Engineering expertise for Derby schools

Consultants Pick Everard has won a major role in Derby’s largest-ever schools-building programme, worth £38 million. The practice will provide an integrated team to provide design for building services, civil and structural engineering and is working with Norwest Holst Construction and VINCI Investments on the PFI project to rebuild five schools. The services contractor is Rosser & Russell from Manchester.



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Fujitsu General Air Conditioning becomes GENERAL HVAC Solutions UK

Fujitsu General Air Conditioning (UK) has become GENERAL HVAC Solutions UK from 1st January 2026, strengthening its long-term position within the global Paloma Rheem Holdings (PRH) group.

Market performance indicates encouraging signs for future of BEMS sector

Highlighting an increased desire from property developers, architects and designers to decarbonise the UK’s building stock through the specification and implementation of building controls and automation, the building energy management systems (BEMS) market showed steady progress in Q3 – rising 2.6% compared to the previous quarter.