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Cash retentions reform recommendations welcomed

Leading engineering services sector body Actuate UK has welcomed recommendations to the Scottish Government to reform the outdated practice of cash retentions and protect sub-contractors from payment abuse and upstream insolvencies....

28 Jul 2021

New business development appointment for Dravo

Dravo has strengthened its team in the UK with the appointment of Chris Boroughs as business development manager....

28 Jul 2021

BESA guidance opens door to air quality ‘safe havens’

The removal of most Covid restrictions in the UK has increased calls for clearer practical guidance and the setting of specific indoor air quality (IAQ) contaminant targets to support the health and wellbeing of building occupants....

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has, therefore, produced a concise guide to good practice: ‘Indoor Air Quality for Health & Well-Being’, which is designed to help building owners, managers and engineers interpret IAQ data and turn it into useful strategies for improving the indoor environment.

27 Jul 2021

Amber warnings raise building overheating concern

Following last week’s Met Office amber extreme heat warning, a polymer specialist has warned current sustainable design must mitigate overheating in buildings as heat waves become more prevalent....

27 Jul 2021

Learn all about role of heat networks

Heating, hot water and steam solutions provider Bosch Commercial & Industrial has launched a new educational online resource to help support the implementation of heat networks across the country....

27 Jul 2021

HVR Awards: Enter by 30 July

The 30 July deadline for The HVR Awards 2021 is nearly upon us so it's time to get your entries together now....

22 Jul 2021

CIBSE calls for comment on refreshed guide

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) is asking for comment on one of its most widely used guidance documents- Guide M: Maintenance Engineering and Management, ahead of a complete update....

22 Jul 2021

Renewed call for UKCA Mark extension

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) is backing calls for an extension on the transition time for products to display the new UKCA Mark instead of the established EU ‘CE’ Mark....

22 Jul 2021

Laboratory supervisor Jolanda Gianella and A-Gas operations director Rob Parker mark the official launch of A-Gas Italia with the cutting of a special cake

A-Gas Italia launched

A-Gas, the specialist in the supply and lifecycle management of refrigerants, has launched A-Gas Italia....

21 Jul 2021

Energy Performance Bill introduced in Parliament

The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) is calling for MPs, Lords and the Government to support a Minimum Energy Performance of Buildings Bill which will be vital for the achievement of net zero, to spur greater investment by industry and lower ...

20 Jul 2021

New look for contactless SKILLcard

One of the building services industry’s largest personnel registration schemes has revamped the cards operatives must carry to gain access to sites....

20 Jul 2021

Trade bodies call for caution

Two engineering services bodies have stepped up their health & safety advice to coincide with a return to more regular working conditions....

19 Jul 2021

COVID fallout could lead to a harsh winter for construction

Construction experts claim COVID continues to cast a dark shadow on the industry – and say the knock-on effects of the pandemic will continue to be felt long after the initial summer celebrations are over....

19 Jul 2021

David Millward, group product manager at Elta Group

A chance to end sloppy ventilation

A renewed focus on the quality of indoor environments is an opportunity to weed out “ventilation cowboys” according to an air quality expert at Elta Group....

The transmission of COVID-19 has propelled the topics of indoor air quality (IAQ) and calibre of ventilation systems under the public spotlight over the past year.

14 Jul 2021

Jennifer Jackson, people director for WCS

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Cash retentions reform recommendations welcomed

New business development appointment for Dravo

BESA guidance opens door to air quality ‘safe havens’

Amber warnings raise building overheating concern

Learn all about role of heat networks

HVR Awards: Enter by 30 July

CIBSE calls for comment on refreshed guide

Renewed call for UKCA Mark extension

A-Gas Italia launched

Energy Performance Bill introduced in Parliament

New look for contactless SKILLcard

Trade bodies call for caution

COVID fallout could lead to a harsh winter for construction

A chance to end sloppy ventilation

WCS Group achieves staff development milestone

Alfie’s Army raises cash for child cancer charity

Flue liner firm seeks CHP partner

BESA urges firms to ‘play fair’ on payment

HVAC brand boosts sales team

70% off renewable training vouchers re-released

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