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CONTENTS<br />
02<br />
04<br />
COMMENT<br />
A changing year and the year ahead<br />
NEWSLEAKS<br />
Non-compliant imports pose threat<br />
to safety and the industry<br />
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Winner of the SNIPEF Annual<br />
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MEMBERSHIP OFFICER<br />
Andy Furnevel tells us what he’s<br />
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2<br />
COMMENT<br />
A CHANGING YEAR AND THE YEAR AHEAD<br />
It has certainly been a year of change and not just for SNIPEF. When I took over<br />
the reins from Robert Burgon in May who knew what lay ahead. Who would have<br />
thought <strong>2016</strong> would bring about BREXIT, a new Prime Minister and Donald Trump<br />
as President Elect of the United States. Just as well I am not a betting woman. We are<br />
living in unprecedented times with no proven, tried or tested solutions.<br />
Thinking we know what lies ahead gives<br />
us a degree of reassurance even if what<br />
we expect to happen doesn’t. Looking<br />
ahead, the only thing that seems clear<br />
about the future is that it is hugely<br />
uncertain. It is fair to say that SNIPEF<br />
like its members has challenges ahead<br />
but of course that means there will be<br />
opportunities too.<br />
The current economic conditions<br />
have had a catastrophic effect<br />
on Defined Benefit<br />
pension schemes<br />
and this, together<br />
with the impact<br />
of legislation, is<br />
causing major<br />
concern to many<br />
employers.<br />
Since May,<br />
SNIPEF has been lobbying Government to<br />
change legislation and we are thankful to<br />
all our members who have supported us by<br />
writing to their MPs, MSPs and MLAs. The<br />
unfairness of the legislation has not gone<br />
unnoticed and we are reassured that the<br />
current Pensions Minister wants a solution.<br />
Be assured that we will continue our efforts<br />
during 2017 to bring about this change.<br />
Communication in any organisation<br />
is important but in a trade association<br />
it is the key to success. Understanding<br />
our members’ needs and meeting their<br />
demands is essential. That is why engaging<br />
with members will be at the forefront of<br />
everything we do during 2017. Last month<br />
in response to requests from members<br />
we held a very successful technical event<br />
in Aberdeen. We invited member firms<br />
along to meet with various manufacturers,<br />
and merchant, and to hear from key<br />
stakeholders such as Scottish Water and<br />
Gas Safe regarding recent developments<br />
affecting the Industry. We have received<br />
such positive feedback from the event<br />
that we will be holding further similar<br />
gatherings during 2017, the first of these<br />
we hope to hold in Edinburgh in May.<br />
We are constantly reminded that<br />
we are facing a skills shortage and the<br />
BREXIT situation only makes this worse.<br />
If there is no freedom of labour the UK<br />
needs to invest in training and we need<br />
to do it quickly. The Apprentice Levy<br />
provides a mechanism for this, however,<br />
how the money collected will be passed<br />
to the SMEs that in my experience<br />
recruit apprentices, is not clear. And how<br />
the money will be used in Scotland is<br />
even less clear. For too many years the<br />
Government gave young people the<br />
impression that the only way to secure a<br />
good future was to go to university. This<br />
was a flawed approach and thankfully<br />
many politicians now realise that the<br />
apprenticeship route can be as good, if<br />
not better in terms of securing futures.<br />
During 2017 SNIPEF will drive forward<br />
apprenticeships promoting our industry as<br />
having something to offer everyone.<br />
For the plumbing industry like so many<br />
other areas, learning doesn’t stop once<br />
you have completed an apprenticeship.<br />
The world is constantly changing and you<br />
need to keep ahead of your competitors<br />
and take advantage of opportunities as<br />
they arise; forward-looking businesses<br />
embrace change, learn new skills as well<br />
as consolidate existing ones. SNIPEF<br />
introduced the Approved Certifier of<br />
Construction Scheme in 2010 and since<br />
then has been running courses on Building<br />
Standards, enabling many of our members<br />
to self-certify work that is subject to a<br />
building warrant. We work closely with<br />
Scottish and Northern Ireland Water who<br />
recommend SNIPEF’s Approved Contractors<br />
to members of the public. We are currently<br />
working with both organisations to expand<br />
this scheme in 2017.<br />
These are just a sample of the work<br />
we are currently undertaking and our<br />
ambitions for 2017. Yes, challenges do lie<br />
ahead but there are plenty opportunities<br />
to raise SNIPEF’s profile alongside that of<br />
professional plumbing and our members.<br />
I wish you a restful Christmas and I look<br />
forward to working with you all in the New<br />
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Chief Executive
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PLUMBHEAT NEWSLEAKS<br />
Non-compliant imports pose a threat to<br />
safety and the industry<br />
The British Pump Manufacturers Association highlights areas<br />
of concern over illegal pump imports<br />
Our final exit from the EU is still some time<br />
away and there are many questions that<br />
still need to be addressed. A key factor<br />
regarding the success of the ‘vote to leave’<br />
camp was that it was perceived that this<br />
would give us the ability to better control<br />
our borders. This heightened protection<br />
is seen as offering us the opportunity to<br />
control immigration – but this factor is<br />
only one small element within the bigger<br />
border control picture.<br />
Take pumps for example; they may not<br />
be the first things you think of as a target<br />
for non-compliance issues. However, pump<br />
specialists in the UK who are part of the<br />
British Pump Manufacturers Association<br />
(BPMA) have been in active dialogue about<br />
such imports with the NMRO (National<br />
Measurement Regulatory Office) the<br />
authority accountable for such matters.<br />
In recent years, market surveillance has<br />
been a key element in terms of delivering a<br />
fair and efficient EU internal market and to<br />
ensure that products placed on the market<br />
complied with EU regulations and did not<br />
pose any safety or environmental threats for<br />
users and the public at large. All of this was<br />
designed to ensure a level playing field and<br />
fair competition on the market as well as<br />
safeguarding the coherence of the European<br />
regulatory framework, the consistency of<br />
which depends on effective enforcement.<br />
In the UK the responsibility for protecting<br />
us from non-compliant imports falls to the<br />
National Measurement and Regulation Office<br />
whose role is to simplify technical regulation<br />
for the benefit of British business. The BPMA<br />
approached them with growing evidence<br />
relating to the presence of illegal pump<br />
imports entering the UK from other countries,<br />
especially Asia back in 2013. The BPMA,<br />
supported by CEO’s from prominent member<br />
companies, met with senior management of<br />
the NMRO and then subsequently the Better<br />
Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) in their<br />
role as sponsors of the NMRO to encourage<br />
them to take appropriate action in Market<br />
Surveillance on Circulator Pumps.<br />
To date, despite a variety of approaches<br />
both directly and indirectly to the NMRO<br />
and the BRDO, the situation remains<br />
unchanged with no specific plan to remove<br />
illegal products from the market, indeed<br />
there would appear to be no cohesive<br />
methodology to clearly identify rogue<br />
imports.<br />
There are many concerns regarding these<br />
non-compliant products being available<br />
within our market as they have the capacity<br />
to cost bona fide companies millions of<br />
pounds in lost revenue, thus placing jobs<br />
and hard-earned reputations at risk. Another<br />
area of real concern relates to their safety, as<br />
without proper testing they could present a<br />
safety risk.<br />
The BPMA will not be giving up in seeking<br />
action and currently is using a range of<br />
approaches to key figures within the newly<br />
formed Government to actively engage them<br />
in this debate.<br />
Market surveillance is an important<br />
subject and one that is likely to come under<br />
increasing scrutiny. Moving forward we need<br />
a plan to protect our industries, reputations<br />
and borders from the unscrupulous<br />
exploitation of companies to whom<br />
standards are irrelevant. This stance may not<br />
be as headline grabbing as stopping people<br />
at our border crossings, but has the potential<br />
to make a fundamentally more significant<br />
difference.<br />
Pumps on the face of it may not seem to<br />
be an obvious area of concern. However,<br />
their importance is evident all around us<br />
not only in maintaining internal ambient<br />
temperatures, but also in keeping the wheels<br />
of industry turning, delivering sufficient clean<br />
water to where it is needed and removing<br />
wastewater from where it is not. Protecting us<br />
from rogue pump imports is only one factor<br />
within this Brexit bigger picture. However, if<br />
we were unsuccessful before the vote, how<br />
can we ensure that we are protecting our<br />
borders successfully moving forward?<br />
We all need to start being more<br />
responsible for the areas within which we can<br />
have influence i.e. ensuring the provenance of<br />
any pump systems that we are specifying or<br />
purchasing. The BPMA is committed to bring<br />
pressure to bear on all the agencies charged<br />
with maintaining standards for the greater<br />
good, but we need the support network to<br />
function properly in order to ensure that we<br />
are ready to take advantage of all the new<br />
opportunities that await us.<br />
BPMA Director & CEO, Steve Schofield<br />
said: “In tandem with its 75th Anniversary<br />
celebrations this year, the BPMA remains<br />
resolute and committed to putting pump<br />
excellence on the national agenda, whilst<br />
ensuring that these rogue imports do not<br />
have access to market.” ●<br />
For more information visit www.bpma.org.uk
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6 PLUMBHEAT GRANTS AND FUNDING<br />
Updates on grant and loan<br />
funding for domestic heating and<br />
support available for plumbers<br />
Ian Cuthbert, Programme Manager, Sustainable Energy Supply Chain, Energy Saving Trust<br />
There are a number of Scottish<br />
Government funded schemes available<br />
now which offer financial support to<br />
householders wishing to upgrade their<br />
heating systems. In this article, Ian<br />
Cuthbert from the Energy Saving Trust<br />
summarises both the support available<br />
to householders, as well as suppliers<br />
operating in the energy efficiency market<br />
in Scotland.<br />
Improving the energy efficiency of<br />
Scotland’s existing buildings is fundamental<br />
to meeting Scotland’s target of an 80 per<br />
cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions<br />
by 2050.<br />
Eradicating fuel poverty in Scotland<br />
is also a key target for the Scottish<br />
Government, and in June 2015 they<br />
announced that improving the energy<br />
efficiency of Scotland’s homes and nondomestic<br />
building stock will be designated<br />
a national infrastructure priority. This will<br />
be implemented through Scotland’s Energy<br />
Efficiency Programme (SEEP). With currently<br />
over 500,000 F- and G-rated gas boilers in<br />
Scotland there is clearly potential for boiler<br />
upgrades.<br />
To help meet these targets the Scottish<br />
Government introduced a series of market<br />
support programmes, standards and targets.<br />
These include the Home Energy Efficiency<br />
Programmes for Scotland (HEEPS) schemes,<br />
which provide practical, long-term support<br />
to households that may struggle with rising<br />
fuel bills, and keeping their home warm.<br />
This support includes interest free loans,<br />
with 25% cashback (when combined with<br />
the loan) and equity loans, all administered<br />
by the Energy Saving Trust and which<br />
can be used for measures such as boilers,<br />
insulation and controls.<br />
How much can householders get?<br />
Under the HEEPS Loan scheme, applicants<br />
can borrow up to 75% of their quoted costs,<br />
up to a maximum loan value of £15,000.<br />
In addition to this, applicants can claim a<br />
grant of 25% of their quoted costs, up to a<br />
maximum of £3,750. A Green Deal Advice<br />
Report must be carried out prior to the loan<br />
being approved, of which a grant of up to<br />
£150 can be claimed towards the cost of the<br />
report.<br />
The maximum loan available for gas, LPG<br />
and oil boilers, warm air units and electric<br />
storage heaters is £5,000. Householders can<br />
also claim up to £500 towards ‘secondary<br />
measures’ including cylinder thermostats,<br />
hot water jackets and heating controls<br />
though this must be combined with a<br />
‘primary measure’ such as a new boiler.<br />
INTErEST-frEE LOaNS<br />
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There are lots of ways you could make your home<br />
warmer and more energy efficient with an interest free,<br />
unsecured loan of up to £15,000*. Available through<br />
Home Energy Scotland from the Scottish Government<br />
your loan can let you spread the cost of a wide<br />
variety of measures including boilers, insulation<br />
and double glazing.<br />
For a limited time and subject to available funding,<br />
householders are eligible to receive a grant of 25%<br />
of the costs of the work, up to a maximum of £3,750.<br />
You must be able to complete works and claim funding<br />
by 10th March 2017 to benefit from this offer.<br />
don’t mIss out on ImprovIng your home<br />
for more InformatIon vIsIt<br />
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/heeps-loan-scheme<br />
or call<br />
Home Energy Scotland on 0808 808 2282<br />
to request an application form.<br />
The Energy Saving Trust is an impartial organisation<br />
and does not recommend or endorse any particular installer.<br />
Certain measures require a certified installer.<br />
* Successful loans will be subject to an administration fee.
For example if the cost of installing a<br />
gas boiler was £2,500 (inc. VAT) then the<br />
householder would receive £625 (25%)<br />
cashback towards the cost of installing the<br />
boiler with the remaining £1,875 provided<br />
through an interest free loan.<br />
Householders must use a Gas Safe<br />
registered installer (or OFTEC registered for<br />
oil) and they have up to 10 years to pay back<br />
the loan.<br />
For the equity loan scheme the maximum<br />
loan that can be claimed is £40,000 with<br />
at least 45% of the loan used for energy<br />
efficiency improvements (55% or less can be<br />
used for external repairs generally) though<br />
this will depend on the mortgage remaining<br />
on the property.<br />
The scheme is due to launch in winter<br />
<strong>2016</strong>/17 and will operate as a pilot in the<br />
Glasgow City, Argyll and Bute and Perth<br />
and Kinross council areas. An equity loan is<br />
repaid when the property is sold so there<br />
are no ongoing repayments. The amount<br />
repaid is related to how much was borrowed<br />
and the value of the property when it is<br />
next sold. The scheme can be used to fund<br />
energy efficiency improvements, renewable<br />
technologies and certain repairs.<br />
An interest free loan for up to 75% of the<br />
cost of installing a home renewables system<br />
up to £10,000 is also available to your<br />
customers. A whole range of renewables<br />
measures are covered by the Scottish<br />
Government funded loan, including solar<br />
PV, wind turbines, wood fuelled or biomass<br />
boilers, and heat pumps.<br />
Householders wishing to access any<br />
of this funding should call Home Energy<br />
Scotland on 0808 808 2282. In the case of<br />
the equity loans householders can leave<br />
an expression of interest until the scheme<br />
launches.<br />
Support available for your business<br />
Energy Saving Trust also manage the<br />
sustainable energy supply chain programme<br />
on behalf of the Scottish Government which<br />
has been set up to support and develop<br />
businesses providing energy efficiency<br />
products and services in Scotland. This<br />
includes plumbers and we are working<br />
closely with SNIPEF to provide support<br />
to its members. We provide market<br />
insights, events, workshops, email updates,<br />
procurement guidance, and online resources<br />
to help businesses. To sign up to our email<br />
updates please email supplychainscotland@<br />
est.org.uk.<br />
To help you make your customers aware<br />
of the HEEPS loan with 25% cashback,<br />
Energy Saving Trust has produced some<br />
materials that you can download and share<br />
with your customers. Visit http://www.<br />
energysavingtrust.org.uk/scotland/businessesorganisations/supply-chain/resources-casestudies/heeps-information<br />
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Prizes were presented to the<br />
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on 2 June <strong>2016</strong> as follows:<br />
Best First Year Apprentice<br />
- Ben Stewart (employer<br />
Charles Stewart Plumbing &<br />
Heating Ltd, Perth)<br />
Best Second Year Apprentice<br />
- Kieran Donald – employer I<br />
M S Heating Solutions Ltd,<br />
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Best Third Year Apprentice<br />
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Frank McDonald, Thermal<br />
Lanarkshire Master Plumbers Association<br />
At a recent meeting of the<br />
SNIPEF Glasgow and West<br />
of Scotland Association a<br />
proposal was put forward<br />
that the Lanarkshire Master<br />
Comfort Ltd, Bankfoot<br />
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name was presented to each<br />
student in recognition of<br />
their hard work and success.<br />
The Government has recently<br />
recognised the importance<br />
of the apprenticeship<br />
and training. The Association<br />
members appreciate the<br />
work of the lecturers and<br />
other staff members at Perth<br />
College that liaise closely with<br />
Neil Foxcroft SNIPEF Training<br />
Officer and the members<br />
to achieve the apprentice<br />
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PLUMBHEAT EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS<br />
WINNER OF THE SNIPEF ANNUAL<br />
AWARDS <strong>2016</strong> ANNOUNCED<br />
THE Business of the Year Award <strong>2016</strong><br />
has been awarded to CHC Group Ltd of<br />
Craigavon.<br />
A Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony<br />
was held at the Caledonian Waldorf<br />
Astoria Hotel in Edinburgh. SNIPEF<br />
President Brian Warrender was joined<br />
by special guests from industry<br />
organisations and trade associations as<br />
well as by SNIPEF members, guests and<br />
Council representatives.<br />
The main award was presented by<br />
Professor Rudi Klein, who was a member<br />
of this year’s judging panel. Professor<br />
Klein commented on the difficult process<br />
of judging the award which recognises<br />
technical skills and ability, excellent<br />
customer service and a commitment to<br />
raising standards in the industry.<br />
The winning firm was described being<br />
“a highly skilled operation with good<br />
evidence of mentoring and multi-skilled<br />
operatives” … “their use of technology<br />
adds value and makes the business<br />
efficient while ensuring good customer<br />
service.”<br />
On accepting the award Brenda Regan,<br />
Commercial Director at CHC Group Ltd<br />
said:<br />
“We are delighted to have been<br />
awarded SNIPEF Business of the Year<br />
award <strong>2016</strong>/17. I am very proud of our<br />
team who work hard and go the extra<br />
mile, showing skill and professionalism to<br />
deliver ‘Excellence as Standard’, to all our<br />
clients’ every day.”<br />
“SNIPEF accreditation ensures that our<br />
customers can be confident of receiving<br />
a properly qualified and reputable<br />
tradesperson. CHC believe in investing<br />
in our business and our staff, and that<br />
commitment should be recognised and<br />
celebrated. This has been rewarded<br />
through winning SNIPEF Business of the<br />
Year. We are grateful to all our customers<br />
whom we work and look forward to<br />
continue building on our working<br />
relationships.”<br />
Short-listed for the award were<br />
Edinburgh firm Celsius Plumbing and<br />
Heating Ltd and K. Downs Plumbing and<br />
Heating of Glasgow. Other award winner<br />
Brenda Regan, Commercial Director, CHC Group Ltd is presented with the SNIPEF<br />
Business of the Year Award <strong>2016</strong> by Professor Rudi Klein (centre), awards judge and<br />
winner of the SNIPEF Merit Award <strong>2016</strong>, John Williamson (right)<br />
Jon Marshall, Branch Manager, William Wilson, Inverurie (left) winner of the SNIPEF<br />
Merchant Customer Care Award pictured with David McKissack, Area Manager South<br />
(centre) and Scott Hassan, Internal Sales Advisor William Wilson, Kirkcaldy, Finalist,<br />
Merchant Customer Care Award (right).
EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS PLUMBHEAT 9<br />
recognised on the night included the<br />
SkillPLUMB/SNIPEF Apprentice of the Year<br />
<strong>2016</strong>, Alasdair Scott of Moray College who<br />
was presented with a certificate.<br />
The winner of the SNIPEF Merchant<br />
Customer Care Award <strong>2016</strong> was<br />
announced as Jon Marshall of William<br />
Wilson Ltd, Inverurie. The nominee said<br />
that Jon’s:<br />
“… knowledge of the industry is<br />
second to none, he has memorised all<br />
the different types of fittings and heating<br />
controls we like to use so when placing<br />
orders we don’t need to specify exact<br />
materials as he knows what we want<br />
[…] he is a hard working guy who truly<br />
deserves the award.<br />
Also shortlisted for the Merchant<br />
Customer Care Award: Scott Hassan of<br />
William Wilson, Kirkcaldy and Mark Baxter<br />
of City Plumbing Supplies, Portobello,<br />
Edinburgh. These individuals were<br />
nominated by SNIPEF members for<br />
excellent levels of customer service.<br />
The SNIPEF Merit Award <strong>2016</strong> for<br />
outstanding contribution to the plumbing<br />
industry was presented to Professor Rudi<br />
Klein, Chief Executive of the Specialist<br />
Engineering Contractors’ Group. On<br />
presenting the award, Fiona Hodgson,<br />
Chief Executive of SNIPEF said:<br />
[Rudi Klein] has campaigned tirelessly<br />
for our industry delivering key messages<br />
to both UK Government and the Devolved<br />
Governments such as fair payment, the<br />
abolition of retention clauses and the<br />
promotion of project bank accounts.<br />
Described as fearless and determined with<br />
a passion for construction […] this man has<br />
brought more benefit to the industry than<br />
many appreciate or recognise.<br />
In regard to the awards programme<br />
SNIPEF/SkillPLUMB Apprentice of the year <strong>2016</strong>, Alasdair Scott of Moray College<br />
(right) with Duncan Wilson, Deputy Chief Executive of SNIPEF<br />
Fiona added: “We are delighted to be able<br />
to recognise professionalism, commitment<br />
and innovation in the plumbing industry<br />
with our annual awards programme. Too<br />
often the reputation of the industry is<br />
blighted by those who are neither qualified<br />
nor licensed. We, like our award winners,<br />
represent the very best in plumbing<br />
skills and seek to uphold the highest of<br />
standards in all aspects of domestic and<br />
commercial work.”<br />
The dinner closed with an address<br />
by Lord O’Neill of Clackmannan, who<br />
reminded us of the uncertain times<br />
that lie ahead as we go through the<br />
BREXIT process, but highlighted the<br />
professionalism of our industry as<br />
demonstrated by the high skill levels of the<br />
award entrants and nominees.<br />
SNIPEF offers congratulations to all the<br />
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PLUMBHEAT GRANTS AND FUNDING<br />
FUNDING AND GRANTS FOR ENERGY<br />
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO PROPERTIES<br />
SNIPEF Technical Officer, Martyn Raine looks at the options available for property<br />
owners and for member companies to access work opportunities, as well as address<br />
the efficiency of their business premises.<br />
There is a range of government<br />
funding available out there for both<br />
domestic and non-domestic situations.<br />
The funding and grants are aimed<br />
at the improvement of properties to<br />
ensure they are more energy efficient.<br />
There has been a recent change to<br />
the Regulation 63 Climate Change Act<br />
(Scotland) 2009 in regard to existing<br />
non-domestic buildings and their<br />
efficiency, the regulation requires nondomestic<br />
building owners to ensure<br />
their buildings are in line with current<br />
efficiency guidelines and upgrade the<br />
measures where required.<br />
The Energy Saving Trust facilitates<br />
several options for different situations:<br />
HEEPS Loan Scheme - A scheme that<br />
allows a home owner or private sector<br />
landlord to improve the efficiency of<br />
their home, the homeowner will need to<br />
have a survey carried out by a Green Deal<br />
Assessor (GDA), the survey will identify<br />
what improvements are needed and what<br />
will be acceptable on the scheme. The<br />
scheme may allow the owner to apply for<br />
up to £15,000 per property or for multi<br />
property landlords up to £100,000 in<br />
total. The repayments can be spread over<br />
the duration of approximately 10 years<br />
depending on loan size and the loan is<br />
interest free. The home owner can then<br />
select a company of their choice to carry<br />
out the upgrade work as long as they are<br />
approved and competent within their<br />
field.<br />
HEEPS Equity Loan Scheme- this is<br />
a pilot scheme running from autumn<br />
<strong>2016</strong> until 31 March 2017 for domestic<br />
properties, if the scheme is successful<br />
it may be extended for another year. As<br />
it is a pilot scheme it is only running in<br />
in selected areas of Scotland (see the<br />
accompanying article by EST, p.7). At least<br />
45% of the loan has to be used on energy<br />
efficiency improvements, up to 55% of the<br />
loan can be used for external repair work<br />
to the property. The Energy Saving Trust<br />
website has some useful guidance.<br />
HEEPS Warmer Home Scheme – this is<br />
a scheme aimed at vulnerable people to<br />
allow them to make their homes more<br />
energy efficient, this includes home<br />
owners and private sector tenants who<br />
have lived in a property for more than 6<br />
months. The scheme can fund wall and<br />
loft insulation, draught proofing, central<br />
heating and renewables. This is again<br />
another great way for your clients to fund<br />
a project in their home.<br />
HEEPS Loan Scheme for Registered<br />
Social Landlords - phase 1 : this scheme<br />
will allow housing associations to loan<br />
between £30,000 and £1 million interest<br />
free over 10 years. The Housing association<br />
or co-operative will be able to use the<br />
loan to bring their properties in line with<br />
Energy Efficiency Standard for Social<br />
Housing (EESHH). Phase 1 is now closed<br />
but there could be another phase once<br />
phase one is processed.<br />
We’ve been looking at loans and<br />
funding aimed towards home owners,<br />
tenants and landlords but what about<br />
you and your business? Energy Saving<br />
Trust can provide small to medium<br />
businesses with loans of between £1000<br />
to £100,000 to help the business to reduce<br />
costs through energy efficiency, material<br />
resource and water efficiency. The loan<br />
is operated through Resource Efficient<br />
Scotland with no set up charges. This is<br />
a tool you could use for clients or even<br />
in your own business premises. Recently<br />
there was a change to Regulation 63 for<br />
existing non-domestic properties, it is<br />
required that the building owner shall<br />
have the building surveyed by a Non<br />
Domestic Energy Assessor and carry out<br />
work to bring the building to the current<br />
standards, the loan could be used to help<br />
the building owner carry out the required<br />
works.<br />
The above funding schemes and loans<br />
allow your company to provide options<br />
to all different types of clients, the Energy<br />
Saving Trust do not hold a register of<br />
selected companies to carry out the work<br />
so it is open to all companies to carry<br />
out this type of work as long as they<br />
are competent within the area they are<br />
working, I believe this is great option<br />
for professional companies like SNIPEF<br />
members.<br />
More information is provided in the<br />
article on p.7 and can be sourced at the<br />
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12 PLUMBHEAT TECHNICAL<br />
IT MAY LOOK CLEAR, BUT IS IT SAFE?<br />
THE PERILS OF PRIVATE WATER SUPPLIES<br />
Matthew Bower, Operations Team Leader for the Drinking Water Quality Regulator<br />
for Scotland explains all.<br />
Private water supplies (PWS)<br />
are drinking water supplies<br />
that are not the responsibility<br />
of Scottish Water but of their<br />
owners and users. There are<br />
about 20,500 such water<br />
supplies in Scotland, ranging<br />
in size from those serving<br />
single properties to supplies<br />
for entire communities. Many<br />
rural businesses rely on private<br />
water supplies for their water.<br />
Plumbers need to be aware of<br />
the issues and risks concerned<br />
with these supplies when they<br />
are working with them.<br />
When consumers in Scotland<br />
turn on their tap they are<br />
used to receiving high quality<br />
water that is safe to drink and<br />
looks acceptable to the eye.<br />
Unfortunately, the same is not<br />
always true of PWS, and many<br />
do not meet drinking water<br />
standards and can present a risk<br />
to the health of those drinking<br />
them – a big concern, especially<br />
when the supply is providing<br />
water to a hotel or other tourist<br />
accommodation or where the<br />
young or elderly are involved. It’s<br />
very important for plumbers and<br />
others working on water supplies<br />
to be aware of PWS and the<br />
potential risks.<br />
What are the quality issues with<br />
private water supplies?<br />
Microbiology<br />
By far the biggest risk to health;<br />
however clear the water looks,<br />
many bacteria and other bugs<br />
can lurk unseen and make people<br />
seriously ill. The pathogen E.coli<br />
0157 has been found in PWS. All<br />
supplies should be disinfected.<br />
The most common way of<br />
carrying out disinfection in a PWS<br />
is by use of ultra violet light. It<br />
should be noted that these units<br />
need to be properly installed and<br />
maintained.<br />
Natural metals<br />
Water often contains naturally<br />
occurring metals, depending on<br />
the local geology. Some, like iron<br />
and manganese, result in more<br />
of an aesthetic issue making the<br />
water discoloured and leaving<br />
sediment in tanks and pipes. More<br />
worryingly, however, they can also<br />
coat UV lamps and reduce their<br />
effectiveness for disinfection.<br />
Other substances can be health<br />
issues in their own right. Although<br />
uncommon, some private water<br />
supplies contain high levels of<br />
arsenic and these needs to be<br />
removed from the water before it<br />
is supplied.<br />
Turbidity and colour<br />
Turbidity and colour relate to the<br />
appearance of the water and they<br />
also have a significant impact<br />
on the effectiveness of UV light<br />
disinfection, which can leave<br />
supplies unprotected. Many PWS<br />
in Scotland are highly coloured,<br />
especially after rainfall, as a result<br />
of naturally occurring organic<br />
compounds derived from peaty<br />
soils. Colour can be quite difficult<br />
and costly to remove from the<br />
water.<br />
Plumbing materials and pH<br />
Most PWS in Scotland will<br />
naturally be slightly acidic and<br />
therefore have a low pH. This<br />
means that they will be corrosive<br />
to metals used in the plumbing<br />
system. This may shorten the<br />
lifespan of components and<br />
increase the number of leaks.<br />
It may also cause staining of<br />
sanitary ware and small amounts<br />
of the metals may be consumed<br />
by the users in dissolved form.<br />
This is a particular problem where<br />
inappropriate materials, such as<br />
lead, are present in the system.<br />
Filters are available that correct<br />
the pH of the water to acceptable<br />
limits. Care needs to be taken to<br />
ensure that the pipes and fittings<br />
used on the system are approved<br />
for use with drinking water.<br />
Cross connections<br />
Some properties have a dual<br />
source of water, with a feed<br />
from the public (Scottish Water)<br />
supply and one from a private<br />
source. Incidents have occurred<br />
where private supply water has<br />
contaminated the public system.<br />
It’s vital that there are no crossconnections<br />
on the system and<br />
the system fully complies with<br />
water byelaws.<br />
How can I get further<br />
information when working with<br />
PWS?<br />
The environmental health<br />
departments of local authorities<br />
are the main regulators of PWS<br />
and the primary source of<br />
information in the local area. They<br />
also administer the PWS grant of<br />
£800 per property that is available<br />
to make improvements to quality.<br />
This money can be pooled<br />
to create larger ‘group’<br />
improvements. The Drinking<br />
Water Quality Regulator provides<br />
a source of information on PWS<br />
issues on its website http://dwqr.<br />
scot/private-supply/. There are a<br />
number of useful factsheets on<br />
substances that may be present<br />
in supplies as well as on the<br />
wider issues affecting quality and<br />
regulations.<br />
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MEMBERSHIP OFFICER,<br />
ANDY FURNEVEL TELLS<br />
US WHAT HE’S BE UP TO<br />
Since my last update in the Autumn<br />
edition of Plumb Heat I have…<br />
….attended the Inaugural<br />
SNIPEF Technical event at<br />
Aberdeen FC’s Pittodrie<br />
Stadium where we had a good<br />
number of manufacturers and<br />
SNIPEF members in attendance.<br />
Initial feedback suggests this<br />
was a very worthwhile event<br />
and the next one that we hold<br />
will be even bigger and better.<br />
….continued to travel the<br />
length and breadth of the<br />
country and have held recent<br />
trade mornings in Fort William<br />
and Stranraer and these were<br />
both very well attended by<br />
member and non-member<br />
firms and I picked up some<br />
good leads as well.<br />
….brought in more new<br />
membership applications than<br />
at this time last year which has<br />
resulted in more new members<br />
than at this time last year. Not<br />
every firm that applies for<br />
membership is able to join<br />
SNIPEF though, and this is<br />
usually down to not meeting<br />
the criteria.<br />
….received a lot of positive<br />
feedback from both member<br />
and non-member firms<br />
regarding some of our new<br />
schemes including Clark<br />
Thomson Insurance Brokers<br />
who run the Public Liability<br />
scheme and Renault UK who<br />
offer our members fantastic<br />
deals on their range of vans.<br />
Demo vans can also be<br />
arranged for member firms.<br />
…..been dealing with more<br />
enquiries than normal<br />
from firms wishing to join<br />
the Approved Certifier of<br />
Construction Scheme. This<br />
scheme continues to grow<br />
and feedback from firms who<br />
are able to sign off above and<br />
below ground drainage subject<br />
to a building warrant is very<br />
positive. In particular the time<br />
they can save being certifiers is<br />
of high importance.<br />
…..had a great time at The<br />
SNIPEF Awards <strong>2016</strong>/17 which<br />
were held at the Caledonia<br />
Waldorf Astoria in Edinburgh.<br />
Congratulations to CHC Group,<br />
winners of SNIPEF Business of<br />
the year. Congratulations also<br />
go out to Jon Marshall from<br />
William Wilson Inverurie who<br />
won the merchant customer<br />
care award and to Alasdair<br />
Scott who won apprentice of<br />
the year. Well done to all the<br />
nominees.<br />
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was pretty busy. I bumped into<br />
a few member firms and made<br />
some new friends (picture)<br />
All the best for a restful<br />
Christmas break, I hope to<br />
catch up with you in 2017.<br />
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Travis Perkins’ P&H Division joins the BMF<br />
THE Plumbing and Heating<br />
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Paul Tallentire, Divisional<br />
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“The BMF plays an important<br />
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PLUMBHEAT NEW MEMBERS & MEMBER NEWS<br />
SNIPEF TECHNICAL<br />
DAY <strong>2016</strong><br />
THIS year we held the first of<br />
a new fixture on the SNIPEF<br />
calendar; SNIPEF Technical<br />
Day was held in partnership<br />
with the Aberdeen and District<br />
Association, at Pittodrie<br />
Stadium in Aberdeen on<br />
the 11th of November. The<br />
event was a huge success and<br />
was supported well by both<br />
SNIPEF members and partner<br />
organisations. During the<br />
day there were a number of<br />
informative presentations from<br />
leading organisations within<br />
the industry and manufacturers<br />
who were displaying and<br />
demonstrating their products.<br />
The Technical Day allowed<br />
SNIPEF members to keep upto-date<br />
with current and new<br />
regulations in the industry<br />
and find out about the latest<br />
products on the market.<br />
SNIPEF CEO Fiona Hodgson<br />
opened the event and<br />
introduced a local SNIPEF<br />
member who was recently<br />
crowned JT, Bristan and Plumb<br />
Center Plumber of The Year<br />
<strong>2016</strong>. Shaun Scott of Derek<br />
Scott Plumbing and Heating<br />
Ltd told the delegates about his<br />
win and described some of the<br />
areas he thinks are important<br />
to running a successful<br />
business. This was followed by<br />
a welcome speech from Alan<br />
McIntosh a past president of<br />
SNIPEF on behalf of Aberdeen<br />
and District Local Association.<br />
Presentations and training<br />
sessions were delivered to<br />
delegates by Scottish Water,<br />
Gas Safe, HETAS and William<br />
Wilson. These training sessions<br />
proved popular, allowing<br />
SNIPEF members to ask<br />
questions and raise issues on<br />
a face-to-face basis, which is<br />
rarely possible in the normal<br />
working day-to-day life of<br />
our members. Scottish Water<br />
used a demonstration rig to h<br />
sighlight backflow, backflow<br />
prevention and risks associated<br />
with this. The rig proved to be<br />
a useful interactive resource to<br />
demonstrate the issues.<br />
Product training was<br />
provided by Honeywell,<br />
Worcester Bosch, McDonald<br />
Engineers, Pegler Yorkshire,<br />
Kane International and Wavin.<br />
There was a good interest in<br />
all the training sessions which<br />
provided some great product<br />
training and knowledge to our<br />
members.<br />
All presenters and training<br />
providers had a stands in the<br />
exhibition area and there was<br />
ample opportunity to interact<br />
and network with members<br />
throughout the day. Other<br />
organisations in attendance<br />
were Fernox, Daikin, ADEY,<br />
Renault and Clark Thomson,<br />
all providing great support<br />
and information on current<br />
and past products to our<br />
members, not to mention<br />
furnishing members and local<br />
apprentices with giveaways<br />
and promotional products.<br />
The Technical Day also<br />
provided opportunity for<br />
SNIPEF members of staff to<br />
meet members and discuss<br />
everyday issues affecting them<br />
in the industry. The SNIPEF<br />
team would like to thank<br />
everyone who attended and<br />
supported us on the day; we<br />
are already planning our next<br />
event. We are also grateful to all<br />
the staff at Pittodrie who were<br />
extremely supportive, friendly<br />
and professional before and<br />
during the event.<br />
If you were there it was great to<br />
see you, if you weren’t we hope<br />
you can come along to our<br />
next event in 2017. We hope<br />
to announce venues and dates<br />
in the New Year and we look<br />
forward to seeing you there<br />
and to these events becoming<br />
a regular and important part of<br />
the SNIPEF calendar. ●<br />
New members<br />
WELCOME to our newest member firms<br />
Michael Johnston Ltd ....................................Clydebank<br />
A Alexander & Son (Electrical) Ltd ..........................Glasgow<br />
Irwin M & E Ltd .......................................... Portadown<br />
Comfort Systems Plumbing & Heating Ltd ............Cumbernauld<br />
Colin Cunningham Plumbing Services ....................Callander<br />
J D P S Plumbers Ltd.........................................Elderslie<br />
L M Services (NI) Ltd ..........................................Belfast<br />
Edward F Anderson ......................................Edinburgh<br />
Halliday Plumbing & Heating.............................Cardenden<br />
Johnstone & Robertson Plumbing &<br />
Heating Services Ltd....................................Dunfermline<br />
Douglas Rae Plumbing & Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawick<br />
R F Plumbing Ltd ...........................................Dumfries<br />
The Gasman ................................................Dumfries<br />
Scottish Energy Solutions .............................. Prestonpans<br />
S Mason Construction Ltd ................................Edinburgh<br />
Highland Plumbing Services ...............................Dingwall<br />
Stewart Plumbing & Heating Engineers ..................Roy Bridge<br />
Samuel Contracts Ltd ...................................... Dalkeith<br />
Stuart Kennedy Heating Services Ltd.......................Dumfries<br />
Forthcoming training courses<br />
SNIPEF holds a number of training courses and can deliver<br />
bespoke training for larger firms and organisations.<br />
For information about any of our training courses or to register<br />
your interest please contact membership@snipef.org<br />
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26 January <strong>2016</strong>, Edinburgh ●<br />
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The new Schiedel Protect Box<br />
provides a safe and secure solution<br />
when installing a stainless steel<br />
System Chimney through an air tight<br />
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without compromising efficiency.<br />
Recognised at June’s Hearth and<br />
Home exhibition as runner up in<br />
the Fireplace and Flue category, the<br />
Schiedel Protect Box is the ideal<br />
solution for energy efficient dwellings.<br />
Suitable for hot or cold roofs,<br />
ceilings and floors, the Schiedel<br />
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with an EPDM flashing kit, allowing<br />
the chimney to pass through an<br />
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the 100mm outer skin of rockwool<br />
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combustible materials, whilst the<br />
EPDM flashing grips the outer case of<br />
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creating an air tight seal. The edges<br />
of the EPDM flashing are then sealed<br />
onto the air tight membrane using<br />
the special tape provided in the kit.<br />
The Schiedel Protect Box can be<br />
used straight or at an angle, simply<br />
cut on site to the correct degree.<br />
Schiedel Protect Box benefits:<br />
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David Wright, Residential Sales<br />
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Chimney System, said: “The Schiedel<br />
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modern, energy efficient homes.<br />
Going forward, all new homes will<br />
have to be built to certain levels of air<br />
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technicians looking to expand<br />
into the oil sector.<br />
Adding to this thriving<br />
market is the additional work<br />
DESPITE the average cost of produced as a result of the<br />
heating a typical home on oil Scottish government’s ‘Warmer<br />
rising over the last quarter, oil Homes Scotland’ fuel poverty<br />
remains by far the cheapest scheme which aims to provide<br />
of all major domestic heating efficient heating and insulation<br />
fuels in Scotland and Northern for households struggling to<br />
Ireland, providing a buoyant meet their energy bills. All oil<br />
market for heating technicians heating technicians working<br />
to capitalise on.<br />
on the scheme must hold, or<br />
According to the latest<br />
be working towards, a PAS<br />
quarterly data from heating 2030 certification as proof of<br />
price analysists, the Sutherland competence, providing another<br />
Tables, the average annual cost solid business reason to renew<br />
of heating a three-bedroom or take out OFTEC registration.<br />
home in Great Britain with an oil OFTEC does however<br />
condensing boiler is currently recognise the changing<br />
PROTECTING EFFICIENCY - SCHIEDEL PROTECT BOX<br />
£818 per year. Although up 9% landscape of the domestic<br />
The on new last Schiedel quarter, Protect that’s Box still 18% to heating 700mm depth market and as such,<br />
provides a safe and secure solution • Meets blower door test<br />
less expensive than mains gas, has expanded its scopes of<br />
when installing a stainless steel • Constructed using high<br />
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house, 42% allowing cheaper the than steel chimney an LPG to • Aluminium fuel and laminate the main outer renewable surface.<br />
pass condensing through floors boiler and roofs and safely, 49% • Zero heating distance technologies.<br />
to combustibles<br />
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cheaper than electric storage Over the past 12 months, our<br />
Recognised at June’s Hearth and<br />
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Home heaters. exhibition as runner up in and Marketing solid fuel Manager registration for Schiedel numbers<br />
the Fireplace This positive and Flue picture category, is the also Chimney have System, tripled said: and “The it’s Schiedel a sign of<br />
Schiedel reflected Protect in Box Northern is ideal Ireland Protect OFTEC’s Box is the commitment ideal addition to this our<br />
solution where for the energy average efficient annual dwellings. cost product area range, that designed by mid-2017, to ensure it’s<br />
Suitable for hot or cold roofs, that Stainless Steel System Chimneys<br />
of heating a typical home on anticipated that OFTEC’s own<br />
ceilings and floors, the Schiedel are fully compatible for use on wood<br />
Protect oil is Box just is used £765. in Oil combination condensing burning solid stoves fuel running training through courses will be<br />
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the far chimney cheaper to pass to run through than an any Going throughout forward, all new the homes UK. will<br />
air tight<br />
renewable<br />
membrane.<br />
heating<br />
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options<br />
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Whilst<br />
be built<br />
oil<br />
to certain<br />
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will<br />
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tightness, and with stoves making a<br />
aluminum across laminate the UK. outer layer, significant inevitably contribution rise and to cutting pressures fuel<br />
the 100mm With cost outer remaining skin of rockwool the bills in and these challenges properties, undoubtedly<br />
it’s essential<br />
insulation key driving ensures factor safe distance for most to that lie efficiency ahead, is there not compromised.”<br />
are also<br />
combustible consumers, materials, it’s little whilst surprise the so opportunities and OFTEC will<br />
EPDM flashing grips the outer case of<br />
many are choosing to stick with, continue to be responsive to<br />
the 50 mm insulated chimney section,<br />
creating or even an air switch tight seal. to oil. The edges This has the needs of its manufacturing<br />
of the led EPDM to sales flashing of oil are condensing<br />
then sealed members, training partners,<br />
onto boilers the air reaching tight membrane a nine-year using registered technicians and, of<br />
the<br />
high<br />
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at<br />
tape<br />
a time<br />
provided<br />
when<br />
in<br />
purchases<br />
the kit.<br />
course, heating consumers, to<br />
The Schiedel Protect Box can be<br />
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of<br />
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PLUMBHEAT NEWSLEAKS<br />
New technologies for the modern home<br />
Sharon Oliver of Mitsubishi Electric<br />
explains why modern homes have<br />
very different heating and ventilation<br />
requirements and offers some insight<br />
into the technologies that can help<br />
improve efficiency and comfort in newbuild<br />
properties.<br />
Thousands of years ago, in a dank and<br />
gloomy cave, early man managed to light<br />
a fire for the first time and unknowingly<br />
started a revolution in home heating.<br />
As the centuries passed, home heating<br />
solutions became ever more sophisticated<br />
– from wood burning hearths, coal stoves<br />
and then open coal fires up to the electric<br />
heaters and gas boilers of the 20th century.<br />
As we forge onwards into the 21st<br />
century, home heating and ventilation<br />
technology is evolving faster than ever<br />
before, with advanced systems such as<br />
Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery<br />
(MVHR) and air source heat pumps leading<br />
the way.<br />
The whole house approach<br />
Most modern houses are well insulated<br />
and have high EPC ratings which means that<br />
their heating and ventilation requirements<br />
look very different when compared with<br />
homes built even 10 years ago.<br />
By taking a holistic approach and looking<br />
closely at the heating and ventilating<br />
requirements of the whole house, a<br />
healthier environment can be created and<br />
maintained, offering improved comfort and<br />
lower energy bills for the homeowner.<br />
As part of the government’s push<br />
towards low carbon houses, new-build<br />
homes have become increasingly air tight.<br />
While this reduces CO 2 emissions and<br />
makes for a more energy efficient building,<br />
indoor air quality inevitably suffers as stale<br />
air circulates for prolonged periods.<br />
MVHR<br />
An MVHR system is extremely effective<br />
in extracting stale air from the home and,<br />
in doing so, recovering heat energy and<br />
transferring it to the incoming fresh air.<br />
This improves indoor air quality<br />
throughout the home and helps to reduce<br />
the risk of damp, mould and mildew<br />
build-up in high humidity areas such as<br />
kitchens and bathrooms.<br />
Highly efficient, MVHR systems such as the<br />
Lossnay VL220 MVHR unit can help maintain a<br />
comfortable indoor environment and provide<br />
a cost effective way of ensuring that clean,<br />
fresh air is supplied to residential buildings.<br />
The energy efficient heat recovery process<br />
recovers heat from the outgoing air so that<br />
the fresh air needs less energy to bring it up<br />
to room temperature. Quiet operation and<br />
advanced feature-rich controls provide the<br />
user with an unobtrusive and flexible system<br />
that offers greater control over energy usage.<br />
Air source heat pumps<br />
Alongside an MVHR solution, an air<br />
source heat pump represents a modern and<br />
efficient way of heating the home all year<br />
round as part of a whole house heating and<br />
ventilation approach.<br />
Modern homes are very well insulated<br />
and have reduced demand for heating. As a<br />
result, the requirement for hot water often<br />
exceeds the demand for heating.<br />
Innovative heat pumps such as the<br />
Ecodan QUHZ have been designed with new<br />
homes firmly in mind and deliver energy<br />
efficient space heating and hot water on<br />
demand. In-built energy monitoring through<br />
an Internet based system permits the user to<br />
check performance either at home or away<br />
from the property.<br />
With the Government committed to<br />
reducing greenhouse gas emissions by<br />
34 per cent by 2020, a highly efficient<br />
heat pump is an ideal way to reduce<br />
energy consumption in line with changing<br />
requirements for heating and hot water.<br />
Fresh thinking<br />
It has been suggested that the<br />
Government should be looking to build<br />
300,000 new homes a year– an increase of<br />
50 per cent – if it is to solve the worsening<br />
housing crisis. This may be an ambitious<br />
target but it’s clear that an increasing number<br />
of new developments are likely to get the goahead<br />
over the next decade.<br />
This represents an ideal opportunity to<br />
revisit heating and ventilation options and<br />
offer homeowners a range of advanced<br />
solutions that match their needs.<br />
Both MVHR systems and air source heat<br />
pumps are established technologies that<br />
represent the next stage in the evolution of<br />
heating and ventilation.<br />
Modern homes have modern requirements<br />
and the heating and ventilation should<br />
reflect this - occupants in new-build<br />
properties should have the option to select<br />
an affordable energy efficient solution that<br />
will keep them comfortable for years to come.<br />
Sharon Oliver is marketing manager for the<br />
Ecodan range of domestic renewable heating<br />
systems. Visit http://ecodanerp.co.uk for<br />
further information. ●
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• CITB CONGLP1/PD/RDH LPG Changeover<br />
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PLUMBHEAT SNIPEF DIARY<br />
SNIPEF<br />
DIARY<br />
WINTER <strong>2016</strong><br />
FIONA HODGSON SNIPEF CEO<br />
EDINBURGH 30 AUGUST - MEMBERSHIP<br />
TASK GROUP<br />
An interesting discussion with members<br />
about current membership criteria and<br />
in particular multi-service and facilities<br />
management businesses expanding into the<br />
plumbing industry.<br />
EDINBURGH 31 AUGUST – GAS SAFE<br />
Meeting with representatives from Gas Safe<br />
to discuss recent concerns raised by members.<br />
It is reassuring to members that Gas Safe<br />
inspections are carried out on a risk-based<br />
approach which explains why the majority of<br />
SNIPEF members have not seen an Inspector<br />
for some time. Discussed ways in which both<br />
our organisations could work together more<br />
closely.<br />
EDINBURGH 1 SEPTEMBER - LAUNCH OF<br />
E-BUILDING STANDARDS<br />
Kevin Stewart MSP, Minister for Local<br />
Government and Housing launched the new<br />
e-Building Standards portal. This allows the<br />
electronic submission to local authorities of<br />
applications for building warrants and other<br />
related forms, such as completion certificates.<br />
LONDON 15 SEPTEMBER - IAN<br />
BLACKFORD MP<br />
Meeting to discuss the current pension<br />
issues facing many of our members and<br />
ways in which legislation could be changed<br />
to ease the financial burdens imposed on<br />
employers. Ian Blackford MP is the Shadow<br />
SNP Spokesperson for Pensions and together<br />
with Pete Wishart MP and Deidre Brock MP<br />
has been sympathetic to and supportive of<br />
SNIPEF’s campaign for change.<br />
STEPPS 20 SEPTEMBER - SCOTTISH<br />
WATER AND WRAS<br />
Update from Scottish Water and WRAS of<br />
current issues they are facing with respect to<br />
water quality. Discussed the need to expand<br />
the use of notifications and compliance<br />
certificates and promote professionally<br />
qualified plumbers. SNIPEF presented an<br />
updated Approved Contractor Scheme for<br />
consideration by Scottish Water.<br />
BELFAST 23 SEPTEMBER - NORTHERN<br />
IRELAND WATER<br />
Interesting meeting with Northern Ireland<br />
Water to discuss issues currently facing the<br />
industry. It is evident that while action has<br />
been taken against Water Authorities for water<br />
pollution very few individuals or businesses<br />
have been prosecuted but this is likely to<br />
change.<br />
ELGIN 27 SEPTEMBER - MORAY<br />
COLLEGE<br />
A great afternoon at Moray College seeing<br />
the fantastic training facilities available to our<br />
apprentices. I attended the Prize Giving in the<br />
evening and was impressed by the standard<br />
of winners and their achievements. Also had<br />
the chance to meet with a few members the<br />
following day for a coffee and a chat.<br />
LONDON 3 OCTOBER - WATERSAFE<br />
SNIPEF is a partner of Watersafe, an online<br />
directory of approved plumbing businesses<br />
and a national brand covering seven approved<br />
contractor’ schemes across the UK, of which<br />
SNIPEF is one, representing Scotland and<br />
Northern Ireland Water.<br />
The Board comprises representatives from<br />
each of the Approved Contractor Schemes<br />
who meet to discuss among other things how<br />
to promote to the public the benefits of using<br />
Approved Contractors and ensure quality is<br />
maintained within the industry.<br />
EDINBURGH 5 OCTOBER - LARGER<br />
CONTRACTOR MEETING<br />
Well attended meeting by members of this<br />
Group. We were joined by Rudi Klein, CEO<br />
of the SEC Group, Clark Thomson Insurance<br />
Brokers and John Dougall, a Loss Adjuster.<br />
Matters discussed included retentions,<br />
procurement, payment, insurance claims and
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apprentice training as well as pensions issues<br />
and wage agreements.<br />
EDINBURGH 7 OCTOBER - SNIPEF<br />
COUNCIL MEETING<br />
Representatives from each of the Local<br />
Associations together with the SNIPEF Office<br />
Bearers met to discuss the issues faced by<br />
employers as a result of section 75 of the<br />
Pensions Act 1995 and amendments and also<br />
the implications for the scheme itself.<br />
YORK 11 OCTOBER, PHCA<br />
Plumbing and Heating Contractors’ Alliance<br />
(PHCA) is an over-arching body for plumbing<br />
and heating businesses throughout the UK<br />
comprising an alliance between APHC and<br />
SNIPEF. The Group meets twice a year to<br />
discuss common interests.<br />
EDINBURGH 18 OCTOBER - SPECIALIST<br />
ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS’ (SEC)<br />
GROUP<br />
The SEC Group is a group of 6 Trade<br />
Associations (SNIPEF, SELECT, BESA, BCSA, ECA,<br />
and LEIA) comprising over 60,000 firms and a<br />
workforce of more than 300,000. It accounts<br />
for the largest single component (by value)<br />
of construction output. Being an umbrella<br />
organisation, SEC Group can have greater<br />
power and influence with government and<br />
government bodies than SNIPEF could by<br />
acting alone.<br />
SEC Group is pushing for a provision that<br />
requires cash retentions to be placed in trust<br />
to be included in The Enterprise Bill. The Group<br />
has been instrumental to the introduction<br />
by the Scottish Government that Scottish<br />
Government bodies must include Project Bank<br />
Accounts in tender documents for contracts<br />
commencing procurement procedures from<br />
31 October <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
LONDON 20 OCTOBER - SUMMITSKILLS<br />
At this meeting the future strategic direction<br />
of SummitSkills, the standard setting<br />
organisation for the Building Engineering<br />
Services Industry, was discussed. As a result<br />
of continued uncertainty in the sector, the<br />
ongoing viability of SummitSkills in its current<br />
form was in question and the Board agreed<br />
that the company would be wound down<br />
and cease to operate from March 2017. This<br />
is very disappointing and means that SNIPEF<br />
will need to work with the other bodies to<br />
establish how the standards can be retained<br />
within our Industry.<br />
EDINBURGH 21 OCTOBER - BPEC<br />
BPEC present to us the products currently<br />
offered by them and their plans for future<br />
development. We are keen to develop online<br />
training facilities for our members to<br />
save them the time and cost of travelling to<br />
Edinburgh. Working in conjunction with BPEC<br />
on this would be beneficial as they have vast<br />
experience in the training area.<br />
ELGIN 28 OCTOBER - BANFF & MORAY<br />
DINNER DANCE<br />
A very enjoyable evening spent with member<br />
firms in Elgin at the Association’s Annual<br />
Dinner Dance<br />
GLASGOW 3 NOVEMBER - SCOTTISH<br />
GOVERNMENT CONSUMER AND<br />
COMPETITION POLICY UNIT<br />
Meeting with various representatives from<br />
Building Standards and the Consumer and<br />
Competition Policy Unit to promote the<br />
benefits of using SNIPEF members. We also<br />
discussed our concerns on the promotion of<br />
Trusted Trade Schemes by Local Authorities<br />
who do not carry out the level of checks<br />
that SNIPEF members are subject to and<br />
which ensure the qualifications and the<br />
professionalism of its members.<br />
ABERDEEN 11 NOVEMBER - SNIPEF<br />
TECHNICAL DAY<br />
SNIPEF held their first Technical Day in<br />
Aberdeen which was well attended by<br />
member firms and apprentices who were<br />
able to network with various exhibitors and<br />
stakeholders and develop their skills via adhoc<br />
training courses. The day was supported<br />
by the Aberdeen 7 District Association and I<br />
hope will be one of many more to come. We<br />
are already planning and event in Edinburgh,<br />
which we hope will coincide with the SNIPEF<br />
AGM in May.<br />
EDINBURGH 18 NOVEMBER - COUNCIL<br />
MEETING AND SNIPEF GALA DINNER &<br />
AWARDS CEREMONY<br />
The SNIPEF Council met during the day and in<br />
the evening we celebrated the achievements<br />
of our members who had been nominated for<br />
the Business of the Year Award. The standard<br />
of entries was very impressive and the award<br />
this year was won by a member firm from<br />
Northern Ireland, CHC Group Ltd. The SNIPEF<br />
Customer Care Award was awarded to Jon<br />
Marshall of William Wilson and this year’s Merit<br />
Award was given to Rudi Klein, CEO of the SEC<br />
Group for the enormous amount of work he<br />
had done in lobbing for fair payment in the<br />
Industry. We were also joined by Alasdair Scott,<br />
the SNIPEF Apprentice of the Year and by Lord<br />
O’Neill of Clackmannanshire who gave the<br />
Loyal Toast.<br />
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NIMPA DINNER DANCE<br />
A great evening hosted by the Northern<br />
Ireland Master Plumbers’ Association. A good<br />
opportunity for me to meet some of our<br />
members and discuss business in Northern<br />
Ireland.<br />
MARTYN RAINE, TECHNICAL OFFICER<br />
Since the last issue of <strong>Plumbheat</strong> I have<br />
attended a workshop in Glasgow facilitated<br />
by Rehau on district heating, attended by the<br />
Energy Saving Trust and CIBSE.<br />
I attended the highly successful SNIPEF<br />
Technical Day <strong>2016</strong> took place in Aberdeen;<br />
I look forward to more of these, thanks to all<br />
who were there.<br />
I delivered training for the Approved<br />
Certifier of Construction Scheme and I met<br />
up with the following manufacturers: Wilo,<br />
Honeywell, Wavin and Daikin UK.<br />
I took part in a meeting with BPEC to discuss<br />
future plans on training..<br />
SHIRLEY WILLIAMSON,<br />
TECHNICAL OFFICER<br />
In August I met with two Stakeholder<br />
Managers from Gas Safe Register in Edinburgh<br />
and discussed issues which had been brought
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to our attention by some members. This was a<br />
positive meeting with the prospect of a closer<br />
working relationship with Gas Safe in the<br />
future.<br />
September saw visits to both Scottish Water<br />
and Northern Ireland Water to discuss the<br />
requirement for approved contractors to issue<br />
compliance certificates and the possible ways<br />
in which this can be made easier and quicker.<br />
All parties are keen to move on with this and to<br />
work collaboratively to increase the number of<br />
certificates issued.<br />
In October I met with a representative of<br />
the Drinking Water Quality Regulator and we<br />
are working together to raise awareness of the<br />
number of these supplies in Scotland, many<br />
of which supply water which does not meet<br />
drinking water standards and can pose a risk<br />
to public health. There are grants available to<br />
property owners to bring their private water<br />
supplies up to standard and SNIPEF members<br />
with suitable skills and knowledge of private<br />
water supplies can inform clients of this funding<br />
and help owners achieve a wholesome water<br />
supply.<br />
In October and November I delivered two<br />
ACCS training courses, one for new members<br />
and one refresher, and as usual both were well<br />
attended.<br />
November was an extremely busy month<br />
for promoting the benefits of SNIPEF and<br />
increasing awareness of our organisation. 8th<br />
November saw myself and Ruth Gibb, who<br />
manages communications at SNIPEF, exhibit at<br />
the Scottish Association of Landlords exhibition<br />
in Edinburgh where we were kept very busy<br />
introducing the benefits of using SNIPEF<br />
members. We were very pleased with the<br />
positive responses of the delegates present.<br />
The Technical Event in Aberdeen on 11th<br />
November went well with a good turnout from<br />
members and we received positive feedback<br />
from the exhibitors who were very pleased with<br />
the interest shown by the delegates. Feedback<br />
from delegates is very welcome - please let us<br />
know via technical@snipef.org or on the form in<br />
the delegate pack.<br />
On 16th November I was with the SEC Group<br />
Health and Safety Forum keeping up to date<br />
with the latest issues in health and safety within<br />
the construction industry. If anyone has an issue<br />
regarding health and safety that you’d like me<br />
to take to the next forum meeting please send<br />
them to me at technical@snipef.org.<br />
On 17th November I took part in the ACCS<br />
Scheme Providers meeting in Livingston, which<br />
is always a good opportunity to keep up to date<br />
with developments in the Certification Scheme<br />
and to share ideas on how to improve the<br />
Scheme for the future.<br />
The 23rd and 24th November was spent in<br />
Glasgow at the Scotland Build exhibition with<br />
Ruth Gibb and Andy Furnevel, Membership<br />
Officer – another busy two days promoting<br />
awareness of SNIPEF to all the delegates who<br />
were from a very wide range of organisations.<br />
It was also good to see some friendly faces<br />
amongst the throng including members and<br />
associate members.<br />
2017 is shaping up to be even busier than<br />
this year so I’m looking forward to the Christmas<br />
break before making plans for more events and<br />
training, and continuing to advise members on<br />
the wide range of issues facing plumbing and<br />
heating contractors. ●<br />
WaterSafe – you’re a member<br />
Did you know that as a member of SNIPEF,<br />
you automatically join the UK-wide<br />
plumber accreditation scheme WaterSafe?<br />
WaterSafe was launched in 2013 to bring<br />
together the seven key plumbing schemes<br />
in the UK under one umbrella. It provides a<br />
one-stop-shop for customers searching for<br />
a qualified, professional plumbing business<br />
anywhere in the UK.<br />
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?<br />
Being a member of WaterSafe gives you<br />
a listing on the online directory at www.<br />
watersafe.org.uk. Here customers can<br />
search for their nearest accredited plumber<br />
using a postcode search, confident they are<br />
employing a qualified, trusted trade.<br />
It also means you’re being promoted<br />
by key organisations, including Scottish<br />
Water and Northern Ireland Water, and The<br />
Met Office, which is promoting WaterSafe<br />
plumbers in its Get Ready for <strong>Winter</strong><br />
campaign.<br />
HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?<br />
There’s lots of easy ways to benefit from<br />
your WaterSafe membership, and the<br />
assurance it can provide your customers.<br />
As a member, you can:<br />
• Use the WaterSafe logo on your business<br />
cards, website, van and Twitter and<br />
Facebook accounts<br />
• Take part in WaterSafe campaigns to<br />
promote high plumbing standards.<br />
PLUMBER OF THE YEAR<br />
Shaun Scott, <strong>2016</strong> UK Plumber of the Year<br />
and SNIPEF member has taken part in a<br />
photoshoot for WaterSafe with his colleagues.<br />
He has also written a blog with advice on<br />
avoiding frozen and burst pipes, which has<br />
been widely published in the Scottish media.<br />
Find out more at www.watersafe.org.uk or if<br />
you’d like to take part in WaterSafe promotions,<br />
please get in touch at info@watersafe.co.uk. ●
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Firms who wish to join the industry’s leading plumbing trade body can now apply<br />
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We are approachable and supportive. Our key role is to keep members ahead of the competition and<br />
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Delivering a quality service is essential to a successful plumbing industry. Our members demonstrate<br />
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BEING A SNIPEF MEMBER GIVES YOU:-<br />
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• Access to improved technical and commercial<br />
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• Enhanced apprentice grant payments<br />
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• Access to the Licensed business and become a<br />
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• FREE listing on the need a plumber and<br />
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• Free subscription to of our quarterly magazine<br />
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• Access to apply to join our Approved Certifier<br />
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