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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

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

New O&M benchmarking report

BSRIA has published its operation and maintenance (O&M) benchmarking report as a guide for building operators to evaluate their performance against their peers.

12 Jun 2012

Keysource appoints service delivery director

Keysource, the specialist in the design, build, optimisation and management of data centres, has appointed Tony Clarke as service delivery director.

12 Jun 2012

Government signals green light for Green Deal

The Government has set out secondary legislation to bring the Green Deal energy efficiency market into operation.

12 Jun 2012

B&ES heat strategy response warms debate

B&ES has released its consultation response on the Future of Heating - a strategic framework for low carbon heat for the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Ahead of a round table discussion with DECC later this month, the response document highlights a number of areas of concern to the Association and suggests how to tackle them to get the most out of the Green Deal.

12 Jun 2012

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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

New O&M benchmarking report

Keysource appoints service delivery director

Government signals green light for Green Deal

B&ES heat strategy response warms debate

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