5
Dec
Retrospective Boiler Labelling- a voluntary conversation starter
5th Dec 2016
Stewart Clements, Director at The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council talks about the new boiler labelling scheme, why it was created a...
14
Nov
COMBI-BOILERS AND NON-RETURN/CHECK VALVES- ADVICE TO INSTALLERS
14th Nov 2016
With some areas of the UK increasingly under “water stress” due to rising demand and limitations on supply, the growing numbe...
7
Nov
Central Heating - a machine of society
7th Nov 2016
91.6% of homes in the UK use a Gas, Oil or Solid Fuel boiler as their main source of heating. 85% using a Gas boiler, making it the most...
7
Nov
‘tis’ the season to be in control
7th Nov 2016
It’s that time of year again. No, not Christmas, heating season, or as we call it in my house ‘indoor temperature disagreemen...
1
Nov
Fuel Poverty rises as help demises
1st Nov 2016
‘We are analysing your feedback’ - That is the current status of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) Help to Heat consultation.
1
Nov
New Solid Fuel Technical specification launched by HWA and HETAS
1st Nov 2016
The Hot Water Association, HWA, in conjunction with HETAS, the official body recognised by government to approve biomass and sold fuel he...
25
Oct
New policy put forward by HHIC has a promising start
25th Oct 2016
The change to building regulations in 2005 remains one of the most successful government interventions into the residential energy market...
25
Oct
25th Oct 2016
As I write this article the UK is preparing to vote in the EU referendum, the outcome of which will be old news by the time you read this...
25
Oct
25th Oct 2016
When selecting an unvented hot water cylinder, factors like performance, build quality and efficiency are all high on the list. However,...
25
Oct
Hot water for the impatient nation
25th Oct 2016
You’re in a hurry and need to know what this article is all about, right? OK, OK. It's about impatience (and hot water).
25
Oct
One voice, united to influence change
25th Oct 2016
As a UK citizen, you have many representatives, at several levels of industry and govern-ment and each of them has a different set of res...
25
Oct
The Domestic Heat Strategy Group- delivering Low Carbon Heat
25th Oct 2016
The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council, HHIC and its members have identified the actions that we believe the united heating industry,...
25
Oct
Trade events are essential to the entire supply chain
25th Oct 2016
It can be challenging to find the time to attend trade events, especially when the ‘day job’ is stacking up, but aren’t...
25
Oct
Smart- then, now and in the future
25th Oct 2016
Do you remember life before smart, in particular your smart phone? Mobile phones have been with us for 30 years or more but ‘back i...
25
Oct
HHIC joins the debate on Building Regulations Enforcement
25th Oct 2016
In late 2015, HHIC and representatives from across the industry joined the Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC) at the...
25
Oct
Carbon Capture and Storage and the trilemma
25th Oct 2016
In 2015, the 195 countries represented at the Paris climate conference (COP21) reached a legally binding agreement on climate change- to...
25
Oct
Energy Efficiency policies in the UK have so far failed to deliver
25th Oct 2016
Mike Foster, the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) Chief Executive, provides an industry perspective and discusses what is needed to ge...
25
Oct
The future is Hot Water Cylinders
25th Oct 2016
The heating industry agrees that renewables in varying forms, even though not exactly forging ahead at the moment, will become main strea...
25
Oct
Water treatment is integral to central heating efficiency
25th Oct 2016
Water treatment (WT) and other central heating system maintenance measures are specified in Building Regulations, British Standards and m...
25
Oct
HYDROGEN – The dawn of a heating revolution?
25th Oct 2016
The chemical element Hydrogen is the most common element in the periodic table and sci-entists estimate that it makes up 75% of the mass...