Teams at the John Innes Centre, University of Queensland and University of Sydney, have developed a new technology in which the use of a glasshouse or an artificial environment and enhanced lighting can create intense day-long regimes and speed up the search for better crops. The team has achieved wheat generation from seed to seed…
Lloyds Bank has released a report showing results of the third annual survey of the UK housebuilding industry. Lloyds Bank say that the UK housebuilding survey comes at a time “when interest in the sector and it’s ability to deliver new homes has never felt stronger.“ Lloyds Bank’s research found an industry that is determined…
A 30 year old electrician from Solihull, West Midlands, has shed 5st 2lbs and has been crowned Slimming World’s ‘Mr Sleek 2018’. Dann Sullivan, who has been an electrician for thirteen years, said he faced a lot of backlash as a “bigger bloke” in a male-dominated environment. He told Slimming World: “you have to put…
UK regional cities are reporting record levels of construction activity as developers’ confidence for city centre residential development remains strong. The latest reports in the Deloitte Real Estate Crane Survey UK series monitor construction activity in Belfast, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. Each city has seen a sustained or increased level of development across a range…
Philips Lighting helps innogy to deliver one of Europe’s most innovative office environments The installation of a Philips LED lighting system that taps into circadian rhythms has won the support of office staff in the Czech Republic. Employees of the energy company, innogy, found the lighting stimulated their energy levels at set times in the…
NAPIT is offering electrical contractors the opportunity to test their knowledge and walk away winners at this year’s ELEX Trade shows. NAPIT’s Consumer Unit Competition, supported by Hager, has returned by popular demand for 2018! Hopeful testers who visit the NAPIT stand are challenged to find two faults with the consumer unit within a restricted…
An estimated £31 million is expected to be paid by trade credit insurers to help firms in the supply chain recover from the collapse of Carillon, the Association of British Insurers has said. Trade credit insurance covers firms against the risk of not being paid for goods or services that they provide, following an insolvency,…
There is still time for contractors to share their views on falls from height. PASMA is sponsoring the new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Working at Height, which launched its first official enquiry into the number of serious injuries and fatalities resulting from falls from height and falling objects in the UK workplace. Chaired…
A snap poll of Carillion engineering subcontractors shows that many companies are facing huge financial losses from the collapse of the construction giant. That’s according to new data obtained by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and the electrotechnical and engineering services trade body ECA. Carillion owes around £75 million to around 80 engineering services…
My KNX Store is offering installers the opportunity to learn about the ‘potential’ of the Gira X1 by offering its customers dynamic servicing around ‘smart home’ installation via a Gira X1 promotion kit. The specialist arm of Park Electrical Distributors says the Gira X1, is a “robust, professional” automation app that is convenient and easy…