‘Contemporary Comfort’ with VELA Towel Warmer by Vogue (UK)
The UK’s leading British Manufacturer of designer heating solutions, Vogue (UK), highlights the VELA Contemporary Towel Warmer: a rectangular crossbar design exclusively available in a choice of coffee-inspired contemporary colours.
- 76% of trades & construction workers claim to ‘love’ or ‘really like’ their jobs
- 30% want to be in their current role in the trades & construction industry for the foreseeable future
- But just 11% would take a pay cut to stay in their current role
SUNDAY night dread does not exist for trades and construction workers, as 76% claim to either ‘love’ or 'really like' their jobs.
-Trade workers revealed as the healthiest workforce in the UK-
-Tradespeople are active for 7 hours per day and burn 2,500 calories, on average-
TRADESPEOPLE are the healthiest workers in the UK, according to new research.
The survey of 2,014 UK adults by IronmongeryDirect revealed that those working in the trades such as, plumbing, construction, and electrical installation are the healthiest workers in the UK.
Due to the nature of their job, a tradesperson is active for up to 7 hours per day, burning up to 2,500 calories - more than any other type of worker.
Plumbing and heating apprentices studying towards National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are now benefiting from special online training and in-class training packs prepared by industry-leading water treatment specialist Sentinel. Since launching, Sentinel’s training resources have been snapped up by higher education institutions wanting to equip apprentices with skills in best practice water treatment. The work-based apprentices are finding that the materials – which are often used as revision aids for central heating exams – fit in well with other coursework during their day-release visits to college.
Debbie Boxall, Harvey Water Softeners
Limescale: the hard, off-white deposit of calcium carbonate that’s left behind by hard water when it evaporates. It’s responsible for unsightly bathrooms, ineffective heating systems and frequent tradesperson maintenance call outs!
Build-ups of limescale which form on the inside of heating pipes insulate the hot water flowing through and prevent it from heating a property efficiently; while limescale that builds up in kettles, on taps and showerheads not only looks unattractive, but reduces the performance of these appliances over time.
The Apprentice winner Joseph Valente’s company ImpraGas wins Boiler Installer of the Year at the 2017 East of England Energy Efficiency Awards
ImpraGas are delighted to announce their win of Boiler Installer of the Year at the 2017 East of England Energy Efficiency Awards. The awards, which took place on the 21st June at the Hilton, Stansted are a testament to the heating industry.
ImpraGas, founded in 2012 by The Apprentice winner Joseph Valente, has had a stellar year so far with further expansion into the South East, a new Essex office and expansion into the Midlands planned for the latter part of the year. Valente has also tripled the company’s turnover.
Bathroom suites are an excellent way to fully fit out your bathroom because all the hard work is done for you. Instead of browsing hundreds of bathroom fixtures and fittings to combine perfectly, a bathroom suite comes ready built by experts with matching fixtures.
With that said, it doesn’t mean the difficulty of choosing a bathroom suite stops there. The size of your bathroom can play a huge part in restricting your options when choosing your suite.
So, what can you do to make choosing a bathroom suite easier? Start by measuring out your room and creating an ideal layout. This should give you a better idea of which suites will work best in your bathroom. The next thing you should do is decide on whether you want a traditional or modern suite.
In his inaugural speech as the President of the Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors, Mark Antrobus, outlined his key priorities for improving the quality of new entrants and changes in how the gas registration body operates.
"Pump operation accounts for 20% of all energy use in Europe”
Once a pump system has been installed, it’s tempting to leave it to its own devices. The equipment can run just fine for years without much observation. But inefficient chiller pumps can be a prime cause of waste: burning energy and putting a premium on your bills.
“It’s not a commonly known fact, but pump operation accounts for 20% of all energy use in Europe,” says Bradley Ford, of pump experts Dura Pump. “And it’s true that chiller pumps are some of the worst culprits for inefficiency. We’ve made it something of a mission to make people aware of that, and to help companies cut that waste right down.”
F & P, Primaflow and Connections has officially opened its new Southern regional distribution centre in Bedford, scaled to serve customers in the midlands and south of the UK, and make over 3,000 products available for next-day delivery.
The new site – a multi-million-pound investment – forms a core part of F & P’s corporate strategy to deliver greater value to customers through shortened delivery timeframes and improved stock range and availability.
F & P Managing Director, Jed Kenrick, says: