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Landlady fined after failing to produce gas safety certificate

A landlady from Staffordshire has been fined for failing to provide a gas safety certificate for one of her tenanted properties. 
 13 Sep 2012

Call for industry to show commitment to new thinking

In these challenging times as never before, the construction industry must demonstrate its commitment to new ideas, new thinking and new working practices - whatever the drivers and wherever they may originate. 
 13 Sep 2012

New national sales manager for Climaveneta

Brendan Leonard has joined Climaveneta as national sales manager for the company's Data Centre/HPAC (High Precision Air Conditioning) division. His remit is to focus on strategic growth and expanding the company's activities in the close control market. 
 10 Sep 2012

Carrier daredevil completes Shard abseil

Paul Lawrence, sales and business development director at Carrier, joined HRH The Duke of York and Ffion Hague earlier this month in a dramatic abseil down The Shard, London's newest landmark building, to raise money for the Commando Spirit Appeal on behalf of the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund (RMCTF). 
 10 Sep 2012

Heat pump training for social housing sector

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is holding a series of heat pump training roadshows across Great Britain to help those involved in installing this technology in the homes of social tenants get to grips with the new standards for heat pump installation, MCS MIS 3005 Issue 3, which came into force in April 2012. 
 10 Sep 2012

B&ES members receive discount on CCS registration

Members of B&ES (the Building & Engineering Services Association) can now benefit from a 10 per cent discount on the cost of registration with the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS). 
 10 Sep 2012

New head for B&ES commercial and legal department

Rob Driscoll has been appointed head of the B&ES Commercial and Legal Department. He succeeds Roderick Pettigrew, who has been combining the role with that of deputy chief executive of the Building & Engineering Services Association. 
 6 Sep 2012

J S Wright scoops £4.5m contract

J S Wright has won a contract worth around £4.5m to design, build and install the mechanical services for a flagship regeneration project in London. 
 5 Sep 2012

HVR Awards shortlist announced

The four judges for the third annual HVR Awards have deliberated over a record number of entries and selected the finalists for the prestigious HVR Awards ceremony due to take place at The Grange St Paul's Hotel in London next month. 
 5 Sep 2012

New built environment qualification

An air conditioning engineer from Liverpool, Jay Gregson, is the first person in the UK to sign up to complete an innovative new qualification that will help to shape the future of the construction industry. 
 3 Sep 2012

Inta appoints technical engineer

Gordon Allen has been appointed as a specialist technical engineer by anti-scald bathroom equipment manufacturer Inta. 
 3 Sep 2012

Soler & Palau becomes S&P

Ventilation specialist Soler & Palau has changed its name to 'S&P', an abbreviation by which it is already known to many. 
 3 Sep 2012

SummitSkills welcomes simpler apprenticeship grants

SummitSkills has welcomed the latest Government announcement making apprenticeship grants available to more employers and says it will give a welcome boost to SMEs in the building services engineering sector. 
 3 Sep 2012

BESCA appoints Robert Harness to board

Robert Harness of ebm-papst UK, has been made a member of the board of certification body Building and Engineering Services Competence Assessment (BESCA). 
 3 Sep 2012

CIBSE to call for greater collaboration at annual conference

Cross-industry cooperation will be a key theme at the CIBSE (The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) annual conference, which takes place on 10-11 October at London's Olympia, as part of Building Services - The CIBSE Conference & Exhibition. 
 3 Sep 2012

Theatre timetables finalised for Renewables Roadshow

The theatre timetables for this year's Renewables Roadshow have now been finalised. 
 3 Sep 2012

Green Energy (EU) moves into franchising

Green Energy (EU), the UK's sole distributor of Redwell infrared technology, has into franchising, as the Government's decision to include infrared technology in the Green Deal means it needs to be more readily available across the UK. 
 3 Sep 2012

Faber joins Glen Dimplex Group Gas Fire Division

Glen Dimplex Group's Gas Fire Division has now integrated the Faber brand into its portfolio. 
 3 Sep 2012

Panasonic training facility celebrates its first year

Panasonic's Pro Academy has now seen more than 100 contractors, distributors, installers and specifiers pass through its doors since it was launched in September 2011. 
 3 Sep 2012

Essex plumber gets suspended jail sentence for dangerous gas work

A plumber from Essex has received a 12-month suspended prison sentence and 180 hours of unpaid community service after his firm fitted a dangerous boiler in what was to be a child's bedroom at a house in Clacton-On-Sea. 
 30 Aug 2012
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