Training is one of the many important parts of ensuring competence of our registrants and through our competent person scheme authorisation there is a requirement for 5 yearly training reassessment. For installers who are continuing to work through the current lockdown this does mean that you will need to demonstrate your ongoing compliance with scheme Read More…
Category: General
General news and updates from HETAS and partners.
UK Clean Air Strategies and domestic burning
Work on implementing clean air strategies across the UK remains a high priority for the government and devolved administrations. We have already seen legislation passed in England for domestic solid fuels through The Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 and can expect further changes to legislation over the coming years.
Refuel your appliance safely
We have some top tips on how to light a fire, but recent research has raised the issue of refuelling your fire. It is important to note that you shouldn’t expect to have smoke or products of combustion coming into your room when refuelling your fire, if you do, it is worth contacting your registered installer Read More…
New Year, new website?
Have you thought about investing in a new website for the new year? Three key reasons why now is the right time to act! I know what some of you might be thinking – A guy that runs a web design business telling me that I need a new website…that’s original. Admittedly, I am biased Read More…
White Paper on Clean Air (Wales) Bill published
HETAS is pleased to see the publication of the Welsh Government’s White Paper on a Clean Air (Wales) Bill which aims to make Wales a better and healthier place to live. HETAS has been working directly as part of the Welsh government Task and Finish Group since 2018 (comprising industry, fuel suppliers, Public Health Wales, Healthy Air Cymru, Local Authorities, HETAS and other organisations).
What did 2020 teach us?
2020 was a year like no other. We faced unprecedented challenges both from a business, and personal point of view. And while we faced lockdowns and restrictions, many of us tried to keep things moving with new and smarter ways of working. At HETAS Insurance Services we continued to carefully monitor the situation and worked Read More…
Changes to Energy Labelling Regulations
The end of 2020 brought about a wide number of significant changes to the way in which solid fuel burning appliances are conformity assessed and marked in compliance with both the Construction Products Regulations and Energy Labelling Regulations for the UK. UKCA mark In October 2020, HETAS produced an update on the upcoming changes legislation Read More…
HETAS appointed by Defra to run Ready to Burn scheme for manufactured solid fuels
HETAS, the non-profit organisation supporting cleaner and safer choices for the use of biomass and other solid fuels, appliances and associated technologies, has been appointed by Defra to run its Ready to Burn certification scheme that will underpin The Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 that will come into force in England from 1 May 2021 for manufactured solid fuels.
Lockdown Update
With various lockdown measures being implemented across the UK, we wanted to update you on the current situation for tradespeople working in other people’s homes. The guidance varies by region, please ensure you adhere to the guidance provided for the area in which you work. For England and Wales tradespeople are permitted to continue working Read More…
Green Homes Grant | Biomass Training Funding
Green Homes Grant – Biomass (HETAS) Training Award – Up to £1000.00 off the cost of the H005DE course. Windhager UK has been successful in their application for a grant to offer subsidised training courses (H005DE) in support of the Governments ‘Green Homes Grant’ scheme to heating engineers. One of the heating technologies supported by Read More…