It is some five years since the introduction of Impulse Ventilation was launched into the UK. From that initial launch of the system it has become the norm for the ventilation of enclosed and underground car parks.

Rory Bremner said of the 1850s Wilton’s Music Hall in the East End of London: “It's survived fire, its survived slum clearances; it's even survived planning applications! Its only enemy now is neglect”.

As the Government environmental targets for 2010 grow ever closer, there is increasing pressure on companies to address carbon emission issues and to take up renewable energy. The problem is that demand for ‘green’ energy is increasingly outstripping supply, leaving many UK companies unable to meet all their renewable requirements.

Greater efficiency by definition is only achieved if a process is being delivered at a lower input (cost), or more is being produced for the same input. In other words a way has to be found to get more for less, which is something of a business utopia.

Keeping up with the demands of energy management and changing legislation can be simplified as the NEC plays host to the UK’s largest energy and environmental exhibitions.

Britain's bosses need to prepare for a maturing workforce as financial anxieties and increasing longevity force people to work longer. A new report by City & Guilds, "Working in the Third Age", identifies that over the next two decades the number of people aged 60 and over in the UK workforce is set to double.

Fujitsu air conditioning units have been present on the Big Brother set since its inception. Most recently, Airway Air Conditioning has been responsible for providing a comfortable environment for the Big Brother contestants and, equally importantly, the many studio staff.

The newly constructed central dome in the village square of Center Parcs in Suffolk is protected by Hochiki Europe's latest analogue addressable fire detection technology.

Frico has completed a series of installations at Hampshire’s new Rose Bowl County Cricket Ground, a state-of-the-art stadium and training complex.

Videosonics, a leading sound editing company which serves film and television companies, is using Eaton’s Studio 3 lighting controls for three refurbished sound mixing theatres in Camden Town, North London. They allow four pre-set lighting arrangements, or ‘scenes’, to be selected at the touch of a button with further manual adjustment if required.

The brightest and best of up and-coming talent was recognised and rewarded at the fifth National Training Awards for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry.

Places for the 2005 Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) Conference which will take place on 14-15 May at the Valparaiso Hotel in Mallorca are going fast so book today.

Kingspan Insulation's revolutionary KoolDuct zero ODP System of pre-insulated ducting technology has provided the ideal high-speed solution for a new Midlands printing press being built for newspaper publishing giants Trinity Mirror.

The electricity/gas debate has hit the headlines again – this time fuelled by Martin O’Neill, Chairman of the Commons Trade & Industry Select Committee’s recent comments on gas.

With the growing interest in water conservation and the role of reclaimed water systems, CIBSE has produced a new guide that will enable building designers, building operators and developers to understand how such systems work and how they can be specified for particular applications.

Planning permission has finally been granted for the former Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras Station following an application submitted by the Manhattan Loft Corporation (MLC) and London Continental Railways (LCR) in July last year.

This month not only marks the 50th anniversary of Heathrow airport’s air traffic control tower (opened on the 1 April 1955), but it also coincides with the official ‘topping out’ceremony for Heathrow’s new state-of-the-art,£50m control tower which has reached its full height.

A new Government scheme aimed at improving the environment could be a real April fool say Friends of the Earth who believe it will simply increase the amount of rubbish being burnt rather than encouraging recycling.

Pumps and pumping systems account for 20 percent of the worlds total energy consumption – fact. Never has there been so much emphasis on energy conservation.

Potterton Commercial has added another product to its successful NXR range.

Cooper Lighting and Security has expanded its Crompton Lighting range of luminaires with the introduction of a new family of suspended lighting systems that are available in a choice of three models to suit different applications and budgets.

Honeywell has added compact 5Nm and 10Nm models to its SmartAct range of direct-coupled actuators for HVAC applications.

A versatile new range of Gas Detectors is now available from Coster Environmental Controls Ltd.

Sill Lighting has just published a new architectural lighting reference brochure.

Omron has further strengthened its family of MEMS-based airflow sensors with the introduction of two new versions incorporating a patent pending Dust Segregation System (DSS) that helps maintain sensing performance in a variety of applications.

Bosch Security Systems has added three new fixed-dome CCTV cameras to its highly successful FlexiDomeXT range which now includes five plug-and-play, vandal-resistant cameras.

The versatile nature of the software configuration for the previous, industry recognised 2000plus controller, has been further developed and refined through AquaTech’s 15 years’ experience with variable speed/inverter drive pump applications to the launch of the new 5th generation 2020plus microprocessor.

Lochinvar has launched a new range of gas fired high efficiency condensing boilers.

Socomec Sicon UPS has introduced the Delphys MX - a user friendly, three phase UPS developed specifically for applications demanding higher reliability power protection.

Bitzer has extended its range of air cooled condensing units with the new LD Series featuring two condenser fans for lower capacity ranges.

The XPress range is the Company’s heat-free press-fit jointing system, designed to deliver major installed cost savings.

Fujitsu has launched its compact VRF (Variable Refrigerant Flow) system: the Airstage J-Series. There are two models in the range: the AO54FJ cooling only type and AO54UJ heat pump version.

Sanyo Air Conditioners has unveiled the ECO G Gas Heat Pump Range, Europe’s only Gas Heat Pump VRF system to provide simultaneous heating and cooling.

Ashland Specialty Chemical has launched their patented Sonoxide water treatment system, a breakthrough in the effective technologies that are available for treating bacteria, algae and biofilm in industrial water systems.

National Ventilation has published a new catalogue and price list that introduces additional ventilation products to its Monsoon range of over 4000 lines.

The new Vimec mobile Stair Climber from Dolphin Stairlifts is a cost effective, safe and versatile way of meeting DDA regulations by providing access up and down stairs for wheelchair users.

Romeo is the very Italian name of the new remote chiller monitor from Aermec, Italy’s leading air conditioning manufacturer and Europe’s largest manufacturer of chillers.

The Lo Profile range of fans from Manrose Manufacturing Ltd have an extremely slim profile of only 12mm.

ABB has launched a new range of motors for smoke venting applications, designed to mitigate the development of fires in industrial and public buildings, tunnels and other locations.

Hager has launched a new range of Euro standard data face plates for its Ashley New Look range.

Toshiba Air Conditioning has launched the Daiseikai 2 system, an extension to its award-winning R410A split system range with increased efficiencies and reduced power consumption.

To coincide with the implementation of the revised Building Regulations, Vaillant has unveiled its new ecoTEC high efficiency range of combination and system boilers.

The latest addition to System Sensor Europe's flagship Series 300 conventional detector family is the 5351E 58°C fixed and rate of rise thermal detector.

Carrier Air Conditioning has launched the Totaltest 2, the first acid and moisture testing kit for R410A systems that does not require oil samples.

LG Air Conditioning is introducing its Universal range of outdoor units, with MPS and inverter technology.

Having a high power electrical device operating beyond your control can certainly impact on your electricity bill and throw out any attempt at proactive ‘Energy Saving’.