Czech TV: Waiting for a South Bohemian stonemason can take up to a year
November 10, 2025 Cold weather arrives with temperatures below freezing. Households are dealing with heating. The demand for stove builders is also growing. Some have appointments booked up to a year in advance. But industry insiders say there's not much interest in studying stove-making. This is also due to the difficulty of the profession. https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/15334114383-udalosti-v-regionech-jih-a-zapad/225411000181110/cast/1150428
CNN Prima: Stone Day attracted interested parties across the Czech Republic
7 November 2025 One and a half million households in the Czech Republic heat with coal. Of these, over half a million use stoves and fireplaces, and tens of thousands more will join them every year. On the occasion of Stove Day, stove makers across the Czech Republic let visitors into their workshops for the first time ever. https://cnn.iprima.cz/den-kamen-priblizil-navstevnikum-po-celem-cesku-topeni-drevem-jake-ma-tradicni-metoda-vyhody-491094
AEVD has completed its first year of work and has become a respected voice in the industry
A year ago, the Association for Ecological Wood Heating (AEVD) was introduced to the public for the first time. We held our first press conference to introduce the association and its mission on 14 October 2024. In twelve months, our trade group has managed to gain a firm foothold in the public debate on wood heating - whether in the media, at trade fairs or at [...]
Our position on Ecodesign in Heating Installations
In the current issue of Topenářství Instalace, the AEVD has published a press release on the European Commission's June meeting on the revision of the Ecodesign Regulation for solid fuel-fired local heaters.In the text, we point out, for example, the fundamental differences between wood and coal emissions, the need for fair rules and market controls, or the fact that the way to cleaner air is mainly to replace old [...]
The fight against disinformation is reaping its first successes
A few weeks after the start of its activities, the Association for Ecological Wood Heating (AEVD)
attributes the first successes of its activities. Negotiations with the Ministry, feedback from abroad and warm
acceptance of local companies.
