2025 May

Further to our post in December regarding the newly published Embodied Carbon Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) for our Cast and Ductile Iron ranges, we are pleased to inform you that we have recently added additional product ranges to this document.

We have expanded our range of Pressure Reducing Valves! 

Rinnai is dedicated to providing UK customers, specifiers, installers and system designers with consistently updated information regarding products, energy policy and energy market regulation amendments.

Chris Goggin reviews the recent decision to reverse renewable investments in favour of increasing fossil fuel opportunities. BP is the latest global energy company to reduce investments in clean power projects and what this means for the direction of international and UK NetZero objectives.

On 13th March the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) was delighted to return to St George’s Park in Staffordshire for the staging of its 2025 Pump Industry Awards presentation evening.

Maintenance costs, as measured by the BCIS All-in Maintenance Cost Indices, are set to rise 17% by Q4 2029, according to the latest forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS).

BEAMA and The Lighting Industry Association (LIA) are set to present the 2050 Connected Conference, a two-day event designed to drive action on Net Zero, circularity and transformation in the built environment and energy supply chains.

Carrier Solutions UK has officially opened its state-of-the-art training academy in Stockport, where it will offer education and support for HVAC engineers across the UK. The flagship facility represents a significant investment in professional development, providing a dedicated centre of excellence for engineers to train on the latest heating and cooling technologies. Carrier Solutions UK (formerly Toshiba Carrier UK) is a part of Carrier Global Corporation.

Kensa has completed a month-long charity challenge in support of National Energy Action, smashing its target and raising thousands to help households struggling with fuel poverty.

Construction Carbon, in collaboration with CIBSE, has announced the development of the Lifecycle Carbon Assessor Practitioner Training programme. 

Highlighting a determination from building owners to reduce energy consumption through technology, the building energy management systems (BEMS) market saw a 1.4% quarter-on- quarter increase in Q4 2024 – according to the Building Controls Industry Association’s (BCIA) latest market report.

Zumtobel and Thorn, both lighting brands of the Zumtobel Group, have helped the new Milltimber School
in Aberdeen, Scotland, become an award-winning educational facility, promoting sustainability, wellbeing and a conducive learning environment.

Schneider Electric has announced its suite of smart building control solutions have been deployed by the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre to ensure the optimal conditions needed for scientific research and sustainability at the neuroscience research institute.

Kingfisher Louvres has delivered more than 600 acoustic louvre modules and 1,600m of screening louvre blade for a new award-winning mixed-use redevelopment project incorporating a luxury hotel in London.

As Birmingham intensifies its efforts to combat air pollution with initiatives like the Clean Air Zone (CAZ), businesses
are under growing pressure to meet stringent emissions regulations. Graham Barker, Sales & Service Director at Riello Burners UK, highlights the importance of understanding these rules and investing in the right technologies to avoid costly fines, reduce emissions and support the city’s climate goals.

Marshland Primary Academy in Moorends, near Doncaster, part of Venn Academy Trust, has cut its carbon footprint after successfully installing a modern ground source heat pump system and other state-of-the-art energy efficiency measures.

Spirotech is supplying a large number of Spirovent Superior S400 fully automatic vacuum degassers for a closed heating and chilled water system within the iconic tapered Leadenhall building in London.

Durgan Cooper, CEO of Juberi, and Dan Little, Commercial Director of electrical contractor J Brand, discuss the critical role of advanced cabling and OT cybersecurity.

Facilities managers in today’s modern construction environment are facing many new challenges as they maintain the operational efficiency of their buildings and also ensure compliance with a growing list of regulations. Managing a wide variety of systems, from electrical distribution and data cabling to more advanced services like renewable energy integration and EV charging infrastructure is increasing – and so is the need to find reliable partners, writes Phil Wiltshire, Contracts Manager of Pensdown.

According to 2022 data from Siemens, industrial organisations lose almost
$1.5 trillion a year to unplanned downtime. In sectors where uninterrupted operations are essential – including chemical manufacturing, oil and gas and pharmaceuticals — downtime isn’t just an inconvenience, it’s a significant disruption that directly affects profitability and productivity.
Andrew Keith, Division Director at Power Prove, explores the role of load bank testing in back-up power systems to prevent unplanned downtime.

Smart technologies are reshaping the way buildings operate, enhancing efficiency, sustainability and occupant comfort. More importantly,
they are playing a crucial role in fast-tracking the journey to Net Zero. Here, Kas Mohammed, VP of Digital Energy at Schneider Electric UK&I, discusses how intelligent buildings are driving this transformation.

EnviroVent has partnered with Vericon Systems, a manufacturer of remote technologies, to enable social housing providers to take advantage of the latest technology which gives them real-time visibility over environmental conditions within their properties.

The UK launch of the IceBat cold thermal battery range was held in March at the Institution of Engineering
& Technology, London. The event relaunched the Fafco IceBat back into the UK market after a 22-year break.

Green Point UK, BITZER UK’s compressor remanufacturing and specialist service arm, has launched a new commissioning and health check service for refrigeration contractors, designed
to ensure optimal performance and longevity of BITZER compressors and condensing units.

When Knock Basilica in Ireland required a new, energy efficient heating system to heat its large internal space, Zehnder Group and its partner, Versatile, implemented a low pressure hot water radiant solution that was able to overcome a number of existing challenges.

IAconnects has supplied wireless sensor technology to capture various data points from the building management system (BMS) at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, London.

Clive Bodenham, founder of Clarke Controls, explains the benefits of an energy management system and why they’re an essential part of a smart building.

Colin Moss, Car Park and Smoke Control Manager at Elta, discusses the advantages of prefabricated ventilation solutions and their role in transforming the construction industry.

Claire Robinson, Sales Director at IAconnects, highlights the importance of active monitoring in smart buildings.