Heating and Ventilation News
7 September 2011
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ENEX Group formed following company merger
Two companies specialising in mechanical and electrical engineering for the power, oil and gas, refining, chemical and renewable energy sectors, have merged to form ENEX Group. -
HAS Relocate to Larger Premises in Tottenham
HAS is relocating their Sovereign Park Branch in Park Royal to Tottenham -
£11 million M&E win for Mitie
Outsourcing giant Mitie has been awarded an £11 million contract to provide mechanical, electrical, public health and specialist services for the University of Cambridge. -
£124m engineering consultancy buyout
US-based CH2M Hill has agreed an £124 million deal to buy UK engineering consultancy Halcrow. -
£14 million social housing tender
Housing association Family Mosaic is tendering for refit and renovation work worth around £14 million. -
£16 million NHS contract win
Mitie has won £16 million worth of facilities management contracts with Royal Berkshire and St Georges Healthcare NHS Trusts. -
£2m renewable heating system installed in historic mill
A £2m renewable energy heating system is to be installed in an historic Greater Manchester mill. -
£60 million solar panel contract announced
Housing provider A2Dominion has begun the hunt for contractors to join a four-year framework to provide, install and maintain solar panels, worth up to £60 million. -
Balfour lands £14.3m of BSF contracts
Balfour Beatty has landed two Building Schools for the Future contracts worth £14.3 million. -
Balfour lands £14.3m of BSF contracts
Balfour Beatty - the number one firm in this year’s CN100 - has landed two Building Schools for the Future contracts worth £14.3 million. -
Better news on housebuilding
Galliford Try said it is on track to double its house building arm by next year as it reported a surge in full-year profits. -
British Gas to build £5m renewable power plant
British Gas is set to build a £5m power plant that will convert commercial food waste into renewable gas. -
Community carbon monoxide awareness
A joint initiative between the Carbon Monoxide Awareness charity and Halton Housing Trust has led to the formation of a community group. -
Contract: Housing association central heating R+M
Derbyshire based housing association has put a tender out for a repair and maintenance services for central heating -
Contractor and sevices companies fined by HSE
A maintenance contractor must pay a total of £155,000, while an electrical and refrigeration services company has been fined £10,000, following health and safety incidents -
Crack team confirmed to advise the government on new green bank
The team of experts who will advise ministers on the establishment of the Green Investment Bank has been unveiled by business secretary Vince Cable. -
CSCS leadership crisis continues
The ongoing crisis at the ConstructionSkills Certification Scheme will not be resolved until well into the autumn as stakeholders struggle to agree a succession plan for embattled chairman Trevor Walker. -
Ebm-papst - Free climate change regulations seminar
ebm-papst is running a free seminar on Wednesday 5th October entitled ‘Climate Change Regulations’ at its client centre in Chelmsford. -
EIC signed up by Scottish Border Council
EIC has won inclusion on a four-year mechanical, electrical and building fabric framework agreement with Scottish Borders Council. -
Electricians dispute continues
Construction trade unions are planning a major recruitment drive to help raise support for strike action against the eight electrical contractors intending to leave the current pay agreement. -
Energy awards calls for renewables entries
Ashden Awards issues call for entries from UK businesses focusing on renewable energy and efficiency. -
Entrepreneur expresses concern about the future of the construction industry
The construction industry will have to “bite the bullet” according to Gary Summers – CEO of the Alumet Group – in the wake of the latest survey results showing that growth in the sector slowed still further in August. -
Firms launch sustainable retrofitting qualification
Vocational award organisation EAL and property refurbishment firm Parity Projects have joined forces to develop a qualification to assist those seeking access to the retrofit market. -
Firms told to measure benefits of BIM
Contractors need to start measuring the cost benefits of using building information modelling, according to the man leading its introduction for the Cabinet Office. -
First AHP contracts awarded
Communities minister Andrew Stunnell has announced details of the first four contracts signed by the Homes and Communities Agency and providers under the 2011-15 Affordable Homes Programme. -
Four-figure fines for unsafe gas and electrical work
Two people have been prosecuted following instances of illegal gas installation and a breach of health and safety regulations. -
Free training offered to help tackle asbestos exposure
The Health and Safety Executive is to offer free asbestos awareness courses, as two cases of failure to protect workers from exposure highlight the ongoing problem across the industry. -
Galliford Try awarded £35m in energy contract
Galliford Try has been awarded a £35m contract in joint venture with Imtech Process to build two advanced anaerobic digestion plants for Anglian Water. -
Gas Safe Register announces Gas Safety Week
September 12th sees the launch of the first ever Gas Safety Week, run by Gas Safe Register -
Glasgow housing group offers £11.2m R&M contract
A housing association in Glasgow is offering a two-year repair and maintenance contract worth up to £11.2 million. -
Gloomy reports forecast slow recovery for sector
Two new reports have laid bare the severe level of contraction experienced by the industry over the past three years. -
Government to halt 'dash for gas'
The Government is to halt the dash for gas due to pressure to reduce carbon dioxide targets -
H&V News Awards opens for 2012
Entries can now be submitted for the H&V News Awards 2012, the industry’s premier event to recognise best practice in every sector. -
HSE makes asbestos training pledge
The Health and Safety Executive has launched an initiative to help provide 4,000 hours of free asbestos awareness training for tradesmen, equivalent to one hour per asbestos related death each year. -
Incident reporting change for HSE
Changes to the health and safety reporting regime mean only fatal and major injuries can now be reported over the phone to the Health and Safety Executive. -
Industry proposes alternative to PFI following strong criticism from MPs
An alternative to the much maligned private finance initiative has been put forward, in which construction and procurement experts could become “middle men” in the contracting process. -
Jobs for the Girls receives cross party support
A campaign to attract more women to train as engineers was launched at Westminster last week. -
Jock Stewart obituary
The death of Jock Stewart MBE, in his 81st year and a former director of BSRIA, has been announced by the association. -
Merchant rolls outs family concept in its 75th year
Industry merchant Graham is adopting a more local focus, managing director David Gledhill has told H&V News in an exclusive interview. -
New statutory requirements for CO alarm safety welcomed
Gas Safe Europe Ltd has welcomed the decision to make fitting CO alarms statutory -
Official opening for renewable energy centre
Family-owned heating, ventilation and electrical services provider Oakray has officially opened its renewable energy division. -
Ongoing support for WorldSkills
Support for the WorldSkills initiative has been announced by Schneider Electric, in the form of sponsorship and training provision. -
Operation and supply chain director appointed
Paul Briggs has joined radiator supplier Stelrad as its operations and supply chain director. -
ProCure21+ offers £640m-worth of work in first year
NHS building framework ProCure21+ has provided contractors with £640 million of work in the 12 months since its launch. -
Race for medium-sized solar schemes begins
With the deadline passed for the completion of large scale solar farms, concentration on new projects is changing to medium-sized installations. -
Renewable energy investment in doubt
Investment in the UK’s renewable energy infrastructure has been thrown into doubt as an urgent review into the subsidy regime has been delayed. -
Renewables installation hotspots revealed
Which? magazine has published a league table of the cities which have installed the highest number of renewable energy systems. -
Report: UK engineering graduates fail to secure jobs
Nearly a quarter of UK engineering graduates are working in non-graduate jobs or unskilled work such as waiting and shop work, according to a report -
RICS study shows true cost of Part L
The cost of building energy-inefficient homes has been laid bare by a new Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors paper that shows the massive cost associated with adapting buildings to new carbon compliance regulations. -
Sector steps up calls for VAT reduction
Campaigners have warned that the government’s Green Deal proposals will only succeed if the rate of VAT for energy efficiency improvements is cut, as the Energy Bill’s report stage got under way. -
Shale gas discussions continuing
Following the discovery of shale gas by Cuadrilla in the Blackpool area earlier this month, the implications continue to be weighed. -
Tough talk on tackling energy issues
Speaking at the Liberal Democrat party conference, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has criticised the UK’s six largest energy suppliers. -
UK: climate targets set to be missed
The UK is set to miss climate change targets it is legally bound to meet, according to an independent analysis. -
Utlilities sector up 24 per cent
New Glenigan data shows that the utilities sector has grown by 24 per cent, with the construction industry seeing a 6 per cent year on year increase in the underlying value of projects starting on site. -
West Mids takes leading role in Green Deal projects
The West Midlands looks set to lead a Green Deal revolution after Birmingham Energy Savers issued a tender notice for works, which they say could eventually be worth up to £1.5 billion. -
Wirral plans renewable energy innovation centre
A national innovation centre for renewable energy could be developed in Wirral, if funding is approved. -
World's first zero-carbon data-centre
A British company has commissioned Colt, the telecoms and IT group, to build the world’s first zero-carbon data centre, which will be exported to Iceland as a pre-fabricated kit.
