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Website calls for Europe to be Proheatpump

A website about the European IEEA project-Proheatpump is up and running to aid the understanding and use of ground source heat pumps.

23 Jan 2008

MP urged to stop housebuilder pay cuts

Contractors faced with swallowing as much as a 10% pay cut from housebuilders, contrary to agreed contracts, are urging the construction minister to prevent the cuts.

22 Jan 2008

Balfour Kilpatrick promotes Slevin

Balfour Kilpatrick, has promoted Mark Slevin from contracts manager to area manager for its Birmingham office.

22 Jan 2008

NG Bailey acquires s2s

Bailey Teswaine, NG Bailey's ICT systems infrastructure subsidiary, has bought Crawley-based firm s2s

21 Jan 2008

Rise in construction students

The number of students taking undergraduate courses in 2007 in planning rose by 14.8% from 2006, and by 10.3% for civil engineering according to UCAS figures released on January 17.

18 Jan 2008

Asbestos plumber's widow gets compensation

A plumber exposed to asbestos lost his battle for life but this week won a five-year battle for compensation thanks to his wife's persistence.

18 Jan 2008

British Gas price hike makes customers feel heat

British Gas' electricity and gas prices have increased by 15%, with immediate effect, the company announced today.

18 Jan 2008

Haden Young MD goes 'Beck to shop floor'

Haden Young's managing director David Beck has raised more than 30,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

18 Jan 2008

SPX completes APV acquisition

US cooling solutions provider SPX Corporation has bought APV, manufacturer of heat exchangers and other engineering products for the sanitary market.

17 Jan 2008

Biomass fuels GENERA '08

GENERA'08, the International Energy and Environment Fair, is now an annual event and will focus on biomass energy when it kicks off in Madrid on February 26-28.

17 Jan 2008

E.ON buys Midlands heating firm CHN

E.ON, the gas and power giant, has bought Midlands heating services firm CHN Group in a 'multi-million pound' deal.

17 Jan 2008

BSRIA opens Beijing office

BSRIA has announced the opening of its subsidiary office in Beijing, designed to bring the association closer to its clients in Asia.

16 Jan 2008

British Gas' Ceres investment will cut household emissions

British Gas is investing in Ceres Power Holdings' boiler technology to cut the UK's household carbon emissions by up to 50%.

15 Jan 2008

Rewarding opportunities for Sanyo installers

A Formula One driving experience is one of many rewards Sanyo ac installers can get thanks to a loyalty scheme.

15 Jan 2008

Baby's death lands heating rules in hot water

The government is reviewing Part G of the building regulations relating to heating and hot water systems to determine whether rules can be re-written to prevent deaths like Rhianna Hardie's.

14 Jan 2008

Rowlands becomes president of KNX UK

Gareth Rowlands is the new president of KNX UK, the association representing UK manufacturers, integrators and training establishments associated with KNX technology.

11 Jan 2008