The Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA) recently launched the Heating Helpline, a website aimed to explain the importance of energy saving at home, the need for regular heating maintenance, and to raise the profile of its members active in the residential marketplace.

“The Heating Helpline is a free service designed to provide expert guidance on every aspect of energy-efficient heating – and cooling – in the home,” chief executive Robert Higgs explained. The initiative is being supported by the publication of an authoritative information booklet entitled Your Guide to Home Heating, which is being made available free to consumers, in hard-copy format and as a download from the website.

Subjects covered include energy saving, gas safety, boiler maintenance, renewable technologies and how to avoid “rogue traders” – along with an essential contacts list and a useful “jargon-busting” glossary of heating and energy efficiency terms.~

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