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Spanish officials say Ola! to Merton Rule

Representatives from Madrid, Catalonia, San Sebastian and Valladolid have visited Merton council officials to discuss the merits of the renewable energy planning policy the Merton Rule and the future of monitoring carbon dioxide emissions.

18 Mar 2009

Gas Safe Register gears up to go live

Gas Safe Register is the official gas safety body in Great Britain and the Isle of Man from April 1 and it is gearing up to let everyone know that the Corgi gas register is on the way out.

18 Mar 2009

Inside job -Prisoners are fans of installation work

Training the installers of the future is underway in all corners of the UK including HMP Wolds -a category C prison which has been supplied with Polypipe fans to run an electrical course.

17 Mar 2009

Parliament to consider barring blacklisters from public works

Ministers in parliament will be urged to bar contractors linked to a construction industry blacklist from public works.

17 Mar 2009

Air Conditioning Accessories made Sanyo distributor

Sanyo Air Conditioners has appointed Air Conditioning Accessories as a distributor.

16 Mar 2009

ENVIRON becomes Carbon Trust assessor

Four specialists at global consultancy firm Environ have been accredited as assessors for the Carbon Trust standard, making them four of only 25 assessors in the country.

16 Mar 2009

Simply the best: Underfloor heating is top performer

The UK underfloor heating market is outperforming most of the construction market despite a small decline in 2008, says a new report.

16 Mar 2009

£4 billion for academies signals more work for contractors

A £4 billion plan is now out to tender to get academies designed and built in local authorities, not yet involved in the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.

16 Mar 2009

Kershaw secures biggest order in its history

A single order to the tune of £7.7 million has been given to Kershaw Mechanical Services - the highest sum ever secured by the company.

11 Mar 2009

Vaillant and Honda develop CHP for homes

German heating specialist Vaillant and Japanese firm Honda are to jointly develop a gas-powered micro-combined heat and power (CHP) system for the European market.

11 Mar 2009

Baxi makes fuel cell deal with Ballard

European heating manufacturer Baxi Innotech has entered into a fuel cell supply agreement with Canadian firm Ballard Power Systems.

11 Mar 2009

Systemair acquires Energoplus

Ventilation firm Systemair has agreed to buy Energoplus, effective from May 1.

10 Mar 2009

Boilers shut down in nearly 200 Wimbledon flats

Gas supplies and hot water have been switched off in 198 flats in Wimbledon following the failure of one boiler which resulted in many more being shut down.

9 Mar 2009

BSS Industrial appoints new director

Heating and pipeline supplier BSS Industrial has appointed Tim Harvey as key account director for the industrial sector.

9 Mar 2009

No 'doom-mongering' -154,000 jobs may be at risk say SummitSkills

More than 150,000 jobs may go says SummitSkills, which has published a report predicting the recession's impact on the building services engineering (BSE) sector.

9 Mar 2009

Wolseley unveils £1 billion fundraising effort

The latest restructuring move by building supplies firm Wolseley involves a placing and rights issue to raise £1 billion to cut its net debt.

6 Mar 2009

Construction firms probed in blacklist scandal

More than 40 construction firms are being investigated by the information watchdog for using a secret blacklist to vet workers.

6 Mar 2009

Construction grants feel recession's pinch

Record claims for construction grants last year have resulted in a cutback in the number and size of funds offered by the CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants Scheme.

4 Mar 2009

Lord Borrie backs bill amendments

Last night in the House of Lords, Lord Borrie took up the struggle for payment security in the construction sector and pushed for the industry's need for the payee to initiate the payment process.

4 Mar 2009

Code for sustainable buildings launched

A code for sustainable buildings catering for existing as well as new non-domestic buildings has been recommended in a report launched today at Ecobuild' 09.

4 Mar 2009

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Latest News

Spanish officials say Ola! to Merton Rule

Gas Safe Register gears up to go live

Inside job -Prisoners are fans of installation work

Parliament to consider barring blacklisters from public works

Air Conditioning Accessories made Sanyo distributor

ENVIRON becomes Carbon Trust assessor

Simply the best: Underfloor heating is top performer

£4 billion for academies signals more work for contractors

Kershaw secures biggest order in its history

Vaillant and Honda develop CHP for homes

Baxi makes fuel cell deal with Ballard

Systemair acquires Energoplus

Boilers shut down in nearly 200 Wimbledon flats

BSS Industrial appoints new director

No 'doom-mongering' -154,000 jobs may be at risk say SummitSkills

Wolseley unveils £1 billion fundraising effort

Construction firms probed in blacklist scandal

Construction grants feel recession's pinch

Lord Borrie backs bill amendments

Code for sustainable buildings launched

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