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AECOM's man muscles his way through UK challenge

Long distance runner Stuart Walker has just returned from a mammoth trek travelling the entire length of the British Isles by muscle power alone.

28 Jul 2009

HVCA warns firms must become carbon reduction experts to safeguard work

"Legislation is demanding that we reduce demand or pay up," said the HVCA's new president Graham Manly who is urging the building services sector to step up and help clients cut their carbon emissions by getting to grips with renewable technologies.

27 Jul 2009

Graham Manly becomes HVCA's new president

Graham Manly has been elected president of the Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association for 2009/10.

24 Jul 2009

Dragons and contractors chase Wright product

Sharon Wright, inventor of the contractor aid MagnaMole, got all the financial backing she asked for from dragons Duncan Bannatyne and James Caan after delivering a winning presentation on television, but contractors were already impressed with the product.

24 Jul 2009

Intelligent Energy gets $30m for fuel cell chp work

Intelligent Energy has secured $30 million (USD) from investors which it will use to accelerate the commercialisation of its fuel cell-based combined heat and power (CHP) systems for the industrial, commercial and residential UK market.

22 Jul 2009

HETAS gets go ahead for MCS appliance approval

HETAS has achieved stage two of their UKAS accreditation to carry out biomass appliance certification under the new Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS).

22 Jul 2009

Engineers under pressure to restore heating in thousands of buildings

Thousands of buildings are without heating in Edinburgh while more than 100 engineers try to restore gas supplies to the Scottish city following a burst water main.

22 Jul 2009

Mitsubishi's Ecodan heat pump to be made in Scotland

Mitsubishi Electric is starting production of its Ecodan residential heating system at its manufacturing plant in Livingston, Scotland.

22 Jul 2009

Boiler scrappage scheme petition goes live

A plumbers' merchant is calling on government to introduce a boiler scrappage scheme in the UK.

22 Jul 2009

J S Wright launches super-cool way to beat the heat

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Office workers can put the discomfort of stifling summer temperatures behind them thanks to a super-cool initiative from building services provider JS Wright.

21 Jul 2009

T Clarke md steps down as firm sheds offices and jobs

Tough market conditions for T.Clarke has led to the group closing two of its regional businesses, redundancies across the group and resulted in the md stepping down.

21 Jul 2009

Emcor partners up for research academy

Emcor Group (UK) has opened the Emcor UK Innovation Academy in partnership with the City of Wolverhampton College.

21 Jul 2009

Plumbase joins Buildbase to support Oxford United FC

As the new 2009/10 season kicks off, Oxford United Football Club will have alternating shirt sponsors on its home and away shirts, courtesy of Plumbase.

17 Jul 2009

Purchase is md of new heat pump firm Cirrus Energi

Cirrus Energi is the newly-formed subsidiary of UK ground source heat pump supplier Geothermal International and former Viessmann md Stewart Purchase is the new firm's managing director.

16 Jul 2009

Construction students march on parliament after LSC denies college funding

More than 30 students from the National Construction College (NCC) marched to the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, July 14 to demand MPs fight for urgent funding originally promised by the Learning and Skills Council for their college.

15 Jul 2009

NICEIC TechTalk dates timetabled

NICEIC has set 2009/10 dates for its popular TechTalks and is welcoming non-members as well as members to get expert advice about the 17th Edition of wiring regulations and its impact on installations.

15 Jul 2009

A 48% rise in construction firms in 'financial distress'

The number of construction firms in 'significant' financial distress has risen by 48% in Q2 2009, when compared to the same quarter in 2008, according to a report by Begbies Traynor.

15 Jul 2009

New MD hired at WILO UK

Pump manufacturer Wilo UK , has appointed former Armstrong man Gary Mannus as its new managing director.

14 Jul 2009

NAPIT launches microgeneration certification scheme

NAPIT has been approved to certify installers for electrical and heating microgeneration technologies and hopes to help them expand their skills to renewable energy.

10 Jul 2009

CIAT Ozonair appoints sales manager

CIAT Ozonair have appointed Mike Gwyer as sales manager for North West London with responsibility for selling the firm's air conditioning, heating, refrigeration, air handling and heat exchange products to consultants and engineers.

9 Jul 2009

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AECOM's man muscles his way through UK challenge

HVCA warns firms must become carbon reduction experts to safeguard work

Graham Manly becomes HVCA's new president

Dragons and contractors chase Wright product

Intelligent Energy gets $30m for fuel cell chp work

HETAS gets go ahead for MCS appliance approval

Engineers under pressure to restore heating in thousands of buildings

Mitsubishi's Ecodan heat pump to be made in Scotland

Boiler scrappage scheme petition goes live

J S Wright launches super-cool way to beat the heat

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T Clarke md steps down as firm sheds offices and jobs

Emcor partners up for research academy

Plumbase joins Buildbase to support Oxford United FC

Purchase is md of new heat pump firm Cirrus Energi

Construction students march on parliament after LSC denies college funding

NICEIC TechTalk dates timetabled

A 48% rise in construction firms in 'financial distress'

New MD hired at WILO UK

NAPIT launches microgeneration certification scheme

CIAT Ozonair appoints sales manager

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