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Only one in five homeowners to take part in Green Deal

Just one in five homeowners will participate in the Green Deal and most people don't know enough about the initiative, according to research commissioned by BSI (British Standards Institution).

25 Jun 2012

Dulas wins REA accolade

Dulas has won the 'Installer of the Year' award at the 7th British Renewable Energy Awards - on its 30th anniversary.

25 Jun 2012

CITB-ConstructionSkills overhauls funding scheme

CITB-ConstructionSkills is making improvements to its 2012-2013 grants scheme, which will mean that the level of training funds paid out to firms will increase in many areas.

25 Jun 2012

National Skills Academy launches new guides

A series of new learner manuals has been produced by the National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies and is intended to provide installers of heat pumps and water harvesting systems with the background knowledge required to install, commission, service and maintain the equipment.

25 Jun 2012

HPA "seriously concerned" about RHI announcement

Heat Pump Association has expressed its concern following the DECC's announcement about funding and cost control for the current (2012/13) Non Domestic RHI (Renewable Heat Incentive) on 11 June.

25 Jun 2012

Bielby receives MBE

Chris Bielby, chair of trustees at The Gas Safety Trust, has been made an MBE in the Queen's birthday honours list this month, in recognition for services to gas safety.

25 Jun 2012

Sales director for ADEY

Magnetic filtration supplier ADEY Professional Heating Solutions has appointed Paul Strudley as its new sales director. Before joining ADEY in 2010, Mr Strudley previously worked in senior sales roles with Baxi, Plumb Center and Dimplex Boilers.

21 Jun 2012

Have your say on mediation in the construction industry

B&ES members are being asked for their opinions on mediation as part of an industry wide investigation considering views from clients through to sub-contractors.

21 Jun 2012

Building automation - can you see the light?

A new report from IMS Research forecasts increasing integration of building automation and lighting control systems.

19 Jun 2012

Nu-way appoints new service director

Tim Scarlett has been appointed as service director at Nu-way.

19 Jun 2012

Call for loud and clear voice for BSE sector as MCS consultation begins

The much-anticipated and important consultation about the competence requirements for companies wanting to become accredited through the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has now been launched - and businesses shouldn't underestimate the importance of having their say, according to SummitSkills.

19 Jun 2012

NG Bailey sweeps the board at SkillPIPE

Kelvyn Scorer, employed by N G Bailey, has scooped the top prize in the first UK-wide semi-final of the SkillPIPE competition to find the country's best pipefitter.

19 Jun 2012

EHPA 'underwhelmed' by European energy saving moves

An agreement has been reached on the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), part of the European Union's effort to reach a target of 20 per cent of primary energy savings by 2020.

19 Jun 2012

BSRIA consulted in Green Deal next steps

DECC (Department of Energy & Climate Change) has published a new report How the Green Deal will reflect the in-situ performance of energy efficiency measures, as part of a series of Green Deal next step documents.

19 Jun 2012

Soper awarded CBE

Bosch Thermotechnology chief executive Richard Soper has been appointed CBE for services to the heating and renewable technologies industries.

19 Jun 2012

Travis Perkins joins UK-GBC

The Travis Perkins Group has joined the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) to emphasise what it said was its "strong commitment to help our customers' new-build and retrofit sustainable building projects".

14 Jun 2012

Dimplex boosts heat pump funding

Dimplex Renewables is offering a £150 top-up for the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) funding for heat pump installations.

14 Jun 2012

MITIE awarded £10.5m d&b contract

MITIE's Built Environment business has won a major design and build contract worth £10.5 million with Eastgate Holdings at 8 Fenchurch Place in the City of London.

14 Jun 2012

CIBSE president calls for greater recognition of energy efficiency

President of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, David Fisk, has called for greater recognition of the need to deliver energy efficient buildings.

14 Jun 2012

Gemserv wins contract for oversight of Green Deal

Gemserv, with its partner REAL, has been chosen to provide these services on behalf of Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for the next three years following an open competition. Both Gemserv and REAL currently operate the MCS scheme for DECC so are well acquainted with the challenges and requirements involved in operating a scheme of this nature.

14 Jun 2012

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Only one in five homeowners to take part in Green Deal

Dulas wins REA accolade

CITB-ConstructionSkills overhauls funding scheme

National Skills Academy launches new guides

HPA "seriously concerned" about RHI announcement

Bielby receives MBE

Sales director for ADEY

Have your say on mediation in the construction industry

Building automation - can you see the light?

Nu-way appoints new service director

Call for loud and clear voice for BSE sector as MCS consultation begins

NG Bailey sweeps the board at SkillPIPE

EHPA 'underwhelmed' by European energy saving moves

BSRIA consulted in Green Deal next steps

Soper awarded CBE

Travis Perkins joins UK-GBC

Dimplex boosts heat pump funding

MITIE awarded £10.5m d&b contract

CIBSE president calls for greater recognition of energy efficiency

Gemserv wins contract for oversight of Green Deal

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