INDUSTRY NEWS IIn nbrief Building services


Building services r,


training provider, G TEC, in partnership with th e


in partnership with the Microgeneration Certific Scheme (MCS), has wo


ation Certi fication


Scheme (MCS), has won an almost £1m bid to help e xisting trades people access discoun


people access discounted tr


on an almost nted training


in heat pumps and solar thermal, in order to meet the Green Homes Grant (GHG) demand. www.rhitss.co.uk


Honeywell and Daikin Chemical Europe have announced an agreement to distr ibute Honeywell’s Solstice L


an agreement to distribute L40X


’s Solstice L40X


(R-455A) lower-globa l-warming potential (L WP) refriger


regulations for environmental preferable refriger ants.. www.honeywell.com www.daikin.com


-455A) lower-global- arming potential (LGWP) refrigerant to compl y with stringent EU regulations for environmentally


CIPHE URGES INSTALLERS PAR


TA T


he Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineerin with energ


ng (CIPHE) has called on installers in vo gy efficiency of non-domestic building


Minister, Chris Pincher, has announced


er energy consumption and help prot enewstandardswillaffect all homes


a series of new targets for a green building rev olution. Designed to lowe environment, the


businesses – existing and new build. The new targets include measures to ensure:


• All new buildings are constructed to be highly energy efficient.


•Buildingworkinexistingbuildingsmustmeetnew standards.


•Measurestotackle overheating in existing homes to introduced to drive down costly bills for families. The Future Ho


omes Standard consultation has resu


Conex Bänninger’s OEM division is celebrating a prized Category 2 rating in the annual Supplier of the e Year Awards awarded by Mitsubishi Electric Air


Conditioning Systems Europe (M-ACE).


www.conexbanninger r.comr.com


Specialist merchant Wolsele will keep its branches across the UK open for service with the introduction of COVID- 19 regulations by the UK Government.


www.wolseley.co.uk


The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) has updated its ‘nstaller guide to condensate discharge pipe installation, and has also reissued its customer information booklet www.hhic.org.uk


Val e specialistValve specialist, Albio nValves UK, has pp


lbion Val es UK,


appointed Steven Bedford role within the company – due


has appointed Steven Bedfor as warehouse manager – a new rolewithin the company – due to increasing workloads and continued business growth. www.albionvalvesuk.com


Temperature control specialist, Aqua Group, has appointed Ben Davies as director of the company’s hire division, Aqua Hire.


aquahire.co.uk


Ziehl-Abegg board chaAbegg board chairman Uwe Ziehl has handed over


Ziehl has handed over the reins to his son Dennis Ziehl. www.ziehl-abegg.com


rthereinsto airman Uwe


Wolseley


the Government setting out plans to ‘radically improv energy performa


ance of new homes, with all homes to


highly energy efficient, with lowcarbon heating and b carbon ready by 2025.’ With new hom


carbon emission has been announ


obe


be zero obe ve the lted in


mes expected to produce 75-80% lowe ns by 2025 (compared to current level nced that to prepare for this target, ne


homes will be expected to produce 31% lower carbon emissions from 2021.


Existing homes wil l also be subject to higher standards. Those undertaking an extension will find they need to incorporate work


o ks thatmake homeswarmer and reduce


bills. There will be a requirement for replacements, repairs and parts to be mor


m e energy efficient. This includes


windows and building services such as heat pumps, c systems, or fixed lighting. Additionally, th


he Government’s new standards also


ocover: cooling


ew ls), it er


v lved gs to


make their voices heard in a consul tation running until April. The HousingM


sand ect the


ALLERS TO TAKE TAKE PART IN GREEN CONSULTA CONSULTATION LTATION


•Ventilation – a newrequ irement for additional ventilation and indoor air quality mon


•Overheatinginresidential buildings – a new overheating mitigation requir ement in the Building Regulations. With the standards bein timescale, the Governmen transitional arrangements certainty about the standa last for one year and appl an entire development.’


KevinWellman, chief e xe welcome the drive for ene path to net zero carbon em standards are being introd


x cutive of the CIPHE said: “We ergy efficient buildings and the missions. However, these new duced rapidly, into an industry


fighting the effects of CO VID-19, problems with the supply chain and a training crisis


s. To be successful, the industry


has to work together and support must be given to help deliver on Government aims.”


The Government has allso announced a consultation on higher performance targets for non-domestic buildings, which will mean buildings will be zero carbon ready by 2025. The Future Building Standards consultation will run from 19 January 2021 to 11:45pm on 13 April, and can be accessed at https://www.go.gov.uk/government/consultations/ the-futur e-buildings-standard MrWellman continued: their views heard on the p at the forefront of environ involved in the process. Th o


nmental change and need to be path to net zero. Installers are “It is vital that the industry makes


he CIPHE is urging all those with


an interest in higher performance targets for non-domestic buildings to take part in the Future Building Standards consultation, before it closes on 13 April.”


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SALES SQUAD ‘LINES UP’ FOR PRODUCTION LINE DUTY hreeBaxi sales teamcolleagues


T


expanded their skillset to join the production teamat the boiler


company’s Prestonmanufacturing site, when orders peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Themonth-long secondment put sales


team colleagues Daniel Kinsella, Dean Worrell, and Paul Trotman, through rigorous training


Hard a at work: Daniel Kinsella and Paul Trotman


programmes and a dexterity test to ensure theywere fit to work on the line.Once passed, they joined the production team to start assembling Baxi boilers.


Starting at a lowbase of production, the sales teamsoon tripled their capacitywhileworking on the boiler production line.This additional support helped the production teamto fulfil the influx of orders and cruciallymeant that customerswere not kept waiting for essential heating and hot water systems.


David Cook,UKsales director atBaxi, said: “Swapping sales for soldering irons was probably not something thatDaniel,Dean or ul, ever envisaged theywould do during their areers atBaxi.However, they all stepped up o the challenge to develop their knowledge and skills, joining the production teamat a busy time, when orders were increasing significantly. “Aswell as gaining a greater understanding


Pa c


of themanufacturing process fromstart to finish, the time on the production line provided our three colleagueswith awealth of newmanufacturing experience and knowledgewhich they have all taken back to their sales roles.


“We are really proud of themand the rest of the production teamfor their service this year, keeping the nation supplied with crucial heating and hotwater services.We thank themfor all their continue to do for Baxi and our customers.”


nitoring in high-risk non-domestic


buildings, such as offices and gyms, reducing the risk of any potential infections being spread indoors.


ards they are building. These will s… to provide all developers with nt will introduce ‘stringent ng brought in over a short


ytoindividualhomes, ratherthan yg


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February 2021


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