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Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week

Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness Week 2024 takes place 18–24 November this year, and HETAS are continuing to support the campaign.

Carbon Monoxide Research Trust CO Research Conference 2024

The HETAS team recently attended the Carbon Monoxide Research Trust’s (CORT) CO Research Conference and feed back some of the event's talking points.

HETAS support the Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week campaign

HETAS is supporting the All Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group's (APPCOG) annual campaign which is running 18–24 November 2024.

Which? Carbon Monoxide Alarm Testing

Which? CO Alarm Testing HETAS and The Council of Gas Detection and Environmental Monitoring (CoGDEM) are urging customers to purchase audible carbon monoxide (CO) alarms from well-known and recognised brands after a recent Which? report revealed a number of cheap and imported CO alarms to be unsafe and unreliable. Which? recently put a number of…

Future support for low carbon heat

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is now seeking views on options for the future support for low carbon heat, beyond the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

Welsh Government announce upcoming amendments to solid fuel installation requirements 

Changes to building regulations in Wales come into effect 6 January 2025, with amendments being made regarding the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in homes.

Implementation of Ecodesign Regulation in 2022

This article was first published in HETAS Technical Bulletin #24 (login required). HETAS over the last couple of years have been raising awareness to industry stakeholders in relation to the impending regulatory changes stipulated within Ecodesign. Responsibilities for both HETAS registered installers and approved retailers can be found in guidance notes GN003I and GN003R in…

A Consumer Guide To Ecodesign And Defra Exemption

The HETAS team have put together a simple guide to give consumers an overview of Ecodesign and Defra Exemption requirements.

Bruce Allen becomes Trustee of CO Research Trust

The CO Research Trust, has appointed Bruce Allen, chief executive of HETAS and Woodsure, to its Board of Trustees.

Stay safe on your cosy British summer break

HETAS, the solid fuel safety and standards organisation, has published its top tips for novice fire-lighters to keep us safe over summer. With many of us braving a British summer holiday this year, cosy cottages with log burners are sure to be in high demand. Warming up after a day on the beach, or keeping…