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Dimplex's New Fire Collection Brochure Offers A Wide Selection Of Electric Fires For Every Home

Dimplex releases its 2012 product brochure, with one of the widest selections of electric fires available, including striking new collections. The beautifully designed A4 landscape brochure is brought to life with stunning photography and with such a huge selection of electric fires you will be spoilt for choice. The brochure is detailed, informative and easy to read and is split into eight sections, including wall-mounted fires, freestanding... [more]

HVCA BECOMES B&ES ON 1 MARCH 2012

The Heating and Ventilating Contractors’ Association (HVCA) is rebranding and from 1 March 2012 will be known as the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES). The HVCA, established in 1904 as the National Association of Master Heating and Domestic Engineers, adopted the HVCA name in 1963. Bob Shelley, President of the HVCA comments, “ Back then, of course, that’s exactly how the majority of the members would have described themsel... [more]

Advances in industrial fan technology book

In recent years there have been some major breakthroughs in industrial fan technology. Fläkt Woods’ vice-president of fan technology, Geoff Sheard wrote a new book, Advances in Industrial Technology providing information into the reality of what is needed to drive technological developments within the industrial fan industry. Engineers who wrote this book, work in this field and the organisations that facilitate development of the technology.... [more]

Energy price war : gas bill cuts and ways to enhance savings

A new energy price war has broken out with announcements from two major energy suppliers that they will cut their gas prices. British Gas has cut its electricity prices by 5%, while SSE has said it will cut gas prices by 4.5% in March. These follow an announcement on wednesday 11th from EDF Energy that its gas bills will be cut by 5% after a decline in wholesale prices. It is thought the other energy firms will follow suit with similar price c... [more]

CARBON MONOXIDE AWARENESS PROGRAMME - DEADLINE EXTENSION

The deadline for organisations to register their interest in becoming local partners for a national carbon monoxide awareness programme has been extended until the end of the month. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and Gas Safe Charity are launching the Be Gas Safe programme to raise awareness of the “silent killer” and the steps that can be taken to prevent carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Rolling out across England this year,... [more]

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Remember Electrical Safety as You Participate in the 'Great ShakeOut' Feb. 7
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This upcoming Tuesday, people at businesses, schools and organizations across the central US will participate in an earthquake drill as part of the Great ...

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In reply to Carbon Free Will Be A Hard Slog : I note that a critique of Elliston, Diesendorf & MacGill (2011), referred to above by Dr. Mark Diesendorf, has just been published at Professor Barry Brook’s website, available here: http://bravenewclimate.com/2012/02/09/100-renewable-electricity-for-aust… The critique used cost figures from the Federal Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism ...

Average of four fire calls a week at AWE
A CATALOGUE of fires, false alarms and chemical leaks at the Atomic Weapons Establishment has emerged in information released to The Gazette.

Recalls this week: Snowmobiles, ottomans, printers
Snowmobiles that could be crash-prone, ottomans that may collapse and printers that can overheat and cause fires are among the items recalled this week.A rundown of the products and the problems entailed:____SNOWMOBILESDETAILS: ...

Will Sempra customers pay $463M for fire costs?
At stake under new request is who ultimately pays for the fire’s destruction — ratepayers or shareholders?

Motorbike burns after refill in central Vietnam
A Yamaha motorbike caught fire right after being refilled at a gas station in central Vietnam on Friday.

Gallatin's Hoeganaes plant hit with 11 fire code violations
Inspectors found 11 fire code violations this month at the Hoeganaes iron powder manufacturing plant in Gallatin where five workers were killed last year in three separate fires.

Frosty weather can lead to an increase in emergency situations in Leningrad oblast
At night and on the morning of 7 February on the territory of Leningrad oblast retained the air temperature up to -25 … -28. Correspondent BakuToday It was reported in the press-service of RESCUER in Leningrad region.

Explosions at sawmills not that frequent; fire risk dropping overall:experts
As a northern British Columbia community works to recover from a shattering explosion which ripped through a local sawmill, speculation has already begun on just what caused the blast.

Prison rioters quelled with tear gas
UPDATE 10.25am: INMATES involved in a wild riot at a major state prison overnight could face additional jail time, authorities say.