MEHNA (Manufacturers of Equipment for Heat Networks)

MEHNA has been formed as a division of the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) with the aim of representing the equipment manufacturers involved with all aspects of a heat network. EUA has eight divisions and four of them have an involvement in the supply of equipment for heat networks: ICOM Energy Association (commercial and industrial sector) – boilers, water heaters, CHP, HIUs HHIC (domestic sector) – HIUs UN (Utilities Network) – pipes, valves, metering. HWA (Hot Water Association) – HIUs, storage cylinders. These four divisions represent their members on many CEN and BSI standards committees for product and installation standards as well as being the contact with Government departments, Institutions and other official bodies such as OFGEM. It became obvious that there was a need for a single voice for the heat network equipment sector and during a joint meeting of the divisions listed above, members decided to form MEHNA. We have represented the members of the above associations for many years by having an input to writing the documents and policies and we will continue to do that with MEHNA. Although MEHNA is a relatively new association, we have been representing the members of the above associations for many decades and our skills are based in product design and how to use standards and regulations to give protection to our members. We represent all the products which go together to form a heat network and we do not intend becoming too involved in the policy and do not intend to cut across ADE or ukDEA and their involvement in the sector.