Heating and Ventilation News
Michael Lane
Michael is a news reporter and specialises in contracts and transport stories.
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£16 million NHS contract win
8 September 2011
Mitie has won £16 million worth of facilities management contracts with Royal Berkshire and St Georges Healthcare NHS Trusts. -
Kier seals £28m BSF deals as deadline nears for councils
10 August 2011
Kier Eastern has signed three Building Schools for the Future contracts collectively worth £28m with Cambridgeshire Learning and Community Partnerships. -
New schools projects may face procurement issues
5 August 2011
Partnerships set up by contractors and councils specifically to build schools could face obstacles to winning work under the government’s centrally procured £2 billion programme. -
£120 million opportunity for subcontractors
3 August 2011
Council-owned contractor City Building (Glasgow) is seeking subcontractors for a framework offering up to £120 million worth of work across Glasgow. -
BSF action may not be over
1 August 2011
The majority of the six councils that appealed against the government’s decision to cancel their Building Schools for the Future schemes may continue to fight their case despite winning back their costs. -
Contractors lose £5m as crooks target bank details
2 November 2010
Criminals posing as subcontractors have redirected more than £5 million of payments from main contractors into their own bank accounts, H&V News has discovered. -
Low carbon technology for new eco pavilion
20 October 2010
ISG has won a £30 million job to build a new centre of sustainability excellence for Siemens in London’s Docklands. -
Fitzpatrick, Mitie and Atkins among £300m TfL framework winners
27 September 2010
VolkerFitzpatrick, Mitie and Atkins are among the firms, who have won a share of nearly £300 million worth of work across five Transport for London station enhancement frameworks. -
Mears will partner British Gas for social housing work
21 September 2010
Mears has formed a partnership with British Gas to take on energy efficiency work in the social housing sector. -
Pensioner plumber prosecuted for illegal gas work
10 September 2010
An 81-year-old self-employed plumber has been prosecuted for carrying out illegal work on gas boilers at houses in the Norwich area. -
Gosport Council advertises £150m worth of R&M work
1 September 2010
Gosport Borough Council is inviting bids for a four-lot £150 million contract covering repairs and maintenance to council-owned property and land. -
T Clarke aquires HVAC specialist DG Robson for £6.2m
25 August 2010
T Clarke has acquired privately owned mechanical services and public health contractor DG Robson Mechanical Services for a total consideration of £6.15 million. -
Affected heat pumps to be replaced with new units, says Mitsubishi
23 August 2010
Mitsubishi Electric UK has said that it will now be replacing all 6,000 units affected by its Ecodan air source heat pump recall programme with brand new stock. -
Fine follows death of AC subcontractor after fall
10 August 2010
A contractor and an architect’s practice have been fined nearly £200,000 after a subcontractor fell nine metres to his death while working on air conditioning plant on a Somerset project. -
New £150m Cambridgeshire PFI hospital up for grabs
4 August 2010
Firms are being invited to bid for a £150 million PFI deal to build a new Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire. -
Powerminster Gleeson bags half of £18m R&M contract
13 July 2010
Powerminster Gleeson has won the lion’s share of a multi-lot contract, which could be worth up to £18 million, covering repair and maintenance work across elderly care provider Housing 21’s properties. -
Morrell to unveil guide to domestic low carbon retrofitting
9 June 2010
The Construction Products Association is set to launch a new step-by-step guide for builders looking to carry out domestic lowcarbon retrofitting work. -
Birmingham New Street M&E package out to tender
7 June 2010
Network Rail has begun the procurement of a £14 million mechanical and electrical services package as part of the£600m redevelopment of Birmingham New Street station. -
First zero-carbon housing under way
7 June 2010
Work on the UK’s first zero-carbon housing development in Basildon, Essex, has started on site after Swan Housing Association secured planning consent last week. -
Bids invited for nine year £22m boiler and gas servicing contract
4 May 2010
Raglan Housing Association is inviting contractors to bid for a four-lot contract - worth up to £22 million - covering repair and renewals of boilers and gas heating systems across its 6,000 properties in the UK. -
Argyll and Bute installation framework worth £15m up for grabs
21 April 2010
Contractors are being invited to bid for a four-year £15 million framework agreement covering the second phase of Argyll Community Housing Association’s heating investment programme. -
District heating energy centre gets the go-ahead
20 April 2010
A district heating network using renewable energy will be used in the development of a new community and a 100-acre business park in Devon. -
CEN seeks contractors for £40m of installation work
14 April 2010
CEN Services is seeking contractors for installer group 2010-2012, which has been valued at up to £40 million. -
Corus teams up with Welsh government to set up £6m Sustainable Building Envelope Centre
7 April 2010
Specialist contractor Corus Colors has joined forces with the Low Carbon Research Institute and Welsh Assembly Government, to invest £6 million into the creation of a Sustainable Building Envelope Centre in Shotton, Deeside. -
AECB forms Passivhaus Trust
30 March 2010
The Association for Environment Conscious Building has created a Passivhaus Trust to promote the reduction of energy use and carbon emissions from new and refurbished buildings. -
Morrison bags £184m repair job
29 March 2010
Morrison Facilities Services is understood to have won all four lots of a repair and maintenance contract with Paragon Community Housing Group – valued at £184 million. -
Transpenine Housing advertises £12.5m heating system renewals framework
23 February 2010
Transpenine Housing is inviting bids for a £12.5 million framework covering heating system renewals across its 16,500 properties in the North West and Yorkshire. -
Northampton Decent Homes work worth £22m up for grabs
18 February 2010
Northampton Borough Council is seeking contractors to carry out its £22 million Decent Homes upgrade programme on 3,000 homes across the town. -
Exeter council seeks bids for £5.5m installation contract
26 January 2010
Exeter City Council is inviting contractors to bid for a five-year £5.5 million gas central heating installation contract.The installations will be carried out in occupied properties and may require prior removal of existing heating appliances and ... -
Mersey NHS Trust advertises £15.5m M&E framework
19 January 2010
Mersey Care NHS Trust is to set up a four year £15.5 million framework covering building and M&E services across its high security and community services properties. -
British Gas wins £10.9m Dumfries and Galloway central heating contract
13 January 2010
British Gas Contract Partnerships has won a £10.9 million contract to carry out the Dumfries & Galloway Housing Partnership’s central heating renewal programme.The works comprise the design and installation of modern, efficient and affordable replacement central heating systems in 1,649 home located throughout the ... -
Contractors invited to bid for £7m Midlands gas servicing job
13 January 2010
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is inviting contractors to bid for a gas servicing and maintenance contract worth up to £7 million. -
SES wins £30m worth of M&E work on BSF projects
18 December 2009
Shepherd Engineering Services has won M&E contracts, worth a total of £30 million, on six schools under the Building Schools for the Future programme in Yorkshire and the North-east. -
Aaron Services bags £18.7m East Anglia installation job
16 December 2009
Aaron Services has won an £18.7 million installation contract with Flagship Housing Group covering its properties across East Anglia. -
Pre-Budget report: Govt to fund 125,000 new boilers
9 December 2009
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has today announced a new scrappage scheme that will see the government help up to 125,000 households replace their inefficient boilers. -
Bids invited for £20m North Wales trade framework
3 December 2009
North Wales Procurement Partnership is advertising a two year reactive maintenance framework - including heating and gas fitting - worth up to £20 million. -
NG Bailey bags £10m M&E contract at West Kent College
20 November 2009
NG Bailey has won the £10 million mechanical and electrical fit out contract on the re-development of West Kent College’s Campus 21. -
Morgan Ashurst goes green with biomass boiler at £44m Bideford College
26 October 2009
Morgan Ashurst has installed a biomass boiler as part of its ongoing £44 million revamp of Bideford College in Devon. -
Private sector partner sought for £143m central heating maintenance contract
26 October 2009
North Lanarkshire Council is seeking private sector partners to form a joint venture, worth up to £143 million, to carry out heating maintenance and repairs across its properties.The agreement will run for 10 years with a possible extension of up to three years.Work to ... -
Bristol plumber scoops 15-month Antarctic heating job
23 October 2009
A 47-year-old plumber from Bristol has beaten over 2,000 applicants to land a 15-month heating and water maintenance job on Antarctica. -
Salford housing trust to set up £8m gas servicing framework
20 October 2009
City West Housing Trust is seeking contractors for an £8 million gas servicing framework covering jobs across its own housing stock in Salford. -
Alan Ball leaves PTS
15 October 2009
Plumbing and heating merchant PTS managing director Alan Ball has left the company after four years “to pursue other interests”. -
North Hertfordshire Homes tenders £7.5m gas servicing contract
7 October 2009
North Hertfordshire Homes is inviting firms to bid for gas servicing and maintenance contract worth between £4.5 million and £7.5 million. -
Cowboy gas fitters carry out 250,000 jobs every year
18 September 2009
Illegal gas fitters are carrying out a quarter of a million jobs each year, according to new research from the Gas Safe Register -
Castle at Pentillie is no longer chilly
16 September 2009
A historic castle has been brought into the 21st Century with the installation of a renewable system and LPG to fuel its hot water and heating. -
IOR launches air con/heat pump body
14 September 2009
The Institute of Refrigeration has launched a new body for those working in air conditioning and heat pumps -– the Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Institute. -
National Grid seeks suppliers for gas storage sites
9 September 2009
National Grid Gas is inviting expressions of interest from suppliers for the provision of combined heat and power facilities at several sites across the UK. -
Bids invited for £19.5m Walsall housing maintenance contract
8 September 2009
Beechdale Community Housing Association is inviting contractors to bid for a 10-year £19.5 million contract for repairs and maintenance across its housing stock in Walsall. -
Kershaw scoops £900k Birmingham hospital M&E contract
4 September 2009
Kershaw Mechanical Services has won a £900,000 M&E contract for a new department at a hospital in Birmingham. -
Costain team reaches financial close on £230m Bradford BSF
2 September 2009
A Costain-led consortium has reached financial close on the £230 million Bradford Schools Phase 2 PFI Project. -
HCP radiant heating panels scoop award
24 August 2009
HCP, a division of SAS International, has been recognised by the Construction Products Association for its innovation in the design and manufacture of its radiant heating panels. -
Montagu Hospital heat and power plant job advertised
21 August 2009
Bids are being invited for a 15 year contract to install and maintain a combined heat and power plant at Montagu Hospital in Mexborough, South Yorkshire.The contractor will have to remove and dispose of the existing power plant in the hospital’s boiler room before installation of the new plant for Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.The new facility should have an electrical output of ... -
Constructionline sees sign-up growth for second quarter running
20 August 2009
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Jephson Homes advertises £6m heating upgrade job
12 August 2009
Jephson Homes Housing Association is inviting firms to tender for a £6 million framework agreement to upgrade central heating and boilers across its 8,600 dwellings. -
Leicester City Council seeks district heating contractor
12 August 2009
Leicester City Council is seeking expressions of interest for a 25 year contract to extend and operate the district heating scheme from June 2010. -
Cornwall Council advertises £4m housing maintenance contract
7 August 2009
Cornwall Council is inviting bids for a £4 million contract covering the annual servicing and repair of gas and solid heating appliances in the South-east. -
Wales & West Utilities tenders £20m contract
5 August 2009
Wales & West Utilities has advertised a £20 million multi-lot contract for above ground installations across its gas and heat network in Wales and South-west England.
