WELCOME TO THE ASSOCIATION OF DUCTWORK CONTRACTORS AND ALLIED SERVICES (ADCAS)
We are the dedicated organisation for ductwork contractors, allied suppliers and manufacturers of equipment for ventilation and air conditioning.
ADCAS is proud to represent all companies with an interest in ductwork.
The Association has two types of member:
Full members are the contractors who manufacture and install ductwork
Associate members are those who supply to, support or are otherwise allied to the ductwork sector.
LATEST NEWS & EVENTS
The Government’s Payment and Cash Flow Review report confirms that the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations will be…
New procurement rules have now become law following the Royal Assent of the Procurement Act.
It is hoped that the…
As part of a member Q&A series we speak to Paul Williams, Product Manager for Domus Ventilation - a new ADCAS…
Michael Ohly, former ADCAS President and founder of the organisation, has sadly passed away at the age of 78.
A…
The Department for Business and Trade has launched a public consultation concerning the government’s Product Safety Review. This consultation forms…
The Government has announced its intention to indefinitely extend the use of CE marking for businesses.
This previous deadline was…
In continued support of International Women in Engineering Day, we get the views of Amy Fisher, ADCAS Executive Committee member…
In support of International Women in Engineering Day, we asked ADCAS member Heather Wolfenden for her views on the industry.…
In a previous blog piece we took a look at the recruitment challenges SMEs are currently facing and acknowledged the…
SMEs continue to weather the ongoing economic storm but are becoming increasingly frustrated by a lack of qualified workers available…
The government has published Paul Morrell’s Independent Review of the Construction Product Testing Regime.
Following the Grenfell Tower disaster, the…
Government must develop stronger staying power and focus on fewer, bigger, better targeted initiatives to deliver the infrastructure needed to…
Schools and hospitals and more than 115,000 homes across England are to get upgrades to improve their energy efficiency as…
In recent years the construction sector has faced calls to improve competency - both at a company and individual level.…
An advertisement for ADCAS has appeared in the 2023 BESA Book, promoting its role as the voice of the ductwork…
The four Recognised Assessment Bodies for the Common Assessment Standard - Achilles, CHAS, Constructionline and CQMS – have successfully completed…
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) has announced a series of amendments to the Levelling Up and…
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is backing a new Private Sector Construction Playbook, published by the Construction Productivity Taskforce, which…
Government has announced its intention to introduce legislation to continue recognition of the CE marking and reversed epsilon marking until…
BESA has issued an urgent warning about a potential safety weakness in a large number of building ventilation systems due…
Following a lengthy period of debate and amendments, the Government’s Building Safety Bill has now received Royal Assent. The Bill…
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At the June 2021 ADCAS members meeting current ADCAS president Malcolm Moss gave formal notice that he is intending to stand down in…
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published additional guidance on placing manufactured goods on the market in…
UK government has updated the guidance document – Industry competence: factsheet.
This government factsheet shows what the government wants with…
Updates from - BSI RHE/2 – CEN/TC 156 Ventilation for Buildings, Heating and Hot Water Services
BS EN 15780 – Cleanliness…
From 30 September 2021, contractors bidding for central Government contracts worth more than £5m a year will be required to…
The latest information from Builders’ Conference shows that there were 454 contracts worth £4.7bn awarded in August. Whilst this was lower than…
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) has published the National Infrastructure and Construction Procurement Pipeline for 2021/22 setting out up…
The Government has announced that businesses will have an additional year to apply new product safety markings for most products placed on the market in…
The Building Safety Alliance, an independent industry led ‘not for profit’ organisation, has been launched with the purpose of implementing…
The Construction Leadership Council is urging government to allow double-vaccinated workers to ignore self-isolation pings. Construction leaders and some of…
The Government has published the Building Safety Bill, which outlines the most significant changes to building safety regulation in a…
Andy Mitchell, co-chair of the Construction Leadership Council, has written an open letter to the UK construction industry to provide…
ADCAS is backing industry calls for the UKCA Mark transition for construction products to be extended until at least the…
As part of a new incentive scheme, employers will be able to claim a £1,000 cash boost for every T…
The CLC Product Availability Group has issued its latest statement on the availability of construction products, which confirms that in…
The deadline for employers to claim the incentive payment for new apprentices hired between 1st August 2020 and March 2021…
As announced in the Queen’s Speech earlier this week, the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill will be introduced on 18…
Despite their crucial fire safety role, huge numbers of fire and smoke dampers remain untested in thousands of buildings across…
BSI recently hosted a webinar titled ‘The Golden Thread of information and what it means for the sector’.
Introduced by…
Since the Grenfell Tower fire, companies in the construction industry have found it increasingly difficult to secure appropriate and affordable…
Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 07/20 will come into force from 1 April, increasing the prompt payment threshold for suppliers bidding…
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has announced the appointment of a Chief Inspector of Buildings to establish and lead…
The ADCAS newsletter for March 2021 is now avilable to view here.
This month's newsletter includes information on the ADCAS members survey, policy updates and…
ADCAS has voiced its support for the Government’s plans to force contractors to explain themselves if they submit unrealistically low…
The government has introduced a new national regulator to ensure homes are built from safe construction materials and products.
The…
The government has announced an overhaul of the Prompt Payment Code in an attempt to tackle delayed invoices owed to…
Following the signing of the UK – EU Free Trade Agreement, there are new rules for businesses which came into…
ADCAS has raised concerns around the cost and limited availability of steel as prices continue to rise sharply and show…
The UK should be more ambitious and aim for a 78% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, according to…
IR35 rules are due to change from 6 April 2021. From this date, engaging businesses will be made liable for…
BSI have published the second iteration of BSI Flex 8670 Built environment – Overarching framework for competence of individuals –…
The government’s new ‘Construction Playbook’ has been published, outlining how government will work with the industry to make sure public…
South Thames College have resumed their apprentice training and they are currently delivering Level 2. They have advised that Level…
RHE/2 meeting held 25th November 2020
WG2 – The committee expressed concern that an update of Harmonised standard FprEN 13142…
Website functionality has been improved in order to facilitate sign ups and the site is being proactively updated. In November,…
Any industry card carrying the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) logo will soon have to have an embedded smart chip…
Significant changes to the rules on IR35 and on the VAT reverse charge for building and construction services will be…
Dame Judith Hackitt has announced plans to recognise companies who reform their working practices before they are forced to by…
Following revisions to the Standard ‘BS EN 1366-12:2014+A1:2019 Fire resistance tests for service installations. Non-mechanical fire barrier for ventilation ductwork’,…
The ADCAS newsletter for October 2020 is now avilable to view here.
This month's newsletter includes information on the latest ADCAS publications,…
PRESS RELEASE 18th September 2020
Joint publication clears up confusion over compliance
A number of technical standards needed to ensure…
Furloughed employees who are then made redundant will now receive redundancy pay based on their normal wage, under new laws.…
The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has announced a new inquiry to undertake pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Building…
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has partnered with industry and government to launch the Talent Retention Scheme – a new…
Regardless of application or environment, ductwork ventilation systems should never be categorised as 'fit and forget' and will need regular…
What you need to know about coronavirus and how it will impact your business
Welcome to the CBI's Coronavirus Hub.…
The government has agreed to delay the implementation of domestic reverse charge VAT for construction services by a year following…
A major new payment and mental health survey has been launched by 27 bodies in the UK construction industry in…
The government has released its Technical Review of Approved Document B of the Building Regulations which contains a summary of…
ADCAS has announced its full support for a newly introduced pre-qualification (PQ) system – a joint venture by Build UK…
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