Man fined over poison death

Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Advertisement A landlord has been fined £20,000 after a six year old girl died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a house he...

Dangerous flue work leads to fine

A landlord has been fined for working on a gas flue without being properly registered or qualified. Peter Ingram from Lowsonford was fined a total of £2,000 and told to pay £1,777 costs by Stratford-upon-Avon Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to breaching two regulations of the...

Honeywell heating controllers help tenants ensure their heating systems are serviced

Landlords can ensure tenants take action to service their heating systems with the Honeywell ST9100S and ST9400S heating controllers, which include a comprehensive Service Interval Function with unique features. The landlord or heating contractor can set when the heating system requires servicing, plus an advance warning period during which the display flashes a reminder of the service deadlin

Health and Safety Executive (West Midlands)

HSE warns safety comes first when working with gas fittings after Stratford landlord is...

Condensing gas boilers "more efficient"

Boiler and Plumbing News> Plumbing & Heating Products Condensing gas boilers have been deemed 'more efficient' than other gas models, it has...

Baxi opens training facility

Boiler and Plumbing News> Plumbing & Heating Products Boiler manufacturer Baxi has opened a training facility for gas installers in partnership with Havering...

ACS Committee replaced after gas safety review

The 16-member ACS (Accredited Certification Scheme) Committee has been replaced by an eight-member body called the ACS Executive Committee, H&V News has...

Kitchen & Bathroom Show to take place at Sandown Park

The UK's first dedicated consumer show for kitchen and bathroom products and services is to be held on the 14th/16th November 2008 at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey. Whether home owners are replacing, remodelling, extending, building from scratch, or just keen to integrate the latest technology, the Kitchen & Bathroom Show will provide visitors with the right products, services, advice and inspir

Portable Power Generator: Keeping Your Family and Home Safe by Ann Triune

0plugsplug itNothing is more convenient than a portable power generator during an outage. You can rely on a good generator to give you enough power to run important appliances and...

Call for competence checks after CO alert

Householders are being urged to ensure work on flued appliances is carried out by qualified and competent workers after an elderly man suffered carbon monoxide poisoning following work at his home.