Graham Wright, the new president of heating and cooling manufacturers’ group HEVAC has called on the industry to tackle skills shortages and to keep supporting training, if it is to meet the challenge of increasing legislation.
In his inaugural speech, Wright, legislation specialist at Daikin UK, laid down the challenge: “Over the past decade, the HVAC industry has been bombarded with significant amounts of legislation, from safety standards, building regulations, and performance criteria, through to rules on the disposal of old equipment. While manufacturers and others have worked extremely hard, not only to ensure compliance, but also to support and help influence government policy, the situation is unlikely to get easier, with new challenges and more rules and regulations coming in the next few years. It is therefore crucial that industry continues to provide resources to tackle the skills shortage and comply with new regulations.