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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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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.
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Oil is not lost to renewables
“Hybrid systems offer a smart choice to owners of oil-fuelled homes” is the message from Glow-worm’s Pippa Wibberley
At a time when many oil installers are considering a move into renewables, Glow-worm’s commercial director Pippa Wibberley asks whether the choice needs to be as clear cut, with the added option of going down the hybrid route.
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Boiler sales – a significant improvement
Last winter’s prolonged icy blast may have been a source of misery for many UK residents, but it seems to have done no harm at all to oil boiler sales, which have seen a significant improvement since October 2012.
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Gold service key to success
When you think of the West Country you think of thatched cottages, cream teas and rolling hills, but what’s it like for oil installers working in the countryside? Oil Installer spoke to Sam Fice, director of Energy Systems (SW) Ltd, about the state of the industry today.
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A good time to replace that old oil boiler
In support of OFTEC, a prominent Northern Ireland politician is urging consumers to take advantage of the latest boiler replacement scheme
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Installer goes back to school
Adam (l) and Graham Taylor received their OFTEC oil boiler installer of the year awards from Dave Hall, Grant’s national sales manager
OFTEC award winner, Adam Smith talks to Oil Installer’s Liz Boardman about his winning installation and working with renewables
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Key interviews with show sponsors
With its influential, high profile speakers discussing a diverse range of topics, The Oil and Renewable Energy Show 2012 promises to build on 2010’s successful event
Key interviews with the sponsors of the Oil and Renewable Energy Show 2012.
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The bigger the better
Hytek’s impressive and user friendly catalogue
Hytek’s new 2012/2013 catalogue is to be its biggest yet.
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Riello keeps it clean
A large percentage of pump failures are caused by water, dirt or debris
Riello sees a number of oil pumps returned with claims that the unit has failed under warranty. The first check is to open the pump cover and look for signs of contamination. A large percentage of failures are caused by water, dirt or debris entering the pump. This is not covered under the company’s warranty terms and conditions. There must be suitable filtration in the supply line to prevent further issues and maintenance cleaning to be carried out, if required.
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Filtration innovation
The Sockit system in action
Adler & Allan (A&A) has launched Sockit, an innovative filtration system. The system is a simple and economical way of dealing with oil contaminated water being pumped out of oil tank bunds, manholes, vaults, sumps, retention ponds and ditches. It uses multi-stage filtration to remove hydrocarbons and sediment to almost non-detectable levels. Extremely efficient, reusable and recyclable, it can be used in a range of de-watering applications, without slowing the pumping process.