Andrew Gaved

Andrew is a seasoned journalist with 25 years’ experience in heating, cooling and energy. As Editor at Large across the Lyrical brands, he is on a mission to help the industry spread the word about low-carbon HVAC.

We won’t get renewables adoption high enough unless we have parity with boilers – The Leader Interviews with Hemal Morjaria

In the latest in our series, Andrew Gaved talks about removing the friction points for the installer with Hemal Morjaria, Chief Commercial Officer at City Plumbing: You can’t sit in an interview with Hemal Morjaria and not be affected by his enthusiasm for the business of renewables. As he points out, there is a lot […]

Big Interview – Louchavan Lemard, national Plumber of the Year

At this year’s InstallerSHOW, Andrew Gaved caught up with Louchavan Lemard, this year’s national Plumber of the Year, to hear his story. Louchavan describes himself as ‘driven’, and his enthusiasm for plumbing is unmistakable. Unlike many entrepreneurs, however, his drive is not focused solely on the bottom line. After experiencing homelessness through much of his […]

“Raft of legislation changes could catch out installers”, warns BEAMA

Cross-sector association BEAMA has warned that the industry is facing key legislation changes in the coming months across several different sectors that will impact installers and those working with them. The manufacturers’ group has warned that new rules affecting areas including heating, controls, smart technology and EV charging will require everyone involved in installation and […]

Tech company launches ‘hydrogen on demand’ domestic heating

Tech company Kinetic7 has launched a residential heating version of its ‘hydrogen on demand’ system. The HODbox uses patented technology designed and created originally by the company for field catering applications. Alongside the residential version for heating and hot water, Kinetic7 has introduced a version for the commercial catering sector, with further prototypes planned for other industrial […]

Government confirms hydrogen heating is ‘likely to be limited’

In its package of documents supporting the Future Homes Standard, the government has confirmed that hydrogen’s role in heating is set to be limited, with heat pumps and heat networks the preferred route to decarbonisation of heat. Hydrogen Heating: Overview confirms that the government already supports existing low carbon heat options like heat pumps and […]

New society launched for frontline engineers in RACHP

A new society has been launched for professionals working in the refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump sector. RACES, the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers Society, is a not-for-profit organisation which has the aim of giving a voice to those working as installers, service engineers, design & sales engineers, educators and students. The group, created by […]