Heating manufacturer Baxi has switched to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as its standard HGV fuel, reducing the companies HGV fuel emissions by ~ 99%. Baxi began the transition from diesel to HVO in 2024, as part of continuing progress towards net zero. HGV emissions reduced from 260 tCO₂e in 2024 …
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Voices from across the industry have published their response to last week’s Future Homes Standard announcement, regarding new regulations set to come into effect on March 24th 2027. Managing director of Vaillant Group UK and Ireland, Henrik Hansen, explains: “The update to the Future Homes and Buildings Standard marks a …
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Baxi’s Product, solutions & marketing director, Paul Haynes, has been appointed as a Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) Expert, representing the Heating and hot water solutions category. The BMBI, a brand of the Builders Merchant Federation (BMF) run by MRA Research, provides insight into market trends using sales-out data from …
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Baxi, part of the BDR Thermea Group, has announced the appointment of Jason Baldock as the new managing director for Baxi UK & Ireland. Baldock has 29 years’ experience in commercial and project delivery roles, most recently as MD of Alstom UK&Ireland Digital and Integrated Systems division since 2020. In …
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Baxi, the heating and hot water specialist, has pledged to donate boilers to two colleges for use by apprentices studying their Gas Engineering Operative Level 3 apprenticeship. The donated boilers will go to Barnet & Southgate College and Birmingham Metropolitan (BMet). A total of 36 Baxi apprentices have undertaken their …
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Baxi has unveiled an uncapped cashback offer, making £300 available to installers for every three Baxi 600 or 800 boilers installed and registered on Baxi Works. Running from September 1 to January 5 2026, the promotion applies to all models within the Baxi 600 and 800 ranges. Baxi Works members …
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Baxi has announced its expanded partnership with Primary Engineer, a not-for-profit organisation to inspire the next generation of engineers. The initiative is funded by the BDR Thermea Foundation, the owner of Baxi’s parent company BDR Thermea Group, and follows the announcement of Baxi’s four-year principal Sponsorship of World Skills UK. …
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The new Baxi ASHP Pre-plumbed Cylinder is designed specifically to work with Baxi ASHPs, to provide optimal heating and hot water performance while helping homeowners save energy. Much of the pipework and fittings are already in place, and the cylinder comes pre-wired, further simplifying and reducing time needed on electrical …
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Up to 300,000 households will benefit from home upgrades over the next year as the government announces new measures to help reduce energy bills and deliver cleaner heating. The plans include increasing the budget for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to support more households in switching to heat pumps, which can …
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Baxi has supported pupils from an Oxfordshire school, Pegasus Primary, giving them the chance to join the Oxford United Men’s team 2024/25 squad photo. Des Buckingham and the entire Men’s Team squad, along with the Sky Bet League One Play-Off Final trophy, surprised the group of year 5 children with …
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