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NG Bailey sweeps the board at SkillPIPE

Kelvyn Scorer, employed by N G Bailey, has scooped the top prize in the first UK-wide semi-final of the SkillPIPE competition to find the country's best pipefitter.

19 Jun 2012

EHPA 'underwhelmed' by European energy saving moves

An agreement has been reached on the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), part of the European Union's effort to reach a target of 20 per cent of primary energy savings by 2020.

19 Jun 2012

BSRIA consulted in Green Deal next steps

DECC (Department of Energy & Climate Change) has published a new report How the Green Deal will reflect the in-situ performance of energy efficiency measures, as part of a series of Green Deal next step documents.

19 Jun 2012

Soper awarded CBE

Bosch Thermotechnology chief executive Richard Soper has been appointed CBE for services to the heating and renewable technologies industries.

19 Jun 2012

The Travis Perkins Group has joined the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) to emphasise what it said was its "strong commitment to help our customers' new-build and retrofit sustainable building projects".

14 Jun 2012

Dimplex boosts heat pump funding

Dimplex Renewables is offering a £150 top-up for the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) funding for heat pump installations.

14 Jun 2012

MITIE awarded £10.5m d&b contract

MITIE's Built Environment business has won a major design and build contract worth £10.5 million with Eastgate Holdings at 8 Fenchurch Place in the City of London.

14 Jun 2012

CIBSE president calls for greater recognition of energy efficiency

President of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, David Fisk, has called for greater recognition of the need to deliver energy efficient buildings.

14 Jun 2012

Gemserv wins contract for oversight of Green Deal

Gemserv, with its partner REAL, has been chosen to provide these services on behalf of Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for the next three years following an open competition. Both Gemserv and REAL currently operate the MCS scheme for DECC so are well acquainted with the challenges and requirements involved in operating a scheme of this nature.

14 Jun 2012

New O&M benchmarking report

BSRIA has published its operation and maintenance (O&M) benchmarking report as a guide for building operators to evaluate their performance against their peers.

12 Jun 2012

Keysource appoints service delivery director

Keysource, the specialist in the design, build, optimisation and management of data centres, has appointed Tony Clarke as service delivery director.

12 Jun 2012

Government signals green light for Green Deal

The Government has set out secondary legislation to bring the Green Deal energy efficiency market into operation.

12 Jun 2012

B&ES heat strategy response warms debate

B&ES has released its consultation response on the Future of Heating - a strategic framework for low carbon heat for the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Ahead of a round table discussion with DECC later this month, the response document highlights a number of areas of concern to the Association and suggests how to tackle them to get the most out of the Green Deal.

12 Jun 2012

New sales manager for Pump House

The new sales manager of Pump House, Neil Bilton, will front the company's new roof support division.

12 Jun 2012

New guide to energy pricing for communal heating schemes

A new 'Guide to Tariff Calculation' for communal and district heating schemes has been launched by energy metering and billing solutions provider ENER-G Switch2 (www.energ.co.uk/switch2).

11 Jun 2012

CIBSE announces expanded Young Engineers Awards for 2012

The growing importance of young engineers and their role in helping the UK emerge from economic recession is to be reflected in a new awards scheme developed by the Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers (CIBSE).

8 Jun 2012

Wake up the sleeping giant of heating and cooling, says EHPA

The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has accused the European Commission of missing the chance to "wake up the sleeping giant of heating and cooling" in its recent communication to the European parliament on the current 2020 policy framework.

8 Jun 2012

Senior Hargreaves opens southern project office

To support projects in the South of England, specialist HVAC ductwork manufacturer and contractor Senior Hargreaves has opened a new project office at Calleva Park in Reading.

7 Jun 2012

Consultants launch scheme to develop young engineers

Some of the country's largest construction engineering consultancies have joined together to help develop talent in Liverpool and the North West.

7 Jun 2012

Sustainabilitylive! pulls in the crowds

Sustainabilitylive! - the UK's largest energy, water and environment event - once again proved a resounding success with leading energy, water, land and sustainable business exhibitions all under one roof attracting large crowds at the NEC, Birmingham from 22 to 24 May 2012.

7 Jun 2012

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NG Bailey sweeps the board at SkillPIPE

EHPA 'underwhelmed' by European energy saving moves

BSRIA consulted in Green Deal next steps

Soper awarded CBE

Travis Perkins joins UK-GBC

Dimplex boosts heat pump funding

MITIE awarded £10.5m d&b contract

CIBSE president calls for greater recognition of energy efficiency

Gemserv wins contract for oversight of Green Deal

New O&M benchmarking report

Keysource appoints service delivery director

Government signals green light for Green Deal

B&ES heat strategy response warms debate

New sales manager for Pump House

New guide to energy pricing for communal heating schemes

CIBSE announces expanded Young Engineers Awards for 2012

Wake up the sleeping giant of heating and cooling, says EHPA

Senior Hargreaves opens southern project office

Consultants launch scheme to develop young engineers

Sustainabilitylive! pulls in the crowds

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