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Become our next winners! Entries are now open for the Installer Awards 2027, with heating installers, HVAC engineers, plumbers and apprentices from across the UK invited to showcase their skills and compete for some of the industry's most prestigious accolades.

Roper Rhodes Trade Solutions has expanded its brassware offering with the launch of its first-ever kitchen sink mixer, introducing a practical, installer-focused solution that combines dependable performance with exceptional value.

Hotels, leisure operators and other commercial buildings with high levels of shower use are being urged to consider Waste Water Heat Recovery (WWHR) as a simple way to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions – with the technology capable of delivering a rapid return on investment in high-use settings.

Powered Now, the UK software company built for trade businesses, has launched Powered Now Receptionist, designed to immediately engage with customers even when tradespeople are on the tools. 

New partnership strengthens The Big Construction Diversity Challenge’s focus on inclusion, opportunity and industry-wide action as team entries open for 2027.

Installers can now access a wealth of interactive tools and resources for copper and stainless steel from their phone while on a job following a major digital overhaul by a global copper supplier.

Entries are now open for the London Construction Awards (LCA) 2026, the annual celebration of the projects, people, products and teams shaping the UK's built environment. This year's expanded categories give HVAC specialists and building services teams a dedicated route to recognition for work on decarbonisation, retrofit and energy performance. Entry is free, and the deadline for submissions is Friday 4 September 2026.

Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) methodology may undervalue technologies that reduce hot water demand at source, despite growing pressure to improve household efficiency and cut energy use.

With Mira Showers’ research revealing the growing pressures facing UK installers, with many reporting that work commitments are affecting their personal lives, wellbeing and ability to switch off, the shower company is looking at ways to support.