11 May 2012
ALAN GREGORY IS SERVICE & FACILITIES GROUP CHAIRMAN
Alan Gregory of Indepth Hygiene Services Ltd has been elected chairman of the B&ES Service & Facilities Group (SFG) in succession to Sue Sharp, who will become president of the Building & Engineering Services Association in July. more
8 May 2012
RAC GROUP TURNS FOCUS ON HEAT PUMP TECHNOLOGY
The Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Group of B&ES – the Building & Engineering Services Association – has added “heat pump” to its name. more
13 April 2012
BOB SHELLEY CHAIRS FIRST B&ES COUNCIL MEETING
President Bob Shelley has chaired the first meeting of the Council of B&ES the Building & Engineering Services Association – following the re-positioning of the former HVCA on 1 March this year. more
3 April 2012
B&ES PRESIDENT EXPLAINS NAME CHANGE TO US INDUSTRY
President Bob Shelley took the opportunity of his address to the annual convention of the Mechanical Contractors’ Association of America (MCAA) to provide the background to the re-positioning of the former HVCA as B&ES, the Building & Engineering Services Association. more
1 March 2012
NAME CHANGE FOR HVCA TO B&ES IS EFFECTIVE TODAY
From today, B&ES – the Building & Engineering Services Association – is the new name for the Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association. more
6 February 2012
JULIUS GARRETT IS SCOTTISH CRAFT APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR
Julius Garrett was named Scottish Craft Apprentice of the Year during presentation of the HVACR Awards for Outstanding Achievement, in a ceremony held at the headquarters of HVCA Scotland. more
25 January 2012
HVCA RAISES CONCERNS OVER GREEN DEAL ASSESSMENTS
In its response to a recent consultation on the forthcoming Green Deal scheme, the HVCA has highlighted its concerns over various aspects of current Government policy. more
3 January 2012
NEW YEAR HONOUR FOR HVCA PAST PRESIDENT GRAHAM MANLY
Graham Manly, HVCA president in 2009/10, has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the building engineering services sector. more
12 December 2011
HVCA MEMBERSHIP APPROVES CHANGE OF NAME TO BUILDING & ENGINEERING SERVICES ASSOCIATION
The membership of the HVCA has voted overwhelmingly to change the name of the organisation to the Building & Engineering Services Association. more
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
