5 March 2010
While welcoming the launch of the Warm Homes, Greener Homes Strategy, BEAMA believes the Government has missed a golden opportunity to maximise household CO2 reductions and improve householder comfort. The association says the strategy surprisingly fails to give prominence to the effective role of any type of controls, in particular those for heating and hot water systems.
22 February 2010
Kevin Harris, Chairman of the BEAMA Anti-Counterfeit Committee, explains why Africa is a target for a wide range of unsafe counterfeit products and electrical products are included.
15 February 2010
Terry Rowbury, BEAMA's Director for the Energy Sector, discusses the challenges and opportunities of the smarter future
15 February 2010
Commenting on the evolution of all things smart at BEAMAs Smart Electricity Systems Conference (3 February 2010, The Belfry, West Midlands), Dr Howard Porter, BEAMAs chief operating officer (COO) said that for smart networks and smart grids: This is reality not just hype its the future.
10 January 2010
BEAMA's steel electrical products producer members are asking their customers to prepare for turbulent times.
6 January 2010
Terry Rowbury, Director of BEAMA's Thermostatic Mixing Valve Manufacturers' Association - the TMVA feels strongly about issues raised in Mark Raper's article concerning Legionella control (Hospital Bulletin, September 2009). He explains why.
6 January 2010
The Building Regulations require new domestic heating systems to be divided into zones. All dwellings, apart from single-storey open plan, must have a minimum of two zones with separate temperature control. This becomes most complex for larger homes; dwellings with a total usable floor area of more than 150m2 are required to have at least two zones for space heating, each with separate time and temperature control. TACMA, BEAMA's Controls Manufacturers' Association, highlights the opportunities zoning of domestic heating systems presents to installers.
6 January 2010
BEAMA's Colin Timmins, member of the association's Low Carbon Solutions Steering Committee (LCSSC) highlights the opportunities existing technologies present in achieving carbon savings
6 January 2010
Dave Dossett, BEAMA's Executive Chairman has been elected as President of CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation).