Behind the headlines
Behind the headlines
Environment Agency on the case During the seminar chaired by B&ES Refrigeration, Air Condi- tioning and Heat Pump group chairman Tony Williams, the Envi- ronment Agency’s Chemical Compliance Team said it was ag- gressively pursuing people who breach the European F-Gas Regu- lation that strictly controls the use of refrigerant gases. Alarmed by the number of DIY heat pump installations and online auction sites offering air condition- ing systems for sale to unregulated buyers, enforcement officer Richard Troup told delegates that the EA wanted to work more closely with contractors and trade bodies to improve enforcement. He said simply because there hadn’t been any prosecutions so
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far did not mean there wouldn’t be any in the future. “We can and do get products
removed from e-bay and other auction sites within hours. We are also closely monitoring the sale of imported and second hand equipment.” He said the promotion of DIY installation was under scrutiny that the EA had contacted a num- ber of companies who promoted products as ‘easy to fit’. “If they require the connection of refrig- erant pipework they fall under the Regulation,” Mr Troup said. The EA said it would act on
any reports it receives of poten- tial breaches of the Regulation adding there was now an oppor- tunity to remove ‘rogue traders’ from the sector.
Presentation of this year’s Yorkshire Training Awards took place during the annual ball organised by the Yorkshire Region of the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) at the Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford. The awards went to eight employees of seven companies – all active in Yorkshire. • Heating and Ventilation Craftsman: Elliot Blakely, T Clarke, Leeds. • Heating and Ventilation Craftsman Merit: James Moore, Shepherd Engineering Services, York. • Heating and Ventilation Installer: Kieran Simon, Mitton Mechanical Services, Bradford.
• Service and Maintenance Level 2: Sam Cunnington, Walter Miles Build- ing Services, Leicester. • Electrical Level 3: Paul Walton, Shepherd Engineering Services, York. • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Level 2: George Walker, ICS Services, West Wickham, Kent. • Building Services Technician: Joshua Eason, Interserve Engineering Services, West Bromwich. • Building Services Incorporated Engi- neer: Graham Walters, N G Bailey, Ilkley.
For more information on the B&ES and its members, contact Val O’Reilly on 020 7313 4907 or email
val.oreilly@b-es.org
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