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Commercial and Marketing Activities

The Association through FETA is the founder and sponsor of the UK national exhibitions formerly known as HEVAC International and latterly as the H&V and RAC shows which provide the major UK shop window for HV and AC products.

Members are assisted in exporting their products through Joint Overseas Ventures and Outward Missions organised in conjunction with the Department of Trade and Industry.

Regular Newsletters are published to provide Members with information on export and other marketing opportunities and activities.

Seminars and Conferences are organised regularly to promote marketing opportunities and to acquaint members with developments in legislation, commercial and financial matters.

HEVAC Association works closely with the European Trade Associations and with other Associations throughout the world to promote heating, ventilating and air conditioning and improve standards.

The Association publishes a great deal of commercial literature which promotes the industry and members' products.

Technical Activities

Association members exert considerable influence over the national and international standards to which the HVAC industry operates through representation on over 50 BSI Standards Committees and in many European organisations and Standards Committees.

The Association actively promotes Quality Assurance and advises and assists members to obtain registration under Quality Assurance Schemes developed by the Association for the industry.

Technical Newsletters are published frequently to keep members abreast of developments in the industry and the Association publishes technical documents, many of which have become standard reference documents for the industry.

Research and development, carried out for Members on a group basis, has been instrumental in improving the performance and efficiency of installed HVAC plant and equipment.

Operational Structure of HEVAC

The HEVAC Association is a federation of autonomous product groups and affiliated associations.

The Associations activities and policies are controlled through an elected Council and a President elected by the members every two years.

The Co-ordination of activities within the Council policies is the responsibility of the Director General and the central administration staff. The services provided have been expanded in recent times by the establishment of Commercial, technical and Project Departments at Headquarters with their own Managers.

Each Product Group or Association is responsible for technical matters and for nominating delegates to standards writing bodies such as BSI and CEN. A central committee monitors compatibility of interests where products overlap.

The Commercial Marketing Services Committee act in matters such as exports, trading conditions, exhibitions, trade missions, publicity, conferences, seminars, statistics and membership.

The Association maintains close ties with the British Refrigeration Association and the British Flue & Chimney Manufacturers' Association through the Federation of Environmental Trade Associations.

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