UK-wide grants are available for solar water and space heating, small-scale wind and hydro systems, heat pumps and biomass. There are a number of government grants available to homeowners who want to transform their home into a greener, more eco-friendly property.
England The Warm Front Grant provides a package of insulation and energy-efficient heating measures up to a maximum value of GBP2,70 ...[more]
Kingston College and Carshalton College have formed a partnership to meet the growing demand for Gas and Electrical training. This joint venture, the Power Assessment & Training Centre, based at Carshalton College, is a dedicated state-of-the-art assessment and training facility that is tailored to adult learners and has the capacity to offer a wide range and volume of courses at times to suit ind ...[more]
Sanyo Air Conditioners has established a new heating business within its expanding UK operation to develop the market for its high performance heat pump systems.
The UK heating division will be headed by Graham Wright, who has many years experience in the industry and brings a wealth of technical and commercial knowledge to bear on the rapidly expanding heating side.
Graham said: "Sanyo has ...[more]
PJ Ackrill & Sons, building contractors in Swindon, undertake a range of private and social housing new build and refurbishment work. This includes the installation of new bathroom accommodation for the elderly and disabled and often involves stripping out old bathrooms and converting them into modern facilities, complete with walk-in showers. Many of these installations are tight on space makin ...[more]
Partex is now offering one of the UK's widest ranges of competitively priced high-performance stainless-steel cable ties for the most demanding applications in industries such as marine engineering, petrochemical production and food manufacture.
Stocked in depth to ensure fast deliveries, the range includes coated and uncoated ties in roller-ball, ladder and releasable versions. Roller-ball ty ...[more]
Dynamic Systems, Inc., a Redmond, Washington software developer specializing in data collection applications has announced the release of a low cost tool manager based on bar code technology.
DSI has announced the immediate release of "Basic Tool Manager", targeted for contractors who want to reduce the loss of tools and inventory and save time tracking them down. "I'm impressed with the simpl ...[more]
Dynamic Systems, Inc., a Redmond, Washington software developer specializing in data collection applications has announced the release of a low cost tool manager based on bar code technology.
DSI has announced the immediate release of "Basic Tool Manager", targeted for contractors who want to reduce the loss of tools and inventory and save time tracking them down. "I'm impressed with the simpl ...[more]
A construction and maintenance worker and a former benefits officer are bucking the credit crunch trend by leaving full-time employment and joining forces to set up their own recession busting business.
Michael Beddie, a former construction worker and maintenance operative who until recently worked for a local oil company, is putting his skills to the test by starting his own plumbing and dra ...[more]
Found in a number of industries and applications, Fluorinated gases (F gases) are man made chemicals. Listed under a wide variety of trade names and numbers, they include hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulphur hexafluoride. As most F gases are between 1,000 and 20,000 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in terms of global warming potential, emissions of even a small quantity of F g ...[more]
A construction and maintenance worker and a former benefits officer are bucking the credit crunch trend by leaving full-time employment and joining forces to set up their own recession busting business.
Michael Beddie, a former construction worker and maintenance operative who until recently worked for a local oil company, is putting his skills to the test by starting his own plumbing and dra ...[more]