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Ready to Burn Update
Ready to Burn Update Following on from a successful launch during June at Hearth & Home, HETAS and Woodsure are pleased to see firewood producers signing up to the Ready to Burn initiative. We introduced the scheme in our last newsletter and intend to have suppliers registered in advance of the heating season. The ‘Ready…
Posted on July 4, 2017 by Alun
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Are you ready for Energy Labelling?
Are you ready for Energy Labelling? Energy Labelling The Energy Labelling Directive was introduced to make consumer choice on appliance selection easier, and to allow for more informed choices on solid fuel equipment purchases to be made in relation to the efficiency level of solid fuel systems and system packages on the market today. All…
Posted on March 30, 2017 by Alun
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Approved Servicing scheme
Approved Servicing scheme Hot on the heels of the launch of the H009 training course HETAS is delighted to announce the launch of the HETAS Approved Servicing scheme for service and maintenance businesses. There is a streamlined entry route for applicants to the scheme through the new HETAS H009 Service and Maintenance Course. The HETAS…
Posted on March 30, 2017 by Alun
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Tackling Rogues/Whistleblowing/ Logo Misuse
As an organisation our purpose is to promote the safe and effective use of solid fuels, biomass and related technologies. HETAS is keen to work with industry to tackle rogues and promote reputable businesses. Tackling Rogues Nobody wants bad installers working in our industry and HETAS is keen to work with all in the trade…
Posted on February 27, 2017 by Alun
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Enforcement Action
In the October edition of the HETAS e-news we featured a piece on tackling rogue installers. Throughout 2016 the HETAS team has worked hard with enforcement agencies to tackle rogue installers and we want to continue that work into 2017 and need your help. During 2016 HETAS continued to work with enforcement agencies to tackle…
Posted on November 30, 2016 by Alun
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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…
Posted on October 28, 2016 by Alun
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Tackling Rogue Installers
Tackling Rogue Installers HETAS continues to work with enforcement agencies tackling rogue installers, most recently to bring about a suspended jail sentence for Caerphilly stove fitter. Glyn Norman Mayne, 45, of Ogmore Court, Caerphilly who traded as ‘Nostalgia Home’ – a business claiming to specialise in the fitting of solid fuel burning stoves – came…
Posted on October 7, 2016 by Alun
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No contract no payment
Which? Trusted Traders update: Having a contract in place before starting work seems obvious. But complaints from customers and traders seem to indicate that the obvious doesn’t always happen. Most of the time, you quote for a job, do it to the best of your ability, the customer is happy and they pay you. However,…
Posted on August 30, 2016 by Alun
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From the Helpline
It’s been a busy time on the HETAS Technical Helpline. Some of the common themes for April include distance to combustibles, CO alarm requirements and positioning and of course external air supply with our latest guidance being sent out in the latest Technical Bulletin. We have also had a number of enquiries about the Renewable…
Posted on May 3, 2016 by Alun
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Refresher Training Update
Don’t wait for your previous qualification to expire before booking your refresher training! You can book your HETAS Refresher assessment training up to six months ahead of the due date, without losing any time from your five-year extension. To give an example: H003 dry installer course passed 13th January 2012 Refresher due 13th January 2017…
Posted on May 3, 2016 by Alun
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