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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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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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