Entries by Lyn

PERMAGROUP SPEARHEADS GROWTH WITH NEW M.D.

PERMAGROUP ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGAING DIRECTOR TO SPEARHEAD GROWTH   NATIONAL building products company, PermaGroup has appointed Duncan Kirkwood as its new managing director to spearhead the organisation’s ambitious growth plans.   Collaborating alongside long-standing director, Adrian Buttress, Duncan brings with him more than 30 years of experience in the roofing and building products industry, having […]

CUTTING COSTS & MEETING FUTURE DEMAND

Heat storage specialist Caldera has engaged the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to design a heat cell gigafactory to mass manufacture its unique low carbon heat storage system at scale. The company plans to commence commercial production in 2025 and scale up rapidly thereafter, with thousands of heat cells being rolled out UK-wide. In June, Caldera […]

Call goes out for construction firms to shape new decarbonisation and retrofit framework for public sector

Specialist contractors are being sought to help influence a multi-million-pound framework dedicated to tackling the energy-efficient retrofit and decarbonisation of Great Britain’s public sector buildings and social housing stock.   Not-for-profit public sector construction framework provider LHC Procurement Group (LHC) is looking for specialists to take part in market engagement and provide feedback on initial […]

Council Leader calls for full RAAC funding

Council Leader Cammy Day has written to the Scottish Government Minister for Local Government Empowerment and Planning Joe FitzPatrick calling on him to fully fund the costs of work linked to Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). The Council has been carrying out surveys and remedial work since March this year with eight schools having RAAC […]

RINNAI WHITE PAPER: THE IMPORTANCE OF SEASONAL PERFORMANCE FACTORS IN HEAT PUMP DESIGN

Rinnai is issuing a ‘White Paper’ report that details the potential limitations of manufacturer-issued efficiency measures for Heat pumps, namely COP (Coefficient of performance) and SCOP (Seasonal Coefficient of Performance). WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK RINNAI A QUESTION?  –  CLICK HERE   Manufacturers often measure heat pump efficiency using Coefficient of Performance (COP), which is the […]

Urgent Action Needed to Restore Investor Confidence in Offshore Wind Market

Industry warns urgent action needed to restore investor confidence following renewables auction | Industry body RenewableUK is calling on the Government to take urgent action to rebuild investor confidence in the UK offshore wind market following a clean power auction that risks undermining targets to boost energy security and jeopardising the industrial opportunities of offshore […]

Trenchless Technology

  What Is Trenchless Technology In Construction? Trenchless technology is simply the method to install, renew, and repair underground cables, pipes, and ducts with none to minimal excavations from the earth’s surface. As per the OSHA repost for trenchless technology, this modern digging method has benefited numerous projects in addition to minimizing disruption to residential […]

A sustainable solution for the future of UK schools

More than 100 schools in England are grappling with an urgent problem due to structural concerns, following the dramatic closure of buildings constructed with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). But while this situation presents a significant challenge, it also offers a unique opportunity for the Government and the construction industry to reevaluate their approach to […]

Shopping in a New Dimension

Shopping in a New Dimension: EDEKA Paschmann’s Future-E-Centre Unveils Captivating “Essthetics” and Light Architecture   EDEKA Paschmann, a beacon of exceptional shopping experiences for over 50 years, has transformed into a retail powerhouse with eleven stores and over 1,000 workers. The inauguration of their latest establishment in Mülheim an der Ruhr, spanning an impressive 6,000 […]