Wednesday 22nd January saw the latest CHIC Seminar – The Future of Heating.

There were many thought provoking presentations throughout the day, all on the topic of what the future has in store for heating in the social housing sector and inspired by the ambitious target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The day was a great success with strong member support and some great feedback from our membership “It was an extremely valuable day with good information and well delivered.”

Ken Harrison, Black Country Housing Group

We would like to thank all representatives from ADEY, Laker BMS and Worcester Bosch for their outstanding presentations. Thanks to Worcester Bosch for hosting the event, and to all delegates who attended. There was some great market insight and It was inspiring to hear about the latest innovations from market leading organisations.

If you would like to read our full summary article, CLICK HERE

Our next CHIC Seminar “Are your kitchens and bathrooms still decent?” will be taking place in late February at our offices in Birmingham. More information will be published on our website shortly at www.chicltd.co.uk.

 In Other News

CHIC exhibited at the NHMF Maintenance Conference last week. We met up with many of our members and supply chain partners to continue to explain CHIC’s service offer to our members.

“Returning to NHMF as always was a great benefit to CHIC, we pride ourselves on having a proactive approach to getting face to face with our suppliers and members”

Luke Hurd, Commercial Director

If you missed us on the day and wanted to arrange a meeting, please get in touch.

Earlier this month, CHIC’s board and operational team had our annual awayday. This important annual event helps to shape CHIC’s future strategy and provide products and services that members need to secure efficiencies for them. Some important actions were agreed and we are looking forward to implementing the changes in the near future.

Please watch this space for further updates.

The highly anticipated response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry - Phase 1 Report has now been released, originally published on 30^th October 2019. The report sets out the actions to significantly reduce the risk of such a tragedy occurring again and to ensure justice for all those who were affected. Amongst the necessary steps was the introduction of the Fire Safety Bill – to include building owners full transparency with fire and rescue services, national guidelines for carrying out evacuations of high rise residential buildings, research into ‘Stay Put’ and effective communication with residents to reiterate the importance of self-closing devices on all fire doors. You can read the full response here

Myson manufacture a wide range of radiators, including a number of panel radiators, available through CHIC frameworks. The Select Compact for example has undergone years of development and research processes to establish the optimum design for a compact radiator. It delivers impressive outputs whilst using a low water content and being lightweight; it uses less steel to reduce its carbon footprint. The Select Compact, along with all Myson panel radiators, are quality guaranteed with a 10yr warranty from the date of purchase, have all been tested to BS EN 442 standards and carry the BS Kitemark.

Their extensive product portfolio includes a range of electric heating solutions that are designed to be functional and stylish, offering heating alternatives to areas where there is no gas supply or no heating pipes available. These not only provide instant heat on demand but are cost effective and can complement existing hydronic heating systems or act independently. Electric heating options are ideal for retro fit projects or new builds as they are easy to install and require no plumbing, so you can also add more at any time. They have a range of classic panel as well as designer electric radiator options available.

They also offer underfloor heating solutions, again to help where space is limited and quality is expected. Their cost effective Punch Packs are an ideal single room underfloor heating solution. The underfloor heating department at Myson offer a bespoke, free, 48hr quotation service.

To explore the full catalogue of products and services visit: www.myson.co.uk