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of temperature control solutions for industrial and commercial buildings, has appointed Ivan Gon- zalez as technical director.
- pert advice on air terminal devices, Waterloo Air Products Plc has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Paul Wilson as regional sales manager in the North East of England.
three new area sales managers covering London, Scotland and the North West. David Taylor takes responsibility for London and the South East. Martin Tanner will serve Hitachi customers in Scotland. Based in Bolton, Richard Simpson is covering the North West and Wales.
two new business development managers for the Midlands area. Mandy Webb (business develop- ment manager West Midlands) and Sharon Cox (business development manager East Midlands). The ap- pointments come as former busi- ness managers Chris Dobbins and Russell Holden both look to retire.
system filter specialist, has ex- panded its BoilerMag sales team with the appointment of Bernard Barrett as specification sales manager covering the southern regions.
Reynolds as technical manager within its Speciality Fluids Division.
- fer specialist engineering firm based in Hawick, has appointed David Sigsworth OBE as chairman. He also undertakes a range of non-executive roles and is chair- man of Sigma Capital Group plc.
CPA: construction activity ahead of post-Brexit expectations
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ccording to the latest forecasts by the Construction Products Association (CPA), activity in the construction industry is rising at a faster pace following the EU referen- dum than initially expected. Construc- tion output is expected to rise each year between 2017-2019, by 1.3% in 2017, 1.2% in 2018 and 2.3% in 2019. Although the figures may fuel hope of a resilient UK construction industry amid Brexit-related anxieties and rising costs, the growth masks a considerable difference in activity across the key con- struction sectors. Infrastructure pro- jects are expected to be the industry’s main growth engine, driven by a strong National Infrastructure and Construc- tion Pipeline valued at £300 billion over the next four years.
In particular, growth to 2019 is ex- pected to be primarily driven by a 34.5% increase in infrastructure activity due to major projects in the energy, rail and water sub-sectors, which would offset expected falls in commercial and indus- trial construction.
House building is also expected to remain a key source of growth, with private house building starts rising by 7.2% between 2017 and 2019, under-
pinned by a continued upward trend in house prices, demand from first-time buyers and the Help to Buy equity loans. In 2016, Help to Buy accounted for 39.8% of new home sales in Q4 and has been a significant government policy for supporting building activity.
The CPA’s economics director Noble Francis said: “Construction output has been sustained post-referendum, primarily due to projects signed up to before June 2016. Activity is expected to remain strong in the first half of this year in all the key construction sectors: private housing, commercial, industrial and infrastructure. Looking further for- ward, a fall in contract awards during the second half of last year is likely to impact greatest where Brexit uncer- tainty affects sectors requiring high investment up front for a long term rate of return, such as commercial offices and industrial factories.
Noble Francis said: “Looking forwrd, given the dependence of construction industry growth on activity in the infra- structure and private housing sectors, it is essential that government focuses on delivery of infrastructure projects in its National Infrastructure and Construc- tion Pipeline.”
ASHRAE president urges engineers to seize future opportunities
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SHRAE President Tim Wentz has called on engineers to embrace the potential of technology to
deliver more comfortable and effective buildings. Opening the second day of the Chartered Institution of Building Servi- ces Engineers (CIBSE) Technical Sympo- sium at Loughborough University, Wentz emphasised the dramatic changes that are being driven by digital technologies. Referring to what he believes is an imminent ‘golden age’ for engineering, Mr Wentz listed psychology and its role in occupant satisfaction as being a growing area for building services engineers to occupy as traditional disci- plines are increasingly taken over by computers. With computers capable of more pro- cessing power than all of humanity pre-
dicted to exist by 2050, he encouraged engineers to embrace the opportunity to build better buildings than ever before in a ‘built environment renaissance’. This theme was reflected in other presenta- tions which assessed the potential of digital engineering. Tom Lawrence from the University of Georgia demonstrated the potential of sophisticated demand response tools to lower energy use whilst increasing thermal comfort and without triggering any adverse feedback from occupiers John Field, President of CIBSE, said: “It is an exciting time to be an engineer as technology changes our profession right before our eyes. We need to be prepared to embrace new ideas and techniques as they develop to take full advantage of their potential.”
Obituary: Wander ter Kuile
Products, has passed away after a brave fight with cancer.
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He was born in the Netherlands but moved to Britain aged 11. He joined Waterloo in 2006 after working for Vokes and Altair, bringing his extensive experience of air movement to developing Waterloo’s comprehensive range of air terminal devices. He served on many technical
committees across the UK, Europe and America, and was widely respected throughout the industry. He was committed to developing future talent and was an en- gineering ambassador to Cove School, where he mentored young engineers.
Chairman of Waterloo Air
Products, Rick Edmondson, said: “Without doubt, Wander has been a major contributor to Waterloo’s success. He guided our technical requirements, met with cus- tomers and generously shared his unbelievably wide and deep knowledge. He was also good fun to work with – witty, kind and sup- portive, and an excellent friend and colleague. We will all miss him.”
ander ter Kuile, group technical man- ager at Waterloo Air
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ebm-papst buys LAE srl
bm-papst Group has acquired Lae Srl, a specialist in fan guard grills for an undisclosed sum,
retroactively effective from 1st Janu- ary 2017.
The move means that ebm-papst
has increased the vertical range of manufacture for its safety-relevant components used in ventilation, cool- ing and air conditioning applications. Established in 1973, Lae has
around 100 employees and an an- nual turnover of almost €10m. With headquarters in Caravate, near Milan, the company will be assigned to ebm- papst Srl, the group’s Italian subsidi- ary, also located near Milan.
8 May 2017
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