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BAM publishes new sustainability strategy and targets

Royal BAM Group, one of the largest construction businesses in Europe has updated its sustainability strategy focusing on six key themes in accordance with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. BAM says it sees this sustainability strategy as a “crucial ...

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New chairman at Amey

Amey UK Limited has appointed Lord Colin Moynihan as its new Chairman with immediate effect. Moynihan brings to the infrastructure services and engineering company a wealth of experience in Government and in the energy sector. In addition to his former ...

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Are expansion loops and expansion joints obsolete? Dealing with thermal movement in riser pipes

Supporting pipe risers subject to thermal expansion and contraction in multistorey buildings can present major challenges for design engineers. The traditional methods for allowing and supporting movement are expansion loops or expansion joints. Here, Adam Fox, director at building services ...

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Peacock Engineering joins IFS Global Partner Network

Peacock Engineering Ltd, a specialist in enterprise asset management (EAM), facilities management and field service management (FSM) solutions, has joined the IFS Global Partner Network. Headquartered in the UK, with offices in London, Bristol, Leeds, and India, with specialist facilities ...

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SBTi approves NG Bailey’s science-based climate change plan

Independent engineering and services business, NG Bailey, has become one of just 10 UK construction and engineering companies to have a science-based target to tackle greenhouse gas emissions approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). It has had a ...

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ECA Industry Awards 2023 open for nominations

The ECA Industry Awards 2023 are now open for entries. These awards recognise ECA Member businesses who have excelled and delivered some of the most outstanding projects and initiatives across the UK’s electrotechnical and engineering services sector. Award winners will ...

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Executive Director hire at Edwin James Group

The asset engineering specialist has appointed Rob Stephens to the newly created role of Executive Director. Responsible for group business development, Stephens will work closely with the Group’s three brands, Musk Process Services, Peak Technology Solutions and Parker Technical Services. ...

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Shortlist announced for the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2023

The CIBSE has announced the shortlist for the 2023 Building Performance Awards which recognise the people, practices and products that are pioneering a safer, more sustainable, and healthier built environment. For the first time, CIBSE have introduced the Engineer of ...

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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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Mitie adds 50 new apprentices to its workforce

Fifty new apprentices have joined Mitie’s 72,000 strong workforce in a range of different roles. The new apprentices will undertake a range of different programmes, with 38 joining as technical engineers, and the other 12 joining in roles in fire ...

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