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Laing O'Rourke pays £90,000 for safety failure

Laing O'Rourke Construction must pay nearly £100,000, after one of its employees, William Taylor, fell more than three metres during the construction of concrete stairs in an apartment block.

7 Jan 2009

Nicholls gets back into ventilation chair

The group managing director of building services hygiene contractor Swiftclean, Gary Nicholls, has been elected chairman of the HVCA Ventilation Hygiene Group branch.

5 Jan 2009

HETAS offers new solid fuel guide

HETAS has released a new version of its solid fuel and biomass guide, which lists approved fuels, installers and 400 approved appliances.

5 Jan 2009

New year brings Manchester HEVAR 2009

Heat Pump seminars are the newest additions to Manchester HEVAR 2009, which takes place on January 28-29.

23 Dec 2008

Christmas crooks steal church's heat

Heating oil thieves have robbed a church for the second time - bringing cold comfort for the All Saints congregation.

22 Dec 2008

BSRIA hosts BREEAM and LEED talks

BSRIA is hosting presentations on BREEAM and LEED to promote a better understanding of the key issues related to the environmental assessment of buildings.

22 Dec 2008

Pettifer's PCM sale saves jobs

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PCM Ltd, the London-based construction consulting arm of the troubled Pettifer Group, has been sold to Confluence Project Management, for an undisclosed sum.

22 Dec 2008

Vaillant's record year boosts hopes for 2009

The Vaillant group's Belper factory made and sold 400,000 boilers this year - 25,000 more than last year and it plans to set another record in 2009.

19 Dec 2008

Energy generation's a whisky business

Grimsby company Helius Energy can produce energy from whisky distillery waste- a feat that has won it 'Best Environmental Initiative Award' at the 2008 Scottish Green Energy Awards.

19 Dec 2008

Brown consults on zero carbon homes definition

The Minister for Housing and Planning, Margaret Beckett has announced Gordon Brown's proposals for making new homes zero carbon from 2016 and is now seeking the industry's views on the definition of zero carbon homes.

18 Dec 2008

JS Wright apprentice wins plumb award

Trainee Michael Cox has picked up a plumb prize on the path to a promising career by winning the West Midlands Plumbing Apprentice of the Year Award.

18 Dec 2008

EU directive recognises air source heat pumps

The European parliament has expanded the definition of renewable energy sources to include aerothermal and hydrothermal energy sources, effectively recognising air-source and water source heat pumps.

17 Dec 2008

Live demos and prizes at Manchester HEVAR 2009

Live demonstrations from HVAC experts and several prizes are being offered to visitors to Manchester HEVAR on January 28-29, 2009.

17 Dec 2008

New year brings new construction champion

From the new year, Philip White will replace Stephen Williams as the Health and Safety Executive's chief inspector of Construction.

15 Dec 2008

Energetix and E.On steps closer to micro-CHP delivery

Energetix Genlec and E.On have signed a "head of terms" agreement with a European appliance manufacturer to mass produce micro-chp units for E.ON and the European domestic heating market.

15 Dec 2008

Carillion's good news story is out

Building and services firm Carillion had some good news from the construction sector and upped its forecasts for the year.

11 Dec 2008

Skerritt invests £1.6m in eco-headquarters

One of Nottingham's oldest mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors has spent £1.6m creating an eco-friendly head office at a new location in the city.

11 Dec 2008

A quarter of staff at Grundfos plant to lose jobs

Sixty-four of the 255 staff at Grundfos Manufacturing's Sunderland factory will be made redundant during the coming months, after the firm suffered falling demand and lost work to overseas.

10 Dec 2008