Winter is coming, and that means that the boiler and gas sector is about to see a dramatic increase in customers searching for their services online. Jonathan Birch is Creative Director at Glass Digital. Here, he explains the importance of a strong online marketing campaign and shares some tips for boosting your online presence.
LK launches an upgraded version of its portable electrically heated boiler. The new model is called LK 460 EasyHeat and is mounted on a practical trolley with steel casing.
Intergas launched its range of boilers onto the UK market in 2008 and, since then, more and more installers have been converting to this Dutch manufacturer. And it’s easy to understand why; its ingenious design, featuring the two-in-one heat exchanger, means the components that tend to stick, leak or let you down - like the diverter valve, valve motor, auto air vent and secondary hot water plate heat exchanger - just aren’t there. And the heat exchanger, launched in 1996, has never had a mechanical failure either, so reliability really is built-in.
Boilers don’t last forever and the older they get, the more faults can occur which could put you and your family in danger.
Carbon monoxide is known as the ‘silent killer’ and the deadly gas can be released into your home as a direct result of a faulty boiler.
Did you know 1 in 10 adults in Britain have experienced carbon monoxide poisoning to some degree in their home?* Don’t get caught out at the weather turns colder and you fire up your heating. Here are CORGI HomePlan’s tell-tale signs that you may you need to get your boiler checked:
The summer months may be traditionally quiet for heating engineers - but CORGI HomePlan has revealed just how busy its network of 5,000 engineers has been.
The boiler and home emergency insurer has revealed that the value of servicing and breakdown jobs carried out by its engineer network from May to September was£6.4million*.
This is a vital boost to the thousands of independent businesses who make up the CORGI HomePlan network as they have guaranteed levels of work throughout the year.
CORGI HomePlan - founded in 2011 - is also keeping its engineers busier each year as more customers come on board, with the 2016 summer work levels 42 per cent higher than those in 2013.
Alpha Heating Innovation has donated one of its most popular boilers as part of a money raising campaign for Kye Vincent – an eight-year-old boy who has had both his legs removed after he contracted meningococcal septicaemia caused by meningitis.
Alpha installer Shaun Wilson of Weston Plumbing Heating Services has fitted the boiler free of charge, in support of Kye.
Historically many within the heating industry have seen September as the start of the heating season and as a result, the start of the breakdown and system failure calls. Here Richard Sharp at Xylem advises on those added extras that can make a big difference to system efficiency but also keep you front of mind with homeowners throughout the year.
In 2013, September saw temperatures across the UK peak at 30C, but then in 2014 it was the coolest September since 1994, according to the Met Office. Of course temperature is a personal thing and not everyone will want heating on at the same time, but as many installers know when the mercury truly begins to fall that’s when the flood gates traditionally open with breakdown calls and system failures.
UK energy supply, innovation and services company Flowgroup plc (Flow) has announced the launch of its Flow Eco RF boiler, one of the most reliable and efficient boilers currently available in the UK. The boiler comes with a raft of innovative features and can reduce bills by up to 15 percent.
The Flow Eco RF boiler is manufactured by Intergas, and will be sold via Flow’s Brand Ambassador (FBAs) network of installers located across the UK. The disruptive model removes wholesalers from the supply chain giving installers an increased margin and end customers better value. FBAs are the UK’s finest installers and heating engineers who have been hand-picked to join the Flow programme.