Electronic appointment card system reminds Indesit customers about engineer appointments

The days of having to take time off work to hang around the house endlessly while waiting for an engineer, will soon be a thing of the past. Indesit Company has launched a new electronic appointment card system, to help remind customers about their engineer appointment, conveniently and easily in advance via email. The email service is the first of its kind to be offered in the UK and has been ...[more]

Plumbers believe the recession is far from over

According to the latest quarterly survey carried out by Clifton Asset Management (CAM), small business owners in the plumbing sector believe the worst of the recession may be over but fear that it has another year or more left to run. The research reveals that 28 per cent of firms have cut jobs over the past six months, down from 34 per cent in the last survey. Meanwhile 12 per cent of owner- ...[more]

MagnaClean removes virtually 100 percent of the damaging suspended black iron oxide from central heating systems

MagnaClean has been developed to maintain domestic and commercial central heating systems with a range of purpose-designed products available to the market. Since MagnaClean technology was introduced to the central heating sector in 2003 by ADEY Professional Heating Solutions, the high efficiency, full-flow magnetic filters have become an industry standard. Following discussions with leading in ...[more]

MagnaClean delivers effective sludge removal in central heating systems for Scottish and Southern Energy

Scottish and Southern Energy supplies electricity and gas to more than nine million UK customers. The energy company is raising customer central heating service levels through the adoption of a new programme of ongoing system maintenance. Scottish and Southern Energy has introduced MagnaClean technology as part of a widespread initiative to improve central heating service and installation provi ...[more]

Drop in Carbon Monoxide poisoning fatalities is due to the introduction of nationwide measures

The Corgi Trust, in the 12th annual benchmarking report, reveals that fatalities caused by Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning linked to domestic appliances such as boilers, cookers, room heaters and warm air heaters in Great Britain have dropped by more than 50% over the last decade from a high of 24 to 9. The report, compiled from information supplied via Downstream Incident Data Report (DIDR) for ...[more]

gas-elec franchisees renew agreements

There are currently 126 franchisees within the gas-elec network that operate from 18 regional offices across the country. Despite the global recession, gas-elec has recorded a 12% growth in Q1 and Q2 2009, which is indicative of the strength and success of the business model. gas-elec has announced that 94% of their franchisees that were due to renew their franchise agreements for a further fiv ...[more]

Baxi Group successfully completes the HHIC Benchmark audit

Benchmark is the nationally-recognised Scheme that places responsibilities on both manufacturers and installers to ensure best practice in the installation, commissioning and servicing of domestic heating and hot water products in line with Building Regulations in England and Wales. It is managed and promoted by the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC). Baxi Group recently completed ano ...[more]

Minor repairs to the bathroom can save a lot of money

With the housing market in a state of flux, more emphasis is being placed on making the most of what you already have. There's no difference to that sentiment in the world of bathroom design, and IQ Living are making sure their customers have a full range of spares and accessories to save even more money. IQ Living have an extensive range of bathroom accessories and spares available online, to ...[more]

Health and Safety Executive brings rogue gas fitters to justice

HSE successfully prosecuted 28 people for breaching gas legislation in 2008/09, covering 66 separate offences. 173 enforcement notices were also served during this period. (see notes to editors). A number of these cases involved engineers found carrying out gas work without being registered or working outside their competency - doing jobs which they are not formally qualified for. The Health a ...[more]

Health and Safety Executive brings rogue gas fitters to justice

HSE successfully prosecuted 28 people for breaching gas legislation in 2008/09, covering 66 separate offences. 173 enforcement notices were also served during this period. (see notes to editors). A number of these cases involved engineers found carrying out gas work without being registered or working outside their competency - doing jobs which they are not formally qualified for. The Health a ...[more]