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The Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA) has announced two changes to its senior offi cer roles.
www.feta.co.uk
The chief executive of the Committee on Climate Change recently visited boiler manufacturer Worcester Bosch to discuss the decarbonisation of heating and hot water.
www.worcester-bosch.co.uk
Leading supplier of temporary power, temperature and moisture control solutions, Aggreko, has boosted its construction division with the appointment of moisture control specialist Ryan Stanley.
www.aggreko.com
Glow-worm has revamped its Easicom boiler, with a new range exclusively for independent merchants.
www.glow-worm.co.uk
The UK government has acted on recent recommendations from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) and announced that the UK will become the fi rst major nation to commit to reaching a net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050.
www.theccc.org.uk
Following four years as business development manager at Belgium-based heating and hot water product manufacturer ACV UK, Jason Hartigan has been appointed as its new national sales manager.
www.acv.com/gb
According to research commissioned by environmental solutions fi rm Veolia, public awareness of the toxicity of the buildings they live and work in is alarmingly low, with 72% of Brits confi rming they know very little or nothing about indoor air quality and its impact.
www.veolia.co.uk
Following a revision to the Global Standard for Food Safety, Camfi l and BRC Global Standards have launched an instructive webinar designed to give food and beverage manufacturers a deeper understanding of the new indoor air quality standards.
www.camfi
l.com/en-gb
FERNOX HOSTS 10TH ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF EVENT
F
ernox recently hosted its 10th annual charity golf day, raising money for chosen charities Shooting Star Chase and Combat Stress. The 2019 event was held at the Draycote Hotel and
Whitefi elds Golf Club on Thursday May 23 and welcomed over 70 heating and plumbing industry professionals. Over the last 10 years, the Fernox charity golf days have raised an impressive £93,212 in donations. Fernox split the £5,000 raised at this year’s event between two charities, Shooting Star Chase and Combat Stress.
Shooting Star Chase cares for 700 babies, children and
young people with life-limiting conditions living in London and Surrey, off ering therapies, specialist nursing, respite care and support groups. Combat Stress provides mental health therapies and
rehabilitation support for former servicemen and women dealing with issues such as depression, anxiety and PTSD. It provides residential and day care via its specialist centres, plus telephone and online services. Carl Allinson, UK and Ireland sales director at Fernox, said: “We would like to say a huge thank you to all of this
year’s attendees. Since the fi rst Fernox Charity Golf Day in 2009, we have raised an incredible £93,212 – a fi gure that we know has made a signifi cant contribution helping to fund the valuable work of the charities we have supported over the years. Across the day, we hosted a number of mini challenges and competitions for attendees. We would like to congratulate this year’s winners, Mark Currie, Kyle Grocott and Carl Allinson who ‘Beat the Pro’ at the 16th hole. We would also like to say well done to the 2019 team competition winners, H&V and Bell Plumbing.”
BCIA CHALLENGES INDUSTRY TO MAKE ENERGY SAVINGS
T
he Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) is encouraging people in the building controls sector to make one small change to their everyday lives to
improve energy effi ciency in buildings and create a more sustainable future. Many people in the building controls industry might think that issues surrounding climate change are too big to be fi xed and that their actions will not make much diff erence. However, if each one of us takes one small step
towards changing everyday habits in the workplace, such as closing the window when the air conditioning is on, turning off the lights in the rooms that we do not use, or perhaps something more complicated such as changing the control strategy to change a chiller set-point based on overall cooling demand, then together, we can make a big diff erence in the long-term. Recently, Energy Live News statistics revealed that the UK electricity system loses £9.5 billion per year on wasted energy, mainly through heat. When all the small changes are combined, the building controls industry can erode the wasted energy that these alarming statistics clearly defi ne.
Changing one small thing enables you to change another small thing – until little by little, everything you have wanted to change, changes. By simply implementing
small changes in your everyday lives you can lead the way in improving energy effi ciency in today’s sophisticated commercial buildings and share best practice so our ‘small changes’ make the big change that we wish to see. Jon Belfi eld, president of the BCIA, says: “It is abundantly clear that highly trained, smart BEMS engineers are already making innovative and eff ective changes to play a huge role in improving energy effi ciency and at the same time, making buildings more comfortable for occupants. This professional approach to improve the overall performance of buildings is critical in ensuring the sector continues to grow and remains strong over the coming years. “Therefore, I would like to challenge everyone in the building controls industry to share their own method(s) of saving energy in a building or your workplace, be they large or small. It is the combined diff erence that we make together that will make the overall change we wish to see. Post it on Twitter, LinkedIn or your website with the hashtag #OneSmallChange and let’s see what we can learn from each other while collectively improving today’s commercial buildings.” Are you up for a challenge? If so, make a change today and do not forget to share your everyday achievements on social media using #OneSmallChange to encourage and inspire others to do the same.
8 July 2019
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