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Update on the new UKCA Marking Regime

An update from HETAS on the new UKCA marking regime

Retailer News | #getfiredup campaign, have your say and more

We hope reopening has gone well for our approved retailers and manufacturers. We launched our retailer #getfiredup campaign in April to coincide with lockdown measures easing and thank you to everyone who got involved. We had a lot of engagement and it was great to see so many businesses sharing, liking, and commenting. We know…

Ready to Burn | A look at the regulations in more detail

The Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 is now in place. We look at the regulations in more detail to help answer some of the more common questions. The HETAS team is available to support with applications and questions relating to manufactured solid fuels and you can contact Woodsure for any wood…

Ready to Burn the hot topic on the airwaves

Bruce Allen, CEO of HETAS, and Helen Bentley-Fox, Director of Woodsure, were recently interviewed about the Ready to Burn certification scheme. This coverage was shared on 190 radio stations in over 500 pieces from a variety of local and national stations across the country. Including, national commercial stations like Total Hits, The Jazz UK and…

Understanding burning in domestic homes

Understanding the impact of domestic combustion on air quality has always been a challenge. Defra’s Clean Air Strategy identifies that domestic combustion accounts for 38% of fine particulate matter. The figure of 38% was based on a BEIS survey from 2015, the results of which can be viewed here. This survey forms the basis of figures generated in the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI). The NAEI primarily uses The Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES)

Promafour now approved by HETAS

PROMAFOUR® boards are cement bonded calcium silicate insulation boards which form part of the PROMAFOUR® fireplace insulation system for the re-lining of an existing masonry recess or protection of combustible materials forming timber walls in close proximity to solid fuel appliances. The PROMAFOUR® System is a safe reliable, robust system developed to resist continuous high temperatures…

Have your say on the future of biomass

Biomass is under the spotlight, and having played a prominent role in our efforts to decarbonise the economy, the government is now undertaking a call for evidence to strengthen the evidence base around biomass and will contribute to a review of the potential for biomass to support the UK’s net zero target.

Paul Cichy is retiring from inspection duties

After 10 years of service, Paul Cichy, Regional HETAS inspector who has covered much of the North of England and North Wales is hanging up his draught gauge and retiring.  Commenting on Paul’s retirement, HETAS Inspections Manager Alan Young said: Throughout his service completing on-site inspections of solid fuel installations, Paul has been a passionate…

Safety advice for holiday properties

With lockdown measures easing across the UK, we want to ensure holiday properties with wood-burning or multifuel stoves are ready for visitors. As the solid fuel safety organisation, we are advising that appliances are checked, and chimneys swept before guests arrive this year. Safety measures We recommend you have your chimney swept at least twice…

More than just a wood burner

Have you got a stove top kettle? One bonus of having a wood burner is being able to boil water on the stove top. Hearing that distinctive whistle from the kettle and the tea just tastes better. There are a range of stove top kettles available, you can spend anything from £20 to over £100.…