Back in January 2013 we were all waiting for the EU’s Energy Related Products (ErP) Directive to kick in and change forever the way circulating pumps were specified and installed. But would it have the desired effect? Would it make a huge dent in emissions across Europe and help the Irish and other Governments to...Read More

Regulatory Compliance — Obstacle or Opportunity? Time and again down through the years the building services sector, and construction in general, has reacted with caution, if not hostility, towards suggested changes in standards and regularity controls. This attitude became even more entrenched with greater control shifting to the EU. Thankfully, that head-in-the-sand attitude is changing, with professionals in the sector now fully accepting...Read More