Briggs & Forrester wins major court contract

Briggs & Forrester has won a £5 million contract for the Southern Criminal Justice Court in Leamington Spa, working in partnership with Galliford Try. Responsible for the mechanical installation, Briggs & Forrester will complete the project on a design-and-build basis. It will include two civil courts, three Crown Courts and four magistrates’ courts. It is due for completion in spring 2010



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More refrigerant bans possible, says government

The government could tighten up the rules that restrict the use of global warming refrigerant gases including speeding up phase-out programmes and introducing new bans, according to a spokesman from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Baxi research suggests schools strongly support heat decarbonisation

A survey conducted by Baxi of 200 state school estates managers, consultant engineers and M&E contractors has found that while enthusiasm for Net Zero and support for low carbon heating systems in schools is thriving, persistent barriers remain.