Grid secured for 1.3 GW of solar and 2 GWh of battery storage First projects to enter planning in coming weeks New partners and investors sought UK developer Queequeg Renewables has announced a significant pipeline of solar and standalone battery storage projects countrywide. The London-based specialist is about to submit planning applications for the first…
Councils should have the power to call for net-zero emissions as an unconditional requirement for all new developments, MPs have argued. The cross-party housing, communities and local government select committee’s report calls for net-zero to be given a central role in the national planning policy framework. Select committee chair Clive Betts said: “Local councils will…
Sixteen electrotechnical and engineering services organisations and individuals were recognised at the 2020/21 ECA Industry Awards, held on Friday 22 October at the London Hilton Bankside Hotel. After an almost two-year hiatus, the 2020/21 Awards highlighted some of the key achievements by leading talent in the sector, providing a great opportunity for contractors and others…
Harrogate-based ventilation manufacturer EnviroVent has revealed its Roadmap to Net-Zero, which will see the company achieve net-zero carbon across its business by 2030. The company’s Roadmap to Net-Zero will generate emissions savings of over 1,000 tonnes of carbon in the next 10 years. Jane McLean, Quality & Environmental Systems Manager at EnviroVent, explains: “Environmental sustainability…
Leading trade body the Hot Water Association, HWA, has launched a report ‘No Place Like Home’ that highlights huge gaps in government policy which could result in the UK falling short of Net Zero, or at the very least, making it harder to reach. Launching in the wake of the Heat and Buildings report, the…
ParcelHero says last week’s Budget was an olive branch from Government that will reduce the strains on logistics companies The home delivery company ParcelHero says supply chain organisations have finally seen some positive help from the Government in today’s Budget. The sector has been at odds with the Government in recent months, with ministers seemingly…
The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) is delighted to announce that entries are now open for the 2022 BCIA Awards after the hugely successful 2021 event took place early in September. There are nine categories available to enter and all winners will be announced at the prestigious awards ceremony and dinner on Thursday 5th May…
Aiden Corcoran, personal tax expert at GoSimpleTax, said: “If self-employed people were hoping for a nod from Rishi Sunak in this year’s Budget, they were to be disappointed. Business relief rates, rates discounts and income tax rates will all help the UK’s small and micro businesses, but support in the form of grants, extended furlough…
MKM Canterbury opened its doors on Monday, 18th October with help from darts legend and ‘King of Bling’ Bobby George. Customers visiting the branch on the Wincheap Industrial Estate were invited to take aim in a series of darts challenges against Bobby himself, with the chance to take home some exclusive signed merchandise. Leading sports announcer…
By Tim Dew, chief executive of GingrTech. The delegates to COP26 next month have bought their tickets and are leafing through their Glasgow guidebooks. More than 30,000 climate experts, campaigners, policymakers and world leaders are about to descend on the city for the most keenly-anticipated environmental event for years. As they gather to debate how…