USEFUL LINKS

Trade Associations– UK Trade Associations - Europe & International Other Organisations of Relevance to the HVAC&R Sector Business Advice Climate Change Levy & Related Topics Climate Change Programme Issues (European) Directives / Regulations / Standards E-Commerce Advice Energy & Energy Efficiency Europa Europarl Europarl UK Exhibitions & Trade Shows Heat Pump Technology Health & Safety Information Sites Refrigeration / Refrigerants Search Engines Skills, Training & Education Standards and Certification Statistics Services Testing Organisations UK Government Parliamentary sites UK Government Departments

ADCAS             www.adcas.co.uk/
The Association of Ductwork Contractors and Allied Services

ASFP                www.asfp.org.uk
Association of Specialist Fire Protection 

BARMA           www.barma.co.uk/
Boiler and Radiator Manufacturers' Association

BESCA             www.besca.org.uk
Building Engineering Services Competence Accreditation
Competent persons scheme and self certification

BFCMA            www.feta.co.uk/   
Chimney and Flue specialists 

BSRIA               www.bsria.co.uk/
Testing and information provider for the building services sector

Confederation of British Industries            www.cbi.org.uk/

Fan Manufacturers Association          www.feta.co.uk/ 

FETA            www.feta.co.uk/   
The main Association for the HVAC&R sector

Heat Pump Association            www.feta.co.uk/ 

HVCA          www.hvca.org.uk/
Contractors association for the HVAC&R sector

HEVAC Association            www.feta.co.uk/

Specialist Engineering Contractors' Group             www.secgroup.org.uk
The Voice of the Specialist Engineering Contractor

Trade Association Forum            www.taforum.org.uk/

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS - Europe & International

AREA             www.area-eur.be/

The Airconditioning and Refrigeration Contractors European Association is the
European Federation of National Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Associations covering all Europe

AMCA            www.amca.org/    

"Testing for fans, louvers, dampers, air curtains"

ASHRAE            www.ashrae.org

"American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers" 

EPEE            www.epeeglobal.org
European Partnership for Energy and the Environment

Eurovent Certification........... www.eurovent-certification.com/
A voluntary certification programmes established and administrated by Eurovent. Comparison of product performance by third party testing based on well-defined procedures ensures healthy, solid competition within a market, which is open to all manufacturers

Certiflash ........... www.certiflash.com

Certiflash enables an easy & quick access to up-to-date certified products performances. Certiflash appears on the internet page you’re surfing, when you come across a certified product. Certiflash operates through main search engines.

OTHER ORGANISATIONS OF RELEVANCE TO THE HVAC&R SECTOR

ACRIB            www.ior.org.uk/

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Board in the UK

AHRI            www.ahrinet.org

ARI and GAMA have merged to reaate the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute

CABE           www.cabe.org.uk

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is the champion for architecture in England. They promote high standards in the design of buildings and the spaces between them. They will help and offer advice to all those who create, manage and use the built environment.

CIBSE           www.cibse.org

Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers 

Institute of gas engineers and managers        www.igem.org.uk/

Institution of Mechanical Engineers            www.imeche.org/ 

Institute of Refrigeration www.ior.org.uk             Membership Leaflet

International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR)           www.iifiir.org/ 

BUSINESS ADVICE

Aecportico            www.aecportico.co.uk

A leading information web portal for the UK construction industry. 

Beta Technology www.betatechnology.co.uk
Beta Technology can assist you with your technology transfer requirements throughout Europe and beyond.
For more information click the link..

Business Link            www.businesslink.org/
If you run a small business in the United Kingdom or you are thinking about starting one up - then this website is for you.

Business Link Solutions (Bucks; Milton Keynes and Oxfordshire area)           www.businesslinksolutions.co.uk
Business Link is a convenient, simple and impartial route to business advice, and information. Business Link is the gateway to a whole range of national and local services for small businesses. Whatever your business activity, Business Link accesses the support you need. We offer you a direct route to the available resources in the business marketplace. Through Business Link you can access the very best business advice, guidance and support, to help you to develop soundly based plans and strategies for future growth.

Frontiers            www.feta-frontiers.com/

Directory of UK companies that export 

Grants for Business           www.j4b.co.uk/

"j4b claims to strive to give you a transparent, honest interface between grant applicants and grantproviders"

Work place law www.workplacelaw.net
Workplacelaw Network Online brings together those responsible for managing people or their workplace with the UK’s experts in employment, health and safety, and premises law.

CLIMATE CHANGE LEVY & RELATED TOPICS

CCL Taxation information            www.hmce.gov.uk/business/othertaxes/ccl.htm

Climate Change Levy           www.climate-change-levy.com/ and www.cclevy.com/

Combined Heat & Power            www.chpa.co.uk/ 

ECA Database (UKEPIC)            www.ukepic.org/
An energy technology list for ECA qualifying equipment 

Enhanced Capital Allowances          www.eca.gov.uk/index.cfm

CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME ISSUES (European)

European Climate Change Prog            www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/eccp.htm

Europa Climate Change Portal            www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/home_en.htm 

Ozone Layer Protection            www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ozone/index.htm

DIRECTIVES / REGULATIONS / STANDARDS            
See under separate heading in members area                                                            

e - COMMERCE ADVICE

ePolitix.com           epolitix.com/ 
"Britain's leading political and parliamentary website, developing real on-line democracy, 24-hours a day, 52 weeks a year" 

e4M            www.e4m.biz/ 
"e4M is the UK's first non-commercial web site guide to the theory and best practice of e-marketing. Developed by The Marketing Council, the site brings together examples of over 100 companies, from the UK and abroad, that have demonstrated how a strategic approach to e-marketing can reap substantial rewards. It also features unique insights from senior marketing professionals and academics on key e-marketing issues" 

uk On-Line for Business             www.ukonlineforbusiness.gov.uk/ 
Freely available information and advice on applying e-commerce to business

                                                                       
ENERGY & ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

ACE            www.ukace.org/
Association for the Conservation of Energy

CADDET           www.caddet-ee.org/ 
"The Centre for Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies is a source of information on proven, commercial applications of the latest energy-saving technologies and techniques from around the world"

Canadian Office of Energy Efficiency            oee.nrcan.gc.ca/

Carbon Trust           www.thecarbontrust.co.uk/

Emissions Trading Scheme           www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/trading/index.htm

Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme         www.energy-efficiency.gov.uk/ 

Energy Saving Trust            est.org.uk/

EPEE            www.epeeglobal.org/
European Partnership for Energy and the Environment

Future Energy Solutions                      www.future-energy-solutions.com/

Greentie            www.etsu.com/greentie 

Heating energy efficiency            www.boilers.org.uk/
An energy efficiency site dealing with heating systems and boilers 

International Energy Agency            www.epeeglobal.org/ 

Renewable Energy            www.inreb.org/

Technology development            www.faradaypartnerships.org.uk/

EUROPA
The entry point for the European Commission.

Home Page            www.europa.eu.int/index_en.htm 

Glossary           www.europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/cig/g4000.htm
"Contains an alphabetical list of common terms, procedures etc."

Overview            www.europa.eu.int/abc-en.htm

Environmental issues            www.europa.eu.int/pol/env/index_en.htm

Energy            www.europa.eu.int/pol/ener/index_en.htm

Europa UK            www.europarl.org.uk/office/Text-Only/txUKOffice.htm
The UK site of the European Commission 

EUROPARL
"The European Parliament website. Contains the agendas, papers and proceedings of the Parliament" 

Plenary - search & Index        www.europarl.eu.int/plenary/default_en.htm

Common position papers        www.europarl.eu.int/commonpositions/2002/default_en.htm 

Plenary -session agendas wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep/owa/p_calses.plenary?ilg=EN&iorig=plenary&istcmd= 

EUROPARL UK
"The UK European Parliament web site. Contains a list of UK MEPs, an explanation of parliamentary procedures etc."

UK Information Office of the European Parliament www.europarl.org.uk/office/WelcomeMain.htm

UK MEPs - list           www.europarl.org.uk/uk_meps/MembersMain.htm 

Parliamentary Procedures           www.europarl.org.uk/guide/GEPmain.htm

The EC Representation in the UK            www.cec.org.uk/

EXHIBITIONS & TRADE SHOWS

Database of Trade Shows            www.tsnn.co.uk/ 

Interbuild            www.interbuild.com/ 
Interbuild is the largest and most important event for the UK building and construction industry

RAC Exhibition            www.rac2003.co.uk/

HEAT PUMP TECHNOLOGY 

Earth Energy Society of Canada www.earthenergy.ca/conta.html

The Earth Energy Society of Canada was incorporated to represent the earth energy (ground-source or GeoExchange heat pump) industry

Energy Web            www.energyweb.net/default.asp

European Heat Pump Assoc.            www.ehpa.org/

Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium (Geoexchange)            www.epeeglobal.org/ 

Heat Pump Association            www.heatpumps.org.uk  

Heat Pump Centre            www.heatpumpcentre.org/ 
"International Energy Agency's information centre for heat pumping technologies, applications and markets" 

 IGSHPA            www.igshpa.okstate.edu/ 
International Ground Source Heat Pump Association

HEALTH & SAFETY 

British Safety Council            www.britishsafetycouncil.org/

Health & Safety Executive            www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm

SkillCard           www.skillcard.org.uk/
Engineering Services SKILLcard provides a register of the skills and competence of people working thoroughout the mechanical services sector of the building services engineering industry 

Health & Safety Information           www.hsedirect.com/
"Developed by the Health and Safety Executive in partnership with Butterworths Tolley, hsedirect is a new online health and safety information resource. The site provides access to HSE guidance on legislation including the L, COP and HSR series, as well as consolidated health and safety legislation. HSE guidance on workplaces, processes and substances including the HSG series and Industry Advisory Committee publications, is also available." 

INFORMATION SITES 

Barbour Product Search            www.barbourproductsearch.info/
Designed to meet the needs of architects and other specifiers to find and specify building products. Fully searchable database of products and suppliers, including images, case studies, technical data, catalogues, news and project data.

BSRIA Infonet           www.bsria.co.uk/ 
"Click members area once in the BSRIA site.  Infonet is a BSRIA member service. It is an information service which allows you to search IBSEDEX, BSRIA's bibliographic database of nearly 100,000 records; or to read the full text of their recently published research" 

Construction Plus           www.constructionplus.co.uk/ 
"Contains free, up-to-date information dedicated to the construction industry" 

CIBSE            www.cibse.org
Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers 

HSC Consultative Documents            www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/
The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) issues consultative documents to those bodies which appear to it to be appropriate before submitting proposals to Ministers for the making of Regulations and the issue of Approved Codes of Practice 

H & V News            www.hvnplus.co.uk

HVAC and Refrigeration News On Line              www.refrige.com
The portal includes a Directory listing data about many HVACR Associations from all over the world.

Property Owners Directory                  www.propertyownersdirectory.com
Directory of recommended tradesmen and property professionals across the UK

REFRIGERATION / REFRIGERANTS

EFCTC            www.fluorocarbons.org/ 

ARAP            www.arap.org/docs/regs.html
Alliance for responsible Atmospheric Policy 

Disposal of Fridges            www.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/fridges/smbusiness.htm
Advice to Small Business from Department for Environment, Food & Rutal Affairs

EPEE            www.epeeglobal.org/
European Partnership for Energy and the Environment

United Nations Environmental  Programme     www.unep.org/ 

United Nations Environmental  Programme     www.unep.ch/ozone/index-en.shtml
"Montreal Protocol, Text and amendments" 

AFEAS            www.afeas.org/ 
Alternative Fluorocarbons Environmental Acceptability Study 

IIAR            www.iiar.org/ 
International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration is an international organization serving those who use ammonia refrigeration technology through education and advocacy.

SEARCH ENGINES

Altavista Yahoo Web Crawler Lycos Internet Catalogue UK Index

SKILLS, TRAINING & EDUCATION

ACRIB www.acrib.org.uk/
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board

Association of Colleges - London            www.londoncolleges.com
web guide to further and adult education colleges and courses in London

Campaign to promote Engineering CPE www.engineering.org.uk

Careers in Cooling www.careersincooling.org
Help and advice from the IoR on a career in refrigeration

City & Guilds      www.city-and-guilds.co.uk
City & Guilds is the leading provider of vocational qualifications in the United Kingdom

GWINTO            www.ginto.co.uk/ 
"GWINTO, the Gas and Water Industries National Training Organisation, is part of the government recognized National Training Organisation network and is one of 72 NTOs, which cover UK industry and occupational sectors."  

Institute of Refrigeration www.ior.org.uk/

Legal Experts            www.legalexperts-uk.com/
Directory of Experts & Expert Witnesses offering Legal Expert advice and Services in the UK

Refrigeration Service Engineers Society www.rses.org/

Summit Skills

Teaching Company Scheme www.tcd.co.uk/

STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION

BSI           www.bsi-global.com/

CEN (European standards)            www.cenorm.be/

CENELEC            www.cenelec.be/
For European electrical standards

Eurovent Certification           www.eurovent-certification.com/ 

IEC           www.iec.ch/
For International electrical standards 

ISO            www.iso.ch/ 
For International standards  

STATISTICS SERVICES

Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics           www.dti.gov.uk/epa/dukes.htm

Energy statistics in MS Excel            www.dti.gov.uk/energy/energystats/energystats.htm

UK Energy in Brief            www.dti.gov.uk/EPA/eib/index.htm 

TESTING ORGANISATIONS
See under separate heading for laboratories in members area for additional information

Building Research Establishment www.bre.co.uk/

BRE Loss Prevention Council           www.brecertification.co.uk/default.htm
Fire testing                                    

BSRIA           www.bsria.co.uk
Testing for Building Services 

National Engineering Laboratory    www.nel.uk       
Testing for fans 

Warrington Fire Research Centre            www.wfrc.co.uk/index.htm
Fire testing  

UK GOVERNMENT Parliamentary sites

UK Government              www.ukonline.gov.uk/Home/HOHome/

UK Parliament            www.parliament.uk/

Scottish Executive           www.scotland.gov.uk/ 

Northern Ireland Assembly           www.ni-assembly.gov.uk/

Welsh Assembly            www.wales.gov.uk/

Local Government sites           www.ukonline.gov.uk/Quickfind/QFLocGov/ 
Alphabetical listing of local government sites 

UK GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

Climate change agreement            www.defra.gov.uk/environment/ccl/index.htm 

Climate Change:           www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/index.htm 

DEFRA            www.defra.gov.uk/

DBERR            www.dberr.gov.uk              

Emissions Trading Scheme           www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/trading/index.htm 

Environmental Reporting            www.defra.gov.uk/environment/envrp/general/pdf/envrptgen.pdf
"28 pp  DEFRA / DTI report, general guidelines"  

Foods Standards Agency            www.food.gov.uk/

Her Majesty's Stationery Office            www.hmso.gov.uk/ 
"All HMSO information, including applying for a ""Click-use"" licence to use Crown copyright material" 

Scottish Building Regulations            www.scotland.gov.uk/build_regs/

Treasury            www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/

We can be contacted at our Registered Office:
Federation of Environmental Trade Associations Ltd
2 Waltham Court, Milley Lane, Hare Hatch, Reading, Berkshire, RG10 9TH United Kingdom
Tel No: + 44 (0)118 940 3416 - Fax No: + 44 (0)118 940 6258
E-mail: info @ feta.co.uk