29 November 2011
MULTI-MEDIA CAMPAIGN TARGETS VENTILATION FIRE SAFETY
HVCA is urging all members of the supply chain to clarify responsibility for ventilation fire safety, and to work together to minimise the risk of fire and smoke damage in buildings. more
12 September 2011
PRESIDENT SAYS GOVERNMENT’S CONSTRUCTION STRATEGY IS AN OPPORTUNITY WE MISS “AT OUR PERIL”
The UK must adopt the Government’s proposed Construction Strategy “enthusiastically and unequivocally if it is to have any prospect of meeting the challenging carbon reduction targets to which it is already committed,” HVCA president Bob Shelley has warned. more
2 September 2011
Majors consult workforces on new unified agreement
Eight of the UK’s largest building engineering services contractors have started an extensive employee consultation on the introduction of a unified national agreement for mechanical, electrical and plumbing operatives. more
1 August 2011
HVCA SEEKS TO INTRODUCE NEW EMPLOYMENT FRAMEWORK FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING OPERATIVES
The HVCA is in dialogue with a group of the UK’s major building engineering services contractors on a proposed new employment framework covering mechanical, electrical and plumbing operatives.
26 July 2011
HVCA PRESIDENT URGES CONTRACTORS TO SATISFY CLIENT DEMANDS – AND SO REMAIN ‘IN BUSINESS AND IN PROFIT’
In order to satisfy the demands of their customers and clients – and so remain “in business and in profit”, contractors must be prepared to learn “a great many new tricks,” according to Bob Shelley, HVCA president for 2011/12. more
25 July 2011
BOB SHELLEY IS ELECTED HVCA PRESIDENT FOR 2011/12
Bob Shelley has been elected president of the HVCA for 2011/12. more
31 May 2011
Specialist Groups elect new chairmen and vice chairmen
New chairmen have been elected by two of the HVCA’s specialist groups, while three of the four groups have elected new vice chairmen. more
18 April 2011
Robust Enforcement will be Key to Extended DEC Regime
HVCA is backing the call for wider use of display energy certificates (DECs) – but warns that the scheme is bound to fail unless enforcement is also stepped up. more
21 March 2011
Strategic Alliance Allows HVCA Member Companies Access To Microgeneration Certification Scheme
HVCA members now have access to a tailor-made microgeneration certification scheme (MCS) for installers of renewable technologies. more
21 March 2011
Blane Judd Appointed HVCA Chief Executive Designate
The HVCA has appointed Blane Judd to the position of chief executive designate. more
21 February 2011
Piper acquisition is ‘good base for further expansion’
HVCA subsidiary Piper Assessment Ltd has announced its acquisition of RAD Training, and relocated its operations to RAD’s former premises in Sittingbourne, Kent. more
26 January 2011
SFG 20 Standards Development Role For Andy Green
Andy Green, a director of consultant Faithful + Gould, has been appointed vice chairman of the SFG20 Technical Standards Committee, which is charged with further development of HVCA’s ground-breaking Standard Maintenance Specification for Building Services (SFG20). more
