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Interview

A Day in the Life… Vital Energi’s Veronica Hamilton 

Veronica Hamilton, lead development manager at Vital Energi, spoke with our content editor as part of our series of ‘a day in the life’, a feature which reveals the person behind the role. Find out what Veronica can’t leave the house without...
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News

PipeSnug secures Dragons’ Den buy-in 

Great news, as PipeSnug founders secure investment from BBC One’s Dragons’ Den to build their business and develop their products. Well done, Chris and Alex.
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Interview

A Day in the Life … myenergi’s Jordan Brompton

myenergi's co-founder and CMO, Jordan Brompton, shares her day with us in our new ‘day in the life of...’ feature. Can you guess what the best part of her job is? 
3 min read

News

Wolseley UK crowned top employer

Wolseley UK has been crowned as a top employer by the Top Employers Institute, a title which is awarded to organisations that demonstrate ‘dedication to building a better world of work as exhibited through excellent HR policies and people practices.’
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News

Grant UK welcomes area sales manager for East Anglia

Grant UK is welcoming Steve Farrow as its new area sales manager for East Anglia to provide support to installers, engineers and merchants on all its heating products and services.
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News

ESG metrics: UK Leading the Charge

ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance, also commonly referred to as sustainability. In a business context, sustainability is about the company’s business model. Hence, how its products and services contribute to sustainable development, and how operations are managed to minimise any negative impact.
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Opinion

Diversity for installers

We live in changing times, led by a reassessment of how we treat our planet and each other, increasing digitisation and the roll-back of globalisation towards national priorities. These ‘megatrends’, which have been accentuated and accelerated by the response to the pandemic, are incredibly relevant to the roles women take in the workplace and wider society.
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Feature

No jab, no job – what do you think?

Pimlico Plumbers chairman, Charlie Mullins, recently stated his intention to draft a new employment contract for its 400-strong workforce to ensure that only those vaccinated against Covid-19 could work for him.
2 min read

News

NIBE’s Phil Hurley appointed as HPA chairman

Managing director of NIBE Energy Systems, Phil Hurley, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Heat Pump Association (HPA), replacing Graham Wright. Stepping into Phil Hurley’s former position as vice-chairman, a role held by Hurley since April 2019, is Max Halliwell of Mitsubishi Electric.
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News

Implications of lockdown restrictions for installers

Following the Government announcement of national restrictions to commence on the 5th November, MCS took to social media to highlight that tradespeople are allowed to continue working and access customers’ homes, if the customer is in agreement and the guidance on distancing is followed.
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Feature

The UK requires a retrofit army to meet Net Zero target

The figures were published as a cross-party task force of 24 mayors and local leaders, representing 24 million people across England submitted a proposal to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to unlock £100bn as part of the Spending Review, which closed on 24 September. The finance should be predominantly met from the private sector with the Treasury pump-priming £5bn via a Net Zero Development Bank.
2 min read

Opinion

HETAS responds to Heat Commission policy

Bruce Allen, CEO of HETAS and Woodsure, responds to the Heat Commission policy, convened by the CBI and University of Birmingham, with input from leading industry figures, calling the Government to develop a National Delivery Body (NDB) to lead the development and implementation of a national heat decarbonisation strategy.
2 min read