http://www.hvpsupplies.com News for HVP Supplies: Gas Heating & Plumbing Supplies Online en-gb Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:05:41 +0000 Copyright: (C) HVP Supplies Ltd 15 1747 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:05:41 +0000 Hayes UK's Leak Detection Spray remains one of the best selling consumable products offered by HVP Supplies. Featuring the latest 'bag on valve' technology, the Hayes' product is considered an industry leading product.  The fluid is contained within the 'bag' inside the aerosol can.  The propellent (compressed air) is outside the bag but of course inside the can. This technology ensures that there is no 'mixing' of fluid and propellent which may result in the propellent not functioning, an all too common problem with many aerosol cans. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=1747 1312 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:16:24 +0000 The HSE has announced it has selected Capita as its preferred bidder to run the new gas installer registration scheme from April 2009. The new scheme is designed to address issues raised by stakeholders in the review and is set to deliver a range of benefits to gas consumers and gas installers. There will now follow a period of negotiation aimed at concluding the contractual arrangements by September. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=1312 992 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:36:19 +0000 HVP Supplies has added two new electric pipe freezer systems from Freezemaster.  The Freezemaster 350D and 610 (and 610 upgrade) are ideal for domestic, commerciual & industrial usage and join the ever popular Freezemaster 280D model. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=992 679 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:22:12 +0000 HVP Supplies announces great value savings on the highly popular TPI 709 and TPI 712 range of Flue Gas Analysers and Kits. Other TPI test instruments including TPI Combustion Analysers and TPI Gas Leak Detectors are all offered at attractive discounted prices, meaning Big Price Savings to our customers. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=679 651 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:31:06 +0000 The Anton Sprint V2 Boiler Analyser has taken over from the Anton Sprint 2000 as HVP Supplies "best seller" product. HVP Supplies state that sales of flue gas, boiler & combustion analysers have exceeded estimated demand in the past 12 months, especially after the introduction of the CPA/1 qualification for gas installers. Currently HVP Supplies offers the Anton Sprint V2 Kit for an attractive Special Offer price of £619.00 excluding VAT. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=651 499 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:56:58 +0000 The Plumbing & Heating Industry Alliance and the Trading Standards Institute are at loggerheads over the value of ‘fast-track’ training courses. Some fast-track training courses, which can cost up to £10,000, promise to provide students with the necessary skills to become a plumber or electrician within a short period of time. Many trade bodies, however, argue that fast-track courses in heating, plumbing, electrical wiring and other allied engineering services are inappropriate, since the work is dangerous and a high level of skill is required. Chris Sneath, PHIA chairman, said: “A lot of these courses promise to train a person to become a fully accredited and competent plumber, installer or electrician in a matter of weeks, for an exorbitant fee. “At the end of that period you are left with individual, who because they have been inadequately trained, can do irreparable damage.” http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=499 498 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:52:08 +0000 British Gas (BG) has claimed that its offer to pay consumers’ gas bills for a year if they install one of their boilers is designed to promote energy efficiency and is not unfair competition. A number of independent heating companies have accused BG of abusing its position by subsidising its installation business with an offer to give consumers up to £800 worth of free gas. Billy Wilgar, chairman of the HVCA’s Heating and Plumbing Services Group states: “In my experience, BG is at least £1,000 more expensive than a small independent, therefore the consumer will ultimately lose out.” “They are not to know this, of course, and will almost certainly only get the one quote as this incentive seems too good to be true on the face of it.” http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=498 388 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:10:59 +0000 Tender opened for gas scheme. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced a competition to run a new gas installer registration scheme. This means that current incumbent CORGI will face competition for the first time. NAPIT and th APHC have expressed interest in applying for the scheme. It is understood that three other bodies are considering an application. The winner will be appointed to run the new scheme for five years, with oversight remaining with the HSE. The winner of the tender will be tasked with reforming ACS, raising public awareness of gas safety and tackling illegal installers. The competition involves a two-stage process. The competition deadline for the pre-qualification stage is September 3 2007. The successful candidate will be announced in early 2008 with the new scheme in place before the end of July 2008. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=388 334 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:26:28 +0000 Carbon monoxide poisoning on the increase Fifty people have been killed and over 200 injured in the UK since the beginning of 2006 as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, it was revealed today. National gas watchdog CORGI said there had been over 100 incidents between January 2007 and April this year, with the most common cause of death being faulty or poorly maintained gas appliances (28%). Yorkshire, Wales, the North East and the Midlands were the most vulnerable regions in the UK when it came to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning according to a new map published today by CORGI. The map highlights the worst incidents of exposure to the deadly gas and pinpoints regional 'hotspots'. CORGI has also produced a report following its research, which claimed that residential tenants were particularly at risk due to them placing their safety in the hands of "some lazy and ignorant private landlords". The study also revealed that In the first four months of 2007 there were 40 incidents, 48% up on the same period last year. 'Basic owner errors' A spokesperson for CORGI said they hoped that publishing the new map would "reveal the full danger of the nation's apathy and ignorance - the main reasons Brits are still becoming ill and dying as a direct result of CO poisoning." The report said that CO poisoning usually occurred as a result of a accumulation of events, such as faulty appliances that had not been serviced, blocked flues and chimneys, and "basic owner errors" like blocking air vents. Illegal gas workers were another "major problem", according to CORGI. The watchdog claimed that there were around 3,000 illegal gas installers operating in the UK, carrying out approximately 279,000 gas jobs each year, who had never been CORGI registered. While a huge 90% of the country had a smoke alarm fitted in their homes, only a quarter had a CO detector, the report added. "Homeowners should have all their gas appliances checked every year to make sure the silent killer gas is not leaking out of their appliances, but 15% of people have never had any of their appliances checked," said the CORGI spokesperson. "The majority of carbon monoxide incidents are avoidable - the most common cause of death through carbon monoxide poisoning comes from faulty or poorly maintained gas appliances." Annual checks According to safety products manufacturer FireAngel, around one-third of people are not even aware of what carbon monoxide is and where it can come from, while 41% were ignorant of the dangers the gas could present. John Walsh, managing director of FireAngel, said: "There results are staggering. It exposes the need for more widespread education about this potentially lethal problem, with those living in temporary or rented accommodation being at the top of the list." He urged tenants to ask to see their landlord's "gas safety record", which he claimed had to be shown by law. how you them by law. Don’t be afraid to push the matter – it’s your life at stake. Landlords and property managing agents have a duty to carry out annual gas safety checks and to employ CORGI-registered operatives to perform any gas-related work.   doPrint() http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=334 285 Fri, 25 May 2007 11:55:59 +0000 Recognising an increase in demand from HVAC installers & engineers carrying out notifiable electrical work under Part P of the Building Regulations, HVP Supplies has introduced a comprehensive range of electrical testing products from Fluke the industry leadier in electrical test instruments. Fluke instruments now available online include; voltage & continuity testers, multi-meters, socket testers & clamp meters. Also available is the Fluke 2042 cable locator (complete with transmitter & receiver) not only locates cables in walls & under floor but also locates metallic water & heating pipes. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=285 236 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:57:33 +0000 CORGI has been accused by its critics that its new magazine breaches the Data Protection Act. The first issue of the quarterly publication, Place, is automatically sent to customers who have had a gas appliance fitted by a CORGI-registered installer. Installers argue that the commercial arm of the magazine should not have access to customer data collected through the Gas Regulation Scheme. Many installers believe there is an increasing conflict of interest between CORGI's regulatory role and its commercial interests. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=236 216 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:31:59 +0000 HVP Supplies has introduced a useful Radiator Valve & Tank Connector Tool Kit, supplied in a customized black zipped case with Velcro straps to hold products in place. The Kit has ALL the tools required to fit numerous radiator valves (both metric & imperial), all three popular sizes of tank connectors with internal or external lugs, plus many other functions. The kit, which compliments HVP Supplies comprehensive range of special plumbers tools, is available at a introductory Special Offer Price of just £35.50 plus vat, representing a saving of £10 off the recommended retail price of £45.50 plus VAT. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=216 198 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:16:18 +0000 Oil-filled boilers installed after April 1st, 2007 must be condensing, whether they are replacements or new installations. This new requirement complies with the Building Regulations for England & Wales (Part L1 - conservation & power).  Up to 1.5 million homes in the UK are currently heated by oil-fired boilers & around 70,000 to 80,000 new or replacement installations are carried out each year.   The new requirements will fall in line with the gas-fired sector which became mandatory in April 2005. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=198 165 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:37:17 +0000 Hayes UK's Smoke-Stick has become the approved method for gas installers to check boiler case seals & the integrity of room-sealed fan assisted positive pressure type gas boilers & natural draught negative pressure type appliances. It is the recommended device to enable the installer to comply with Regulation 26 (9) of the Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations & the current British Standard. Smoke-Stick with its straight, pencil-thin smoke pattern is designed to monitor the slightest change in air movement. There is no naked flame (unlike safety matches, smoke matches & smoke pellets), no ash by-product, is totally non-hazardous & environmentally friendly. Smoke-Stick is proving popular also with hvac contractors; using Smoke-Stick to carry out various air-flow & other functional checks often replacing corrosive, toxic & hazardous (titanium tetrachloride) smoke tubes & bottles. Smoke-Stick has proven a popular & cost effective alternative to aerosol sprays for testing both CO Alarms & Smoke Alarms in commercial premises. Being clean & non-corrosive Smoke-Stick can be used safely in areas with electronic equipment. Each Smoke-Stick (sold in packs of three or six, with a Smoke-Pen dispenser) offers 30 minutes of continuious smoke; representing approximately 90 tests of 20 seconds each. HVP Supplies also sells Hayes UK's range of Smoke Matches & Smoke Pellets (as used by British Gas).             http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=165 162 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:56:05 +0000 HVP Supplies believes that the Health & Safety Commission's recent review is likely to widen CORGI's role as a registration body, with extra powers to become the enforcer of the legal requirement for a gas installers to be registered. Although other bodies such as NAPIT will have the opportunity of bidding for what is likely to be at least a five year 'franchise', it looks certain that CORGI will retain its monopoly position. This decision will disapoint many within the industry, critical of CORGI's increased commercial activities, its perceived failure as gas safety regulator (lack of CO public awareness for instance), and the increased costs to gas installers in recent years. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=162 130 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:50:07 +0000 HVP Supplies 'product of the month' for January 2007 is the TPI 712 Flue Gas Analyser.This '5 in 1' analyser acts as a combustion efficiency analyser, combustible gas detector, CO analyser, differential thermometer and differential digital manometer.The instrument has been the choice of British Gas several years which, in our opinion, gives it great credibility. It is easy to understand why it became BG's choice.1)  The TPI 712 features a 'user changeable' external protection filter and water trap bowl filter which very effectively stops dust, dirt and water ingress within  the analyser and resultant likely sensor damage. As many installers know to their cost, sensor damage means 'down-time' and significant added servicing costs.  These features make simple good sense!2) If there IS ever a problem with the TPI 712 it is good to know that the instrument is designed to maximise diagnostic efficiency and accuracy. This means that 75-80% of the time any problem can be solved by simply calling the TPI service line and the problem 'can be talked through' on the phone. We like that!3) The cost of maintenance and servicing are the 'hidden costs' to consider when purchasing a boiler analyser. The TPI 712 has a 3-year warranty on the sensor (meaning reduced servicing costs) and a SIX YEAR limited warranty - subject to servicing having been carried out by TPI.4) The instrument is REALLY tough and durable. It is the only boiler analyser that we have seen thrown on the floor and it still keep going. BG we understand did a 3m drop test with it!THe TPI 712 has many more outstanding features. Check-out the full specifications of this outstanding test instrument at www.hvpsupplies.com. It is currenty available at an attractive Special Offer price. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=130 105 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:46:10 +0000 HVP Supplies is the new name for the online & mail-order company previously known as Gas Safe UK.  The name change reflects the company's continually widening customer base which now extends from gas installers to heating engineers, plumbers, hvac contractors, industy specifiers and other specialist trades.From January 2007 the HVP Supplies web-site will display the new HVP Supplies logo and  plans to introduce many new safety, testing & servicing products during the year.  The site's former name; Gas Safe UK will remain a leading industry brand committed to gas and carbon monoxide (CO) safety with a range of gas and CO detectors, alarms, I.D. labels, warning notices and advices. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=105 104 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:13:09 +0000 Gas Safe UK will formally trade as HVP Supplies from January 2007 (reflecting the companies wide appeal with installers, engineers, contractors and specifiers throughout the hvac sector). But what of Gas Safe UK? - for many years a well established name in the heating industry with a proud reputation as a leading supplier of gas safety servicing products. Gas Safe UK will remain a strong industy brand with a focused commitment (as it's name suggests) to gas and carbon monoxide (CO) safety. Its range of gas and CO test instruments, detectors, alarms, safety I.D. labelling, warning notices and advice documents will be aimed at both the installer/engineer and property owner/tennant.  http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=104 103 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 11:52:08 +0000 UK householders were tonight urged to take simple steps to keep their families safe from carbon monoxide after the deadly gas killed two children holidaying in Corfu. The children died as a result of poisoning from a faulty boiler next door to the room where they were staying. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=103 94 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:43:39 +0000 The Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors is set to launch what is claimed to be the plumbing & heating industry’s most comprehensive Competent Persons Scheme in January 2007.Under the scheme members will be able to self certify their work  in the areas of plumbing (including water regulations), electrical, waste water and heating (oil & solid fuel). http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=94 93 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:37:02 +0000 The Health & Safety Executive has turned down the application by the National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) to run a gas registration scheme. NAPIT plans to appeal against the decision, saying that it has received overwhelming industry support. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=93 92 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:31:48 +0000 The Government's handling of the Competent Persons Scheme programme remains mired in confusion, according to industry scheme providers, despite its importance to the implementation of the Building Regulations. Seven months after the launch of the new Part L, the accreditation framework to assess the suitability of the various schemes to register companies or individuals for self-certification has still not been issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government. "The way this is being handled is lunacy," said Richard Gales, chief executive of oil-firing association OFTEC. "Without a basic framework you have chaos. People are rushing around getting qualified to join schemes, but we don't know against what standards they are being measured." http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=92 78 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:23:35 +0000 HVAC firms who let their workers take their company vans home overnight for personal use are facing a massive increase in their tax liability unless they act now, a leading accountancy firm has warned. According to PKF, from April 6 2007, the tax costs attributable to company vans will increase by 600 per cent from £500 to £3,000 - equivalent to the charge made on a £20,000 company car. If private fuel is provided, workers could face a tax hike of 700 per cent. The company predicts that HM Revenue & Customs will simply apply the increased levy to all van drivers who are registered for the existing lower charge unless their companies write in before January, when new personal tax codes are issued.   http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=78 65 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:50:19 +0000 An influential cross-party group of MPs has demanded that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) step up its efforts to curb carbon monoxide (CO) mortality rates by clamping down on rogue installers or give up its remit. The finding is contained in the report, ‘Shouting about a silent killer: Raising carbon monoxide awareness’ published following an inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Gas Safety Group (APPGSG). The Group deemed the HSE’s current record on bringing rogue installers to book as “totally unacceptable”. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=65 56 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:13:49 +0000 Confusion over the impact of new building regulations is hampering legitimate heating engineers and enabling cowboy fitters to prey on unwitting consumers. Heating engineers contacted by H&V News are incensed by what they claim is a barrage of new rules including the recent Part L revisions, the introduction of Part P and the mandatory requirement to gain the Energy Efficiency Certificate 6084. The overwhelming majority of installers participating in a H&V News poll of heating firms claimed that bona fide firms are being tied up in expensive and cumbersome red tape while rogue traders are riding roughshod over legislation. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=56 52 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:06:35 +0000 Gas Safe UK the internet and mail order supplier of servicing, testing & consumable products for the heating & plumbing installer has launched its new web-site domain: www.hvpsupplies.com.  A Gas Safe UK spokesperson says, " our new web address reflects that our customers include gas installers, heating engineers and plumbing contractors, plus a wide range of trade professionals from the heating, ventillation and plumbing industry". http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=52 51 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:11:41 +0000 A decision on an application by the National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) to run a rival gas safety scheme has been delayed because of 'conflict of interest' among the decision makers at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The outcome of NAPIT's application was due to be announced later this month. Commenting on this development a NAPIT spokeswoman: "The outcome has been delayed because it turned out that the 'independent' person who was going to sit on the panel was not considered to be 'independent' after all." http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=51 42 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:12:39 +0000 The latest Anton Sprint V-Series Boiler Analysers are now available.  The new analysers are straightforward to use with intuitive controls that lead the operator easily through the analyser's many functions. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=42 41 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:26:59 +0000 After just one year in charge, CORGI's registration managing director Tim Ottridge has shocked the heating industry by announcing his resignation. CORGI will not replace Mr Ottridge and will revamp its management structure in the wake of his departure. Mr Ottridge said: “I am confident that the gas registration scheme will continue to develop in the way that is right for the consumer. However, I have been offered an opportunity [outside of the gas, heating and plumbing industry] that I have been unable to turn down.” A CORGI press release said that “internal changes are planned to keep the management structure flat and responsive in order to ensure that the company can adapt effectively to industry forces”. A CORGI spokesperson elaborated: “Previously we’ve had three or four senior managers but now we’re taking away that layer in a bid to get things done faster.”   http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=41 36 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:16:36 +0000 Gas Safe UK has been selling HVP products to gas installers & heating engineers for over 10 years, firstly via mail-order and currently via its internet site and order phone line.Initially, Gas Safe's customers were traditionally CORGI installers, but in recent years Gas Safe customers have additionally included members of all the leading UK HVAC industry associations including: HVCA, IDHEE, APHC, IPHE, SNIPEF and OFTEC. Gas Safe UK now offers over 1500 HVP products all from leading industry suppliers. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=36 35 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:52:01 +0000 The Government's decision to shelve the Home Condition Report, a key part of its proposed Home Information Pack (HIP), has been described as a "huge loss" in the drive to create more competent persons in the HVAC industry. Reacting to the news, Bob Towse, head of technical and safety at the HVCA said: "The Home Information Pack was a huge driver for a lot of our members to get interested in competent persons schemes (CPS). With no HIP, what is the driver? "It was a good argument for why these schemes are needed. It's a huge loss, and it will hurt the domestic sector much more than commercial. Government will have to come up with something else." http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=35 19 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:59:51 +0000 After months of delays the Non-Domestic Heating, Cooling & Ventilation Compliance Guide has finally been published by the new Department for Communities and Local Government. A 70-page document, the key points and calculations have been rapidly brought together in a series of datasheets by the ICOM Energy Association which has represented the UK's industrial and commercial heating industry over the last 18 months of consultation. The first two of the datasheets cover the calculations for boilers systems and gas and oil-fired water heaters. For further details contact Peter McCree at ICOM Energy Association on tel: 01926-463940, or email: peter.mccree@icomenergyassociation.org.uk http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=19 18 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:56:07 +0000 Signs that soaring prices for base metals such as copper and steel are beginning to hit the ac sector were confirmed this week when Carrier Corporation announced a five per cent price increase on all its commercial hvac equipment for Europe, Middle East and Africa. The recent price hikes have been fuelled by rocketing demand for base metals and other commodities from developing countries such as China and India which have embarked on mammoth construction programmes. Since the start of the year copper has more than doubled in price and metal dealers are now predicting that it could break records with a price increase of 85 per cent in the coming days by costing between $9,000 and $10,000 per tonne. Aluminium has also reached a new peak, hitting $3,077 per tonne this month, its highest in two decades. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=18 17 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:54:54 +0000 CORGI is facing questions over the success of its Gas Work Notification (GWN) regime after the gas safety watchdog released official figures for the scheme's first full year in existence. Since April 2005 it has been compulsory for registered installers across the UK to notify CORGI of all domestic gas installations. Figures published earlier this week revealed that CORGI received around one million notifications in the first full year of the scheme - with 65 per cent (650,000) of those being boilers. However, insiders have pointed out that official figures released by industry bodies such the Heating and the Hotwater Information Council (HHIC) and the SBGI estimate gas boiler sales to be nearer to one and half million for the same period. Commenting on the publication of CORGI's notification figures, Bruce Allen, the registration and development director for the National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT), told H&V News : "It's encouraging that around 650,000 boilers have been registered in the last 12 months through the works notification system. However, taking into account that SBGI figures show annual sales of 1.5 million gas boilers, this leaves a considerable shortfall of appliances that installers aren't notifying." As reported in last week's H&V News, (May 20), NAPIT has lodged an application with the Health & Safety Executive to operate its own gas safety registration scheme. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=17 16 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:52:27 +0000 Competent Persons Schemes (CPS) operator BESCA has called for the Government to limit the number of schemes in order to reduce confusion in the industry. Bill Belshaw, BESCA's chairman, said: "There are now five self-certification schemes in the domestic sector, most of which are single fuel source schemes with confusing implications for businesses wishing to notify their work to local authorities. Although each scheme has its own area of expertise, it is in danger of becoming too complex, as well as costly for the industry." BESCA also feels the information given in Schedule 2A of the regulations is confusing and open to misinterpretation and constitutes another reason for capping applications. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=16 15 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:48:53 +0000 CORGI has attacked the National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) over NAPIT's bid to break CORGI's gas safety monopoly. Tim Ottridge, managing director of CORGI Gas Registration, said: "It is highly likely that multiple schemes will result in an increase in deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning." Mr Ottridge also criticised NAPIT for making "an opportunistic bid to gain commercial advantage in the marketplace", and was also "surprised and disappointed that the HSE has decided to take this step while undertaking a wide-ranging review into gas safety". Bruce Allen, registration and development director for NAPIT countered that the introduction of a second operator was an opportunity to increase levels of gas safety. He also attacked CORGI's claims that NAPIT is acting opportunistically as hypocrisy. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=15 14 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:42:18 +0000 The electrical focused testing body NAPIT (The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers) has filed an application with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to run a gas safety scheme. The move, if successful, will break CORGI's long-held monopoly of gas safety regulation. To assist its bid, NAPIT has recruited former CORGI chief executive Bob Henry as a non-executive director. NAPIT formally applied to the HSE on March 6, with the consultation process expected to take eight weeks. "More often than not tradespeople operate across a number of disciplines and therefore having a one-stop solution for heating (including gas and oil), electrical, plumbing and ventilation seems sensible," said Bruce Allen, registration and development director for NAPIT. "But having only one organisation being able to offer that because of their monopoly on gas seems fundamentally flawed, and we believe that the introduction of competition is healthy for the marketplace." http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=14 13 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:46:05 +0000 From July 2006 Gas Safe UK introduces the latest  Anton Sprint V-Series Boiler Analysers.  The new analysers are straightforward to use with intuitive controls that lead the operator easily through the analyser's many functions. http://www.hvpsupplies.com/news/item.htm?pid=13