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Will you be the Oil Installer of the Year 2015?
The Heating & Renewable Awards will return in 2015 – and will feature several new award categories, including Oil Installer of the Year.
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Backing the “no to CO” campaign
Malcolm Farrow of OFTEC testing a carbon monoxide detector
Carbon monoxide detectors should be made mandatory in homes says OFTEC which is urging oil consumers ...
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New wood pellet store from Grant
Grant UK’s new wood pellet storage system
Grant UK has launched a new bulk wood pellet storage system to feed biomass boilers, allowing homeowners ...
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Trianco appoints UK sales director
Trianco has announced the appointment of Alan Jones as UK sales director. Alan joins the company with more than 30 years of sales and marketing experience ...
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Energy fears mean 80% will ration heat this winter
Research has revealed that 80% of UK households will brave plummeting temperatures and ration their heating at home this winter – all in a bid to keep ...
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OFTEC’s “major win” over NOx emission levels
Working closely with DECC, DEFRA and other EU member state organisations, OFTEC has secured a ‘major win’ for the oil heating industry over a new ...
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Boiler upgrade to replace RHI flop?
Jeremy Hawksley, director general, OFTEC
The government’s domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme is a costly and unrealistic solution to lowering carbon emissions which ...
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Oil-fired boilers continue to be installed in new homes
Martyn Bridges, director of marketing and technical support at Worcester, Bosch Group
“We certainly welcome the decision to not prohibit the installation of gas or ...
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OFTEC evidence leads to conviction
Paul Rose, technical director, OFTEC
A carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning fatality in Suffolk underlines the importance of ensuring that all heating appliances are serviced and ...
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Tackling fuel poverty
Under proposals published by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), future governments will be required by law to help fight fuel poverty by ...
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Oil boiler + heat pump – the benefits
A snap-shot of Mitsubishi’s new Ecodan brochure
Mitsubishi Electric has produced a new brochure to highlight the benefits of using a renewable Ecodan air ...
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Renewables registration with OFTEC
Adrian Lightwood, OFTEC registration director.
To support technicians working in renewable technologies, OFTEC has introduced new classes of registration for solar thermal systems and heat ...
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Research predicts oil price drop will continue
“Oil is becoming more affordable and competitive, and the cheapest option going forward for most off-gas homes” says Jeremy Hawksley
New research commissioned by OFTEC ...
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Firebird’s summer sizzler
The Boilerhouse, Combi, Kitchen, Slimline Heatpac and Systempac boilers from Firebird
Firebird is giving away a luxury portable Piccolino charcoal barbeque from Landmann (worth £39.99) with ...
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Total solution from Grant
Property developer Colin Goodwin alongside his new Spira wood pellet boiler
Grant UK recently provided a total solution for a new residence in Grimsby.