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![Bruce Allen becomes Trustee of CO Research Trust](https://www.hetas.co.uk/app/uploads/2021/07/COResearchTrust.png)
![MCS launches new biomass maintenance standard](https://www.hetas.co.uk/app/uploads/2021/08/solidFuelBoilerLit-1024x683.jpg)
![Stay safe on your cosy British summer break](https://www.hetas.co.uk/app/uploads/2021/07/Staycationweb-1024x576.jpg)
Stay safe on your cosy British summer break
HETAS, the solid fuel safety and standards organisation, has published its top tips for novice fire-lighters to keep us safe over summer. With many of us braving a British summer holiday this year, cosy cottages with log burners are sure to be in high demand. Warming up after a day on the beach, or keeping…
![Leading UK charity makes major change](https://www.hetas.co.uk/app/uploads/2021/07/COResearchTrust.png)
![Woodsure takes on management of the Biomass Suppliers List](https://www.hetas.co.uk/app/uploads/2022/05/bsl-mark-COLOUR-1024x604.png)
![Update on the new UKCA Marking Regime](https://www.hetas.co.uk/app/uploads/2021/08/UKCAmark-2-1024x512.jpg)
Update on the new UKCA Marking Regime
An update from HETAS on the new UKCA marking regime
Posted on June 15, 2021 by Alun
![Retailer News | #getfiredup campaign, have your say and more](https://www.hetas.co.uk/app/uploads/2021/05/getFiredUpfbCOVER3.jpg)
Retailer News | #getfiredup campaign, have your say and more
We hope reopening has gone well for our approved retailers and manufacturers. We launched our retailer #getfiredup campaign in April to coincide with lockdown measures easing and thank you to everyone who got involved. We had a lot of engagement and it was great to see so many businesses sharing, liking, and commenting. We know…
Posted on May 17, 2021 by Lily
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![Ready to Burn | A look at the regulations in more detail](https://www.hetas.co.uk/app/uploads/2021/05/Ready-to-Burn-certification.jpg)
Ready to Burn | A look at the regulations in more detail
The Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 is now in place. We look at the regulations in more detail to help answer some of the more common questions. The HETAS team is available to support with applications and questions relating to manufactured solid fuels and you can contact Woodsure for any wood…
Posted on May 17, 2021 by Lily
![Ready to Burn the hot topic on the airwaves](https://www.hetas.co.uk/app/uploads/Unorganized/R2BBanner-1024x512.png)
Ready to Burn the hot topic on the airwaves
Bruce Allen, CEO of HETAS, and Helen Bentley-Fox, Director of Woodsure, were recently interviewed about the Ready to Burn certification scheme. This coverage was shared on 190 radio stations in over 500 pieces from a variety of local and national stations across the country. Including, national commercial stations like Total Hits, The Jazz UK and…
Posted on May 11, 2021 by Lily
![Understanding burning in domestic homes](https://www.hetas.co.uk/app/uploads/2022/05/Defra-Survey.jpg)
Understanding burning in domestic homes
Understanding the impact of domestic combustion on air quality has always been a challenge. Defra’s Clean Air Strategy identifies that domestic combustion accounts for 38% of fine particulate matter. The figure of 38% was based on a BEIS survey from 2015, the results of which can be viewed here. This survey forms the basis of figures generated in the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI). The NAEI primarily uses The Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES)
Posted on April 29, 2021 by Alun
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