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How sustainability is changing new build construction – and its impact on plumbing
|Date: 1 February, 2024

How sustainability is changing new build construction – and its impact on plumbing
With sustainability top of the agenda, Richard Bateman – Product Marketing Manager at RWC – explains the ...
With sustainability top of the agenda, Richard Bateman – Product Marketing Manager at RWC – explains the essential role of plumbing and heating in new build properties. To meet the growing demand for ...
1 February, 2024
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54% of UK tradespeople jobs now geared towards energy saving
|Date: 25 January, 2024

54% of UK tradespeople jobs now geared towards energy saving
Against the ongoing cost of living crisis, a Screwfix survey* has found more than half (54%) of all jobs ...
Against the ongoing cost of living crisis, a Screwfix survey* has found more than half (54%) of all jobs being carried out by UK tradespeople over the past year have had an energy saving focus, up by ...
25 January, 2024
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First results from low carbon homes project shows Future Homes Standard achievable at scale
|Date: 18 January, 2024

First results from low carbon homes project shows Future Homes Standard achievable at scale
Two prototype houses perform strongly under extreme test conditions Data will help inform sector how to d ...
Two prototype houses perform strongly under extreme test conditions Data will help inform sector how to deliver low-carbon homes at scale in the UK The first results from a ground-breaking research co ...
18 January, 2024
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Construction leaders build an Ecological Alliance
|Date: 9 January, 2024

Construction leaders build an Ecological Alliance
Proactive companies Willmott Dixon, FACE Brickwork, Grayson, Speedy Hire and Cemfree have joined forces t ...
Proactive companies Willmott Dixon, FACE Brickwork, Grayson, Speedy Hire and Cemfree have joined forces to raise awareness for environmentally friendly building materials and methodologies. Green-thi ...
9 January, 2024
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Tsurumi Pumps UK Announces Major Tree Planting Project for 2024
|Date: 30 December, 2023

Tsurumi Pumps UK Announces Major Tree Planting Project for 2024
As part of its sustainability drive, Tsurumi Pumps UK has announced that the company will plant a tree fo ...
As part of its sustainability drive, Tsurumi Pumps UK has announced that the company will plant a tree for every Tsurumi Pump purchased by customers in 2024. The overall target is to plant in excess o ...
30 December, 2023
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Kensa welcomes Future Home Standard’s proposals for zero-carbon heat in new homes
|Date: 30 December, 2023

Kensa welcomes Future Home Standard’s proposals for zero-carbon heat in new homes
Commenting on the publication of proposals for a new Future Homes Standard, setting out the carbon and en ...
Commenting on the publication of proposals for a new Future Homes Standard, setting out the carbon and energy efficiency requirements for all new homes from 2025, Tamsin Lishman, CEO of The Kensa Grou ...
30 December, 2023
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Upfront costs biggest barrier to green home improvements
|Date: 28 December, 2023

Upfront costs biggest barrier to green home improvements
Lloyds Banking Group has released the first Housing Stocktake 2023 report sharing insights on the stallin ...
Lloyds Banking Group has released the first Housing Stocktake 2023 report sharing insights on the stalling efforts to decarbonise the UK’s housing stock. In the UK, homes are one of the highest emitti ...
28 December, 2023
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Quickslide: How to prepare for the Future Homes Standard
|Date: 20 December, 2023

Quickslide: How to prepare for the Future Homes Standard
Adrian Barraclough, Chairman of Quickslide, continues his Onsite with Ade series. This month he asks: wha ...
Adrian Barraclough, Chairman of Quickslide, continues his Onsite with Ade series. This month he asks: what impact will the Future Homes Standard have on installers? Quickslide’s Ade explains all. Th ...
20 December, 2023
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Tradies top of the list for homeowners’ energy efficiency enquiries
|Date: 4 December, 2023

Tradies top of the list for homeowners’ energy efficiency enquiries
Tradespeople, builders and installers are homeowners’ most trusted source of information when it comes to ...
Tradespeople, builders and installers are homeowners’ most trusted source of information when it comes to exploring how to make their homes more energy efficient, new research shows. The findings fro ...
4 December, 2023
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Hailsham decorator signs up to pioneering Paint Green scheme
|Date: 22 November, 2023

Hailsham decorator signs up to pioneering Paint Green scheme
A painter and decorator from East Sussex has taken a pledge to help drive down waste as part of a pioneer ...
A painter and decorator from East Sussex has taken a pledge to help drive down waste as part of a pioneering initiative run by the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA). Absolute Painting and Dec ...
22 November, 2023
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Demand for renewables on the rise
|Date: 10 October, 2023

Demand for renewables on the rise
Uptake of renewable technology amongst plumbing and heating engineers has risen dramatically following gr ...
Uptake of renewable technology amongst plumbing and heating engineers has risen dramatically following growing demand from homeowners, new research shows. In fact, last month the industry body, MCS, r ...
10 October, 2023
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Jewson launches Making Better Homes Awards
|Date: 10 October, 2023

Jewson launches Making Better Homes Awards
Jewson has launched the first ever Making Better Homes Awards, to recognise those in the industry who are ...
Jewson has launched the first ever Making Better Homes Awards, to recognise those in the industry who are working hard to create energy efficient, safe and comfortable homes. It comes as the builders ...
10 October, 2023
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Hebridean housebuilder specifying SterlingOSB Zero on sustainability grounds
|Date: 5 October, 2023

Hebridean housebuilder specifying SterlingOSB Zero on sustainability grounds
Situated seven degrees west of the Greenwich Meridian, and exposed to some of the harshest weather condit ...
Situated seven degrees west of the Greenwich Meridian, and exposed to some of the harshest weather conditions anywhere in the British Isles, the Hebrides present a challenging location for building pr ...
5 October, 2023
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Welsh decorator signs up to pioneering Paint Green scheme
|Date: 27 September, 2023

Welsh decorator signs up to pioneering Paint Green scheme
A painter and decorator from South Wales has taken a pledge to help drive down waste as part of a pioneer ...
A painter and decorator from South Wales has taken a pledge to help drive down waste as part of a pioneering initiative run by the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA). Metricus Ltd, based in Ab ...
27 September, 2023
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Prolectric unveils savings calculator to help the switch to solar
|Date: 17 August, 2023

Prolectric unveils savings calculator to help the switch to solar
Prolectric, the off-grid, renewable lighting, and power specialist, has unveiled a savings calculator to ...
Prolectric, the off-grid, renewable lighting, and power specialist, has unveiled a savings calculator to help companies fast-track and achieve their environmental and sustainability objectives by maki ...
17 August, 2023
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Ideal Heating launches first UK heat pump production line as part of £60m net zero drive
|Date: 10 August, 2023

Ideal Heating launches first UK heat pump production line as part of £60m net zero drive
All images credit: ©Clay10 Ideal Heating has launched its first UK heat pump production line as part of a ...
All images credit: ©Clay10 Ideal Heating has launched its first UK heat pump production line as part of a huge investment in low carbon technologies. Ideal Heating has been manufacturing many of the c ...
10 August, 2023
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