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from specialist r ecruitment consultancy,y,WR HV ACR, just 39% of professionals wor k ing in the HVACR sect or believe they have the opportunity t o develop professionally with their curr ent employer, despite incoming legislative changes.
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OFTEC has submitt ed its response to government’s recen t Fuel Poverty Strategy for England consultation outlining ho w fuel poor households should not be denied the opportunit y t o benefit from the cheapest heating sy stems to install and run.
www.oftec.org.uk
The Ministr y of Housing, Communities and Local
Governmen t has published a
consultation on The F utur e Homes Standard: changes to P art L and Part F (ventilation) of the Building Regulations for new dw ellings . Vaillant Group UK, w elcomes the publication.
www.vaillant.co.uk
A new repor t launched by the minister for Climate Change has called for an urgent Gr een Hea t Roadmap by 2020. T he study by UK think-tank Policy Connect w arns that the UK will miss its 2050 net- zero climate tar get without radical change.
www.policyconnect.org.uk The latest updates t o the Heat
Network (Met ering and Billing) Regulations will be e xplained a t Switch2 Energy’ s breakfast seminar road show this November .
www.switch2.co.uk
Over a six-week per iod A1 Flue Systems has completed projects t otalling £850,000 by installing flue and chimney systems during the school summer holidays.
www.polypipe.com
Polypipe Building Pr oducts is reaffir ming its support of
community sport by sponsoring Doncaster Knights.
www.polypipe.com
On November 13, Fujitsu G eneral A ir Conditioning UK will host a roadshow event at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
www.fujitsu.com
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FUTURE GAS REPORT IS A WAKE UP CALL TO GOVERNMENT
be underestimated and the Future Gas r eport – ‘Uncomfortable Home Truths: why Britain urgently needs a low carbon heat strategy’- is a wakeup call to government. The (EUA) was involved in the Future Gas series studies and the latest report e xamines issues relat ed to consumers and the development of appliances.
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Mike Foster, EUA chief executive, said: “Consumers must be front and centre of future heat strategy and the industry must consider what the consumer really wants, and if it can be delivered.
“The key findings of the report reaffirm that we need to act now,
he Energy and Utilities Allianc e (EUA) says the scale of heat decarbonisation should not
“ oTo do this we need to utilise the wealth of knowledge across the industry and deploy a driving force of governance to manage and deliver affordable, secure and low carbon heat. EUA believes that the only sensible, cost effectiv e and
we must suppor t households and provide attractive and affordable low carbon heating whilst protecting those in fuel poverty. o do t
deliverable solution to decarbonising the hard to tackle heat sector is by using green gases such as hydrogen. The technology is being tested that can deliver the carbon reductions needed, while keeping people warm in their homes.
“It is the optimum solution. The energy trilemma, a phrase tha t rightly suggests the difficulty in
balancing the c ompeting demands of affordability, reliability, and
sustainability, should be set against the UK’s particular needs and utilising the existing gas network, but with low carbon gas does this.” The recommendations and
findings of this report will form the basis of Carbon Connect’s upcoming work aimed at influencing BEIS’ 2020 Heat Roadmap.
VENT-AXIA NAMED A BUSINESS SUPERBRAND V ent-Ax a has been named in the UK Business
Axia has been named in the UK Businessi Superbrand list for 2019. The award follows independent research commissioned by The
Centre for Brand Analysis (TCBA) which identifies the UK’s Superbrands in an annual league table.
The ranking, which has been tracking the UK’s leading business-to-business (B2B) brands since 2001, recognises companies for quality, reliability and distinction. The UK Business Superbrand is considered the B2B brand barometer. The annual Business Superbrand survey involves voting undertaken by marketing experts and business professionals.
Brands do not apply or pay to be considered; rather an extensive database of UK brands is compiled using a wide range of sources from sector reports to industry league tables.
This year the Business Superbrands survey assessed almost 1,600 brands across 63 industry categories. The research process was managed by TCBA, following a voting process involving 2,500 UK business professionals, in conjunction with a council comprising of 24 senior B2B marketing leaders. The best performing brands, including Vent-Axia, were awarded Business Superbrand status. Companies with Superbrand status are considered to offer customers significant emotional and/or tangible er competitors, which customers want
advantages ov and recognise.
To identify the Superbrands voters were asked to judge brands against the following three criteria: quality, reliability and distinction.
November 2019 Above: Richard Paine, marketing director at Vent-Axia.
www.heatingandventilating.net
Richard Paine, marketing director at Vent-Axia, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded Business Superbrand status again this year since it illustrates that Vent-Axia continues to be recognised as a ventilation business that offers customers significant advantages over its competitors. A highly prized accolade, being named a Superbrand for 2019 reflects our high standards of quality, reliability and distinction.”
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