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Every central heating boiler should be checked and serviced each year to avoid problems such as pump failure, heating circulation problems, a noisy boiler, leaking radiator valves or cold spots on the radiator. If these problems are regularly experienced then the heating system could benefit from power flushing. A regularly checked gas boiler could improve its efficiency and lead to smaller gas bills. It could also reduce fuel waste and highlight any safety problems.
With the summer months up... [more]
According to a report from the Equal Opportunities Commission in 2001, there were only 17 registered female plumbers. The chief executive of the EOC believes that women have previously been channelled into jobs such as childcare, instead of being made aware of alternative career opportunities. On a more positive note, many local authorities across the country are now trying to attract more women into the trades, including plumbing.
According to a new survey from 1st Action plumbing, 57 per ce... [more]
Held every two years, AHR Expo-Mexico is the premier trade event for the Mexican and Latin American HVAC/R marketplace. Alternating locations with Monterrey, the 2010 Show returns to the World Trade Center in Mexico City, D.F. for the first time in four years.
Over 6,000 contractors, engineers, dealers, distributors, facility managers and other HVAC/R buyers and specifiers of HVAC/R technology look for energy efficient products, sustainable technologies and dependable suppliers. And with over... [more]
Just three months after the Government’s boiler scrappage scheme was introduced, all 125,000 vouchers have been snapped up, causing the scheme to close. The Government gave householders £400 towards upgrading their old G rated boiler, for a new efficient A rated boiler.
Richard Clarke, chairman of 1st Action plumbing believes that the speed in which all 125,000 vouchers were handed out shows the inadequacy of the scheme: “The boiler scrappage scheme has so many long-term benefits for consumer... [more]
The Government has recently announced that it is cutting training budgets for adult learners by 10 to 25 per cent, meaning that colleges may have to axe courses on subjects such as plumbing and building. The cuts are being made to plug a national £200 million funding hole, however, Richard Clarke, chairman of 1st Action plumbing believes these cuts will help the “rogue training” industry to thrive.
Clarke comments, “The plumbing industry is only going to suffer from these training cuts as it ... [more]
Before the boiler scrappage scheme was introduced, there were around three and a half million homes in England with the very least efficient type of boiler (G-rated or worse). The Government gave householders £400 towards upgrading their old G rated boiler, for a new efficient A rated boiler.
Just three months after the Government’s boiler scrappage scheme was introduced, all 125,000 vouchers have been snapped up, causing the scheme to close last week.
The energy savings trust points out... [more]
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