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HIU test standard revised following district heating industry demand


he UK’s first test standard for Heat Interface Units (HIUs), which is managed by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), has been revised and updated in response to growing demand from the district heating industry. Two UK-based test houses have now been approved to carry out testing to the standard – BSRIA and Enertek International – in addition to the Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), which was previously the only organisation able to test to the new UK standard. HIUs extract heat from district heating networks to feed individual buildings and dwellings. How they perform is central to the overall efficiency of a district scheme. The Standard was designed, therefore, to help developers of UK heat networks procure HIUs based on comparative performance data. The availability of a UK standard has prompted considerable response from manufacturers with a significant number of HIUs already tested at RISE with several more already going through the process at BSRIA and Enertek.


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Testing to the standard is a two-stage process: The HIU has to achieve a UKAS or equivalent national accreditation through one of the three test houses and this result must then be verified by the Standard’s Steering Group before being published on the BESA website (see below). As part of the revision process, the steering group overseeing the Standard has been expanded and a technical sub- committee – comprising industry experts and the three test houses – has been set up. It will make recommendations to the steering group on developing the standard, including a planned expansion of the regime.


An HIU Manufacturers’ forum has already had its first meeting at BESA’s headquarters in London and provided valuable feedback to the steering group.


“One of the Standard’s great strengths is that it has been developed by users, for users,” said UK HIU Steering Group Chair, Gareth Jones.


www.thebesa.com/ukhiu IHEEM champions steam systems training


Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) can now take advantage of industry-leading training for steam systems as part of a new partnership. IHEEM is the UK’s largest specialist Institute for the Healthcare Estates Sector and is adding its seal of approval to Spirax Sarco’s City & Guilds accredited courses to help develop its members in this specialist area.


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The courses that have been selected are ‘Steam Plant Maintenance’ and ‘Steam Boiler Plant Fundamentals’. The first enables engineers to demonstrate fault finding through practical


experience, while the latter provides an understanding of the wet side of the boiler. Each course is delivered at Spirax Sarco’s training facility in Cheltenham. The site has


embers of The Institute of Healthcare


J S Wright has been recognised for its pioneering approach to apprentice training. The company, which has offices in Birmingham, Bristol and London, won the Employer Training Initiative of the Year category for London, the South East and the Midlands at the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Awards, in London, for the new J S Wright Experience programme.


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The scheme, launched at the start of 2018, provides M&E technical apprentices with the all-round skills and experience to pursue an accelerated career path with J S Wright.


Running alongside existing academic and work-based college courses, the


programme involves trainees being mentored through a four-year course that includes working in all office departments and on site and being immersed in J S


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J S Wright wins award for training initiative


echanical and electrical building services specialist


uTerence McLaughlin, J S Wright associate director and leader of the J S Wright Experience programme, receives the Employer Training Iniave of the Year Award for London, the South East and the Midlands from guest speaker, author and journalist, Eve Pollard and BESA president, Tim Hopkinson


Wright’s values, processes and procedures.


Trainees also learn industry design regulations, take part in supplier and manufacturer visits and client networking, and complete an annual nine-month project which provides evidence for college qualifications. Martina Stocker, BESA Events Manager, said: “The judging panel regarded J S


Wright’s training programme as excellent and well- constructed and they were hugely impressed by the role of experienced mentors in guiding the trainees and passing on their knowledge.”


J S Wright operates its own apprentice training academy which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.


BakerHicks appointed to UK Atomic Energy Authority framework


a working boiler house, demonstration rigs – providing hands-on fault finding and assembly exercises – and practical areas which allow delegates to put the theory into practice.


The IHEEM approval adds to a wider list of professional bodies approving these courses including the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), the Combustion Engineering Association (CEA) and The City & Guilds of London Institute. Chris Parker, IHEEM’s


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membership development manager from The IHEEM said: “It is evident that Spirax Sarco’s training solutions are well-respected across the industry and have helped many professionals further their careers so naturally we want to promote them to our members.”


For more information visit: http://www.spiraxsarco.com/ global/uk/Training/Pages/ home.aspx


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akerHicks, the multi-disciplinary design and engineering company, has been appointed to the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Engineering Design Services Framework to deliver a range of highly technical engineering services in support of its UK fusion programme.


The scope of the framework covers a range of UKAEA commissions, including Joint European Torus (JET), Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE) and Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) in the UK, as well as two European projects, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in France and European Spallation Source (ESS) in Sweden. Paula Barham, senior procurement


manager said: “BakerHicks demonstrated a clear understanding of our needs and a sound ability to deliver across highly technical projects. Their quality management system was particularly impressive, matched with a commercial approach that we believe will deliver good value for money.”


UKAEA manages the UK fusion programme at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE), one of the world’s leading fusion research laboratories. A full range of engineering design services are being sought across five Lots, including; mechanical and electrical engineering, control & instrumentation, piping, civil engineering, process engineering, building services and robotics.


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