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A successful start to 2006 for the Water Technology List. ECA-Water News, 29 March 2006

TMV2 Market - Reducing scalding accidents in the home.
Look at the news reports below for further information on this emerging market. Horne Engineering have designed and developed the Heatstat T2 (TMV2) thermostatic mixing valve specifically for this market. Additional information about this market is contained in our newsletters,

'Thermostatic Mixing Valves and the Domestic Market: The Facts - ISSUE 2'. (November 2006)

'Thermostatic Mixing Valves and the Domestic Market: The Facts - ISSUE 1'. (May 2005)

Mary Creagh to Host Major Hot Water Safety Conference. News Release from the Office of Mary Creagh MP, 14 September 2006

Scotland Leads Way with Law to Cut Scalding Accidents. The Herald, 2 May 2006

New Water Heat Safety Valves Laws. BBC News, 30 April 2006

How Brave Amy Learned To Live With The Scars. The Scotsman, 24 April 2006.

Scalding Legislation Thank You. The Evening Telegraph, 19 April 2006

Fit Thermostats to Baths and Save Lives, Says MP. The Telegraph, 30 March 2006

Prevention of Scalding Injuries (Bathing in the Home). Transcript of Mary Creagh's (Labour MP Wakefield) presentation to the House of Commons (Private Member's Bill). Westminster Official Report, 29 March 2006

Scalding Tot Bath Warning. The Mirror, 27 March 2006

Summary of Consultation Responses to the Proposed Amendments to Guidance under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 - Standard 4.9 (Danger from Heat). Scottish Building Standards Agency, January 2006

Scottish Building Standards Agency Consultation: Proposed Amendments to Guidance under the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 - Standard 4.9 (Danger from Heat). (external link)

Scalding risk reduced. Scottish Executive News Release, 5 September 2005

Amy's Law - Scalding water taps banned after Sunday Mail campaign. The Sunday Mail, 4 September 2005

Prescott to cap heat of our water. The Daily Express, 16 May 2005

Excerpt from Scottish Executive Public Petitions Committee on Thermostatic Mixing Valves. 11 May 2005

£80 tap valve would save children like Amy from agony of bath scaldings. The Sunday Mail, 27 February 2005

Excerpt from Scottish Executive Public Petitions Committee on Thermostatic Mixing Valves. 24 November 2004

Burn victims's scalding plea. The Scotsman, 25 November 2004

Burns charity hands petition to MSPs. The Courier, 28 October 2004

Taps to have thermostats to prevent scalding. The Independent, 7 January 2004

Anti-scald taps law by 2006. The Guardian, 7 January 2004

How to run a safe bath? Turn on the regulation. The Times, 7 January 2004

Government moves to stop bath-time scalding injuries. ODPM News Release, 6 January 2004

TMV2 - reducing the risks from hot water. PHAM News, Dec/Jan 2004

Safety in the Bathroom campaign supports TMV2 scheme. HVP, January 2004.