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Heating Engineer Andy Gibbs received an email from the Gas Safe Register about a rise in fees.    The email (pictured below) states that from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, a Business renewal offline fee will be £239.39 including VAT, while an online renewal fee will be £214.84 including VAT.  Andy gives his views […]

Capita plc has been re-selected by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to continue to manage the Gas Safe Register. The renewed contract worth £89 million will run from April 2025 to December 2029. The Gas Safe Register is the official list of gas businesses across the UK that are registered to work safely and […]

A self-employed rogue trader has been handed a suspended prison sentence after carrying out illegal gas work in Gloucestershire. Christian Davis falsely claimed he was Gas Safe Registered but had actually been removed from the register due to concerns about the standard of his work and his competency. Trading as BS1 Plumbing and Heating, the […]

A new petition has been launched in a bid to ensure that only Gas Safe Registered engineers are allowed to buy gas appliances. Installer spoke to Jimmy Hendry, who started the petition, about why he thinks it’s an important initiative. Jimmy Hendry has been in the trade for 27 years, working as a plumbing and […]

A rogue trader has been prosecuted after carrying out gas work while falsely claiming to be Gas Safe Registered. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Mr Chappells was not registered with Gas Safe at the time the work was undertaken at both properties, despite advertising as Gas Safe Registered on […]