Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced plans to relocate its West Midlands factory, warehouse and offices to larger premises in nearby Droitwich....

PP-L, an infection mitigation specialist has partnered with an engineering and fabrication firm to help manufacturing names across the UK get COVID-secure through effective UV-C solutions....

The Renewable Heat Installer Training & Support Scheme (RHITSS) has launched, offering installers up to 70% off the training and associated certification required to become a heat pump or solar thermal engineer – two of the most popular and ...

Actuate UK, the new alliance of eight engineering services organisations, has urged Government to reconsider its intention to remove funding from the £2bn Green Homes Grants (GHG) scheme....

“Such drastic reduction of funding sends out all the wrong signals, especially as the Government aims to put the green economy at the heart of plans for rebuilding the economy” says Julia Evans from Actuate UK member BSRIA.

BESCA has responded to growing demand for improved fire safety in buildings by adding new features to its Ventilation Hygiene Elite (VHE) scheme website....

Air conditioning specialist Coolair Equipment has announced two key areas of focus for the business in 2021: sustainability and employee wellbeing....

The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has published an in-depth report aimed at helping public bodies make decisions on where public funding in construction gives the highest economic returns to help support a green recovery....

Over £165 million of Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) funding has been awarded since the scheme opened in 2019 with the most recent recipient, Kent County Council, securing £2,478,000 to support the development of a low carbon heat network in ...

BSRIA chairman Tom Smith has announced the appointment of Tom Garrigan as the new BSRIA technical director....

Alan Macklin, group technical director at Elta Group, has been appointed as the new vice-president of HEVAC, the trade association for heating, ventilation and air conditioning....

Engineering services umbrella alliance Actuate UK has welcomed the publication of guidance from CIBSE that outlines the assessment of embodied carbon for products that deliver mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) systems....

Johnson Controls has announced it has joined The Climate Pledge, committing to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040....

The ongoing impact of the pandemic on the food and beverage sector has left chilled and cold storage areas dangerously over capacity and vulnerable to damage caused by uncontrolled humidity levels, according to a moisture control specialist....

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) marked National Apprenticeship Week by offering free membership to all apprentices working in the building services sector....

The Heat Pump Association is disappointed that 95% of the funding provided for the Green Homes Grant scheme looks unlikely to be rolled over into the next financial year....

Rinnai UK has called for close co-operation and unity of effort by all interested parties of the global energy industry in order to achieve the decarbonisation goal in the shortest possible timeframe.

Provider of magnetic filters, chemicals and related products, ADEY, has been acquired by Polypipe....

Heat pump suppliers are being urged to consider balancing an expected surge of installations in 2021 with long-term environmental targets concerning the GWP of refrigerants used in the technology....

The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has issued a suite of new essential guidance to help the sector’s operatives continue to work safely on essential projects during lockdown....

A team of HVAC technical specialists is launching a new service to provide design expertise and systems for commercial developments....

A new alliance for the multi-billion UK engineering services sector launched this week via a virtual industry event. 

Actuate UK is an alliance of eight leading trade, technology, research and professional bodies in engineering services. It will deliver a single, consolidated voice for the sector.

Contractors face “intense scrutiny” if they submit unrealistically low bids for public sector contracts, according to a senior official at the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)....

A specialist training provider based in North Yorkshire, has been awarded a contract worth almost £1 million to deliver national training for installers of renewable energy products....

The Scotland and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) has welcomed an announcement of funding to help upskill plumbing apprentices and employees in the installation of ground and air source heat pumps....

On 11 March, professional plumbers across the land will be celebrated on World Plumbing Day and the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) has praised the critical work they do....

Insite Energy has been appointed to supply and commission the heat metering and payment system for the Phase 4A heat network at Battersea Power Station....

Ventilating buildings has never been more important and higher profile, but the building engineering industry needs much more scientific data to help it improve protection from viral infections, according to one of the country’s leading experts on.

Professor Cath Noakes, one of the two engineer members the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), told a webinar hosted by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) that it was not enough to simply increase ventilation rates in buildings to mitigate transmission of the Covid-19 virus.

Toshiba Carrier Corporation's SMMS-u, its new VRF series, has won an award at the Energy Conservation Grand Prize Awards of Japan....

Heat Pump Association (HPA) members plan to deliver 67,000 units in 2021, nearly doubling the number available on shelves and in warehouses.

The HPA's figures are drawn from a survey of its members which make up around 95% of the heat pump manufacturing market share.

The association said this boost in predicted sales is extremely promising for the industry on the road to net zero.

Mechanical and electrical building services specialist JS Wright has appointed a new mechanical project manager to its project management team....

Daikin, specialist in climate control systems, has appointed SK Sales as a new mass distribution channel (MDC) partner in the UK, with the wholesaler now an official stockist of Daikin’s solutions for the air conditioning sector....