NG Bailey has made a commitment to reduce its carbon footprint by 20% by the end of 2012.

A new industry project codenamed ‘iCAT’ is launched – with the aim of creating an everyday design tool to facilitate carbon assessment.

Following the dramatic turnaround the construction industry experienced in Q1 of 2010, the last three months have become more challenging for the sector with productivity falling in Q2, according to the latest Bibby Financial Services Business Factors Index.

As part of its succession plans, AmbiRad Group, which manufactures and supplies warm air heating and ventilation systems, gas fired radiant tube and environmental systems, has announced management changes following more than three decades of sustained growth.

In the first six months of 2010 Travis Perkins has experienced a gradual return of confidence in both its performance and prospects, which has led to excellent results, the resumption of dividends and activity to continue the expansion of the group – most notably through the offer, announced shortly after the period end, to acquire The BSS Group plc (“BSS”).

Integral UK has won a new contract with leading real estate specialist DTZ to provide maintenance services at commercial properties in the South West and Wales.

Renewables company Ice Energy and leading energy company EDF Energy have been working hard to replace the discontinued microgeneration grant under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP).

NICEIC has announced details of a new series of TechTalks for 2010-11. Starting in September, these TechTalks will be bigger than ever, with new regions, new venues and new topics, enabling NICEIC registered contractors to get face-to-face advice and information on a range of subjects.

The Association of Ductwork Contractors and Allied Services (ADCAS) is to join the National Specialist Contractors Council, giving the UK’s ductwork industry more powerful representation than ever before.

Kershaw Mechanical Services has been awarded £3.5million of university work in its home city of Cambridge.

The Robert A. Young building in St. Louis, MO is the first construction site in the US that has been designated 100% AWPT-trained. AWPT (American Work Platform Training) is the North American subsidiary of IPAF which manages the training program in the North American market.