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Boiler Upgrade Scheme consultation – Mitsubishi Electric insight

May 1, 2025 | Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Regulations & Accreditations, Building Services, Facility Management & Building Services, Heating Systems, Controls and Management, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning - HVAC, news, Pipes & Fittings, Plumbing, Posts, Research & Materials Testing, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency

The government has launched a consultation on expanding the Boiler Upgrade Scheme – and here is expert comment from Russell Dean, Deputy Divisional Manager at Mitsubishi Electric…

Noisy neighbour issues drive demand for Hush Acoustics’ party wall solutions

Feb 24, 2025 | Acoustics, Noise & Vibration Control, Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Ceilings, Facility Management & Building Services, Floors, Insulation, Research & Materials Testing, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Walls

Homeowners and property developers seeking solutions for acoustically poor party walls continued to account for the majority of enquires received by Hush Acoustics in 2024.

Mitsubishi Electric: 8 out of 10 homeowners still using gas

Nov 8, 2024 | Air Conditioning, Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Facility Management & Building Services, Heating Systems, Controls and Management, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning - HVAC, Innovations & New Products, Pipes & Fittings, Plumbing, Publications, Research & Materials Testing, Retrofit & Renovation, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency

UK consumers still overwhelmingly rely on carbon-intensive home heating systems, and 79% use a gas boiler. Just 4% of homeowners use an air-source heat pump in their homes – all according to a new survey from Mitsubishi Electric and Censuswide.

500,000 jobs posted on My Local Toolbox create £750m of work for tradespeople

Sep 7, 2022 | Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Services, Facility Management & Building Services, Information Technology, news, Recruitment

On the 25th August, My Local Toolbox reached their 500,000th job post on their platform by homeowners looking for local tradespeople.

Celebrating a year of transformation with Freefoam

Jan 20, 2021 | Articles, Awards, Building Industry Events, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Building Systems, Cladding, Drainage, Guttering, Soffits & Fascias, Facades, Fascias, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Walls

Freefoam has announced the launch of a photographic competition, designed to celebrate and acknowledge the vision and ambition of its installers and homeowners.

Stock roof Glazing Vision windows help flood natural daylight into modern extension

Nov 16, 2020 | Articles, Building Industry News, Building Products & Structures, Case Studies, Glass, Glazing, Lighting, Posts, Restoration & Refurbishment, Retrofit & Renovation, Roofs, Windows

Keen to seize the advantages of natural daylight, homeowners from East Sussex sought the expertise of Glazing Vision – both rooflights and roof windows were installed into their newly built extension, helping to bring a new lease of life to their family home.

Lakes and BMA campaign to get bathroom installers back to work safely

Aug 27, 2020 | Articles, Bathrooms, Bedrooms & Washrooms, Building Industry News, Health & Safety, Innovations & New Products, Interiors, Posts, Publications

Lakes, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of showering spaces, has produced two free ‘Safe Working in the Home’ guides – one for bathroom installers and one for homeowners.