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Auto-enrolment pensions postponed for SMEs The government's auto-enrolment pension scheme has been pushed back for small to medium businesses by up to five years following a revised timetable. 27/01/2012
Factory-fit plumbing The trend towards pre-plumbed factory made units instead of on-site installation continues. The latest example is Caledonian Bathroom Pods installed in the Apart-Hotel. 27/01/2012
Government to take FiTs battle to Supreme Court The government is to take its legal battle over its plans to slash the Feed-in-Tariff rate to the Supreme Court after losing its appeal. 27/01/2012
Aberdeen plumber receives Freedom of London Allan McIntosh has joined the ranks of celebrities such as Terry Wogan, Annie Lennox and Judi Dench after receiving a top honour. 24/01/2012
President explains HVCA rebranding The decision to re-brand the HVCA from March as the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) was not taken lightly, according to the association's president Bob Shelley. 23/01/2012

HONEYWELL valves enable easier and faster hot water Manchester-based M&E contractor, Farebrother, has installed over 100 HONEYWELL Kombi 4 throttle and balancing valves at the Holywell Community Hospital in Wales.
Honeywell installs valves on HMS Queen Elizabeth Honeywell water balancing and scald protection valves have been installed on HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier, to ensure uniform ideal water pressures.
Heat pump installed for housing association Status Heating, based in the Midlands, has completed a pilot installation of GRANT's latest Aerona heat pump in a domestic property for Leicester Housing Association.

Have you thought about your pension? With auto-enrolment approaching, HVP asked Robert Burgon from Plumbing Pensions what the changes mean to those in the plumbing and heating sector.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Selling up tax-efficiently Jeff Webber looks at a new tax relief that's just been made available and advises business owners on how to take advantage of it.
Are you really self-employed? Self-employed workers should ensure that their working arrangements and contracts comply with tax legislation in order to avoid being accused of tax evasion by HMRC, warns Penningtons Solicitors.

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HVPmag 11/01/2012 09:17:41

Landlord fined for no gas cert – http://t.co/10Wn…

PurmoUK 11/01/2012 09:07:08

EDF Energy to cut gas price by 5% http://t.co/xrAj… But they raised it by 15.4% in November, so gas cost is still 10% up on last year