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Report highlights best place for public investment

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....

22 Feb 2021

HNIP helps council drive to net zero target

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 ...

22 Feb 2021

BSRIA appoints new technical director

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

19 Feb 2021

New vice-president for HEVAC

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....

18 Feb 2021

Actuate UK welcomes guide to embodied carbon in building services

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....

18 Feb 2021

Johnson Controls joins The Climate Pledge

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

17 Feb 2021

Food & beverage stockpiles pose humidity risk

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....

16 Feb 2021

BESA offers free membership to apprentices

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

15 Feb 2021

HPA disappointed with decision to cut Green Homes Grant funding

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....

12 Feb 2021

Rinnai UK managing director, Tony Gittings

There is no plan(et) B... or C

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.

12 Feb 2021

Polypipe acquires ADEY Innovation

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

11 Feb 2021

Pollutive refrigerants pose risk to heat pump rollout, warns Vert

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....

10 Feb 2021

New guidance helps workers stay safe

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....

10 Feb 2021

Rachel Smith, managing director, UnderFloor Climate Management

New service to provide HVAC design expertise

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

10 Feb 2021

New engineering services alliance, Actuate UK, to champion change and collaboration

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.

10 Feb 2021

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Report highlights best place for public investment

HNIP helps council drive to net zero target

BSRIA appoints new technical director

New vice-president for HEVAC

Actuate UK welcomes guide to embodied carbon in building services

Johnson Controls joins The Climate Pledge

Food & beverage stockpiles pose humidity risk

BESA offers free membership to apprentices

HPA disappointed with decision to cut Green Homes Grant funding

There is no plan(et) B... or C

Polypipe acquires ADEY Innovation

Pollutive refrigerants pose risk to heat pump rollout, warns Vert

New guidance helps workers stay safe

New service to provide HVAC design expertise

New engineering services alliance, Actuate UK, to champion change and collaboration

Government will challenge low bids

North Yorkshire firm wins contract to train installers in renewables

SNIPEF welcomes training grant funding

Time to shine this World Plumbing Day

Insite to supply heat metering to Battersea Power Station homes

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