HMRC has named Wates’ FM division Best Sustainability Supplier of the Year at its annual Supplier Conference. The accolade was presented to Wates for developing an innovative Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy in collaboration with HMRC, demonstrating ‘the art ...

UK-based gambling company, Rank Group, has appointed Cloudfm to help support its ESG goals and reduce carbon emissions across the business.The three-year contract will see Cloudfm support the Group’s 51 Grosvenor Casinos and 56 Mecca Bingo venues in the UK. ...

Thousands of commercial landlords could end up with costly ‘stranded assets’ once new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) legislation for buildings comes into effect next month. From 1 April 2023, it will no longer be legal to let a property ...

Technologies which enable business-generated power can reduce costs, lower emissions and increase energy security, says Anthony Ainsworth, Chief Operating Officer at npower Business Solutions For more than a year, the UK energy market has experienced a period of unprecedented volatility, ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has praised the government for launching an energy efficiency taskforce charged with driving investment in improving the performance of buildings. Co-chaired by the Chief Executive of Nat West, Alison Rose, and Energy Security and Net ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is calling for the government to accelerate its financial investment in building energy efficiency and heat pumps. According to the Association which represents hundreds of companies involved in building improvement work, funding earmarked for ...

Sustainable building management software company, Planon, has acquired a majority share in Ubigreen. Headquartered in Toulouse, France, Ubigreen is a PropTech company dedicated to energy performance and workspace optimisation. Planon’s investment in the company allows Ubigreen to benefit from an ...

EMCOR UK has partnered with energy management and sustainability consultancy, Verco, to provide Route Zero, a tailored approach for customers to achieve net zero carbon status. Route Zero starts with an analysis of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from ...

The global resource management company has exceeded the target savings for Dublin’s Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. Results from first full year of operation of the energy efficiency measures yield an additional €44k of savings, which were achieved following the extensive ...

Schools, hospitality venues, community centres and other facilities with open plan areas can help reduce energy bills by using a moveable or folding wall. That’s the advice of Michael Porter, group sales director at leading partitioning experts Style, who says ...