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well over 12 months reliable
service, is made to stringent Government Smart Metering
BBA specifications in one
factory with ISO 9001:2008
compliance.
Rollout “Disappointing”
Impact Strength
Green Roof Gardens Whitesales has been awarded
Radmat have recently issued the BBA certificate for the
the latest PermaQuik hot melt Em-Dome Polycarbonate
waterproofing brochure. Rooflights and Curbs, for use
PermaQuik is a monolithic hot on flat roofs of new and existing,
melt membrane designed for domestic and commercial The Department of Energy and energy suppliers should provide to
roofing and in particular green buildings, to provide natural light Climate Change has today unveiled their customers and leaving it to the
roof gardens and has been and ventilation. Thermal plans to fit every home in Britain with energy suppliers to compete in
independently assessed to properties for a typical roof a smart meter by 2020 as part of a relation to how that information
perform on a dead flat roof. opening 1.2 m by 1.2 m, the drive to help consumers cut their is delivered.
The membrane is certified by products can achieve U values energy use, carbon emissions and “Everything now rests on the
the BBA, is available with a between 1.4 and 4.8 their bills. effectiveness of those displays. At
35 year guarantee and has W·m–2·K–1 . —The Ministers also claim that £15 per display, it is doubtful whether
a ‘lifetime of structure’ polycarbonate material and the consumers will be provided with a the reductions in usage that the
durability statement. other components should have a standalone energy display monitor to Government anticipates will be
life of at least 25 and 20 years make it easier for them to understand realised.” He added, “Today’s plans
respectively. Em-Domes™ are how much energy they are using in for smart metering roll-out yet again
thermoformed from either their homes. raise more questions than answers.
Secured by Design polycarbonate or acrylic sheet, Commenting on the plans, Joel There is no clarity on what the
Sliders UK have been with a life of at least 25 and 20 Hagan, the chief executive of Onzo, energy display should do, and this
manufacturing the Secured By years respectively. which helps utilities build more prevents the industry from innovating
Design patio door since July valuable relationships with their and progressing development in time
2008. Already specified by customers, said, “It is disappointing for roll-out.”
major house builders and that the Government has decided to
developers. This highly mandate energy displays rather than
specified SBD patio door with mandating the information that
Manufacturing Critical To British Economy, Says Richard Caborn
event was attended by around Cup bid, made the point that the
180 BMPCA members and their PM’s new National Investment
guests. Kevin Parkin, who is MD Corporation, with its £1 billion
of Sheffield heavy engineering investment fund, provided the
company DavyMarkham, kick-start for a real manufacturing
reminded those attending that renaissance, particularly with regard
Britain is still the world’s sixth to low-carbon energy technologies
largest manufacturer, with some like nuclear, renewable and
150,000 producers generating ‘clean coal’ power.
around £500 billion annually, “With this kind of investment,
and that, to maintain this global British manufacturing can get a
status, industry needs an inflow of head start on other countries,”
skilled young people, who have he said. “We already know how to
acquired core technology and use these technologies and it is
engineering skills through their about making them more efficient,
secondary education. to take us forward into a greener
Introducing the main speaker, age. So, we are not starting from
Kevin pointed out that as well as scratch – we have the skills and
Guest speaker at the annual changing its name to the British being a qualified engineer, knowledge of how to make this
BMPCA lunch, the Right Hon Manufacturing Plant Constructors’ Richard Caborn had long been a plant. We must advance on what
Richard Caborn MP, contended that Association, underlining its friend to British manufacturing, we already have and make Britain a
manufacturing is critical to the commitment to manufacturing particularly during his terms in leader in world manufacturing, to
future of the British economy and generally and potentially office as Minister for Trade and supply future energy needs.”
that this country could become the broadening its membership Minister for the Environment. In recognition of his
‘factory for the world’ for green beyond the metallurgical industry, Mr Caborn, who is Member of long-standing support of British
energy technologies. to the process, defence and Parliament for Sheffield Central and manufacturing, the BMPCA
In his welcoming address, the nuclear sectors. was recently appointed Prime awarded Richard Caborn with
BMPCA Chairman, Kevin Parkin, Held at the Merchant Taylor’s Hall Minister Gordon Brown’s honorary lifetime membership of
announced that the association is in the City of London, this annual Ambassador for the 2018 World the association.
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