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Hilti completes purchase of Eurofox

Construction products manufacturer Hilti has acquired Eurofox, the Austrian facade technology design and manufacturing business.

21 May 2012

REF claims climate change policies will make 65% of UK households worse off

Renewable Energy Forum (REF) is claiming that the public has been "seriously misled" by the Government about the likely impact of climate policies on energy bills, following a new assessment of the Department of Energy & Climate Change's (DECC) proposed energy efficiency measures.

21 May 2012

Builder fined after CO death

Builder John Martin Riva has been fined £15,000 at Haddington Sheriff Court near Edinburgh after pleading guilty to a contravention of Sections 3 and 33 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

18 May 2012

Whitehall set to delay FiT cuts

The Government is delaying proposed Feed-in Tariff cuts that were due to take effect from the start of July.

18 May 2012

Mitsi joins calls for heat pump regulatory reform

Mitsubishi Electric is joining the UK's leading heat pump manufacturers and installers to jointly set out a vision detailing how industry and Government can achieve a radical decarbonising of residential heating in the UK by 2030.

18 May 2012

Report calls on councils to cut carbon emissions

Local authorities could be the key to meeting national emissions targets, according to a report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

17 May 2012

Norfolk gas installer may face prison after gas explosion

A Norwich gas installer has received an eight-month suspended prison sentence and 250 hours of unpaid community service after his inadequate work on domestic gas appliances put the lives of a mother and daughter at risk in their own home.

16 May 2012

Sabien supports call for swifter action on mandatory carbon reporting

Sabien Technology, the manufacturer and supplier of the M2G intelligent boiler load optimiser is unsurprised by UK businesses' demands for the Government to expedite plans for mandatory carbon reporting (MCR) rules for large companies.

16 May 2012

'Failing' Green Deal to be reviewed

The Green Deal is being reviewed after warnings that it's liable to fail, according to the BBC.

16 May 2012

Henderson Green pioneers P21+ contracts

Independent engineering consultancy Henderson Green has secured the first two contracts in the country under the NHS' new ProCure21+ (P21+) framework, both of which are on the South Coast.

15 May 2012

Employer fined after electrician injures back in fall

An apprentice electrician sustained serious back injuries after falling through a ceiling while working in the loft space of a Swindon youth centre.

15 May 2012

Stiebel Eltron UK appoints new regional manager

Stiebel Eltron UK ihas appointed Richard Myers as a new regional manager to manage the company's renewable accounts in the South East region.

15 May 2012

Climaveneta acquires Powermaster to form Climaveneta UK Group

Climaveneta has signed an agreement to acquire most of Powermaster Products, its long established distribution partner for England and Wales, together with the majority of service organisation Powermaster Service. The move follows the acquisition of the chiller distribution and service activities of Climate from the Walter Meier Group in 2011.

15 May 2012

B&ES president claims buoyant membership

Membership of B&ES (the Building & Engineering Services Association) remains buoyant despite the continuing effects of recession, according to president Bob Shelley.

15 May 2012

New CIBSE president calls for rejection of 'greenwash'

Incoming CIBSE president David Fisk has called for more real performance data and less 'greenwash' in building services systems.

14 May 2012

Demand for better F-Gas training

Thousands of gas engineers remain untrained to the required F-Gas standards, according to training provider Develop Training.

14 May 2012

Willmott Dixon Partnerships wins award

Social housing repairs and maintenance contractor Willmott Dixon Partnerships has achieved national recognition for its collaborative working practices. Willmott Dixon Group's repairs specialist won the 'Contractor of the Year' award at the annual Housing Excellence Awards in Manchester.

14 May 2012

Miliband tours Viessmann biomass installation

David Miliband MP attended the unveiling of the latest installation in South Shields of heating systems manufacturer Viessmann.

14 May 2012

ACE welcomes Queen's Speech

The Association for Consultancy and Engineering has welcomed the emphasis of the Queen's Speech on the importance of electricity market reform and the launch of the Green Investment Bank as part of the government's continued focus on restoring growth to the UK economy.

10 May 2012

'Government intervention needed' to boost green initiatives

Responding to yesterday's Queen's Speech - the first in two years - the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) called on the Government to show renewed leadership on green issues, arguing that deregulation for deregulation's sake would be counterproductive for the built environment sector.

10 May 2012

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Hilti completes purchase of Eurofox

REF claims climate change policies will make 65% of UK households worse off

Builder fined after CO death

Whitehall set to delay FiT cuts

Mitsi joins calls for heat pump regulatory reform

Report calls on councils to cut carbon emissions

Norfolk gas installer may face prison after gas explosion

Sabien supports call for swifter action on mandatory carbon reporting

'Failing' Green Deal to be reviewed

Henderson Green pioneers P21+ contracts

Employer fined after electrician injures back in fall

Stiebel Eltron UK appoints new regional manager

Climaveneta acquires Powermaster to form Climaveneta UK Group

B&ES president claims buoyant membership

New CIBSE president calls for rejection of 'greenwash'

Demand for better F-Gas training

Willmott Dixon Partnerships wins award

Miliband tours Viessmann biomass installation

ACE welcomes Queen's Speech

'Government intervention needed' to boost green initiatives

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