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LifE Research Project
Stewart Milne Construction
Wins RIBA Award
Bags £10 Million Contract Wins
The LifE (Long-term Initiatives for comprising BRE, BACA Architects, Through a mixture of repeat Banff and Buchan College in
Flood-risk Environments) project is Halcrow, Cyril Sweett, Fulcrum business and new clients, Stewart Fraserburgh; and a private client
the winner of the 2009 RIBA Consulting and LDA Design Milne Construction has been contract in Forfar. Commenting on
President’s Award for outstanding received the award at a ceremony awarded new contracts totalling the new contracts, Bill Imlach,
practice-located research. at RIBA on 2nd December. around £10 million. The contracts, managing director of Stewart Milne
Funded under Defra’s Making The judges commented, “We were which are for a variety of projects Construction, said, “We are
Space for Water initiative, the impressed by the valuable throughout Scotland, range from pleased to have secured such a
project involved the development knowledge generated by the LifE social housing developments to diverse range of construction
of three alternative design project which will benefit private clients; and from hotels to projects across a number of
approaches to sustainable practitioners and students who churches. In Perthshire, following sectors with new and existing
development in flood risk areas: must deal with the urgent the successful completion of a clients. This gives us a solid
•living with water (incorporating pressures from climate change and number of projects for Perthshire pipeline until summer 2010 and
flexible design so as to adapt to the demand for secure and Housing Association, the company is testament to our expertise
environmental changes) affordable housing.” will design and build 36 flats in in both new build and
•making space for water Nick Corker, BRE Project High Street, Auchterarder. refurbishment works.”
(designing around rivers and Manager said, “We are delighted to Other projects include: a first Stewart Milne Construction’s
seas, allowing them to safely receive this award for LifE. As the project of houses and flats for Link portfolio includes high profile
expand) and recent flooding in Cumbria has Housing Association in projects in education, hotels, social
•achieving zero carbon (by shown us, it is important to adopt Bonnybridge; alterations and housing, student accommodation
ensuring renewable energy an holistic approach not only to extensions to Crieff Hydro Hotel in and commercial developments.
sources such as tidal power are new developments but also in Perthshire; two separate projects
utilised). building resilience within for the Church of Scotland in
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The LifE project team, existing communities.” Glasgow; temporary works for
Top Accolade for ENER-G Founder Tim Scott
Tim Scott, chairman and founder argument for sustainable energy, building the ENER-G
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of clean technology group not in a debating chamber, but in group to a position where
ENER-G, has won high praise from the challenging environment of the it can deliver
a parliamentary and industry competitive industrial marketplace. comprehensive solutions
campaign for green energy. ENER-G has demonstrated beyond to today's energy
Tim was highly commended for any doubt that sustainable energy challenges. He is a
his ‘Outstanding Contribution to can go hand in glove with commercial and
Sustainable Energy’ at the commercial success.” sustainability pioneer and
Associate Parliamentary Awards judge David Green, this has rightly
Renewable and Sustainable Secretary of PRASEG, added, been celebrated.
Energy Group (PRASEG) awards. “The CHP industry is among the “The distributed energy sector in hotels, leisure centres,
He received his commendation most vibrant sustainable the UK is going from strength to supermarkets and factories
from Energy and Climate Change technologies industries, in a sector strength, on one hand through the worldwide, and among its
Minister Lord Hunt at a ceremony where powerful growth is showing continued efforts of our high-profile customers is the British
on Wednesday 2nd December at no signs of slowing, and the policymakers in Parliament, and on Royal family at Buckingham Palace
the Commonwealth Club in development of CHP as a viable the other through the vision and and Windsor Castle.
central London. business model is in large part commitment of business leaders Group turnover has grown five-
Tim was nominated for the down to the innovative work like Tim, who understand the fold over the past five years and is
prestigious PRASEG award by the carried out by ENER-G under opportunity and are turning set to reach £134 million this year.
Combined Heat & Power Tim’s leadership.” policies into practical action.” The business has some 700
Association (CHPA) in recognition The recognition from PRASEG ENER-G has manufactured more employees worldwide and
of ENER-G’s contribution to follows CHPA‘s Sustainable than 1,400 CHP systems at its operates companies in the UK,
sustainable and renewable energy Development Award which Greater Manchester production site Hungary, the Netherlands,
supplies worldwide through ENER-G won last year for its and headquarters in Salford. Lithuania, Norway and Poland,
advanced technologies such innovative CHP ‘trigeneration’ A major player in the UK and plus joint ventures in South Africa,
as CHP. scheme at Birmingham Heartlands European CHP market, Mexico and Spain.
PRASEG is the cross-party Hospital. The company’s the business has reduced its ENER-G develops, finances and
group for UK politicians and senior pioneering energy from waste customers’ carbon emissions by delivers renewable and energy
industry stakeholders that division, Energos, has also won millions of tonnes. efficient power generation and
promotes sustainable energy multiple awards for its next CHP systems create electricity management schemes. The group
issues in Parliament and the wider generation gasification from and heat simultaneously and provides a complete end-to-end
political community. residual waste facilities. reduce carbon emissions by solution for all commercial and
Commenting on Tim’s Graham Meeks, Director of the around 20 % while cutting industrial energy requirements.
achievement, Alan Whitehead MP, CHPA, said, “Tim has electricity costs by approximately Its engineering and service
Chair of PRASEG, said, “Tim is to demonstrated innovation, one third. ENER-G’s CHP units solutions include every aspect of
be applauded for winning the enterprise and determination in have been installed in hospitals, energy management.
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