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British Gas to raise prices

British Gas has announced that domestic tariffs will rise for customers, meaning an average increase in the cost of gas of 18 per cent, and for electricity 16 per cent.

8 Jul 2011

Man fined for dangerous gas work

A gas engineer from South Warwickshire has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for carrying out dangerous work that put two people at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

8 Jul 2011

Explosion in Castleford linked to copper cabling theft

The theft of copper cabling may have been responsible for a large gas explosion that ripped through a row of houses in Castleford.

8 Jul 2011

Whitehall exceeds Prime Minister's 10 per cent carbon target

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that carbon emissions from Government HQs and offices have been slashed by nearly 14 per cent in just one year, and now plans to put a 25 per cent target in place for 2015.

7 Jul 2011

EPCs get re-design in bid to tackle grassroots energy efficiency

A new design of the front page of the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) will be launched from April 2012, and a series of business-led trials have also been announced to help reduce fuel bills.

7 Jul 2011

Fernox brings installer advice to the Renewable Roadshow

Chemical water treatment manufacturer Fernox will be exhibiting at the Renewable Roadshow taking place across the UK this September.

7 Jul 2011

New acoustic test facility at BSRIA

Research organisation BSRIA has completed its new acoustic chamber for testing of airborne noise of space heating and cooling products.

7 Jul 2011

Gas Safety Week launched for September

The Gas Safe Register is looking for organisations to pledge their support for the first Gas Safety Week that will take place between the 12 - 18 September.

7 Jul 2011

Walter Meier reports increased growth

Walter Meier has improved sales by 3.3 per cent to CHF 317 million (Swiss francs) - £236m - in the first half of 2011.

6 Jul 2011

Silver CREST awards presented to high school pupils

Nine high pupils have received awards for a project to design an eco-classroom.

6 Jul 2011

New president for CIPHE

Lee Davies is the new president of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE).

6 Jul 2011

Take pride in apprenticeships, urges SummitSkills

More employers in the building services engineering (BSE) sector should celebrate the success that apprentices have brought to their companies, said SummitSkills chief executive Keith Marshall as he congratulated electrical company Clarkson Evans for its win in the National Apprenticeship Awards for 2011.

6 Jul 2011