Ideal Heating News
Ideal Heating Commercial is delighted to announce that one of its apprentices, Emily Wright, has won the prestigious Industrial & Commercial Heating Equipment Association ICOM Apprentice of the Year Award 2024. This is the second consecutive year the award has been handed to an Ideal Heating apprentice. Emily is currently three years into an Engineering Design and Draughtsperson Apprenticeship Standard (NVQ), which she is undertaking alongside a Higher National Certificate (HNC) Level 4 in...
The new ECOMOD CO2 monobloc air source heat pumps form part of Ideal Heating Commercial’s range of next-generation natural refrigerant heat pumps released in 2024, featuring maximum flow temperatures up to 70°C. As the name implies, natural refrigerants are those that occur naturally, as opposed to synthetically made. They have a low Global Warming Potential (GWP), making them the environmentally friendly option over their lifetime. In the case of ECOMOD CO2, which uses R...
Ideal Heating are thrilled to introduce the HP290, their latest monobloc heat pump designed to provide efficient, low-carbon heating and hot water throughout the year. This innovative product marks a significant addition to their growing selection of eco-friendly heating solutions. In this blog, they’ll cover everything needed to know about the new HP290 heat pump, including what it is, how it works, and the impressive benefits it offers. What is the HP290 Heat Pump? The HP290 is th...
Recently Ideal Heating took over 250 of its installers to Dubai for an unforgettable experience of a lifetime. Premier Club is reserved exclusively for the top installers, as a thank you for their ongoing loyalty and support for the company. In previous years, Premier Club has taken installers on luxury trips to Miami and Las Vegas. five-day adventure Premier Club members jetted off to Dubai for a five-day adventure, with a host of activities and events lined up for installers to en...
The SkillPLUMB competition has named Ideal Heating as its new headline sponsor. Under a 3-year partnership agreement, Ideal Heating will provide support and equipment for the UK’s major plumbing skills event. Ideal Heating has been an established partner of competition organizer - BPEC for a number of years via its training centers across the country. Now as part of this new relationship to support SkillPLUMB, Ideal will be providing boilers, unvented hot water cylinders and heat pump tes...
Ideal Heating – Commercial Products has announced the addition of four new models to its Evojet pressure jet boilers, extending the range output up to 3000 kW. These new models join the existing Evojet range of condensing pressure jet boilers, with outputs starting from 150kW. This brings the range up to 14 boilers, all of which offer high efficiency through their condensing operation and modulation capabilities of the burners. Evojet 3-pass pressure jet boilers The new floor-stand...
Ideal Heating opened a new £1m training center to serve the south of England. The Training and Technology Center is strategically located close to the M1 north of London, meaning it is easily accessible for thousands of heating engineers across the South and much of the Midlands. The new facility is at Insignia Park in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, just a few minutes from Luton. skills to fit, maintain, and service It will be used by the Expert Academy training team to equip ins...
More than 200 of Logic Air heat pumps are being installed in properties across the North East as part of a major social housing upgrade program. Heat pumps form part of a £7m retrofit upgrade investment by Bernicia Group and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. The investment will mean hundreds of tenants will benefit from improvements to their homes to meet Government targets, including the installation of heat pumps and solar panels, as well as better insulation. I...
Groupe Atlantic companies Ideal Heating-Commercial Products and ACV UK will be joining forces again at this year’s Specifi Mechanical Services events being held across the breadth of Great Britain. Under their ‘Experts Together’ banner, Ideal Heating and ACV will be exhibiting at twelve of the Specifi shows, including Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, Liverpool, London, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, and Cardiff. In line with the more informal nature of the Specifi...
Delighted to have supported a local independent business by funding an apprenticeship for one of its employees. They have used part of the Apprenticeship Levy funding to pay for business services provider Bell4Business employee Connor Docherty to undertake a digital marketing apprenticeship. The apprenticeship will support the next stage of 21-year-old Connor’s professional development and enable Bell4Buisness to expand by offering additional services, thereby also benefiting its cli...
Delighted to announce the extended Principal Sponsor partnership with West Bromwich Albion Football Club by a further three years. First became the club’s Principal Sponsor in 2018 and they are thrilled that this extension will take the tenure to a record-breaking ninth season. Under the new deal, the logo will feature on the shirts worn by Albion men’s and women’s teams, and all youth age groups, as well as on those proudly owned by thousands of supporters. It means they...
Four Evomod 1000kW output boilers from Ideal Heating – Commercial Products have been installed at Beetham Tower in Manchester, which has the distinction of being one of the UK’s tallest buildings outside of London. improve energy efficiency The 47-storey building, which is home to the Hilton Hotel and private residential apartments, has been heated by four gas-fired atmospheric steel one-piece boilers, with a total heat output of 4800kW, since its inception in 2006. With the boile...
Logic Air – the flagship heat pump of Ideal Heating is designed for boiler installers. The company has launched the perfect product for boiler installers moving into the heat pump market – Logic Air. This brand new monobloc air source heat pump has been specifically designed for boiler installers and the UK domestic market. It’s Ideal Heating’s flagship low carbon product, designed by the same experts behind their Logic range of boilers. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Wilkinson, Pr...
Heat pump commissioning through Benchmark Online and certification via the MCS Installations Database are set to be integrated. This will result in a single point of data entry for the first time to simplify the process for Benchmark installers employed by the nearly 1,700 MCS-certified heat pump contractors. Benchmark, a longstanding trusted name within the installer community, transformed its previous paper-based checklist into an easy-to-use app over two years ago. The addition of heat...
The Ideal System Filter is an efficient, full-flow, magnetic filter designed to protect central heating systems by removing suspended debris in a heating system, including iron oxide. A dirty heating system results in substantial efficiency loss and energy wastage, meaning it costs more to run and maintain. The functionality of the new system filter is very similar to the previous one: it has a 22 mm compression connections, can be mounted in different orientations, the magnet pulls out of the...
Groupe Atlantic companies Ideal Heating–Commercial Products and ACV UK will be exhibiting together at this year’s CIBSE Build2Perform Live event, 5-6th December at London Excel, on stand 206. As part of their Experts Together campaign, both companies will be showcasing their range of commercial heating and hot water solutions and will be presenting a new CIBSE accredited CPD–"Low carbon systems: appliances and applications using heat pump technology." Growth of inn...
Ideal Heating has re-launched its popular One More Max promotion after it received rave reviews from installers. One More Max gives installers the chance to earn cash bonuses and prizes for fitting just one more Ideal Logic Max or Vogue Max boiler than they did during the same period last year. The promotion applies to members of Ideal Heating’s Connect Loyalty scheme, and covers both Logic Max and Vogue Max boilers, with a bonus worth £300 up for grabs. One More Max O...
Ideal Heating – Commercial Products has released a range of new resources to assist people and organizations in their quest to transition to low-carbon heat pumps. These include the new CIBSE-accredited Heat Pumps – Technology and Principles CPD; the ‘Roadmap to Decarbonisation – Planning Your Journey’ white paper; plus a brochure on Ideal Heating’s own ECOMOD range of commercial heat pumps. CIBSE-accredited CPD The new CIBSE-accredited CPD introduces the t...
Ideal Heating has supported an initiative led by Hull City Council to help residents during the cold winter months. The Affordable Warmth and Energy Saving Community Grants scheme offers grants of up to £12,000 to organizations such as charities, faith groups and residents’ associations to keep residents warm and well as temperatures drop. Ideal Heating partners with Hull City Council Hull-based Ideal Heating has supported the £250,000 scheme with a significant donation, wit...
After a busy first half of the year, Ideal Heating’s sales team is back on the road again to meet more installers throughout the autumn and winter heating season. The UK tour has now got even bigger, as they scale up visits as part of their dedicated heating engineer nationwide roadshow. They’re inviting installers to attend their local ‘Heat & Greet’ events, taking place at a variety of merchant branches up and down the United Kingdom (UK), and speak to their local...
Commercial Products has introduced a new CIBSE-accredited CPD to its collection of Heat Networks and Heat Interface Units. The new CPD provides an overview of the benefits of heat networks and the role that Heat Interface Units (HIUs) play in ensuring the thermal comfort of the end user and the efficient operation of the network. Principles of HIU operation Predominantly a beginner’s guide to heat networks, aimed at those who have basic knowledge but little first-hand exposure, the new...
Ideal Heating is delighted to welcome Lord Callanan, the Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance, to their Hull site, as they showcased the huge investments that they’re making in low carbon technologies. Ideal Heating has been manufacturing many of the country’s best-selling boilers for over a century at their headquarters in Hull, United Kingdom (UK). Now they’re undergoing a major transformation as they engineer the green heating solutions to support the UK’s...
Following a substantial investment via its Expert Academy team, Ideal Heating – Commercial Products has considerably expanded its commercial training courses for installers and upgraded its Training Centres of Excellence which are the prime delivery method. Upgraded training Ideal Heating training covers the complete range of Ideal Heating commercial products. Popular existing training courses on commercial boilers, like the Evomax 2 or Imax Xtra 2, remain while new courses have been add...
Market pioneer Ideal Heating’s new monobloc heat pump, Logic Air, has been officially named one of the quietest heat pumps in the UK. Quiet Mark certification Launched by Ideal Heating to provide reliable, low-carbon heating to UK homes, Logic Air has been awarded Quiet Mark certification, a global rating that rewards the quietest central heating products. The certification is official recognition that Logic Air is best-in-class for its quiet performance and minimal background n...
UK-based renowned HVAC firm, Ideal Heating has unveiled a new dedicated training facility in Scotland, as it expands its world-class support to installers. The facility is located within The Energy Training Academy, in Dalkeith, near Edinburgh, a high-quality training and education center which opened its doors to engineers in January 2023. Ideal Heating unveils new training facility in Scotland The training room has now been launched with a special event attended by industry guests Ideal He...
Ideal Heating’s Engineering Director joined a Humber Business Week panel to discuss how the UK market pioneer is helping companies in its supply chain reduce their carbon footprint. Helen Villamuera said the company has a responsibility to help SMEs in its supply chain understand their carbon emissions and embark on their journey to net zero. She joined a panel of industry experts on the third day of Humber Business Week, at an event run by the Oh Yes! Net Zero initiative. decarbonizatio...
Keston is pleased to announce the upgrade of its new Combi and System twin flue boiler range which features a sleek and compact design for simple installation, with enhanced user-friendly controls that deliver optimal efficiency for buildings. Combi 2 and System 2 models Lightweight and easy to install, the new and improved Combi 2 and System 2 models offer a versatile solution for new and replacement heating systems. Offering greater flexibility through the Keston twin flue system, boile...
Logic Air has visited Old Trafford in Manchester, St James’ Park in Newcastle, Elland Road in Leeds and The Hawthorns in West Bromwich. Accompanying Logic Air is a world-class level of customer support from the dedicated UK-based team. UK domestic heating market Support is available to customers 364 days a year, including in-house team of engineers specially trained to service heat pumps. Logic Air represents a unique offering for the UK domestic heating market. It integrates seamlessl...
To make life easier and quicker for installers, Ideal Heating has launched a new feature on its Connect loyalty scheme that reduces admin. Installers can link their Benchmark account to their Connect account, saving time spent on admin as all the necessary documentation required as part of the boiler commissioning process can be completed through Connect. Therefore, when installers register their installation on Connect for their loyalty points and free Gas Safe registration, they can then co...
We’re delighted to be supporting the Government’s new £5m Heat Training Grant scheme. The initiative will enable 10,000 installers over the next two years to become low carbon heating experts. Installers can claim a £500 grant which will go towards the training needed to gain the skills and confidence to offer heat pumps to customers. The grant could cover most of the cost of a Level 3 Heat Pump course, which takes an experienced gas or oil heating installer on...
