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Four join BSS Industrial brand team

BSS Industrial has strengthened the team behind its specialist brands through the appointment of four national sales managers; Nick Croft for Austin Stroud, Lee Bellamy for Pegler & Louden, Chris Gaunt for Manor Plastics and Paul Crowe for AMS Pumps.

18 Aug 2010

Heatrae Sadia expands specification team

Water heating specialist Heatrae Sadia has expanded its team with two sales appointments.

18 Aug 2010

Construction and real estate firms optimistic but...

Optimism and expectations of an increase in turnover and profits have increased among construction and real estate privately-held businesses (PHBs) in the UK compared with 2009.

18 Aug 2010

Heating business honoured at North West learning awards

Gavin Ward Ltd, the Burney-based heating installer, is celebrating its success after being honoured at the North West Learndirect Achievement Awards ceremony.

18 Aug 2010

New heat pump market report by AMA Research

AMA Research has introduced a report on the UK Ground / Air Source Heat Pumps Market: 2007-2010 – By Value, the first in a new series of three studies covering the emerging UK micro-generation industry. Subsequent reports will cover Solar Photovoltaic and Thermal Products and the Biomass market.

18 Aug 2010

Mitsubishi Electric pleased with recall progress

Mitsubishi Electric UK has issued an update on its Ecodan recall programme and has confirmed its ability to swap out all affected units with new stock.

17 Aug 2010

Graham/Curzon moves to new Leeds super branch

Graham, the plumbers merchant, has relocated its Leeds branch from the present site in Kirkstall Road, Leeds to new premises in Brown Lane to create the latest of the company’s heating and plumbing super branches.

17 Aug 2010

Good year for NG Bailey but market still challenging

Sales at NG Bailey fell by 23% in the year to February 2010. Despite this fall, the privately owned building services provider, turned in a pre-tax profit of £19.9million.

17 Aug 2010

NG Bailey wins £26.5million contract at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

NG Bailey has been appointed by Robertson Construction Group to deliver m&e and Information Communication Technology (ICT) Services, for NHS Grampian’s new Emergency Care Centre at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

17 Aug 2010

Neil Griffin joins HVCA as head of operations

The HVCA has appointed Neil Griffin to the new senior post of head of operations.

17 Aug 2010

BRE Trust offers Energy Efficiency publication

BRE Trust, the owner of BRE, the UK’s leading centre of expertise on the built environment, is pleased to announce a new publication, Energy Efficiency in New and Existing Buildings: Comparative Costs and CO₂ Savings, which reviews ways to improve the energy efficiency of both new and existing buildings.

17 Aug 2010

BIFM and FMA sign Memorandum of Understanding

The British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) and the Facilities Management Association (FMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today.

17 Aug 2010

Rok bosses buy more shares

The chairman and the chief executive today purchased shares in Rok plc.

17 Aug 2010

Corporation Tax roadshow heads for Glasgow and Birmingham

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has announced its Corporation Tax roadshow will be rolling into Birmingham and Glasgow this autumn.

16 Aug 2010

Wolseley goes the extra mile

Wolseley recently demonstrated that there is no limit to the lengths, or indeed distances, that it will go to support its key partners.

16 Aug 2010

Pimlico's Mullins backs mandatory use of CO gas analysers

Carbon Monoxide safety charity, CO-Gas Safety has joined forces with the UK’s largest independent plumbing company, Pimlico Plumbers, in calling for the mandatory use of specialist gas analysers for the inspection of gas appliances.

16 Aug 2010

Renewable energy in the public sector conference

From August 2010, local authorities are allowed to sell energy they produce back to the national grid, providing an additional source of revenue, ensuring energy security and reducing vulnerability to inevitable increases in energy prices.

13 Aug 2010

HEVAR Seminar: Collaboration key to social housing budget cuts

Professor Peter Woolliscroft, managing director of CYNTRA, will highlight the housing sector’s pivotal role in managing construction budget reductions when he addresses the UK’s leading event for the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration industry – London HEVAR on Wednesday September 22.

13 Aug 2010

Swiftclean moves to Improve Fire Safety in High-Rise Housing

Swiftclean UK Ltd, a leading UK provider of duct cleaning services to the social housing sector, will be holding a free half-day seminar called Improving Fire Safety in High-Rise Housing at The Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ED on October 15 2010.

13 Aug 2010

Construction faces uncertain future despite record growth

Although today’s ONS figures for construction output in the second quarter of the year show a sharp increase of nearly 9% over the first quarter, the Construction Products Association warns the industry is still in a very precarious position and the figures do not indicate a dramatic recovery in the industry’s fortunes.

13 Aug 2010

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Four join BSS Industrial brand team

Heatrae Sadia expands specification team

Construction and real estate firms optimistic but...

Heating business honoured at North West learning awards

New heat pump market report by AMA Research

Mitsubishi Electric pleased with recall progress

Graham/Curzon moves to new Leeds super branch

Good year for NG Bailey but market still challenging

NG Bailey wins £26.5million contract at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Neil Griffin joins HVCA as head of operations

BRE Trust offers Energy Efficiency publication

BIFM and FMA sign Memorandum of Understanding

Rok bosses buy more shares

Corporation Tax roadshow heads for Glasgow and Birmingham

Wolseley goes the extra mile

Pimlico's Mullins backs mandatory use of CO gas analysers

Renewable energy in the public sector conference

HEVAR Seminar: Collaboration key to social housing budget cuts

Swiftclean moves to Improve Fire Safety in High-Rise Housing

Construction faces uncertain future despite record growth

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