Recent news that EU member states have approved a plan to ban low and standard efficiency circulating pumps from 2013 has been warmly welcomed by Wilo here in the UK. The plan also states that from 2015, only very high efficiency intelligent circulators will be allowed.

James Hall and Company is the regional distribution centre for SPAR operations in the north of England and runs a chain of 90 fully-owned stores, with a further 350-plus outlets operated by franchisees.

When faced with replacing an ageing pump, engineers often install a like-for-like replacement, even though this can mean missing out on more energy efficient technology. Concerns often relate to the cost and disruption of selecting alternative equipment. The scale of these problems is, however, frequently over-estimated.

The glittering awards ceremony took place at the Hilton Hotel, Coventry on 14 May with guests travelling from far and wide to see who would receive these prestigious awards.

MediaCityUK is being developed by a partnership of the Central Salford Urban Regeneration Company, Peel Holdings and Salford City Council. This is a major development for the North of England, for the UK as a whole and will be of global importance as the project will revolutionise the media and creative industries in the North.

In west Hertfordshire, a history of financial deficit going back to the early 1990s led to a reported deficit of £26.8m in 2005/6 with a total accumulated deficit at just over £41m. One of the main contributing factors to this deficit was inefficiencies caused by duplicating services across a number of hospital sites. This financial situation and a drive to improve patient services led to a decision to centralise some services onto a single site. Meanwhile, an ambitious NHS rebuilding programme means a new hospital will be completed at Watford General Hospital in 2014/2015.

Correct lighting is important in all areas of life, but if we were to quantify which activities require the highest quality of light, then lighting for education would be fairly near the top of that list.

In many operations, within the industrial, construction and commercial sectors, the use of water is often an accepted process cost.  There is scant attention paid to reducing such a significant service cost with fixing leaking taps often being the extent of energy saving in this area.

The demand for chilled beams has more than doubled over the past three years and its market value now exceeds that of fan coil units. 

Schneider Electric, the global expert in electrical distribution, has extended its innovative Canalis range with the introduction of the Plug-on Distribution boards, designed to increase installation efficiency and improve performance.