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Majority of UK managers believe in importance of air quality in the workplace but fewer investing in improvements

The majority (90 per cent) of UK leaders, managers and owners believe that air quality in the workplace is important, according to Dyson’s ‘Air Purity Pulse Check’ report. This directly correlates with the public, with 90 per cent saying that ...

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Independent NHS tests confirm Rensair air cleaning efficiency

The NHS Innovation Agency has conducted extensive biovalidation testing on the Rensair Core air purifier. The results corroborate existing independent tests carried out by leading scientific laboratories, which have all concluded that Rensair can be used for infection prevention & ...

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Over half of UK hybrid workers are concerned about indoor air quality

New research from smart building technology firm, Infogrid, has found over half of hybrid employees in the UK are worried about how healthy their work environments are, with 53 per cent saying they’re concerned poor air quality and ventilation will ...

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World Ventil8 Day hailed a ‘huge success’

Health experts, engineers, scientists, and academics have hailed the first ever World Ventilation Day (#WorldVentil8Day) held last week on 8 November as a “huge success”.  Twenty-one organisations, including professional bodies, universities, and environmental groups from across UK, Europe, North America, and ...

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Almost three in four UK classrooms have ‘below standard’ air quality

Almost three in four (72 per cent) classrooms suffer from air quality that is ‘below standard’, according to a new survey asking teachers across the UK about their school’s working conditions. Nearly three in five teachers (59 per cent) deemed ...

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Clean Air Day to highlight important role of building ventilation

Today (16 June) marks Clean Air Day, the UK’s largest air pollution campaign, bringing together communities, businesses, schools and the health sector. The WHO blames exposure to pollution for seven million premature deaths a year worldwide and says there is ...

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Trade unions and scientists push for indoor air quality pledge

Trade unions and scientists want employers to sign a pledge to protect the health and wellbeing of their employees by improving workplace conditions, including turning their buildings into ‘safe havens’ from polluted air. The Public & Commercial Services (PCS) union ...

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Rensair raises $7m to establish clean air as a human right

Air purification specialist Rensair has completed a Series A financing round led by Hoxton Ventures. The company – whose over 800 customers include CBRE, Disney, Morgan Stanley, PepsiCo, SNCF, and the UK National Health Service (NHS) – will use the ...

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Purer air

Tim Browning, Head of Business Development – Air Treatment at Fellowes explains how air purification systems can help to safeguard against germs and viruses, and could offer wider benefits for the wellbeing of occupants Even before the pandemic, the government ...

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Will you feel the impact of the changes to tax relief on red diesel?

By John Kinstrie, Head of Solutions at DTGen In June 2019, the UK became the first major economy in the world to pass laws guaranteeing an end to its contribution to global warming by 2050. The target will require the ...

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