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BESA President urges industry to ‘take risks’
The building services sector needs to take more action and do less talking about the challenges and risks it faces, according to the President of the Building Engineering Services Association Claire Curran.
Speaking at the…
“Significant concern” over F-gas proposals
FETA chair Mark Hughes expressed "significant concern" that the EU is focusing on legislation linked to lowering global warming potential (GWP) at the expense of energy efficiency.
Speaking at the annual FETA lunch, at The Brewery…
UK engineers facing stress pandemic, says BESA
The impact of the growing mental health ‘pandemic’ will be felt across engineering workplaces for many years after the Covid-19 crisis and economic recession is over, according to psychologists and counsellors.
A webinar jointly hosted…
Worcester Bosch comment on Energy White Paper
Martyn Bridges, director of technical communication and product management at Worcester Bosch,
commented; “It is great to see a concrete document released by the Government which seems to mirror many of the thoughts and…
OFTEC opens debate on off grid heat decarbonisation
Any consultation arising from the Government’s long anticipated Heat in Buildings strategy must allow a genuine discussion on all the options to decarbonise rural homes, otherwise thousands of households could suffer severe financial…
Preparing for a digital future
According to a report by Atkins, 95 per cent of senior decision makers in infrastructure businesses believe that digital innovation will be increasingly important after the current COVID crisis. Here Martin Hurn, event director at built…
The benefits of using PVCu in construction
PVCu or uPVC has been used within construction for over 50 years as a key material that is heavily relied upon within the industry. The material is used because of its wide range of properties that make it great for use in residential and…
Technology needs to be integrated into care homes
Zillah Moore, director at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses why technology should be integrated into care home construction and how local authorities must work together with builders, engineers and social care providers to ensure the benefits…
BFPA Chairman calls for Zero Tolerance of Hose Re-Ending
Nigel Thomason, British Fluid Power Association Distributor Chairman, condemns hose re-ending in the construction sector as the UK’s fluid power trade association launches its ‘Choose Q for Quality’ campaign highlighting BFPA Approved…
Pagabo reacts to new Government Measures
SOCIAL value is likely to play an ever-increasing part in the procurement process, but there is still a lot of work to be done across the board to ensure it is delivered. Simon Toplass, chief executive at Pagabo, believes that despite this,…
