Sponsored content: On board with seals expertise
On the 1st of November 2020, the Board of Directors of Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd were delighted to announce that Mr James Winn, the great grandson of the founder of the company has been appointed to the Board.
Seminars to help construction industry protect wild habitats in urban areas
A new series of webinars and podcasts will discuss the ways in which the construction industry can better protect the UK’s biodiversity and wild...
Fellowships recognise UK environmental innovators
Bex Lynam, a Marine Advocacy Officer for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, will travel to Canada and the US, and use her findings to improve awareness...
Leeds City Council waives ticket costs for air quality conference
An accredited online medical conference bringing together some of the country’s top air pollution experts will now be free to attend on 4 October,...
Carbon neutral status achieved by electrical and mechanical trades group
The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) has achieved CAFA (Climate Action for Associations) Certified Carbon Neutral Association status. The group said this...
Virtual reality training wins water industry innovation award
Drainage and utility specialist Lanes Group plc has won the Institute of Water of Innovation Award 2020 for the South East Region for leading...
Water industry still needs to address exclusion, says OFWAT chief
A glass ceiling is still “looming over” women working across the water industry and despite some progress, the sector is being held back by...
From refugee to senior engineer: One person’s story
Biniam Haddish is a former refugee from East Africa who now holds a senior position at National Grid Energy System Operator (ESO). In 2005,...
Green Homes Grant cut will be “a wrecking ball” to jobs, says TUC
New analysis estimates that of the 100,000 new jobs the government promised through the scheme, just 14,500 have been created to date
The...
Government not sufficiently grappling with skills gap in relation to net zero
Inconsistent Government policy on green jobs and a knowledge-gap in necessary skills are resulting in missed opportunities, the Environmental Audit Committee warns
In its...
Green Jobs growing at four times the pace of the overall employment market –...
Green jobs* are growing around four times the rate of the overall UK employment market, with 2.2% of all new jobs classed as green....
Legionnaires’: Is it time for tougher controls?
A training company has warned industry to react swiftly to the outbreak in Edinburgh of Legionnaires’ disease or risk losing the confidence of the...
First UK-accredited carbon accountants training courses set to launch
In what seems an important professionalisation milestone for carbon accounting, UK trade body the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) has launched a...
Nominations for the AEMT Awards are officially open
The nomination process for the 2022 Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) awards programme is now officially open.
Building on its past successes,...
Generating electricity from sewage: Awards for Nottingham startup
A biofuel cell technology for generating electricity from wastewater has secured two national engineering awards for a team of researchers at the University of...
Student competition showcases innovative designs to reconnect people with nature
Environmental charity Hubbub has announced the winners of its 2021 sustainable design competition for students, Design By Nature. Students (and recent graduates) across the UK were challenged to get back to nature, with briefs inspired by the idea that ‘Good things happen when we connect people to nature’.
Trade body blames lack of installers for flagging boiler upgrade scheme
Fresh data on the government’s failing Boiler Upgrade Scheme confirms what industry fear about the cause of slow growth in the heat pump market,...
ERF in Oxfordshire hosts work experience week for local school
In late June Viridor welcomed nine school students from the nearby Bicester School to the Ardley Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) to participate in the...
SLR strengthens due diligence capabilities in Africa
SLR Consulting has strengthened its advisory services offering in Africa with the appointment of transaction due diligence expert Trevor Harraway.
A specialist in post-deal integration,...
Drain repair course to take place in June
WRc has announced the dates for its next two-day "Essentials for Managing Drain Repair" course: 6 and 7 June 2017, at WRc in Swindon....
