ...
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Fire safety – no compromise
Meeting the requirements – FuelStop’s TFV
Capillary fire valves are a legal requirement for fuel burners. “When it comes to fire safety, there’s no ...
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FAME solution
Anglo Nordic products – solving problems caused by FAME
With the introduction of up to 7% FAME in normal fuel, Anglo Nordic has seen an increase in ...
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New tank generation – Carbery
New specifications from Carbery
Carbery has announced new product specifications across its range of single skin and bunded heating oil tanks. All tanks are now ...
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Adaptable tester
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 ...
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New at Boilerserve
A new training centre in north Staffordshire – recently opened by Boilerserve – now offers all OFTEC assessment and training. “With over 40 years experience in ...
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Grant – north of England
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 ...
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A busy Ecobuild debut…
Answering questions on bio-liquids, renewables integration and OFTEC’s new consultancy service were technical officer, Paul Hennon and Malcolm Farrow
The OFTEC pavilion at Ecobuild ...
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First rate support from Firebird
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 ...
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Historic boiler discoveries
1960s Firefly manual was recovered
Worcester, Bosch Group recently opened a museum at the company’s Warndon, Worcester headquarters. The museum guides visitors through ...
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10-year milestone for Grant Vortex oil range
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 ...
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Worcester installer strikes gold
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 ...
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Installer rewards
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 ...
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Keeping one step ahead of new legislation….
New rules, introduced by the Department of Communities & Local Government (DCLG), are expected to shake up the way that all competent persons’ schemes operate.
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UK installers suffering
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 ...