InstallerSHOW partners with World Refrigeration Day
InstallerSHOW and World Refrigeration Day are to host a series of national and international events at the NEC, Birmingham on 26th June 2024. These events will include conference and networking sessions for…
BCIA in attendance at Smart Buildings Show 2023
The BCIA will be returning to ExCeL, London, for this year’s Smart Buildings Show, the UK’s leading dedicated smart buildings event.
Taking place on 18-19 October, Smart Buildings Show 2023…
Wendy Belfield appointed as member of Industry Competence Committee
Wendy Belfield has been appointed on to the Industry Competence Committee (ICC), which has been set up by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to monitor and help to improve…
New research reveals urgent need to tackle net zero skills challenge
The UK's Net Zero ambitions are currently hindered by an acute skills shortage that hampers the design, development, supply, installation, inspection, and maintenance of legacy, current, new, and innovative systems.…
FETA Training and Skills Group hosts T-Levels webinar
The recently established FETA Training & Skills Group has been examining T-Levels as a route to bring more young people into the industry and on Monday 19th June 2023 held a…
FETA CEO discusses net zero strategy as time to deadline drops below 10,000 days
Speaking at The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) President’s Dinner, FETA CEO Chris Yates recently offered an update on Net Zero and provided insight on how to take the…
Green power goals jeopardised by 'lack of overarching plan'
The Public Accounts Committee has published a report warning that the Government has no overarching delivery plan to decarbonise the power sector by 2035.
The report found that while the Government has…
HVR Awards
Organised by Datateam Business Media, publisher of leading industry publication Heating & Ventilating Review, the HVR Awards have been championing innovation, excellence and achievement across the heating and ventilating industry…
New HEVAC Vice President announced
Barry Trewhitt has been named as the new HEVAC Vice President.
Barry is Product Development Manager at Advanced Air (UK) Ltd and has been involved with ventilation for most of…
FETA Lunch 2023
FETA’s flagship networking event – the renowned Annual Luncheon – recently brought together industry peers from across the heating, ventilation, building controls, refrigeration and air conditioning industries, with over 600 manufacturers,…
Independent Review of the Construction Product Testing Regime published
The government has published Paul Morrell’s Independent Review of the Construction Product Testing Regime.
Following the Grenfell Tower disaster, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) appointed former…
Dr Guy Hundy
Dr Guy Hundy, a leading technical expert within the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector for over 50 years, passed away recently.
A fellow and former president of the…
Changes announced to BCIA Management Committee
The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has announced changes to its Management Committee, with the addition of new members Jen Vickers, Ron Purcell and Jason Harper, while thanking Richard Meacham…
Net Zero Review: UK could do more to reap economic benefits of green growth
Chris Skidmore publishes his Net Zero Review, setting out the ‘historic opportunity’ offered by net zero
The UK’s leadership on tackling climate change has delivered real change at home and…
Updated information on Standard Assessment Procedure
The government has published updated details about Standard Assessment Procedure SAP10.2 and the timeline for the Reduced data SAP (RdSAP).
The Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) is the methodology used by…
New additions to the Energy Technology List
New technology groups, sub-technologies and updates to multiple sets of technology criteria are now live on the Energy Technology List (ETL).
Amid the news of soaring energy costs, the need…
Insurance advice for FETA members
FETA has announced a new partnership with Kerry London to offer members a range of insurance products.
Kerry London has been chosen as FETA’s exclusive insurance partner as the company has…
CCC publishes COP27 key outcomes report
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published its assessment of COP27, taking stock of global progress and identifing key actions for the UK in response, both at home and internationally,…
Michael Hims elected Vice-Chairman of Eurovent PG-CUR
The Eurovent Product Group ‘Air Curtains’ (PG-CUR) has elected FETA member Michael Hims (Carver) as its new Vice-Chairman. The election took place during the Product Group meeting at the 2022…
FETA members uncertain of COP 27 impact
The recent FETA poll questioning the difference COP 27 will make in the race to decarbonise the UK economy has returned a mixed response from members, with the majority - 60…
CLC announces support for private sector playbook
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is backing a new Private Sector Construction Playbook, published by the Construction Productivity Taskforce, which aims to drive change in the way projects across the private…
CE marking to continue to be recognised in Great Britain for a further two years
Government has announced its intention to introduce legislation to continue recognition of the CE marking and reversed epsilon marking until 31 December 2024 for most goods being placed on the market or…
Information on the IOR Annual Conference
SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS KEY ISSUES FOR THE NET-ZERO FUTURE OF THE RACHP SECTOR AT THE IOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Key topics focusing on how the RACHP sector can help end-users achieve…
Find out about the latest net zero initiatives and policies in the RACHP sector at the IOR Annual Conference
The programme for the IOR Annual Conference “Beyond Refrigeration – next steps for the future of low carbon RACHP” taking place in Birmingham on 1 December 2022 is now available…
FETA announces appointment of new Chair
Mark Hughes has been named as the new Chair of FETA – the Federation of Environmental Trade Associations.
Mark is business development manager with Chemours Thermal and Specialized Solutions where…
Your Ticket to London Build
The UK's biggest Festival of Construction will return to Olympia London this November 16th & 17th with more content, networking and entertainment than ever before.
London Build offers a totally…
Government advice for businesses following the death of Queen Elizabeth II
FETA is deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II. On behalf of our organisation and our members, our thoughts and sympathies are with the King…
BCIA announces appointment of new Executive Officer
The UK’s leading association for building energy management systems (BEMS), the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA), has announced the appointment of Catherine Walker as Executive Officer on the retirement of…
FETA poll shows labour market ranks highest amongst current business concerns
The latest poll of FETA members suggests that the labour market is currently the number one area of concern for firms operating in the built environment.
Industry uncertainty and a…
FETA's Bob Wilkinson
In early August we heard the sad news that FETA’s retired Commercial Manager, Bob Wilkinson, passed away suddenly and peacefully at his home on the Isle of Wight on Sunday…
London Build 2022
FETA is pleased to be supporting London Build 2022, the UK’s leading construction show when it returns to Olympia London’s Grand Hall on November 16th & 17th.
Secure your FREE…
World Refrigeration Day set to promote Cooling Matters theme
World Refrigeration Day 2022 will take place on 26th June and this year the theme is ‘Cooling Matters’.
Now in its fourth year, the day serves as a platform to…
IOR Annual Conference Call for Abstracts
The 2022 IOR Annual Conference which will be held in Birmingham on 1 December 2022 will be focusing on the UK’s net-zero ambitions and what the RACHP industry is putting…
Join the IOR on 8 June for an online Cool Talk event on Pressure Equipment Safety Regulations with experts David Paget Chair of the IOR Technical Committee and Bob Wright…