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Vital for homeowners to check credentials of tradespeople, says OFTEC in response to conviction
Monday, October 17, 2016 by OFTECIn response to the recent conviction of a part time plumber in North Devon who has been jailed for two years for carrying out dangerous installation work and vastly overcharging customers, OFTEC stresses the importance of checking the credentials of tradespeople before employing them.
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Government’s 2050 Heat Strategy is ‘unrealistic’, says industry leaders
Monday, October 17, 2016 by OFTECAlmost three quarters of heating industry professionals think the government’s Heat Strategy is unrealistic and will fall far short of its target to achieve an 80% reduction in UK carbon emissions from 1990 levels by 2050, according to the results of a poll held at OFTEC’s annual conference last month.
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OFTEC calls on local MPs to improve energy efficiency of county’s rural households during National Countryside Week
Monday, October 17, 2016 by OFTECOFTEC, the UK trade body for oil heating, is urging local MPs to support oil using households and help them improve the energy efficiency of their homes to cut fuel bills and reduce CO2 emissions.
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Change at the top for OFTEC board
Monday, October 17, 2016 by OFTECAfter two years at the helm of OFTEC’s board, Martyn Bridges, director of marketing and technical support at Worcester Bosch, is standing down as chair with Nick Hawkins, general manager of Deso – part of the Kingspan Group – taking up the reins.
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New carbon reduction policy needed as latest RHI take up figures emphasise scheme’s failings
Monday, October 17, 2016 by OFTECIn its first year of operation, the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme has failed to attract sufficient support, barely achieving in a whole year the number of installations required each month for the Department of Energy and Climate Change to meet its ambitious 2020 carbon reduction targets, says OFTEC.
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Rural households continue to spend less on heating than urban counterparts
Monday, October 17, 2016 by OFTECRural households that use oil for heating their homes are now paying significantly less on their fuel bills than urban households connected to mains gas, according to new figures.
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OFTEC launches solid fuel registration service
Monday, October 17, 2016 by OFTECOFTEC has further extended its range of competent person registration services to include solid fuel appliances, following Government approval by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) Building Regulations.
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Seminar programme brings latest industry news to technicians
Monday, October 17, 2016 by OFTECThroughout the summer, OFTEC will be on the road across the UK and Ireland holding a series of free local seminar events for registered technicians.
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OFTEC lobbies prospective MPs for changes to UK home heating policies
Monday, October 17, 2016 by OFTECOFTEC and FPS, supported by rural communities’ charity ACRE, have written to more than 500 prospective parliamentary candidates urging them to support proposals for a radical shake-up to home heating policies for the UK.
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Cowboy installers putting lives at risk across the country
Monday, October 17, 2016 by OFTECHouseholders across the country are being urged to be more vigilant against rogue tradesmen who could be putting customers’ lives at risk by installing dangerous heating systems.
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