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Land Registry sees green
An investment in environmentally-friendly technology has seen the Land Registry protect its data while saving 13% on electricity use, costs and carbon emissions.
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Archive TitlesGovernment procurement still poor, says SEC Group
A survey of specialist engineering contractors reveals that government clients are continuing to fail to translate best practice rhetoric into action.
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Strategic Forum shake-up
A slimmed down Strategic Forum for Construction aims for a greater sense of co-operation across the industry. Membership will now comprise six core bodies.
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Archive TitlesEvent horizon
What will the m&e industry look like in 25 years time? And will we have the workforce to install the services? Andrew Brister visited the M&E Event to find some answers.
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Socket to ‘em
I have been reading ECA correspondence and after all these years of me thinking that its committees had nothing better to do than sit around and make up silly rules, I may have to apologise.
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ECA grows membership
The ECA reports a significant growth in membership during the past year. Membership now stands at 2637 firms - a growth of 28% since January 2004.
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Government U-turn on WEEE Directive
The government has made an embarrassing U-turn and admitted that its implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive has been rushed in without allowing proper time for industry or local authorities to set up and ensure the operability of the required disposal and take-back facilities.
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Energy use Directive
On 13 December 2005 the European Parliament passed the Energy End-Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive, meaning that there is now a European law mandating better standards of metering throughout the EU.
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DIY danger
I thought you might be interested in an ALDI advert I saw in a national newspaper for an outside "power breaker" socket that the store has on sale.
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Archive TitlesDaikin Europe
Daikin Europe NV has introduced the third generation of its VRV air conditioning system with the re-engineered VRVIII.
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It's the final countdown
The deadline for entries into the Building Services Awards 2006 is fast approaching, so all you candidates for M&E Contractor of the Year, Health and Safety Initiative or the brand new Public Health Engineering Initiative had better get your skates on.
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Construction sector sees its first recession for more than a decade
Construction Products Association figures reveal a slump in output in multiple sectors, ending 11 years of continual growth. However, all is not lost as forecasts predict a slow recovery through to the 2012 Olympics.
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T Clarke
T Clarke has installed a comprehensive Cat A fit-out including a Simmtronic lighting control backbone to 30 Gresham Street, a ten-storey office building in London's Square Mile. The fully addressable digital switching scheme employs zonal switch plates and includes automated emergency lighting.
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Directors of Wembley firm in kidnap charge
Two brothers who are directors of Wembley Stadium electrical contractor CBL Cable Contractors have been accused of kidnapping a man in Hartlepool.
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Rising card membership
Membership of the building services sector's two principal personnel registration schemes grew in 2005 according to the second site audit conducted by members of the ECA/HVCA Joint Major Contractors' Group (JMCG).
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Legrand buys ICM...
Legrand has acquired the ICM Group, a world leader in cable trays with, most notably, the Cablofil brand. Other brands include Krieg & Zivy and Métal Déployé.
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Archive TitlesBright installation
Fagerhult's new downlight range includes a range of contractor-friendly features.