News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 18th Year

Issue

Issue No.

5

Date Released

Jan 1965

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. HEAT SERVICE
• 2. KINETICS
• 3. SPACE SAVER
• 4. TOKYO GOLD

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: the Midlands heat service which looks after domestic boilers.
NCB Commentary - Far-sighted coal users in the Midlands rarely visit their own boiler houses these days. Why? Because of the Heat Service now operating in two Midlands cities.
Every day, 7 days a week including Christmas, operators visit the boiler plants of Heat Service members.
The first job serviceman Bert Wadham does is to keep an eye on the fuel supply and, when necessary, arrange for a delivery to keep up stocks. He’ll check the automatic boiler feed, too.
Bert’s next job is to de-ash the boiler when it needs attention. He’ll dispose of the ash, too.
The largest boiler plant tended by the Heat Service in Nottingham provides space heating and hot water for the 900 pupils and staff at Nottingham High School.
After checking the temperature, the operator finds that the air flow to the boiler needs slight adjustment to suit the fuel being burned.
On the heat round there’s usually something extra to be seen to - greasing and cleaning perhaps - or replacing a belt drive.
Nottingham is world famous for its lace, and the girls at the factory are working overtime to fill an export order when the heat man arrives on yet another of his routine calls.
Once more into the traffic stream - one more call and the heat man heads for home - to keep his own home fire burning.

Keywords

Education and training; Domestic life; Fuels

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
The National Archives COAL 32   /13 Scripts for Mining Review, 1960-1963

Credits:

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Production Co.

National Coal Board Film Unit