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Image Credit: City Developments Ltd Birmingham’s tallest building and the world’s first pure octagonal residential skyscraper has completed after a three-year construction programme. The Octagon is situated within the Paradise masterplan in Birmingham, a mixed-use destination developed by MEPC, the specialist development arm of Federated Hermes. The scheme was led by Midgard and designed by Howells, […]
Illustration of proposed Raynesway site expansion Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces that it has been selected by Rolls-Royce as the sole contractor on its fissile construction framework. The fissile framework will see the Company deliver the critical nuclear licensed infrastructure required to support Rolls-Royce’s manufacture of fissile components for the Royal Navy’s […]
Rinnai’s Chris Goggin examines the current UK heating and hot water markets with a detailed statistical analysis of each notable sector to reveal the preferred methods of supplying both residential and commercial properties with warmth and DHW. This review will also look at the impact of legislation upon customer options. Technology used […]
Plans to build a demonstration project for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Scotland have been abandoned after the UK government withdrew funding. The ScottishPower Consortium, which has been working on plans for the Longanett plant for four years, has confirmed that construction would not be going ahead after DECC announced that it would not […]
By Sam Baker UK CEMENT production has plunged to a record low, prompting a stark warning from the industry’s trade body that the sector is “increasingly under threat”. Data published by the Mineral Products Association (MPA) reveal UK manufacturers produced 7.3m t of cement in 2024, down from 9.2m t ten years ago. The MPA […]
Angela Rayner resigns as deputy prime minister and housing secretary over failing to pay enough tax on a flat in Hove, East Sussex She also resigns as deputy leader of the Labour Party, and a government reshuffle is now under way (BBC NEWS) COMMENTS Lawrence Turner, Director of Boyer said: “Angela Rayner’s planning reforms rightly […]
Global engineering consultancy Egis is urging the chancellor to put infrastructure delivery front and centre at her Budget on 26 November 2025 to continue building the confidence the sector needs to justify a significant investment in skills. Claire Davies, Managing Director at Egis in the UK, says the Budget is an opportunity to build […]
Prior to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Moldova was ranked by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as among the least self sufficient countries in the world in terms of energy. The country imported nearly all of its natural gas from Russia, and gas provided to the Transnistrian region by Russia free of charge was used […]
Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming 12-year-old technology enthusiast Harrison, to our headquarters in Telford. Harrison, who has a passion for innovation and engineering has been a DeterTech fanatic since he first encountered a PID360 near his house. Spending hours sketching, photographing, and even building his own PID360 (complete with audio!), […]
Large-scale ammonia heat pump solution contributes to Switzerland’s sustainable heat transition with anticipated efficiency gains of up to 30% Johnson Controls, the leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, today announced that it will provide green heat to the city of Zürich through a new waste incineration project spearheaded by the municipal utilities of […]
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