IRB heating

Tool theft remains a huge issue for tradespeople, and heating engineer Ian Briggs, known as IRB Heating on social media, asked his followers whether they avoid parking in certain places because they’re worried their van will be targeted by tool thieves. In the Instagram post, Ian asked if other tradespeople get that sinking feeling when […]

Price increases are a hot topic among tradespeople this month. Heating engineer Ian Briggs, known as IRB Heating on social media, asked his followers whether they’re putting up prices with some interesting responses. In Ian’s video, he said he usually charges £90 plus VAT for a standard boiler service and wondered whether to raise this, […]

With its show-stopping launch at the London Science Museum less than six months ago, Vaillant’s next generation ecoTEC plus boiler range has already clocked up an impressive 7,000 hours worth of training from professional installers. From its VIP launch in June, which saw 10 installers, flown over to Vaillant’s headquarters in Remscheid, Germany, the ecoTEC plus has already […]

InstallerSHOW hosted a record-breaking event as it opened its doors for the first time at the NEC Birmingham.  The show was double the size of the previous year, with over 300 exhibitors and just under 10,000 visitors, making it the UK’s biggest exhibition for heating, plumbing, electric and renewables professionals. With changes to the Building […]